BURKINA FASO VS GAMBIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	GAMBIA		BURKINA FASO		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	12,238	1	16,807	- 4,569
HIV/AIDS	2	10,271	12	3,100	+ 7,171
Coronary Heart Disease	3	9,192	4	8,117	+ 1,075
Stroke	4	7,327	7	6,324	+ 1,003
Birth Trauma	5	6,888	6	6,426	+ 462
Road Traffic Accidents	6	6,349	8	6,303	+ 46
Malaria	7	6,155	2	14,602	- 8,447
Low Birth Weight	8	6,042	5	6,809	- 767
Diarrhoeal diseases	9	5,714	3	11,887	- 6,173
Tuberculosis	10	4,064	20	1,968	+ 2,096
Congenital Anomalies	11	3,498	10	3,515	- 17
Liver Cancer	12	3,442	24	1,309	+ 2,133
Maternal Conditions	13	3,153	23	1,379	+ 1,774
Liver Disease	14	2,953	14	2,722	+ 230
Diabetes Mellitus	15	2,646	16	2,609	+ 37
Kidney Disease	16	2,425	17	2,398	+ 28
Endocrine Disorders	17	2,099	9	4,794	- 2,695
Meningitis	18	2,089	11	3,375	- 1,286
Lung Disease	19	1,880	26	1,161	+ 719
Violence	20	1,780	21	1,943	- 163
Other Injuries	21	1,774	15	2,637	- 863
Hypertension	22	1,572	19	2,020	- 448
Cervical Cancer	23	1,323	18	2,122	- 800
Asthma	24	1,224	27	941	+ 283
Suicide	25	1,029	22	1,521	- 492
Malnutrition	26	1,001	13	2,868	- 1,867
Pertussis	27	902	34	746	+ 155
Alzheimers & Dementia	28	812	33	767	+ 45
Falls	29	757	31	828	- 71
Drownings	30	627	28	910	- 282
Fires	31	608	36	704	- 96
Inflammatory/Heart	32	540	35	743	- 202
Peptic Ulcer Disease	33	515	41	410	+ 105
Syphilis	34	499	42	294	+ 205
Epilepsy	35	393	40	477	- 84
Poisonings	36	385	37	620	- 235
Parkinson's Disease	37	313	46	252	+ 62
Lung Cancers	38	306	48	242	+ 64
Drug Use	39	254	54	172	+ 83
Breast Cancer	40	240	30	862	- 621
Rheumatic Heart Disease	41	216	44	269	- 53
Schistosomiasis	42	207	47	249	- 42
Prostate Cancer	43	188	38	514	- 326
Skin Disease	44	170	53	174	- 4
Tetanus	45	168	51	181	- 13
Hepatitis B	46	126	55	164	- 39
Stomach Cancer	47	124	32	777	- 654
Encephalitis	48	123	61	83	+ 40
Measles	49	123	25	1,196	- 1,073
Alcohol	50	110	56	152	- 42
Lymphomas	51	106	43	280	- 174
Colon-Rectum Cancers	52	97	39	478	- 381
Pancreas Cancer	53	51	57	148	- 97
Oesophagus Cancer	54	50	59	101	- 51
Appendicitis	55	43	60	95	- 52
Bladder Cancer	56	40	45	265	- 225
Other Neoplasms	57	25	67	23	+ 2
Multiple Sclerosis	58	25	66	24	+ 1
Leukemia	59	21	58	112	- 91
Leishmaniasis	60	21	78	0	+ 21
Ovary Cancer	61	20	52	174	- 155
Rheumatoid Arthritis	62	17	68	15	+ 2
Ascariasis	63	15	63	74	- 59
Upper Respiratory	64	14	65	48	- 34
Hepatitis C	65	9	64	58	- 48
Uterin Cancer	66	9	62	74	- 65
Diphtheria	67	3	69	7	- 4
Skin Cancers	68	3	50	220	- 217
War	69	3	29	884	- 881
Chlamydia	70	2	70	3	- 1
Oral Cancer	71	2	49	227	- 225
Otitis Media	72	0	71	1	- 1
Dengue	73	0	72	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	73	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	75	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	76	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	79	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	84	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to BURKINA FASO

Gambia

Burkina Faso

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.