ECUADOR VS GAMBIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	GAMBIA		ECUADOR		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	9,725	4	5,083	+ 4,642
HIV/AIDS	2	8,161	27	609	+ 7,552
Coronary Heart Disease	3	7,304	1	9,805	- 2,501
Stroke	4	5,822	3	5,429	+ 393
Birth Trauma	5	5,473	38	302	+ 5,171
Road Traffic Accidents	6	5,045	6	3,490	+ 1,555
Malaria	7	4,891	77	0	+ 4,891
Low Birth Weight	8	4,801	16	1,172	+ 3,630
Diarrhoeal diseases	9	4,540	34	410	+ 4,130
Tuberculosis	10	3,229	29	574	+ 2,655
Congenital Anomalies	11	2,779	13	1,335	+ 1,444
Liver Cancer	12	2,735	21	954	+ 1,782
Maternal Conditions	13	2,505	46	164	+ 2,341
Liver Disease	14	2,346	7	3,330	- 984
Diabetes Mellitus	15	2,102	5	4,321	- 2,219
Kidney Disease	16	1,927	2	6,184	- 4,257
Endocrine Disorders	17	1,668	31	507	+ 1,161
Meningitis	18	1,660	52	90	+ 1,570
Lung Disease	19	1,494	8	2,576	- 1,082
Violence	20	1,415	15	1,210	+ 205
Other Injuries	21	1,410	17	1,161	+ 249
Hypertension	22	1,249	10	2,507	- 1,258
Cervical Cancer	23	1,051	24	840	+ 211
Asthma	24	973	53	85	+ 887
Suicide	25	817	14	1,326	- 509
Malnutrition	26	796	28	578	+ 217
Pertussis	27	716	56	79	+ 637
Alzheimers & Dementia	28	645	9	2,565	- 1,919
Falls	29	602	18	1,114	- 512
Drownings	30	498	32	470	+ 29
Fires	31	483	43	175	+ 308
Inflammatory/Heart	32	429	36	308	+ 122
Peptic Ulcer Disease	33	409	33	417	- 7
Syphilis	34	396	54	85	+ 311
Epilepsy	35	312	40	273	+ 39
Poisonings	36	306	58	59	+ 247
Parkinson's Disease	37	249	26	658	- 409
Lung Cancers	38	243	20	1,075	- 831
Drug Use	39	202	41	214	- 12
Breast Cancer	40	191	25	825	- 635
Rheumatic Heart Disease	41	172	47	163	+ 9
Schistosomiasis	42	165	75	0	+ 165
Prostate Cancer	43	149	12	1,362	- 1,213
Skin Disease	44	135	51	103	+ 32
Tetanus	45	133	62	9	+ 125
Hepatitis B	46	100	64	3	+ 97
Stomach Cancer	47	98	11	2,089	- 1,991
Encephalitis	48	98	55	82	+ 16
Measles	49	98	72	0	+ 98
Alcohol	50	88	39	280	- 192
Lymphomas	51	84	22	883	- 799
Colon-Rectum Cancers	52	77	19	1,109	- 1,032
Pancreas Cancer	53	41	30	562	- 521
Oesophagus Cancer	54	39	42	180	- 140
Appendicitis	55	34	50	110	- 76
Bladder Cancer	56	32	44	168	- 136
Other Neoplasms	57	20	57	64	- 44
Multiple Sclerosis	58	20	60	18	+ 2
Leukemia	59	17	23	882	- 865
Leishmaniasis	60	17	74	0	+ 17
Ovary Cancer	61	16	35	322	- 307
Rheumatoid Arthritis	62	13	49	124	- 110
Ascariasis	63	12	65	2	+ 10
Upper Respiratory	64	11	63	8	+ 3
Hepatitis C	65	8	67	1	+ 6
Uterin Cancer	66	7	48	129	- 122
Diphtheria	67	2	69	1	+ 2
Skin Cancers	68	2	37	308	- 305
War	69	2	66	2	+ 0
Chlamydia	70	2	68	1	+ 1
Oral Cancer	71	2	45	166	- 164
Otitis Media	72	0	70	0	+ 0
Dengue	73	0	61	10	- 10
Trichuriasis	74	0	79	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	78	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	71	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	59	21	- 21
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	76	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	73	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	86	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	85	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	84	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	82	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	81	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	85	0	83	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	80	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to ECUADOR

Gambia

Ecuador

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.