BANGLADESH VS GAMBIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	GAMBIA		BANGLADESH		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	89,600	6	29,586	+ 60,014
HIV/AIDS	2	75,194	55	563	+ 74,632
Coronary Heart Disease	3	67,297	2	108,528	- 41,231
Stroke	4	53,641	1	134,166	- 80,525
Birth Trauma	5	50,427	15	13,392	+ 37,034
Road Traffic Accidents	6	46,485	8	25,023	+ 21,462
Malaria	7	45,060	68	45	+ 45,015
Low Birth Weight	8	44,237	11	17,457	+ 26,780
Diarrhoeal diseases	9	41,833	5	36,111	+ 5,722
Tuberculosis	10	29,751	4	37,175	- 7,425
Congenital Anomalies	11	25,609	18	10,113	+ 15,495
Liver Cancer	12	25,203	34	2,884	+ 22,318
Maternal Conditions	13	23,081	29	3,920	+ 19,162
Liver Disease	14	21,617	9	21,024	+ 593
Diabetes Mellitus	15	19,371	7	28,976	- 9,606
Kidney Disease	16	17,757	17	10,841	+ 6,916
Endocrine Disorders	17	15,366	45	1,335	+ 14,031
Meningitis	18	15,290	38	2,105	+ 13,185
Lung Disease	19	13,765	3	45,699	- 31,935
Violence	20	13,033	27	4,623	+ 8,410
Other Injuries	21	12,986	21	7,629	+ 5,358
Hypertension	22	11,508	14	14,776	- 3,268
Cervical Cancer	23	9,683	26	5,132	+ 4,551
Asthma	24	8,961	20	8,893	+ 68
Suicide	25	7,530	25	5,998	+ 1,533
Malnutrition	26	7,331	36	2,418	+ 4,913
Pertussis	27	6,601	39	2,011	+ 4,590
Alzheimers & Dementia	28	5,947	13	14,993	- 9,046
Falls	29	5,545	31	3,328	+ 2,217
Drownings	30	4,592	22	7,094	- 2,501
Fires	31	4,450	46	1,271	+ 3,179
Inflammatory/Heart	32	3,956	42	1,485	+ 2,472
Peptic Ulcer Disease	33	3,770	48	1,251	+ 2,519
Syphilis	34	3,652	49	1,227	+ 2,425
Epilepsy	35	2,876	44	1,353	+ 1,522
Poisonings	36	2,819	56	539	+ 2,280
Parkinson's Disease	37	2,293	30	3,782	- 1,489
Lung Cancers	38	2,242	16	12,174	- 9,933
Drug Use	39	1,861	32	2,967	- 1,106
Breast Cancer	40	1,758	23	6,808	- 5,050
Rheumatic Heart Disease	41	1,583	33	2,922	- 1,339
Schistosomiasis	42	1,518	74	0	+ 1,518
Prostate Cancer	43	1,376	41	1,664	- 288
Skin Disease	44	1,242	50	1,131	+ 110
Tetanus	45	1,229	57	450	+ 779
Hepatitis B	46	919	51	1,121	- 202
Stomach Cancer	47	905	24	6,799	- 5,894
Encephalitis	48	903	59	371	+ 532
Measles	49	901	19	9,021	- 8,120
Alcohol	50	806	60	262	+ 544
Lymphomas	51	774	35	2,667	- 1,893
Colon-Rectum Cancers	52	709	28	4,534	- 3,825
Pancreas Cancer	53	375	43	1,414	- 1,039
Oesophagus Cancer	54	363	10	19,525	- 19,162
Appendicitis	55	314	47	1,262	- 948
Bladder Cancer	56	295	52	991	- 695
Other Neoplasms	57	185	61	243	- 59
Multiple Sclerosis	58	183	64	179	+ 3
Leukemia	59	154	40	1,895	- 1,741
Leishmaniasis	60	152	67	56	+ 96
Ovary Cancer	61	143	37	2,231	- 2,088
Rheumatoid Arthritis	62	121	54	815	- 694
Ascariasis	63	112	69	31	+ 80
Upper Respiratory	64	102	66	100	+ 2
Hepatitis C	65	69	62	207	- 137
Uterin Cancer	66	66	58	405	- 339
Diphtheria	67	21	72	5	+ 16
Skin Cancers	68	20	53	853	- 834
War	69	18	63	202	- 184
Chlamydia	70	16	70	21	- 5
Oral Cancer	71	14	12	15,511	- 15,496
Otitis Media	72	2	71	14	- 12
Dengue	73	1	65	161	- 160
Trichuriasis	74	0	78	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	79	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	73	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	75	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	76	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	77	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	85	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	86	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	84	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	81	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	80	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	85	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to BANGLADESH

Gambia

Bangladesh

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.