CHINA VS GAMBIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	GAMBIA		CHINA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	752,100	12	183,342	+ 568,758
HIV/AIDS	2	631,181	34	28,746	+ 602,435
Coronary Heart Disease	3	564,888	2	1,771,525	- 1,206,637
Stroke	4	450,262	1	2,043,210	- 1,592,949
Birth Trauma	5	423,281	43	17,644	+ 405,636
Road Traffic Accidents	6	390,196	8	250,272	+ 139,925
Malaria	7	378,236	75	0	+ 378,236
Low Birth Weight	8	371,326	40	21,631	+ 349,694
Diarrhoeal diseases	9	351,148	50	8,719	+ 342,429
Tuberculosis	10	249,726	32	34,802	+ 214,923
Congenital Anomalies	11	214,959	31	36,613	+ 178,346
Liver Cancer	12	211,553	13	180,952	+ 30,602
Maternal Conditions	13	193,744	54	3,596	+ 190,148
Liver Disease	14	181,452	15	145,603	+ 35,849
Diabetes Mellitus	15	162,598	14	161,672	+ 926
Kidney Disease	16	149,055	11	192,302	- 43,247
Endocrine Disorders	17	128,981	37	25,613	+ 103,368
Meningitis	18	128,348	51	5,704	+ 122,645
Lung Disease	19	115,541	3	968,607	- 853,066
Violence	20	109,399	47	11,115	+ 98,284
Other Injuries	21	109,008	25	54,087	+ 54,920
Hypertension	22	96,594	7	301,183	- 204,588
Cervical Cancer	23	81,278	27	51,650	+ 29,628
Asthma	24	75,221	39	23,147	+ 52,074
Suicide	25	63,210	17	116,324	- 53,114
Malnutrition	26	61,535	44	12,995	+ 48,541
Pertussis	27	55,406	64	484	+ 54,922
Alzheimers & Dementia	28	49,919	6	304,455	- 254,535
Falls	29	46,542	16	138,878	- 92,336
Drownings	30	38,547	26	52,807	- 14,260
Fires	31	37,351	48	10,498	+ 26,853
Inflammatory/Heart	32	33,209	33	29,954	+ 3,255
Peptic Ulcer Disease	33	31,649	30	37,723	- 6,074
Syphilis	34	30,657	58	1,824	+ 28,833
Epilepsy	35	24,137	46	11,365	+ 12,772
Poisonings	36	23,659	36	25,762	- 2,103
Parkinson's Disease	37	19,243	20	70,699	- 51,456
Lung Cancers	38	18,816	4	714,311	- 695,494
Drug Use	39	15,624	38	24,214	- 8,589
Breast Cancer	40	14,757	19	92,757	- 78,000
Rheumatic Heart Disease	41	13,291	21	65,350	- 52,059
Schistosomiasis	42	12,738	65	400	+ 12,338
Prostate Cancer	43	11,550	28	51,056	- 39,506
Skin Disease	44	10,422	52	5,222	+ 5,200
Tetanus	45	10,319	63	491	+ 9,828
Hepatitis B	46	7,717	56	2,757	+ 4,960
Stomach Cancer	47	7,598	5	398,439	- 390,841
Encephalitis	48	7,579	55	2,796	+ 4,782
Measles	49	7,562	62	558	+ 7,005
Alcohol	50	6,768	42	19,071	- 12,304
Lymphomas	51	6,501	23	57,838	- 51,338
Colon-Rectum Cancers	52	5,955	9	248,388	- 242,434
Pancreas Cancer	53	3,146	18	111,537	- 108,391
Oesophagus Cancer	54	3,045	10	242,891	- 239,846
Appendicitis	55	2,639	60	1,468	+ 1,172
Bladder Cancer	56	2,478	29	37,873	- 35,396
Other Neoplasms	57	1,552	53	4,374	- 2,822
Multiple Sclerosis	58	1,532	59	1,734	- 202
Leukemia	59	1,296	22	58,145	- 56,848
Leishmaniasis	60	1,278	78	0	+ 1,278
Ovary Cancer	61	1,202	35	28,078	- 26,876
Rheumatoid Arthritis	62	1,014	49	10,108	- 9,094
Ascariasis	63	938	68	34	+ 904
Upper Respiratory	64	857	57	2,663	- 1,805
Hepatitis C	65	583	66	86	+ 497
Uterin Cancer	66	557	45	11,751	- 11,195
Diphtheria	67	178	71	11	+ 168
Skin Cancers	68	164	41	19,669	- 19,505
War	69	155	61	900	- 745
Chlamydia	70	134	67	55	+ 79
Oral Cancer	71	121	24	54,695	- 54,574
Otitis Media	72	13	69	15	- 2
Dengue	73	8	70	12	- 4
Trichuriasis	74	0	73	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	74	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	72	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	76	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	77	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	79	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	81	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	82	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	80	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	84	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	85	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to CHINA

Gambia

China

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.