COLOMBIA VS GAMBIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	GAMBIA		COLOMBIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	26,338	5	10,773	+ 15,564
HIV/AIDS	2	22,103	17	2,683	+ 19,420
Coronary Heart Disease	3	19,782	1	43,066	- 23,284
Stroke	4	15,768	3	16,573	- 805
Birth Trauma	5	14,823	41	648	+ 14,174
Road Traffic Accidents	6	13,664	6	7,765	+ 5,900
Malaria	7	13,245	67	26	+ 13,220
Low Birth Weight	8	13,003	23	2,095	+ 10,908
Diarrhoeal diseases	9	12,297	38	747	+ 11,549
Tuberculosis	10	8,745	32	1,272	+ 7,473
Congenital Anomalies	11	7,528	16	2,963	+ 4,565
Liver Cancer	12	7,408	24	2,065	+ 5,344
Maternal Conditions	13	6,785	46	394	+ 6,391
Liver Disease	14	6,354	19	2,426	+ 3,928
Diabetes Mellitus	15	5,694	11	5,028	+ 666
Kidney Disease	16	5,220	7	6,834	- 1,614
Endocrine Disorders	17	4,517	30	1,367	+ 3,150
Meningitis	18	4,495	50	244	+ 4,251
Lung Disease	19	4,046	4	15,928	- 11,882
Violence	20	3,831	2	19,268	- 15,437
Other Injuries	21	3,817	28	1,592	+ 2,225
Hypertension	22	3,383	8	6,400	- 3,017
Cervical Cancer	23	2,846	20	2,266	+ 580
Asthma	24	2,634	54	191	+ 2,443
Suicide	25	2,214	26	1,965	+ 249
Malnutrition	26	2,155	27	1,878	+ 277
Pertussis	27	1,940	69	18	+ 1,922
Alzheimers & Dementia	28	1,748	22	2,157	- 409
Falls	29	1,630	29	1,518	+ 112
Drownings	30	1,350	40	689	+ 661
Fires	31	1,308	56	127	+ 1,181
Inflammatory/Heart	32	1,163	31	1,329	- 166
Peptic Ulcer Disease	33	1,108	39	698	+ 410
Syphilis	34	1,074	65	30	+ 1,043
Epilepsy	35	845	43	597	+ 248
Poisonings	36	829	61	61	+ 768
Parkinson's Disease	37	674	47	383	+ 291
Lung Cancers	38	659	10	5,250	- 4,591
Drug Use	39	547	44	492	+ 56
Breast Cancer	40	517	13	3,669	- 3,153
Rheumatic Heart Disease	41	465	63	38	+ 428
Schistosomiasis	42	446	77	1	+ 446
Prostate Cancer	43	404	14	3,584	- 3,180
Skin Disease	44	365	34	1,102	- 737
Tetanus	45	361	71	14	+ 347
Hepatitis B	46	270	62	50	+ 220
Stomach Cancer	47	266	9	6,112	- 5,846
Encephalitis	48	265	64	38	+ 228
Measles	49	265	78	0	+ 264
Alcohol	50	237	68	23	+ 214
Lymphomas	51	228	18	2,603	- 2,375
Colon-Rectum Cancers	52	209	12	4,371	- 4,163
Pancreas Cancer	53	110	25	2,022	- 1,912
Oesophagus Cancer	54	107	36	835	- 729
Appendicitis	55	92	52	213	- 120
Bladder Cancer	56	87	42	609	- 522
Other Neoplasms	57	54	15	3,205	- 3,150
Multiple Sclerosis	58	54	60	62	- 9
Leukemia	59	45	21	2,208	- 2,163
Leishmaniasis	60	45	74	7	+ 37
Ovary Cancer	61	42	33	1,122	- 1,080
Rheumatoid Arthritis	62	36	51	242	- 207
Ascariasis	63	33	76	5	+ 28
Upper Respiratory	64	30	66	27	+ 3
Hepatitis C	65	20	59	65	- 44
Uterin Cancer	66	19	45	423	- 404
Diphtheria	67	6	80	0	+ 6
Skin Cancers	68	6	35	1,028	- 1,023
War	69	5	49	260	- 255
Chlamydia	70	5	81	0	+ 5
Oral Cancer	71	4	37	807	- 803
Otitis Media	72	0	73	7	- 7
Dengue	73	0	55	133	- 133
Trichuriasis	74	0	83	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	79	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	72	8	- 8
Chagas disease	77	0	53	203	- 203
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	84	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	82	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	48	333	- 333
Osteoarthritis	81	0	58	67	- 67
Oral conditions	82	0	75	7	- 7
Anemia	83	0	57	101	- 101
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	85	0	70	18	- 18
Depression	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to COLOMBIA

Gambia

Colombia

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.