COTE D IVOIRE VS GAMBIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	GAMBIA		COTE D IVOIRE		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	15,924	1	21,327	- 5,403
HIV/AIDS	2	13,364	2	12,791	+ 573
Coronary Heart Disease	3	11,960	4	11,073	+ 887
Stroke	4	9,533	6	10,048	- 515
Birth Trauma	5	8,962	8	9,380	- 418
Road Traffic Accidents	6	8,262	9	6,202	+ 2,060
Malaria	7	8,008	7	9,478	- 1,470
Low Birth Weight	8	7,862	5	10,784	- 2,922
Diarrhoeal diseases	9	7,435	3	11,257	- 3,822
Tuberculosis	10	5,287	10	5,521	- 233
Congenital Anomalies	11	4,551	11	5,208	- 657
Liver Cancer	12	4,479	30	1,118	+ 3,361
Maternal Conditions	13	4,102	21	1,958	+ 2,144
Liver Disease	14	3,842	12	4,720	- 878
Diabetes Mellitus	15	3,443	14	4,144	- 702
Kidney Disease	16	3,156	13	4,151	- 996
Endocrine Disorders	17	2,731	22	1,925	+ 806
Meningitis	18	2,718	15	3,303	- 586
Lung Disease	19	2,446	19	2,296	+ 150
Violence	20	2,316	17	2,955	- 638
Other Injuries	21	2,308	16	3,283	- 975
Hypertension	22	2,045	23	1,916	+ 129
Cervical Cancer	23	1,721	26	1,439	+ 282
Asthma	24	1,593	24	1,665	- 73
Suicide	25	1,338	20	2,288	- 950
Malnutrition	26	1,303	31	1,081	+ 222
Pertussis	27	1,173	18	2,908	- 1,735
Alzheimers & Dementia	28	1,057	32	1,026	+ 31
Falls	29	985	29	1,207	- 222
Drownings	30	816	28	1,232	- 415
Fires	31	791	35	893	- 102
Inflammatory/Heart	32	703	34	915	- 212
Peptic Ulcer Disease	33	670	37	812	- 142
Syphilis	34	649	33	984	- 335
Epilepsy	35	511	36	829	- 318
Poisonings	36	501	39	655	- 154
Parkinson's Disease	37	407	43	412	- 5
Lung Cancers	38	398	50	272	+ 126
Drug Use	39	331	38	784	- 453
Breast Cancer	40	312	27	1,330	- 1,017
Rheumatic Heart Disease	41	281	46	327	- 45
Schistosomiasis	42	270	45	376	- 106
Prostate Cancer	43	245	25	1,478	- 1,234
Skin Disease	44	221	49	277	- 56
Tetanus	45	218	44	398	- 179
Hepatitis B	46	163	53	201	- 37
Stomach Cancer	47	161	42	468	- 308
Encephalitis	48	160	54	178	- 17
Measles	49	160	69	12	+ 148
Alcohol	50	143	52	218	- 75
Lymphomas	51	138	40	593	- 456
Colon-Rectum Cancers	52	126	41	555	- 429
Pancreas Cancer	53	67	47	293	- 226
Oesophagus Cancer	54	64	58	88	- 23
Appendicitis	55	56	60	80	- 24
Bladder Cancer	56	52	59	86	- 34
Other Neoplasms	57	33	62	42	- 9
Multiple Sclerosis	58	32	64	30	+ 3
Leukemia	59	27	57	147	- 120
Leishmaniasis	60	27	70	4	+ 23
Ovary Cancer	61	25	51	256	- 230
Rheumatoid Arthritis	62	21	66	19	+ 2
Ascariasis	63	20	61	48	- 28
Upper Respiratory	64	18	63	32	- 14
Hepatitis C	65	12	67	18	- 6
Uterin Cancer	66	12	55	154	- 142
Diphtheria	67	4	68	18	- 14
Skin Cancers	68	3	56	149	- 145
War	69	3	65	29	- 26
Chlamydia	70	3	71	3	- 0
Oral Cancer	71	3	48	280	- 277
Otitis Media	72	0	72	0	- 0
Dengue	73	0	73	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	74	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	78	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	77	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	84	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	85	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	81	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	80	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	85	0	83	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	82	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to COTE D IVOIRE

Gambia

Cote d Ivoire

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.