ETHIOPIA VS GAMBIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	GAMBIA		ETHIOPIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	62,965	1	59,931	+ 3,035
HIV/AIDS	2	52,842	17	11,471	+ 41,371
Coronary Heart Disease	3	47,292	4	36,530	+ 10,762
Stroke	4	37,696	3	39,362	- 1,666
Birth Trauma	5	35,437	6	31,107	+ 4,330
Road Traffic Accidents	6	32,667	5	31,564	+ 1,103
Malaria	7	31,666	26	5,626	+ 26,040
Low Birth Weight	8	31,087	7	28,020	+ 3,067
Diarrhoeal diseases	9	29,398	2	44,361	- 14,963
Tuberculosis	10	20,907	9	21,455	- 548
Congenital Anomalies	11	17,996	11	15,638	+ 2,359
Liver Cancer	12	17,711	42	1,730	+ 15,981
Maternal Conditions	13	16,220	18	8,887	+ 7,334
Liver Disease	14	15,191	8	27,270	- 12,079
Diabetes Mellitus	15	13,613	10	16,258	- 2,645
Kidney Disease	16	12,479	13	12,103	+ 376
Endocrine Disorders	17	10,798	45	1,623	+ 9,175
Meningitis	18	10,745	14	12,019	- 1,274
Lung Disease	19	9,673	15	11,870	- 2,197
Violence	20	9,159	22	8,076	+ 1,083
Other Injuries	21	9,126	16	11,735	- 2,609
Hypertension	22	8,087	12	13,470	- 5,383
Cervical Cancer	23	6,805	27	5,019	+ 1,786
Asthma	24	6,297	29	4,484	+ 1,814
Suicide	25	5,292	25	6,030	- 738
Malnutrition	26	5,152	19	8,643	- 3,491
Pertussis	27	4,639	23	6,896	- 2,257
Alzheimers & Dementia	28	4,179	21	8,258	- 4,078
Falls	29	3,896	28	4,510	- 614
Drownings	30	3,227	35	3,133	+ 94
Fires	31	3,127	34	3,255	- 128
Inflammatory/Heart	32	2,780	39	2,168	+ 612
Peptic Ulcer Disease	33	2,650	41	1,758	+ 892
Syphilis	34	2,567	43	1,699	+ 867
Epilepsy	35	2,021	44	1,625	+ 396
Poisonings	36	1,981	32	3,668	- 1,688
Parkinson's Disease	37	1,611	46	1,578	+ 33
Lung Cancers	38	1,575	38	2,202	- 627
Drug Use	39	1,308	60	513	+ 795
Breast Cancer	40	1,235	20	8,485	- 7,250
Rheumatic Heart Disease	41	1,113	49	1,339	- 227
Schistosomiasis	42	1,066	54	839	+ 227
Prostate Cancer	43	967	50	1,244	- 277
Skin Disease	44	873	53	904	- 31
Tetanus	45	864	37	2,203	- 1,339
Hepatitis B	46	646	56	742	- 96
Stomach Cancer	47	636	47	1,519	- 882
Encephalitis	48	634	63	386	+ 249
Measles	49	633	24	6,324	- 5,691
Alcohol	50	567	55	750	- 183
Lymphomas	51	544	33	3,590	- 3,045
Colon-Rectum Cancers	52	499	31	3,755	- 3,256
Pancreas Cancer	53	263	61	488	- 224
Oesophagus Cancer	54	255	40	1,839	- 1,584
Appendicitis	55	221	58	677	- 456
Bladder Cancer	56	207	51	1,080	- 872
Other Neoplasms	57	130	66	148	- 18
Multiple Sclerosis	58	128	70	61	+ 67
Leukemia	59	109	30	4,222	- 4,114
Leishmaniasis	60	107	59	579	- 472
Ovary Cancer	61	101	36	2,424	- 2,323
Rheumatoid Arthritis	62	85	65	221	- 136
Ascariasis	63	79	68	130	- 51
Upper Respiratory	64	72	57	709	- 637
Hepatitis C	65	49	69	115	- 66
Uterin Cancer	66	47	62	421	- 375
Diphtheria	67	15	67	146	- 131
Skin Cancers	68	14	52	1,006	- 993
War	69	13	64	281	- 268
Chlamydia	70	11	72	21	- 10
Oral Cancer	71	10	48	1,477	- 1,466
Otitis Media	72	1	71	39	- 38
Dengue	73	1	73	20	- 20
Trichuriasis	74	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	74	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	79	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	78	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	77	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	76	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	81	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	80	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	82	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	84	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	85	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to ETHIOPIA

Gambia

Ethiopia

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.