ARGENTINA VS GAMBIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	GAMBIA		ARGENTINA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	24,960	2	40,986	- 16,026
HIV/AIDS	2	20,947	32	1,481	+ 19,466
Coronary Heart Disease	3	18,747	1	48,765	- 30,018
Stroke	4	14,943	4	22,878	- 7,935
Birth Trauma	5	14,047	49	373	+ 13,674
Road Traffic Accidents	6	12,949	10	6,298	+ 6,652
Malaria	7	12,553	83	0	+ 12,553
Low Birth Weight	8	12,323	28	2,183	+ 10,140
Diarrhoeal diseases	9	11,654	42	578	+ 11,075
Tuberculosis	10	8,288	41	655	+ 7,633
Congenital Anomalies	11	7,134	26	2,419	+ 4,715
Liver Cancer	12	7,021	30	2,045	+ 4,976
Maternal Conditions	13	6,430	53	279	+ 6,151
Liver Disease	14	6,022	16	4,029	+ 1,993
Diabetes Mellitus	15	5,396	9	6,838	- 1,442
Kidney Disease	16	4,947	5	13,588	- 8,641
Endocrine Disorders	17	4,280	17	3,987	+ 293
Meningitis	18	4,260	51	316	+ 3,943
Lung Disease	19	3,834	3	23,234	- 19,399
Violence	20	3,631	23	2,712	+ 919
Other Injuries	21	3,618	12	5,642	- 2,024
Hypertension	22	3,206	11	5,799	- 2,593
Cervical Cancer	23	2,697	25	2,480	+ 218
Asthma	24	2,496	47	403	+ 2,093
Suicide	25	2,098	18	3,747	- 1,649
Malnutrition	26	2,042	38	929	+ 1,113
Pertussis	27	1,839	68	10	+ 1,828
Alzheimers & Dementia	28	1,657	19	3,737	- 2,080
Falls	29	1,545	43	506	+ 1,038
Drownings	30	1,279	48	380	+ 899
Fires	31	1,240	52	280	+ 960
Inflammatory/Heart	32	1,102	13	5,495	- 4,393
Peptic Ulcer Disease	33	1,050	44	488	+ 562
Syphilis	34	1,017	65	15	+ 1,003
Epilepsy	35	801	50	332	+ 469
Poisonings	36	785	55	193	+ 592
Parkinson's Disease	37	639	36	965	- 326
Lung Cancers	38	624	6	10,014	- 9,389
Drug Use	39	519	39	826	- 307
Breast Cancer	40	490	8	7,063	- 6,573
Rheumatic Heart Disease	41	441	56	139	+ 302
Schistosomiasis	42	423	84	0	+ 423
Prostate Cancer	43	383	15	4,507	- 4,124
Skin Disease	44	346	22	3,171	- 2,825
Tetanus	45	342	71	3	+ 339
Hepatitis B	46	256	62	56	+ 200
Stomach Cancer	47	252	20	3,523	- 3,271
Encephalitis	48	252	64	17	+ 234
Measles	49	251	79	0	+ 251
Alcohol	50	225	46	442	- 217
Lymphomas	51	216	24	2,708	- 2,492
Colon-Rectum Cancers	52	198	7	8,931	- 8,733
Pancreas Cancer	53	104	14	4,607	- 4,502
Oesophagus Cancer	54	101	29	2,054	- 1,953
Appendicitis	55	88	60	71	+ 17
Bladder Cancer	56	82	31	1,675	- 1,593
Other Neoplasms	57	51	21	3,224	- 3,173
Multiple Sclerosis	58	51	58	101	- 51
Leukemia	59	43	27	2,189	- 2,146
Leishmaniasis	60	42	72	2	+ 40
Ovary Cancer	61	40	33	1,307	- 1,267
Rheumatoid Arthritis	62	34	54	243	- 209
Ascariasis	63	31	77	0	+ 31
Upper Respiratory	64	28	67	12	+ 16
Hepatitis C	65	19	57	113	- 93
Uterin Cancer	66	18	37	944	- 925
Diphtheria	67	6	78	0	+ 6
Skin Cancers	68	5	34	1,073	- 1,067
War	69	5	70	5	+ 0
Chlamydia	70	4	82	0	+ 4
Oral Cancer	71	4	35	1,073	- 1,069
Otitis Media	72	0	73	2	- 1
Dengue	73	0	80	0	+ 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	81	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	75	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	69	5	- 5
Chagas disease	77	0	45	451	- 451
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	76	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	74	1	- 1
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	63	48	- 48
Osteoarthritis	81	0	59	73	- 73
Oral conditions	82	0	66	14	- 14
Anemia	83	0	40	691	- 691
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	85	0	61	59	- 59
Depression	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to ARGENTINA

Gambia

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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.