FINLAND VS GAMBIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	GAMBIA		FINLAND		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	2,988	21	436	+ 2,552
HIV/AIDS	2	2,508	59	6	+ 2,502
Coronary Heart Disease	3	2,244	2	9,831	- 7,587
Stroke	4	1,789	3	4,115	- 2,326
Birth Trauma	5	1,682	56	8	+ 1,674
Road Traffic Accidents	6	1,550	33	215	+ 1,335
Malaria	7	1,503	74	0	+ 1,503
Low Birth Weight	8	1,475	48	26	+ 1,449
Diarrhoeal diseases	9	1,395	52	15	+ 1,380
Tuberculosis	10	992	46	32	+ 960
Congenital Anomalies	11	854	35	192	+ 662
Liver Cancer	12	841	16	545	+ 295
Maternal Conditions	13	770	64	2	+ 768
Liver Disease	14	721	10	1,068	- 347
Diabetes Mellitus	15	646	22	418	+ 228
Kidney Disease	16	592	26	342	+ 250
Endocrine Disorders	17	512	31	257	+ 256
Meningitis	18	510	55	9	+ 501
Lung Disease	19	459	8	1,289	- 830
Violence	20	435	43	64	+ 370
Other Injuries	21	433	20	437	- 4
Hypertension	22	384	5	2,030	- 1,646
Cervical Cancer	23	323	44	62	+ 261
Asthma	24	299	40	85	+ 214
Suicide	25	251	15	846	- 595
Malnutrition	26	244	57	7	+ 238
Pertussis	27	220	69	0	+ 220
Alzheimers & Dementia	28	198	1	11,120	- 10,922
Falls	29	185	7	1,325	- 1,140
Drownings	30	153	37	106	+ 47
Fires	31	148	45	62	+ 87
Inflammatory/Heart	32	132	17	518	- 386
Peptic Ulcer Disease	33	126	36	151	- 26
Syphilis	34	122	67	0	+ 121
Epilepsy	35	96	38	104	- 8
Poisonings	36	94	49	25	+ 69
Parkinson's Disease	37	76	13	853	- 776
Lung Cancers	38	75	4	2,312	- 2,237
Drug Use	39	62	30	269	- 207
Breast Cancer	40	59	12	948	- 890
Rheumatic Heart Disease	41	53	50	19	+ 34
Schistosomiasis	42	51	77	0	+ 51
Prostate Cancer	43	46	11	970	- 924
Skin Disease	44	41	47	27	+ 14
Tetanus	45	41	70	0	+ 41
Hepatitis B	46	31	63	2	+ 29
Stomach Cancer	47	30	19	447	- 417
Encephalitis	48	30	66	0	+ 30
Measles	49	30	72	0	+ 30
Alcohol	50	27	18	464	- 437
Lymphomas	51	26	14	851	- 825
Colon-Rectum Cancers	52	24	6	1,433	- 1,410
Pancreas Cancer	53	13	9	1,247	- 1,235
Oesophagus Cancer	54	12	27	320	- 308
Appendicitis	55	10	54	10	+ 1
Bladder Cancer	56	10	28	308	- 299
Other Neoplasms	57	6	23	377	- 371
Multiple Sclerosis	58	6	42	80	- 74
Leukemia	59	5	24	371	- 366
Leishmaniasis	60	5	75	0	+ 5
Ovary Cancer	61	5	25	344	- 340
Rheumatoid Arthritis	62	4	41	83	- 79
Ascariasis	63	4	81	0	+ 4
Upper Respiratory	64	3	62	2	+ 1
Hepatitis C	65	2	60	5	- 2
Uterin Cancer	66	2	32	225	- 223
Diphtheria	67	1	71	0	+ 1
Skin Cancers	68	1	29	297	- 296
War	69	1	65	1	+ 0
Chlamydia	70	1	84	0	+ 1
Oral Cancer	71	0	34	207	- 207
Otitis Media	72	0	68	0	- 0
Dengue	73	0	82	0	+ 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	79	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	80	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	83	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	76	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	78	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	73	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	53	11	- 11
Osteoarthritis	81	0	51	17	- 17
Oral conditions	82	0	61	4	- 4
Anemia	83	0	58	6	- 6
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	85	0	39	93	- 93
Depression	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to FINLAND

Gambia

Finland

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.