BELARUS VS GAMBIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	GAMBIA		BELARUS		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	5,046	15	1,086	+ 3,960
HIV/AIDS	2	4,235	42	167	+ 4,068
Coronary Heart Disease	3	3,790	1	53,186	- 49,396
Stroke	4	3,021	2	16,393	- 13,372
Birth Trauma	5	2,840	52	25	+ 2,815
Road Traffic Accidents	6	2,618	19	722	+ 1,896
Malaria	7	2,538	76	0	+ 2,538
Low Birth Weight	8	2,492	47	64	+ 2,427
Diarrhoeal diseases	9	2,356	57	13	+ 2,343
Tuberculosis	10	1,676	37	269	+ 1,407
Congenital Anomalies	11	1,442	41	202	+ 1,240
Liver Cancer	12	1,419	32	363	+ 1,056
Maternal Conditions	13	1,300	60	2	+ 1,298
Liver Disease	14	1,218	8	2,078	- 860
Diabetes Mellitus	15	1,091	30	373	+ 718
Kidney Disease	16	1,000	26	480	+ 520
Endocrine Disorders	17	865	43	141	+ 725
Meningitis	18	861	50	36	+ 825
Lung Disease	19	775	7	2,208	- 1,433
Violence	20	734	38	255	+ 479
Other Injuries	21	731	14	1,099	- 367
Hypertension	22	648	31	367	+ 281
Cervical Cancer	23	545	34	303	+ 242
Asthma	24	505	44	122	+ 383
Suicide	25	424	9	2,004	- 1,580
Malnutrition	26	413	53	22	+ 391
Pertussis	27	372	65	0	+ 372
Alzheimers & Dementia	28	335	3	3,530	- 3,195
Falls	29	312	16	952	- 639
Drownings	30	259	24	543	- 285
Fires	31	251	22	620	- 370
Inflammatory/Heart	32	223	11	1,361	- 1,138
Peptic Ulcer Disease	33	212	40	235	- 23
Syphilis	34	206	63	1	+ 205
Epilepsy	35	162	45	116	+ 46
Poisonings	36	159	33	311	- 153
Parkinson's Disease	37	129	21	621	- 492
Lung Cancers	38	126	4	2,950	- 2,824
Drug Use	39	105	29	389	- 284
Breast Cancer	40	99	12	1,230	- 1,131
Rheumatic Heart Disease	41	89	39	239	- 150
Schistosomiasis	42	85	74	0	+ 85
Prostate Cancer	43	78	17	936	- 858
Skin Disease	44	70	51	31	+ 39
Tetanus	45	69	64	0	+ 69
Hepatitis B	46	52	56	14	+ 38
Stomach Cancer	47	51	10	1,690	- 1,639
Encephalitis	48	51	46	93	- 42
Measles	49	51	68	0	+ 51
Alcohol	50	45	6	2,761	- 2,716
Lymphomas	51	44	20	672	- 628
Colon-Rectum Cancers	52	40	5	2,886	- 2,846
Pancreas Cancer	53	21	13	1,171	- 1,150
Oesophagus Cancer	54	20	25	493	- 473
Appendicitis	55	18	54	20	- 2
Bladder Cancer	56	17	35	295	- 279
Other Neoplasms	57	10	48	52	- 42
Multiple Sclerosis	58	10	49	42	- 32
Leukemia	59	9	23	554	- 545
Leishmaniasis	60	9	78	0	+ 9
Ovary Cancer	61	8	27	429	- 421
Rheumatoid Arthritis	62	7	55	15	- 8
Ascariasis	63	6	70	0	+ 6
Upper Respiratory	64	6	58	5	+ 1
Hepatitis C	65	4	62	1	+ 3
Uterin Cancer	66	4	28	391	- 387
Diphtheria	67	1	67	0	+ 1
Skin Cancers	68	1	36	272	- 271
War	69	1	59	3	- 2
Chlamydia	70	1	61	1	- 0
Oral Cancer	71	1	18	901	- 900
Otitis Media	72	0	66	0	+ 0
Dengue	73	0	71	0	+ 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	72	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	69	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	73	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	75	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	77	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	79	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	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	82	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	85	0	80	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	81	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to BELARUS

Gambia

Belarus

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.