EGYPT VS GAMBIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	GAMBIA		EGYPT		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	59,087	7	20,695	+ 38,392
HIV/AIDS	2	49,587	53	397	+ 49,190
Coronary Heart Disease	3	44,379	1	173,871	- 129,492
Stroke	4	35,373	3	43,839	- 8,465
Birth Trauma	5	33,254	17	6,109	+ 27,145
Road Traffic Accidents	6	30,655	12	10,141	+ 20,514
Malaria	7	29,715	77	0	+ 29,715
Low Birth Weight	8	29,172	11	11,391	+ 17,781
Diarrhoeal diseases	9	27,587	23	3,692	+ 23,895
Tuberculosis	10	19,619	51	432	+ 19,187
Congenital Anomalies	11	16,888	10	12,163	+ 4,725
Liver Cancer	12	16,620	4	24,512	- 7,892
Maternal Conditions	13	15,221	44	795	+ 14,426
Liver Disease	14	14,255	2	60,122	- 45,867
Diabetes Mellitus	15	12,774	8	19,131	- 6,357
Kidney Disease	16	11,710	6	21,087	- 9,377
Endocrine Disorders	17	10,133	29	2,372	+ 7,761
Meningitis	18	10,083	43	827	+ 9,256
Lung Disease	19	9,077	9	13,393	- 4,316
Violence	20	8,595	20	4,165	+ 4,430
Other Injuries	21	8,564	21	3,819	+ 4,745
Hypertension	22	7,589	5	21,094	- 13,506
Cervical Cancer	23	6,385	48	625	+ 5,760
Asthma	24	5,910	15	7,104	- 1,194
Suicide	25	4,966	25	3,022	+ 1,944
Malnutrition	26	4,834	46	759	+ 4,076
Pertussis	27	4,353	42	906	+ 3,447
Alzheimers & Dementia	28	3,922	16	6,975	- 3,053
Falls	29	3,656	30	2,019	+ 1,638
Drownings	30	3,028	37	1,122	+ 1,906
Fires	31	2,934	33	1,568	+ 1,366
Inflammatory/Heart	32	2,609	27	2,489	+ 120
Peptic Ulcer Disease	33	2,486	34	1,339	+ 1,148
Syphilis	34	2,408	58	159	+ 2,249
Epilepsy	35	1,896	50	451	+ 1,445
Poisonings	36	1,859	57	195	+ 1,664
Parkinson's Disease	37	1,512	28	2,391	- 879
Lung Cancers	38	1,478	18	5,677	- 4,199
Drug Use	39	1,227	62	116	+ 1,111
Breast Cancer	40	1,159	13	9,180	- 8,021
Rheumatic Heart Disease	41	1,044	36	1,248	- 204
Schistosomiasis	42	1,001	54	220	+ 780
Prostate Cancer	43	907	35	1,282	- 375
Skin Disease	44	819	55	219	+ 599
Tetanus	45	811	49	540	+ 270
Hepatitis B	46	606	40	988	- 382
Stomach Cancer	47	597	32	1,844	- 1,247
Encephalitis	48	595	38	1,046	- 450
Measles	49	594	64	43	+ 551
Alcohol	50	532	60	141	+ 390
Lymphomas	51	511	14	7,539	- 7,028
Colon-Rectum Cancers	52	468	24	3,083	- 2,615
Pancreas Cancer	53	247	26	2,906	- 2,659
Oesophagus Cancer	54	239	41	951	- 712
Appendicitis	55	207	59	142	+ 65
Bladder Cancer	56	195	19	5,133	- 4,938
Other Neoplasms	57	122	61	116	+ 6
Multiple Sclerosis	58	120	56	213	- 92
Leukemia	59	102	22	3,763	- 3,661
Leishmaniasis	60	100	66	13	+ 87
Ovary Cancer	61	94	31	1,944	- 1,849
Rheumatoid Arthritis	62	80	65	26	+ 54
Ascariasis	63	74	67	6	+ 68
Upper Respiratory	64	67	68	5	+ 62
Hepatitis C	65	46	63	97	- 51
Uterin Cancer	66	44	52	422	- 378
Diphtheria	67	14	70	3	+ 11
Skin Cancers	68	13	39	1,013	- 1,000
War	69	12	47	714	- 701
Chlamydia	70	11	71	1	+ 9
Oral Cancer	71	10	45	793	- 784
Otitis Media	72	1	72	0	+ 1
Dengue	73	1	69	5	- 4
Trichuriasis	74	0	79	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	78	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	73	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	75	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	76	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	74	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	82	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	81	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	85	0	80	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to EGYPT

Gambia

Egypt

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.