CHILE VS GAMBIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	GAMBIA		CHILE		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	9,913	6	3,920	+ 5,993
HIV/AIDS	2	8,320	33	539	+ 7,780
Coronary Heart Disease	3	7,446	1	10,685	- 3,239
Stroke	4	5,935	2	9,731	- 3,796
Birth Trauma	5	5,579	54	87	+ 5,492
Road Traffic Accidents	6	5,143	12	2,826	+ 2,317
Malaria	7	4,985	82	0	+ 4,985
Low Birth Weight	8	4,894	36	437	+ 4,457
Diarrhoeal diseases	9	4,628	39	334	+ 4,294
Tuberculosis	10	3,292	38	410	+ 2,881
Congenital Anomalies	11	2,833	25	858	+ 1,976
Liver Cancer	12	2,788	19	1,369	+ 1,419
Maternal Conditions	13	2,554	63	24	+ 2,530
Liver Disease	14	2,392	13	2,647	- 256
Diabetes Mellitus	15	2,143	10	3,177	- 1,033
Kidney Disease	16	1,965	3	4,065	- 2,100
Endocrine Disorders	17	1,700	22	1,286	+ 414
Meningitis	18	1,692	53	95	+ 1,597
Lung Disease	19	1,523	4	4,062	- 2,540
Violence	20	1,442	29	744	+ 698
Other Injuries	21	1,437	21	1,310	+ 127
Hypertension	22	1,273	7	3,817	- 2,543
Cervical Cancer	23	1,071	27	780	+ 292
Asthma	24	991	42	295	+ 697
Suicide	25	833	15	1,700	- 867
Malnutrition	26	811	37	420	+ 391
Pertussis	27	730	68	3	+ 728
Alzheimers & Dementia	28	658	5	4,000	- 3,342
Falls	29	613	23	904	- 291
Drownings	30	508	44	283	+ 225
Fires	31	492	41	295	+ 197
Inflammatory/Heart	32	438	31	709	- 271
Peptic Ulcer Disease	33	417	46	223	+ 194
Syphilis	34	404	66	5	+ 399
Epilepsy	35	318	43	294	+ 24
Poisonings	36	312	57	68	+ 244
Parkinson's Disease	37	254	26	790	- 536
Lung Cancers	38	248	9	3,452	- 3,204
Drug Use	39	206	50	149	+ 57
Breast Cancer	40	195	16	1,689	- 1,494
Rheumatic Heart Disease	41	175	52	104	+ 71
Schistosomiasis	42	168	84	0	+ 168
Prostate Cancer	43	152	14	2,435	- 2,283
Skin Disease	44	137	28	763	- 626
Tetanus	45	136	69	2	+ 134
Hepatitis B	46	102	60	30	+ 72
Stomach Cancer	47	100	8	3,631	- 3,530
Encephalitis	48	100	70	2	+ 98
Measles	49	100	75	0	+ 100
Alcohol	50	89	47	207	- 118
Lymphomas	51	86	18	1,394	- 1,308
Colon-Rectum Cancers	52	78	11	3,022	- 2,944
Pancreas Cancer	53	41	17	1,567	- 1,525
Oesophagus Cancer	54	40	30	722	- 682
Appendicitis	55	35	59	37	- 2
Bladder Cancer	56	33	32	641	- 609
Other Neoplasms	57	20	20	1,358	- 1,337
Multiple Sclerosis	58	20	62	27	- 6
Leukemia	59	17	24	879	- 862
Leishmaniasis	60	17	81	0	+ 17
Ovary Cancer	61	16	35	514	- 499
Rheumatoid Arthritis	62	13	48	187	- 173
Ascariasis	63	12	72	0	+ 12
Upper Respiratory	64	11	67	4	+ 7
Hepatitis C	65	8	61	27	- 19
Uterin Cancer	66	7	45	275	- 267
Diphtheria	67	2	74	0	+ 2
Skin Cancers	68	2	34	526	- 523
War	69	2	64	14	- 12
Chlamydia	70	2	80	0	+ 2
Oral Cancer	71	2	40	307	- 305
Otitis Media	72	0	71	2	- 1
Dengue	73	0	73	0	+ 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	78	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	79	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	55	79	- 79
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	83	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	77	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	56	73	- 73
Osteoarthritis	81	0	51	131	- 131
Oral conditions	82	0	65	5	- 5
Anemia	83	0	49	180	- 180
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	85	0	58	38	- 38
Depression	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to CHILE

Gambia

Chile

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.