ALGERIA VS GAMBIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	GAMBIA		ALGERIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	24,975	6	7,289	+ 17,686
HIV/AIDS	2	20,960	48	193	+ 20,767
Coronary Heart Disease	3	18,758	1	54,547	- 35,789
Stroke	4	14,952	2	23,393	- 8,441
Birth Trauma	5	14,056	13	3,800	+ 10,256
Road Traffic Accidents	6	12,957	3	8,996	+ 3,961
Malaria	7	12,560	72	0	+ 12,560
Low Birth Weight	8	12,331	8	5,441	+ 6,889
Diarrhoeal diseases	9	11,661	26	1,111	+ 10,550
Tuberculosis	10	8,293	17	2,840	+ 5,452
Congenital Anomalies	11	7,138	11	4,357	+ 2,781
Liver Cancer	12	7,025	41	551	+ 6,474
Maternal Conditions	13	6,434	33	917	+ 5,517
Liver Disease	14	6,025	15	3,464	+ 2,561
Diabetes Mellitus	15	5,399	9	4,678	+ 721
Kidney Disease	16	4,950	5	7,528	- 2,579
Endocrine Disorders	17	4,283	32	926	+ 3,357
Meningitis	18	4,262	45	320	+ 3,942
Lung Disease	19	3,837	10	4,668	- 831
Violence	20	3,633	36	713	+ 2,920
Other Injuries	21	3,620	22	1,401	+ 2,219
Hypertension	22	3,208	4	8,369	- 5,162
Cervical Cancer	23	2,699	27	1,088	+ 1,611
Asthma	24	2,498	18	2,040	+ 458
Suicide	25	2,099	28	1,072	+ 1,027
Malnutrition	26	2,043	53	82	+ 1,962
Pertussis	27	1,840	49	169	+ 1,671
Alzheimers & Dementia	28	1,658	7	5,635	- 3,977
Falls	29	1,546	23	1,315	+ 231
Drownings	30	1,280	42	451	+ 829
Fires	31	1,240	39	636	+ 604
Inflammatory/Heart	32	1,103	34	825	+ 278
Peptic Ulcer Disease	33	1,051	35	721	+ 330
Syphilis	34	1,018	61	41	+ 977
Epilepsy	35	802	44	355	+ 447
Poisonings	36	786	47	287	+ 499
Parkinson's Disease	37	639	24	1,249	- 610
Lung Cancers	38	625	12	3,931	- 3,306
Drug Use	39	519	30	983	- 465
Breast Cancer	40	490	14	3,465	- 2,975
Rheumatic Heart Disease	41	441	43	362	+ 80
Schistosomiasis	42	423	63	22	+ 401
Prostate Cancer	43	384	29	1,069	- 685
Skin Disease	44	346	52	111	+ 235
Tetanus	45	343	60	52	+ 291
Hepatitis B	46	256	50	165	+ 91
Stomach Cancer	47	252	19	2,032	- 1,780
Encephalitis	48	252	51	145	+ 107
Measles	49	251	59	55	+ 196
Alcohol	50	225	54	81	+ 144
Lymphomas	51	216	20	1,833	- 1,617
Colon-Rectum Cancers	52	198	16	3,139	- 2,942
Pancreas Cancer	53	104	31	973	- 868
Oesophagus Cancer	54	101	46	313	- 212
Appendicitis	55	88	55	80	+ 8
Bladder Cancer	56	82	21	1,423	- 1,341
Other Neoplasms	57	52	58	58	- 6
Multiple Sclerosis	58	51	57	74	- 23
Leukemia	59	43	25	1,157	- 1,114
Leishmaniasis	60	42	66	3	+ 39
Ovary Cancer	61	40	40	611	- 572
Rheumatoid Arthritis	62	34	64	22	+ 12
Ascariasis	63	31	67	2	+ 29
Upper Respiratory	64	28	68	2	+ 27
Hepatitis C	65	19	65	4	+ 15
Uterin Cancer	66	18	56	75	- 57
Diphtheria	67	6	70	1	+ 5
Skin Cancers	68	5	37	711	- 706
War	69	5	62	41	- 36
Chlamydia	70	4	69	1	+ 4
Oral Cancer	71	4	38	695	- 691
Otitis Media	72	0	71	0	+ 0
Dengue	73	0	75	0	+ 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	76	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	77	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	79	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	73	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	74	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	78	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	84	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	85	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	82	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	83	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	85	0	81	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	80	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to ALGERIA

Gambia

Algeria

THE INTELLECTUAL EXERCISE

The point of this intellectual exercise is to measure what would happen if two countries shared the same leading causes of death. To make these comparisons possible we equalized the population and used total deaths for each country's top 10 causes to simulate an "Exchange." Use the chart on the left to sort by the country name and use the summary plus and minus column to measure the differences in total deaths.

Life Expectancy statistics are calculated the same way everywhere in the world, but what we die from can be very different depending upon where we live. Despite these differences, with rare exception, the top 10 causes of death for any given country will represent between 70-80% of their total deaths. This is an intellectual exercise only, not a comparison of which country is healthier or to challenge existing life expectancy rankings. If you prefer to see total deaths for over 80 causes and choose your own countries to compare go here: https://www.globallifeexpectancy.com/world-rankings-total-deaths

ABOUT OUR DATA

All meaningful comparisons between countries should be made using the same data source and year. The most reliable source for International comparisons is the World Health Organization because it is standardized for cross cultural comparisons. It is also reviewed annually, which often makes it more current than individual country data that can take years to compile. The WHO data includes individual country "projections," that are calculated based upon an annual consultation with each country before it is published. There are differences however, such as WHO data separates different forms of heart disease and cancer and combines Alzheimer's with Dementia. In this top 10 comparison WHO data for both countries was used.