BURUNDI VS GAMBIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	GAMBIA		BURUNDI		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	7,218	1	7,810	- 592
HIV/AIDS	2	6,058	11	1,814	+ 4,244
Coronary Heart Disease	3	5,421	6	3,718	+ 1,704
Stroke	4	4,321	4	4,323	- 1
Birth Trauma	5	4,062	7	3,183	+ 879
Road Traffic Accidents	6	3,745	5	4,089	- 344
Malaria	7	3,630	3	5,163	- 1,533
Low Birth Weight	8	3,564	8	3,171	+ 392
Diarrhoeal diseases	9	3,370	2	6,046	- 2,676
Tuberculosis	10	2,397	10	2,385	+ 12
Congenital Anomalies	11	2,063	12	1,788	+ 275
Liver Cancer	12	2,030	29	389	+ 1,641
Maternal Conditions	13	1,859	18	1,332	+ 527
Liver Disease	14	1,741	13	1,767	- 26
Diabetes Mellitus	15	1,560	16	1,383	+ 177
Kidney Disease	16	1,431	21	1,001	+ 429
Endocrine Disorders	17	1,238	40	275	+ 963
Meningitis	18	1,232	19	1,322	- 90
Lung Disease	19	1,109	17	1,349	- 240
Violence	20	1,050	23	760	+ 290
Other Injuries	21	1,046	15	1,413	- 367
Hypertension	22	927	20	1,113	- 186
Cervical Cancer	23	780	14	1,474	- 694
Asthma	24	722	22	836	- 114
Suicide	25	607	24	720	- 113
Malnutrition	26	591	9	2,500	- 1,910
Pertussis	27	532	32	378	+ 153
Alzheimers & Dementia	28	479	27	426	+ 53
Falls	29	447	30	385	+ 62
Drownings	30	370	25	598	- 228
Fires	31	358	28	425	- 67
Inflammatory/Heart	32	319	38	311	+ 8
Peptic Ulcer Disease	33	304	36	340	- 36
Syphilis	34	294	59	60	+ 234
Epilepsy	35	232	41	234	- 3
Poisonings	36	227	34	369	- 142
Parkinson's Disease	37	185	52	103	+ 81
Lung Cancers	38	181	56	76	+ 105
Drug Use	39	150	60	52	+ 98
Breast Cancer	40	142	35	355	- 214
Rheumatic Heart Disease	41	128	43	181	- 53
Schistosomiasis	42	122	42	211	- 88
Prostate Cancer	43	111	33	374	- 263
Skin Disease	44	100	54	91	+ 9
Tetanus	45	99	45	178	- 78
Hepatitis B	46	74	62	44	+ 30
Stomach Cancer	47	73	44	180	- 107
Encephalitis	48	73	61	46	+ 27
Measles	49	73	63	17	+ 55
Alcohol	50	65	55	76	- 11
Lymphomas	51	62	31	379	- 317
Colon-Rectum Cancers	52	57	37	324	- 267
Pancreas Cancer	53	30	58	66	- 35
Oesophagus Cancer	54	29	26	455	- 425
Appendicitis	55	25	49	109	- 84
Bladder Cancer	56	24	50	109	- 85
Other Neoplasms	57	15	67	10	+ 5
Multiple Sclerosis	58	15	69	5	+ 9
Leukemia	59	12	47	135	- 122
Leishmaniasis	60	12	79	0	+ 12
Ovary Cancer	61	12	51	106	- 95
Rheumatoid Arthritis	62	10	65	17	- 7
Ascariasis	63	9	66	16	- 7
Upper Respiratory	64	8	46	136	- 128
Hepatitis C	65	6	64	17	- 11
Uterin Cancer	66	5	57	67	- 61
Diphtheria	67	2	71	2	- 0
Skin Cancers	68	2	48	121	- 119
War	69	1	53	96	- 95
Chlamydia	70	1	70	2	- 1
Oral Cancer	71	1	39	285	- 284
Otitis Media	72	0	68	10	- 10
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	78	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	77	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	76	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	85	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	84	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	85	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to BURUNDI

Gambia

Burundi

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.