BENIN VS GAMBIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	GAMBIA		BENIN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	7,806	1	10,205	- 2,399
HIV/AIDS	2	6,551	11	2,263	+ 4,288
Coronary Heart Disease	3	5,863	5	5,397	+ 466
Stroke	4	4,673	4	5,855	- 1,181
Birth Trauma	5	4,393	7	3,950	+ 444
Road Traffic Accidents	6	4,050	8	3,162	+ 888
Malaria	7	3,926	2	7,037	- 3,111
Low Birth Weight	8	3,854	6	4,908	- 1,054
Diarrhoeal diseases	9	3,645	3	6,830	- 3,186
Tuberculosis	10	2,592	23	919	+ 1,673
Congenital Anomalies	11	2,231	10	2,265	- 34
Liver Cancer	12	2,196	40	322	+ 1,874
Maternal Conditions	13	2,011	20	1,039	+ 972
Liver Disease	14	1,883	9	2,447	- 563
Diabetes Mellitus	15	1,688	14	1,912	- 224
Kidney Disease	16	1,547	13	1,929	- 382
Endocrine Disorders	17	1,339	16	1,454	- 115
Meningitis	18	1,332	12	1,967	- 635
Lung Disease	19	1,199	17	1,220	- 20
Violence	20	1,135	28	726	+ 409
Other Injuries	21	1,131	15	1,532	- 401
Hypertension	22	1,003	19	1,088	- 86
Cervical Cancer	23	844	30	669	+ 175
Asthma	24	781	24	891	- 110
Suicide	25	656	22	922	- 266
Malnutrition	26	639	21	928	- 289
Pertussis	27	575	18	1,168	- 593
Alzheimers & Dementia	28	518	29	715	- 197
Falls	29	483	32	543	- 60
Drownings	30	400	31	570	- 170
Fires	31	388	35	431	- 43
Inflammatory/Heart	32	345	33	457	- 112
Peptic Ulcer Disease	33	328	34	442	- 114
Syphilis	34	318	51	150	+ 168
Epilepsy	35	251	37	369	- 119
Poisonings	36	246	42	307	- 62
Parkinson's Disease	37	200	43	212	- 12
Lung Cancers	38	195	59	66	+ 129
Drug Use	39	162	44	197	- 35
Breast Cancer	40	153	27	784	- 631
Rheumatic Heart Disease	41	138	45	197	- 59
Schistosomiasis	42	132	47	183	- 51
Prostate Cancer	43	120	25	867	- 747
Skin Disease	44	108	52	144	- 36
Tetanus	45	107	50	156	- 49
Hepatitis B	46	80	53	143	- 63
Stomach Cancer	47	79	38	361	- 282
Encephalitis	48	79	57	85	- 7
Measles	49	78	26	788	- 709
Alcohol	50	70	58	85	- 15
Lymphomas	51	67	36	387	- 319
Colon-Rectum Cancers	52	62	41	311	- 249
Pancreas Cancer	53	33	48	177	- 144
Oesophagus Cancer	54	32	39	326	- 294
Appendicitis	55	27	60	45	- 18
Bladder Cancer	56	26	61	43	- 18
Other Neoplasms	57	16	63	20	- 4
Multiple Sclerosis	58	16	66	16	+ 0
Leukemia	59	13	46	196	- 182
Leishmaniasis	60	13	79	0	+ 13
Ovary Cancer	61	12	56	86	- 73
Rheumatoid Arthritis	62	11	67	11	- 1
Ascariasis	63	10	62	40	- 30
Upper Respiratory	64	9	64	17	- 8
Hepatitis C	65	6	65	17	- 11
Uterin Cancer	66	6	55	99	- 93
Diphtheria	67	2	68	10	- 8
Skin Cancers	68	2	54	102	- 100
War	69	2	69	2	- 1
Chlamydia	70	1	70	2	- 0
Oral Cancer	71	1	49	156	- 155
Otitis Media	72	0	71	0	- 0
Dengue	73	0	72	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	73	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	74	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	75	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	78	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	76	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	84	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	85	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 BENIN

Gambia

Benin

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.