BOSNIA/HERZEG. VS GAMBIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	GAMBIA		BOSNIA/HERZEG.		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	2,018	17	440	+ 1,577
HIV/AIDS	2	1,693	70	0	+ 1,693
Coronary Heart Disease	3	1,515	1	9,201	- 7,685
Stroke	4	1,208	2	7,871	- 6,663
Birth Trauma	5	1,135	49	14	+ 1,122
Road Traffic Accidents	6	1,047	16	446	+ 601
Malaria	7	1,015	79	0	+ 1,015
Low Birth Weight	8	996	41	48	+ 948
Diarrhoeal diseases	9	942	54	8	+ 934
Tuberculosis	10	670	32	93	+ 577
Congenital Anomalies	11	577	35	69	+ 508
Liver Cancer	12	568	14	480	+ 88
Maternal Conditions	13	520	58	2	+ 517
Liver Disease	14	487	10	613	- 127
Diabetes Mellitus	15	436	3	2,406	- 1,969
Kidney Disease	16	400	9	689	- 289
Endocrine Disorders	17	346	39	53	+ 293
Meningitis	18	344	53	10	+ 335
Lung Disease	19	310	5	1,163	- 853
Violence	20	293	40	49	+ 245
Other Injuries	21	292	26	157	+ 136
Hypertension	22	259	11	546	- 287
Cervical Cancer	23	218	29	132	+ 86
Asthma	24	202	37	60	+ 142
Suicide	25	170	19	361	- 191
Malnutrition	26	165	57	2	+ 163
Pertussis	27	149	59	2	+ 146
Alzheimers & Dementia	28	134	6	1,144	- 1,010
Falls	29	125	21	267	- 142
Drownings	30	103	42	48	+ 56
Fires	31	100	38	54	+ 46
Inflammatory/Heart	32	89	8	874	- 785
Peptic Ulcer Disease	33	85	30	121	- 36
Syphilis	34	82	61	1	+ 81
Epilepsy	35	65	36	60	+ 5
Poisonings	36	63	50	13	+ 50
Parkinson's Disease	37	52	20	341	- 289
Lung Cancers	38	50	4	2,076	- 2,026
Drug Use	39	42	44	25	+ 17
Breast Cancer	40	40	13	528	- 488
Rheumatic Heart Disease	41	36	43	36	- 1
Schistosomiasis	42	34	77	0	+ 34
Prostate Cancer	43	31	18	413	- 382
Skin Disease	44	28	47	21	+ 7
Tetanus	45	28	60	1	+ 27
Hepatitis B	46	21	56	3	+ 18
Stomach Cancer	47	20	12	532	- 512
Encephalitis	48	20	51	13	+ 8
Measles	49	20	55	5	+ 15
Alcohol	50	18	34	90	- 72
Lymphomas	51	17	24	184	- 167
Colon-Rectum Cancers	52	16	7	998	- 982
Pancreas Cancer	53	8	15	463	- 455
Oesophagus Cancer	54	8	31	110	- 102
Appendicitis	55	7	52	11	- 4
Bladder Cancer	56	7	22	232	- 226
Other Neoplasms	57	4	45	23	- 19
Multiple Sclerosis	58	4	46	22	- 18
Leukemia	59	3	23	186	- 183
Leishmaniasis	60	3	64	0	+ 3
Ovary Cancer	61	3	25	182	- 179
Rheumatoid Arthritis	62	3	48	19	- 17
Ascariasis	63	3	73	0	+ 3
Upper Respiratory	64	2	63	0	+ 2
Hepatitis C	65	2	65	0	+ 1
Uterin Cancer	66	1	33	92	- 90
Diphtheria	67	0	67	0	+ 0
Skin Cancers	68	0	28	133	- 133
War	69	0	62	0	+ 0
Chlamydia	70	0	66	0	+ 0
Oral Cancer	71	0	27	146	- 146
Otitis Media	72	0	68	0	- 0
Dengue	73	0	74	0	+ 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	72	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	75	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	69	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	76	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	78	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	71	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	80	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	81	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	82	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	85	0	83	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	84	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to BOSNIA/HERZEG.

Gambia

Bosnia/Herzeg.

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.