ANGOLA VS GAMBIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	GAMBIA		ANGOLA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	19,759	1	24,897	- 5,138
HIV/AIDS	2	16,582	6	12,805	+ 3,777
Coronary Heart Disease	3	14,841	9	10,020	+ 4,821
Stroke	4	11,829	8	10,687	+ 1,142
Birth Trauma	5	11,120	5	12,983	- 1,862
Road Traffic Accidents	6	10,251	10	8,317	+ 1,935
Malaria	7	9,937	4	13,608	- 3,671
Low Birth Weight	8	9,755	7	11,184	- 1,429
Diarrhoeal diseases	9	9,225	3	15,245	- 6,020
Tuberculosis	10	6,561	2	16,991	- 10,430
Congenital Anomalies	11	5,647	11	7,402	- 1,755
Liver Cancer	12	5,558	39	579	+ 4,979
Maternal Conditions	13	5,090	18	3,268	+ 1,822
Liver Disease	14	4,767	12	6,103	- 1,336
Diabetes Mellitus	15	4,272	13	4,413	- 141
Kidney Disease	16	3,916	20	2,746	+ 1,170
Endocrine Disorders	17	3,389	32	1,119	+ 2,269
Meningitis	18	3,372	16	3,564	- 192
Lung Disease	19	3,035	22	2,447	+ 588
Violence	20	2,874	19	2,928	- 54
Other Injuries	21	2,864	21	2,682	+ 182
Hypertension	22	2,538	15	3,667	- 1,130
Cervical Cancer	23	2,135	24	1,931	+ 204
Asthma	24	1,976	25	1,681	+ 296
Suicide	25	1,661	23	1,936	- 275
Malnutrition	26	1,617	17	3,509	- 1,892
Pertussis	27	1,456	14	4,197	- 2,741
Alzheimers & Dementia	28	1,311	29	1,198	+ 113
Falls	29	1,223	30	1,147	+ 76
Drownings	30	1,013	26	1,600	- 587
Fires	31	981	34	839	+ 143
Inflammatory/Heart	32	872	28	1,305	- 433
Peptic Ulcer Disease	33	831	35	679	+ 152
Syphilis	34	805	27	1,316	- 511
Epilepsy	35	634	36	647	- 13
Poisonings	36	622	37	639	- 18
Parkinson's Disease	37	506	49	293	+ 213
Lung Cancers	38	494	45	401	+ 93
Drug Use	39	410	55	206	+ 205
Breast Cancer	40	388	31	1,141	- 753
Rheumatic Heart Disease	41	349	44	436	- 87
Schistosomiasis	42	335	52	216	+ 119
Prostate Cancer	43	303	33	1,071	- 768
Skin Disease	44	274	50	224	+ 49
Tetanus	45	271	40	510	- 239
Hepatitis B	46	203	61	117	+ 86
Stomach Cancer	47	200	47	349	- 149
Encephalitis	48	199	56	190	+ 9
Measles	49	199	63	95	+ 103
Alcohol	50	178	51	219	- 41
Lymphomas	51	171	38	608	- 437
Colon-Rectum Cancers	52	156	42	477	- 321
Pancreas Cancer	53	83	59	142	- 59
Oesophagus Cancer	54	80	48	310	- 230
Appendicitis	55	69	54	207	- 138
Bladder Cancer	56	65	58	162	- 97
Other Neoplasms	57	41	67	40	+ 1
Multiple Sclerosis	58	40	69	19	+ 21
Leukemia	59	34	46	361	- 327
Leishmaniasis	60	34	57	166	- 132
Ovary Cancer	61	32	53	210	- 179
Rheumatoid Arthritis	62	27	65	61	- 35
Ascariasis	63	25	66	40	- 16
Upper Respiratory	64	23	60	130	- 107
Hepatitis C	65	15	70	15	+ 1
Uterin Cancer	66	15	64	76	- 62
Diphtheria	67	5	62	111	- 106
Skin Cancers	68	4	43	467	- 462
War	69	4	68	23	- 19
Chlamydia	70	4	73	5	- 2
Oral Cancer	71	3	41	507	- 504
Otitis Media	72	0	72	8	- 8
Dengue	73	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	76	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	75	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	71	12	- 12
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	77	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	85	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	84	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 ANGOLA

Gambia

Angola

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.