BRAZIL VS GAMBIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	GAMBIA		BRAZIL		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	116,875	3	94,705	+ 22,171
HIV/AIDS	2	98,085	22	12,558	+ 85,527
Coronary Heart Disease	3	87,783	1	165,788	- 78,005
Stroke	4	69,970	2	123,207	- 53,237
Birth Trauma	5	65,777	45	3,777	+ 62,000
Road Traffic Accidents	6	60,636	8	33,871	+ 26,765
Malaria	7	58,777	74	44	+ 58,733
Low Birth Weight	8	57,704	33	6,881	+ 50,823
Diarrhoeal diseases	9	54,568	35	5,659	+ 48,909
Tuberculosis	10	38,807	40	4,895	+ 33,912
Congenital Anomalies	11	33,404	23	12,317	+ 21,087
Liver Cancer	12	32,875	25	11,514	+ 21,361
Maternal Conditions	13	30,108	53	1,507	+ 28,601
Liver Disease	14	28,197	13	21,422	+ 6,775
Diabetes Mellitus	15	25,268	5	59,608	- 34,340
Kidney Disease	16	23,163	7	37,690	- 14,527
Endocrine Disorders	17	20,043	19	16,927	+ 3,116
Meningitis	18	19,945	54	1,359	+ 18,587
Lung Disease	19	17,955	6	59,373	- 41,418
Violence	20	17,000	4	68,779	- 51,779
Other Injuries	21	16,940	21	13,807	+ 3,133
Hypertension	22	15,011	11	28,822	- 13,812
Cervical Cancer	23	12,630	29	9,511	+ 3,120
Asthma	24	11,689	48	2,595	+ 9,095
Suicide	25	9,823	20	14,540	- 4,717
Malnutrition	26	9,562	34	6,695	+ 2,867
Pertussis	27	8,610	75	30	+ 8,580
Alzheimers & Dementia	28	7,757	10	30,717	- 22,959
Falls	29	7,233	16	18,847	- 11,614
Drownings	30	5,990	39	4,937	+ 1,053
Fires	31	5,804	58	1,028	+ 4,777
Inflammatory/Heart	32	5,161	18	17,508	- 12,347
Peptic Ulcer Disease	33	4,918	44	4,258	+ 660
Syphilis	34	4,764	68	223	+ 4,541
Epilepsy	35	3,751	46	3,263	+ 488
Poisonings	36	3,677	66	317	+ 3,360
Parkinson's Disease	37	2,990	41	4,770	- 1,780
Lung Cancers	38	2,924	9	31,659	- 28,735
Drug Use	39	2,428	49	2,467	- 39
Breast Cancer	40	2,293	14	20,759	- 18,466
Rheumatic Heart Disease	41	2,065	51	2,193	- 127
Schistosomiasis	42	1,980	62	593	+ 1,386
Prostate Cancer	43	1,795	15	19,001	- 17,206
Skin Disease	44	1,620	31	7,179	- 5,559
Tetanus	45	1,604	71	88	+ 1,516
Hepatitis B	46	1,199	59	775	+ 424
Stomach Cancer	47	1,181	17	17,992	- 16,811
Encephalitis	48	1,178	72	65	+ 1,113
Measles	49	1,175	81	4	+ 1,172
Alcohol	50	1,052	32	7,121	- 6,069
Lymphomas	51	1,010	27	10,376	- 9,366
Colon-Rectum Cancers	52	925	12	23,161	- 22,236
Pancreas Cancer	53	489	24	11,999	- 11,510
Oesophagus Cancer	54	473	26	10,466	- 9,992
Appendicitis	55	410	57	1,067	- 657
Bladder Cancer	56	385	36	5,306	- 4,921
Other Neoplasms	57	241	42	4,665	- 4,424
Multiple Sclerosis	58	238	64	356	- 118
Leukemia	59	201	30	8,531	- 8,330
Leishmaniasis	60	199	63	432	- 234
Ovary Cancer	61	187	43	4,355	- 4,168
Rheumatoid Arthritis	62	158	61	596	- 439
Ascariasis	63	146	78	7	+ 138
Upper Respiratory	64	133	67	260	- 127
Hepatitis C	65	91	52	1,955	- 1,864
Uterin Cancer	66	87	47	2,780	- 2,694
Diphtheria	67	28	79	7	+ 21
Skin Cancers	68	26	38	5,032	- 5,006
War	69	24	56	1,090	- 1,066
Chlamydia	70	21	80	5	+ 15
Oral Cancer	71	19	28	9,951	- 9,933
Otitis Media	72	2	70	94	- 92
Dengue	73	1	76	14	- 13
Trichuriasis	74	0	84	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	85	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	69	173	- 173
Chagas disease	77	0	37	5,045	- 5,045
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	83	1	- 1
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	77	10	- 10
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	55	1,097	- 1,097
Osteoarthritis	81	0	65	330	- 330
Oral conditions	82	0	73	62	- 62
Anemia	83	0	50	2,417	- 2,417
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	82	1	- 1
Schizophrenia	85	0	60	661	- 661
Depression	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to BRAZIL

Gambia

Brazil

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.