CANADA VS GAMBIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	GAMBIA		CANADA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	20,605	7	7,431	+ 13,174
HIV/AIDS	2	17,292	53	163	+ 17,129
Coronary Heart Disease	3	15,476	1	40,063	- 24,587
Stroke	4	12,336	5	14,159	- 1,823
Birth Trauma	5	11,596	50	193	+ 11,404
Road Traffic Accidents	6	10,690	28	1,998	+ 8,692
Malaria	7	10,362	76	0	+ 10,362
Low Birth Weight	8	10,173	42	553	+ 9,620
Diarrhoeal diseases	9	9,620	36	840	+ 8,780
Tuberculosis	10	6,842	58	97	+ 6,744
Congenital Anomalies	11	5,889	35	1,081	+ 4,808
Liver Cancer	12	5,796	20	3,113	+ 2,683
Maternal Conditions	13	5,308	64	45	+ 5,263
Liver Disease	14	4,971	17	3,624	+ 1,348
Diabetes Mellitus	15	4,455	9	5,718	- 1,263
Kidney Disease	16	4,084	14	4,578	- 494
Endocrine Disorders	17	3,534	19	3,233	+ 301
Meningitis	18	3,516	59	68	+ 3,448
Lung Disease	19	3,165	4	14,212	- 11,047
Violence	20	2,997	40	605	+ 2,392
Other Injuries	21	2,986	24	2,392	+ 594
Hypertension	22	2,646	22	2,563	+ 84
Cervical Cancer	23	2,227	41	578	+ 1,649
Asthma	24	2,061	49	262	+ 1,799
Suicide	25	1,732	15	4,417	- 2,685
Malnutrition	26	1,686	51	192	+ 1,493
Pertussis	27	1,518	69	1	+ 1,517
Alzheimers & Dementia	28	1,368	2	30,970	- 29,602
Falls	29	1,275	12	4,829	- 3,554
Drownings	30	1,056	48	283	+ 773
Fires	31	1,023	52	192	+ 831
Inflammatory/Heart	32	910	27	2,060	- 1,150
Peptic Ulcer Disease	33	867	43	442	+ 425
Syphilis	34	840	67	5	+ 835
Epilepsy	35	661	44	384	+ 277
Poisonings	36	648	56	121	+ 527
Parkinson's Disease	37	527	18	3,359	- 2,832
Lung Cancers	38	516	3	20,937	- 20,421
Drug Use	39	428	16	3,686	- 3,258
Breast Cancer	40	404	8	5,910	- 5,506
Rheumatic Heart Disease	41	364	39	636	- 272
Schistosomiasis	42	349	78	0	+ 349
Prostate Cancer	43	316	13	4,711	- 4,394
Skin Disease	44	286	38	679	- 393
Tetanus	45	283	71	0	+ 282
Hepatitis B	46	211	60	66	+ 146
Stomach Cancer	47	208	26	2,177	- 1,969
Encephalitis	48	208	68	3	+ 205
Measles	49	207	74	0	+ 207
Alcohol	50	185	33	1,491	- 1,305
Lymphomas	51	178	10	5,146	- 4,968
Colon-Rectum Cancers	52	163	6	9,651	- 9,488
Pancreas Cancer	53	86	11	5,057	- 4,971
Oesophagus Cancer	54	83	25	2,230	- 2,146
Appendicitis	55	72	62	49	+ 23
Bladder Cancer	56	68	23	2,521	- 2,453
Other Neoplasms	57	43	31	1,679	- 1,636
Multiple Sclerosis	58	42	37	692	- 650
Leukemia	59	36	21	3,098	- 3,063
Leishmaniasis	60	35	77	0	+ 35
Ovary Cancer	61	33	29	1,902	- 1,869
Rheumatoid Arthritis	62	28	47	322	- 295
Ascariasis	63	26	82	0	+ 26
Upper Respiratory	64	23	63	47	- 23
Hepatitis C	65	16	45	363	- 347
Uterin Cancer	66	15	34	1,183	- 1,168
Diphtheria	67	5	73	0	+ 5
Skin Cancers	68	5	30	1,756	- 1,752
War	69	4	65	21	- 17
Chlamydia	70	4	83	0	+ 4
Oral Cancer	71	3	32	1,592	- 1,589
Otitis Media	72	0	66	8	- 7
Dengue	73	0	72	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	80	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	81	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	79	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	70	1	- 1
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	75	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	84	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	54	143	- 143
Osteoarthritis	81	0	55	139	- 139
Oral conditions	82	0	61	51	- 51
Anemia	83	0	46	343	- 343
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	85	0	57	118	- 118
Depression	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to CANADA

Gambia

Canada

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.