AUSTRALIA VS GAMBIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	GAMBIA		AUSTRALIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	14,218	8	4,446	+ 9,771
HIV/AIDS	2	11,932	57	50	+ 11,882
Coronary Heart Disease	3	10,679	1	21,548	- 10,870
Stroke	4	8,512	3	10,331	- 1,819
Birth Trauma	5	8,002	50	140	+ 7,862
Road Traffic Accidents	6	7,376	29	1,245	+ 6,131
Malaria	7	7,150	82	0	+ 7,150
Low Birth Weight	8	7,019	43	248	+ 6,771
Diarrhoeal diseases	9	6,638	40	296	+ 6,342
Tuberculosis	10	4,721	56	53	+ 4,668
Congenital Anomalies	11	4,064	33	711	+ 3,353
Liver Cancer	12	3,999	20	2,036	+ 1,963
Maternal Conditions	13	3,663	63	20	+ 3,642
Liver Disease	14	3,430	26	1,421	+ 2,009
Diabetes Mellitus	15	3,074	7	4,471	- 1,397
Kidney Disease	16	2,818	12	3,139	- 322
Endocrine Disorders	17	2,438	16	2,328	+ 110
Meningitis	18	2,426	60	37	+ 2,389
Lung Disease	19	2,184	5	8,487	- 6,303
Violence	20	2,068	44	243	+ 1,825
Other Injuries	21	2,061	22	1,642	+ 418
Hypertension	22	1,826	23	1,631	+ 195
Cervical Cancer	23	1,536	39	342	+ 1,195
Asthma	24	1,422	36	455	+ 967
Suicide	25	1,195	11	3,150	- 1,955
Malnutrition	26	1,163	51	117	+ 1,046
Pertussis	27	1,047	69	1	+ 1,046
Alzheimers & Dementia	28	944	2	15,588	- 14,645
Falls	29	880	14	3,116	- 2,236
Drownings	30	729	47	177	+ 552
Fires	31	706	55	55	+ 651
Inflammatory/Heart	32	628	24	1,571	- 943
Peptic Ulcer Disease	33	598	42	276	+ 322
Syphilis	34	580	67	3	+ 577
Epilepsy	35	456	41	285	+ 172
Poisonings	36	447	61	35	+ 413
Parkinson's Disease	37	364	19	2,036	- 1,672
Lung Cancers	38	356	4	8,769	- 8,413
Drug Use	39	295	21	1,783	- 1,487
Breast Cancer	40	279	10	3,405	- 3,126
Rheumatic Heart Disease	41	251	38	379	- 128
Schistosomiasis	42	241	79	0	+ 241
Prostate Cancer	43	218	9	3,766	- 3,548
Skin Disease	44	197	34	594	- 397
Tetanus	45	195	70	1	+ 194
Hepatitis B	46	146	58	41	+ 105
Stomach Cancer	47	144	27	1,288	- 1,144
Encephalitis	48	143	68	3	+ 141
Measles	49	143	78	0	+ 143
Alcohol	50	128	37	380	- 252
Lymphomas	51	123	15	3,039	- 2,916
Colon-Rectum Cancers	52	113	6	6,209	- 6,096
Pancreas Cancer	53	59	13	3,118	- 3,058
Oesophagus Cancer	54	58	25	1,494	- 1,436
Appendicitis	55	50	62	26	+ 24
Bladder Cancer	56	47	30	1,187	- 1,141
Other Neoplasms	57	29	28	1,252	- 1,223
Multiple Sclerosis	58	29	46	188	- 159
Leukemia	59	25	18	2,126	- 2,102
Leishmaniasis	60	24	81	0	+ 24
Ovary Cancer	61	23	31	1,003	- 980
Rheumatoid Arthritis	62	19	45	229	- 210
Ascariasis	63	18	75	0	+ 18
Upper Respiratory	64	16	64	17	- 1
Hepatitis C	65	11	48	173	- 162
Uterin Cancer	66	11	35	524	- 514
Diphtheria	67	3	71	0	+ 3
Skin Cancers	68	3	17	2,319	- 2,315
War	69	3	65	8	- 5
Chlamydia	70	3	77	0	+ 3
Oral Cancer	71	2	32	972	- 970
Otitis Media	72	0	66	6	- 6
Dengue	73	0	72	0	+ 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	73	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	74	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	80	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	83	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	84	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	53	71	- 71
Osteoarthritis	81	0	52	114	- 114
Oral conditions	82	0	59	40	- 40
Anemia	83	0	49	157	- 157
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	85	0	54	64	- 64
Depression	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to AUSTRALIA

Gambia

Australia

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.