DJIBOUTI VS GAMBIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	GAMBIA		DJIBOUTI		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	528	3	671	- 142
HIV/AIDS	2	443	5	348	+ 95
Coronary Heart Disease	3	397	1	687	- 290
Stroke	4	316	2	680	- 363
Birth Trauma	5	297	15	166	+ 131
Road Traffic Accidents	6	274	11	229	+ 45
Malaria	7	266	23	66	+ 200
Low Birth Weight	8	261	8	251	+ 10
Diarrhoeal diseases	9	247	4	364	- 118
Tuberculosis	10	175	9	243	- 67
Congenital Anomalies	11	151	18	113	+ 38
Liver Cancer	12	149	43	19	+ 130
Maternal Conditions	13	136	31	40	+ 96
Liver Disease	14	127	6	295	- 167
Diabetes Mellitus	15	114	7	284	- 170
Kidney Disease	16	105	13	186	- 82
Endocrine Disorders	17	91	38	25	+ 66
Meningitis	18	90	17	117	- 27
Lung Disease	19	81	16	120	- 39
Violence	20	77	24	64	+ 13
Other Injuries	21	77	10	233	- 156
Hypertension	22	68	12	211	- 143
Cervical Cancer	23	57	29	40	+ 17
Asthma	24	53	22	68	- 15
Suicide	25	44	19	94	- 49
Malnutrition	26	43	14	170	- 126
Pertussis	27	39	25	50	- 11
Alzheimers & Dementia	28	35	21	90	- 55
Falls	29	33	26	45	- 13
Drownings	30	27	35	28	- 1
Fires	31	26	33	33	- 6
Inflammatory/Heart	32	23	28	45	- 22
Peptic Ulcer Disease	33	22	34	32	- 10
Syphilis	34	22	52	13	+ 9
Epilepsy	35	17	37	26	- 9
Poisonings	36	17	39	25	- 8
Parkinson's Disease	37	14	41	23	- 9
Lung Cancers	38	13	42	20	- 7
Drug Use	39	11	54	12	- 1
Breast Cancer	40	10	20	91	- 80
Rheumatic Heart Disease	41	9	48	15	- 5
Schistosomiasis	42	9	64	3	+ 6
Prostate Cancer	43	8	44	17	- 9
Skin Disease	44	7	55	12	- 5
Tetanus	45	7	46	16	- 9
Hepatitis B	46	5	56	8	- 3
Stomach Cancer	47	5	50	14	- 9
Encephalitis	48	5	59	5	+ 0
Measles	49	5	66	2	+ 3
Alcohol	50	5	49	15	- 10
Lymphomas	51	5	30	40	- 36
Colon-Rectum Cancers	52	4	32	38	- 33
Pancreas Cancer	53	2	58	6	- 3
Oesophagus Cancer	54	2	36	27	- 25
Appendicitis	55	2	57	6	- 4
Bladder Cancer	56	2	47	15	- 14
Other Neoplasms	57	1	65	2	- 1
Multiple Sclerosis	58	1	67	2	- 0
Leukemia	59	1	27	45	- 44
Leishmaniasis	60	1	51	14	- 13
Ovary Cancer	61	1	40	23	- 22
Rheumatoid Arthritis	62	1	62	3	- 3
Ascariasis	63	1	71	0	+ 0
Upper Respiratory	64	1	61	4	- 3
Hepatitis C	65	0	68	1	- 1
Uterin Cancer	66	0	60	4	- 4
Diphtheria	67	0	69	1	- 1
Skin Cancers	68	0	53	12	- 12
War	69	0	63	3	- 3
Chlamydia	70	0	70	0	- 0
Oral Cancer	71	0	45	17	- 17
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	79	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	78	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	76	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	80	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	81	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	82	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	85	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	85	0	84	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to DJIBOUTI

Gambia

Djibouti

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.