BRUNEI VS GAMBIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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Gambia GAMBIA BRUNEI Deaths
Cause Of Death Rnk Deaths Rnk Deaths Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia 1 261 9 69 + 192
HIV/AIDS 2 219 81 0 + 219
Coronary Heart Disease 3 196 1 295 - 99
Stroke 4 156 2 240 - 84
Birth Trauma 5 147 43 4 + 143
Road Traffic Accidents 6 136 15 32 + 103
Malaria 7 131 75 0 + 131
Low Birth Weight 8 129 29 15 + 114
Diarrhoeal diseases 9 122 41 4 + 118
Tuberculosis 10 87 21 21 + 66
Congenital Anomalies 11 75 14 37 + 37
Liver Cancer 12 73 13 38 + 36
Maternal Conditions 13 67 50 3 + 65
Liver Disease 14 63 36 9 + 54
Diabetes Mellitus 15 56 3 179 - 123
Kidney Disease 16 52 4 105 - 53
Endocrine Disorders 17 45 5 86 - 41
Meningitis 18 45 58 1 + 44
Lung Disease 19 40 10 61 - 21
Violence 20 38 46 3 + 35
Other Injuries 21 38 17 29 + 9
Hypertension 22 34 11 46 - 12
Cervical Cancer 23 28 28 18 + 11
Asthma 24 26 30 14 + 12
Suicide 25 22 32 12 + 10
Malnutrition 26 21 55 1 + 20
Pertussis 27 19 61 0 + 19
Alzheimers & Dementia 28 17 6 73 - 56
Falls 29 16 22 20 - 4
Drownings 30 13 35 9 + 5
Fires 31 13 49 3 + 10
Inflammatory/Heart 32 12 19 25 - 14
Peptic Ulcer Disease 33 11 39 6 + 5
Syphilis 34 11 60 0 + 10
Epilepsy 35 8 44 4 + 5
Poisonings 36 8 64 0 + 8
Parkinson's Disease 37 7 27 18 - 12
Lung Cancers 38 7 7 73 - 66
Drug Use 39 5 47 3 + 3
Breast Cancer 40 5 12 39 - 34
Rheumatic Heart Disease 41 5 42 4 + 1
Schistosomiasis 42 4 78 0 + 4
Prostate Cancer 43 4 26 19 - 15
Skin Disease 44 4 23 20 - 17
Tetanus 45 4 70 0 + 4
Hepatitis B 46 3 37 7 - 4
Stomach Cancer 47 3 18 25 - 23
Encephalitis 48 3 82 0 + 3
Measles 49 3 71 0 + 3
Alcohol 50 2 56 1 + 1
Lymphomas 51 2 16 32 - 30
Colon-Rectum Cancers 52 2 8 69 - 67
Pancreas Cancer 53 1 31 13 - 12
Oesophagus Cancer 54 1 45 3 - 2
Appendicitis 55 1 63 0 + 1
Bladder Cancer 56 1 40 4 - 4
Other Neoplasms 57 1 25 19 - 18
Multiple Sclerosis 58 1 85 0 + 1
Leukemia 59 0 24 19 - 19
Leishmaniasis 60 0 76 0 + 0
Ovary Cancer 61 0 33 11 - 11
Rheumatoid Arthritis 62 0 53 1 - 1
Ascariasis 63 0 68 0 + 0
Upper Respiratory 64 0 65 0 + 0
Hepatitis C 65 0 38 6 - 6
Uterin Cancer 66 0 34 11 - 10
Diphtheria 67 0 72 0 + 0
Skin Cancers 68 0 52 2 - 1
War 69 0 62 0 + 0
Chlamydia 70 0 80 0 + 0
Oral Cancer 71 0 20 22 - 22
Otitis Media 72 0 59 1 - 1
Dengue 73 0 66 0 + 0
Trichuriasis 74 0 67 0 - 0
Hookworm Disease 75 0 69 0 - 0
Leprosy 76 0 79 0 - 0
Chagas disease 77 0 74 0 - 0
Trypanosomiasis 78 0 77 0 - 0
Iodine Deficiency 79 0 73 0 - 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy 80 0 48 3 - 3
Osteoarthritis 81 0 83 0 - 0
Oral conditions 82 0 57 1 - 1
Anemia 83 0 54 1 - 1
Vitamin A Deficiency 84 0 84 0 - 0
Schizophrenia 85 0 51 2 - 2
Depression 86 0 86 0 - 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to BRUNEI

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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.

Data rounded. Decimals affect ranking.
Data Source: WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION 2020