CUBA VS GAMBIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	GAMBIA		CUBA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	5,824	3	8,564	- 2,740
HIV/AIDS	2	4,888	34	471	+ 4,416
Coronary Heart Disease	3	4,375	1	22,079	- 17,704
Stroke	4	3,487	2	10,725	- 7,238
Birth Trauma	5	3,278	59	49	+ 3,229
Road Traffic Accidents	6	3,022	19	1,007	+ 2,014
Malaria	7	2,929	82	0	+ 2,929
Low Birth Weight	8	2,876	48	98	+ 2,777
Diarrhoeal diseases	9	2,719	43	206	+ 2,513
Tuberculosis	10	1,934	60	45	+ 1,889
Congenital Anomalies	11	1,665	37	368	+ 1,297
Liver Cancer	12	1,638	24	815	+ 823
Maternal Conditions	13	1,500	61	43	+ 1,457
Liver Disease	14	1,405	11	1,873	- 468
Diabetes Mellitus	15	1,259	13	1,791	- 532
Kidney Disease	16	1,154	14	1,700	- 546
Endocrine Disorders	17	999	36	412	+ 586
Meningitis	18	994	50	83	+ 911
Lung Disease	19	895	6	5,492	- 4,598
Violence	20	847	32	584	+ 264
Other Injuries	21	844	12	1,869	- 1,025
Hypertension	22	748	7	3,469	- 2,721
Cervical Cancer	23	629	29	666	- 36
Asthma	24	583	40	301	+ 281
Suicide	25	490	16	1,638	- 1,148
Malnutrition	26	477	55	64	+ 413
Pertussis	27	429	73	0	+ 429
Alzheimers & Dementia	28	387	5	5,841	- 5,455
Falls	29	360	10	2,810	- 2,449
Drownings	30	299	42	231	+ 68
Fires	31	289	58	55	+ 234
Inflammatory/Heart	32	257	17	1,156	- 899
Peptic Ulcer Disease	33	245	35	420	- 175
Syphilis	34	237	69	1	+ 237
Epilepsy	35	187	46	108	+ 79
Poisonings	36	183	62	17	+ 166
Parkinson's Disease	37	149	27	691	- 542
Lung Cancers	38	146	4	5,985	- 5,839
Drug Use	39	121	51	82	+ 39
Breast Cancer	40	114	15	1,673	- 1,559
Rheumatic Heart Disease	41	103	44	162	- 59
Schistosomiasis	42	99	81	0	+ 99
Prostate Cancer	43	89	8	3,365	- 3,276
Skin Disease	44	81	41	258	- 178
Tetanus	45	80	71	1	+ 79
Hepatitis B	46	60	56	59	+ 1
Stomach Cancer	47	59	20	991	- 932
Encephalitis	48	59	66	6	+ 53
Measles	49	59	76	0	+ 59
Alcohol	50	52	28	675	- 623
Lymphomas	51	50	18	1,089	- 1,039
Colon-Rectum Cancers	52	46	9	2,958	- 2,911
Pancreas Cancer	53	24	21	905	- 880
Oesophagus Cancer	54	24	22	879	- 856
Appendicitis	55	20	47	104	- 83
Bladder Cancer	56	19	26	734	- 715
Other Neoplasms	57	12	25	769	- 757
Multiple Sclerosis	58	12	57	55	- 44
Leukemia	59	10	30	633	- 623
Leishmaniasis	60	10	83	0	+ 10
Ovary Cancer	61	9	39	323	- 314
Rheumatoid Arthritis	62	8	49	87	- 79
Ascariasis	63	7	70	1	+ 7
Upper Respiratory	64	7	65	6	+ 1
Hepatitis C	65	5	45	112	- 108
Uterin Cancer	66	4	31	602	- 598
Diphtheria	67	1	75	0	+ 1
Skin Cancers	68	1	33	514	- 513
War	69	1	68	1	- 0
Chlamydia	70	1	84	0	+ 1
Oral Cancer	71	1	23	876	- 875
Otitis Media	72	0	63	11	- 11
Dengue	73	0	74	0	+ 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	78	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	77	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	67	2	- 2
Chagas disease	77	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	80	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	72	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	53	75	- 75
Osteoarthritis	81	0	38	326	- 326
Oral conditions	82	0	64	6	- 6
Anemia	83	0	52	77	- 77
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	85	0	54	68	- 68
Depression	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to CUBA

Gambia

Cuba

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.