BELGIUM VS GAMBIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	GAMBIA		BELGIUM		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	6,362	6	5,677	+ 684
HIV/AIDS	2	5,339	57	36	+ 5,303
Coronary Heart Disease	3	4,778	1	15,281	- 10,502
Stroke	4	3,809	3	7,408	- 3,599
Birth Trauma	5	3,580	53	47	+ 3,533
Road Traffic Accidents	6	3,300	29	666	+ 2,634
Malaria	7	3,199	75	0	+ 3,199
Low Birth Weight	8	3,141	50	70	+ 3,071
Diarrhoeal diseases	9	2,970	33	418	+ 2,553
Tuberculosis	10	2,112	54	46	+ 2,067
Congenital Anomalies	11	1,818	40	282	+ 1,536
Liver Cancer	12	1,789	24	976	+ 814
Maternal Conditions	13	1,639	64	6	+ 1,633
Liver Disease	14	1,535	17	1,433	+ 102
Diabetes Mellitus	15	1,375	20	1,269	+ 106
Kidney Disease	16	1,261	8	2,952	- 1,691
Endocrine Disorders	17	1,091	18	1,432	- 341
Meningitis	18	1,086	58	28	+ 1,057
Lung Disease	19	977	5	6,438	- 5,461
Violence	20	925	44	149	+ 776
Other Injuries	21	922	11	2,006	- 1,084
Hypertension	22	817	27	740	+ 77
Cervical Cancer	23	687	41	243	+ 445
Asthma	24	636	46	128	+ 509
Suicide	25	535	10	2,111	- 1,576
Malnutrition	26	520	38	291	+ 230
Pertussis	27	469	68	1	+ 468
Alzheimers & Dementia	28	422	2	9,416	- 8,994
Falls	29	394	15	1,756	- 1,362
Drownings	30	326	47	79	+ 247
Fires	31	316	48	75	+ 241
Inflammatory/Heart	32	281	23	1,060	- 780
Peptic Ulcer Disease	33	268	42	213	+ 55
Syphilis	34	259	70	0	+ 259
Epilepsy	35	204	36	348	- 144
Poisonings	36	200	55	41	+ 159
Parkinson's Disease	37	163	19	1,378	- 1,215
Lung Cancers	38	159	4	6,777	- 6,618
Drug Use	39	132	39	287	- 155
Breast Cancer	40	125	9	2,587	- 2,462
Rheumatic Heart Disease	41	112	37	293	- 180
Schistosomiasis	42	108	76	0	+ 108
Prostate Cancer	43	98	13	1,824	- 1,727
Skin Disease	44	88	35	380	- 291
Tetanus	45	87	78	0	+ 87
Hepatitis B	46	65	63	17	+ 49
Stomach Cancer	47	64	26	863	- 799
Encephalitis	48	64	66	1	+ 63
Measles	49	64	79	0	+ 64
Alcohol	50	57	32	500	- 442
Lymphomas	51	55	16	1,552	- 1,497
Colon-Rectum Cancers	52	50	7	3,329	- 3,278
Pancreas Cancer	53	27	14	1,809	- 1,783
Oesophagus Cancer	54	26	25	898	- 872
Appendicitis	55	22	62	17	+ 6
Bladder Cancer	56	21	22	1,078	- 1,058
Other Neoplasms	57	13	12	1,828	- 1,815
Multiple Sclerosis	58	13	45	147	- 134
Leukemia	59	11	21	1,199	- 1,188
Leishmaniasis	60	11	73	0	+ 11
Ovary Cancer	61	10	30	653	- 642
Rheumatoid Arthritis	62	9	49	73	- 64
Ascariasis	63	8	82	0	+ 8
Upper Respiratory	64	7	59	22	- 15
Hepatitis C	65	5	52	53	- 48
Uterin Cancer	66	5	34	384	- 379
Diphtheria	67	2	69	0	+ 1
Skin Cancers	68	1	31	522	- 521
War	69	1	67	1	+ 0
Chlamydia	70	1	71	0	+ 1
Oral Cancer	71	1	28	675	- 674
Otitis Media	72	0	65	2	- 2
Dengue	73	0	83	0	+ 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	81	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	80	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	72	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	74	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	84	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	60	20	- 20
Osteoarthritis	81	0	51	59	- 59
Oral conditions	82	0	61	19	- 19
Anemia	83	0	43	199	- 199
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	85	0	56	40	- 40
Depression	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to BELGIUM

Gambia

Belgium

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.