CHAD VS GAMBIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	GAMBIA		CHAD		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	10,141	1	23,230	- 13,088
HIV/AIDS	2	8,511	13	3,219	+ 5,292
Coronary Heart Disease	3	7,617	7	5,639	+ 1,977
Stroke	4	6,071	6	6,058	+ 13
Birth Trauma	5	5,707	4	8,314	- 2,606
Road Traffic Accidents	6	5,261	8	5,171	+ 90
Malaria	7	5,100	3	8,630	- 3,530
Low Birth Weight	8	5,007	5	7,027	- 2,021
Diarrhoeal diseases	9	4,735	2	14,842	- 10,107
Tuberculosis	10	3,367	12	3,499	- 132
Congenital Anomalies	11	2,898	10	3,725	- 826
Liver Cancer	12	2,853	40	387	+ 2,466
Maternal Conditions	13	2,612	11	3,672	- 1,060
Liver Disease	14	2,447	14	3,069	- 623
Diabetes Mellitus	15	2,192	20	1,880	+ 313
Kidney Disease	16	2,010	19	1,893	+ 117
Endocrine Disorders	17	1,739	25	1,156	+ 583
Meningitis	18	1,731	9	4,803	- 3,073
Lung Disease	19	1,558	22	1,430	+ 128
Violence	20	1,475	21	1,430	+ 45
Other Injuries	21	1,470	15	2,664	- 1,194
Hypertension	22	1,302	23	1,258	+ 45
Cervical Cancer	23	1,096	35	634	+ 462
Asthma	24	1,014	24	1,254	- 240
Suicide	25	852	27	1,027	- 175
Malnutrition	26	830	18	2,150	- 1,321
Pertussis	27	747	16	2,498	- 1,751
Alzheimers & Dementia	28	673	32	664	+ 9
Falls	29	628	34	643	- 16
Drownings	30	520	26	1,063	- 543
Fires	31	504	29	722	- 218
Inflammatory/Heart	32	448	37	468	- 20
Peptic Ulcer Disease	33	427	33	650	- 224
Syphilis	34	413	30	718	- 305
Epilepsy	35	325	38	449	- 123
Poisonings	36	319	36	553	- 234
Parkinson's Disease	37	259	50	204	+ 55
Lung Cancers	38	254	59	100	+ 154
Drug Use	39	211	48	231	- 21
Breast Cancer	40	199	28	1,013	- 814
Rheumatic Heart Disease	41	179	45	286	- 107
Schistosomiasis	42	172	52	185	- 14
Prostate Cancer	43	156	41	340	- 184
Skin Disease	44	141	53	142	- 2
Tetanus	45	139	31	684	- 544
Hepatitis B	46	104	47	267	- 163
Stomach Cancer	47	102	51	187	- 84
Encephalitis	48	102	57	121	- 19
Measles	49	102	17	2,372	- 2,270
Alcohol	50	91	60	91	+ 0
Lymphomas	51	88	39	389	- 301
Colon-Rectum Cancers	52	80	42	334	- 254
Pancreas Cancer	53	42	58	109	- 66
Oesophagus Cancer	54	41	56	121	- 80
Appendicitis	55	36	62	76	- 40
Bladder Cancer	56	33	61	82	- 49
Other Neoplasms	57	21	68	18	+ 3
Multiple Sclerosis	58	21	69	15	+ 5
Leukemia	59	17	46	277	- 260
Leishmaniasis	60	17	64	60	- 43
Ovary Cancer	61	16	49	220	- 204
Rheumatoid Arthritis	62	14	71	12	+ 1
Ascariasis	63	13	63	72	- 59
Upper Respiratory	64	12	66	36	- 24
Hepatitis C	65	8	67	31	- 24
Uterin Cancer	66	8	65	55	- 48
Diphtheria	67	2	55	132	- 130
Skin Cancers	68	2	54	137	- 134
War	69	2	44	287	- 285
Chlamydia	70	2	72	2	- 0
Oral Cancer	71	2	43	294	- 292
Otitis Media	72	0	73	0	- 0
Dengue	73	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	76	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	70	13	- 13
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	78	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 CHAD

Gambia

Chad

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.