FRANCE VS GAMBIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	GAMBIA		FRANCE		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	36,316	6	19,771	+ 16,545
HIV/AIDS	2	30,477	54	362	+ 30,115
Coronary Heart Disease	3	27,276	1	63,181	- 35,905
Stroke	4	21,741	3	36,354	- 14,613
Birth Trauma	5	20,438	55	309	+ 20,130
Road Traffic Accidents	6	18,841	31	3,339	+ 15,502
Malaria	7	18,263	82	0	+ 18,263
Low Birth Weight	8	17,930	47	651	+ 17,279
Diarrhoeal diseases	9	16,955	38	1,807	+ 15,148
Tuberculosis	10	12,058	50	435	+ 11,623
Congenital Anomalies	11	10,379	35	2,012	+ 8,367
Liver Cancer	12	10,215	15	9,573	+ 642
Maternal Conditions	13	9,355	64	52	+ 9,303
Liver Disease	14	8,762	22	7,382	+ 1,380
Diabetes Mellitus	15	7,851	12	10,912	- 3,060
Kidney Disease	16	7,197	11	11,477	- 4,279
Endocrine Disorders	17	6,228	19	8,086	- 1,858
Meningitis	18	6,197	58	163	+ 6,034
Lung Disease	19	5,579	7	18,232	- 12,653
Violence	20	5,282	49	538	+ 4,745
Other Injuries	21	5,264	9	15,119	- 9,856
Hypertension	22	4,664	23	7,109	- 2,445
Cervical Cancer	23	3,925	40	1,574	+ 2,351
Asthma	24	3,632	42	1,039	+ 2,593
Suicide	25	3,052	16	8,961	- 5,909
Malnutrition	26	2,971	29	4,212	- 1,240
Pertussis	27	2,675	69	3	+ 2,673
Alzheimers & Dementia	28	2,410	2	53,157	- 50,747
Falls	29	2,247	18	8,284	- 6,037
Drownings	30	1,861	45	868	+ 993
Fires	31	1,804	53	403	+ 1,400
Inflammatory/Heart	32	1,604	25	6,065	- 4,462
Peptic Ulcer Disease	33	1,528	43	986	+ 542
Syphilis	34	1,480	68	4	+ 1,476
Epilepsy	35	1,165	37	1,865	- 700
Poisonings	36	1,142	57	228	+ 915
Parkinson's Disease	37	929	20	7,570	- 6,641
Lung Cancers	38	909	4	35,657	- 34,749
Drug Use	39	754	36	1,881	- 1,126
Breast Cancer	40	713	8	15,536	- 14,823
Rheumatic Heart Disease	41	642	41	1,384	- 742
Schistosomiasis	42	615	71	1	+ 614
Prostate Cancer	43	558	13	10,873	- 10,315
Skin Disease	44	503	39	1,598	- 1,095
Tetanus	45	498	70	2	+ 496
Hepatitis B	46	373	59	135	+ 237
Stomach Cancer	47	367	26	5,530	- 5,164
Encephalitis	48	366	66	8	+ 358
Measles	49	365	77	0	+ 365
Alcohol	50	327	33	3,189	- 2,862
Lymphomas	51	314	14	10,067	- 9,753
Colon-Rectum Cancers	52	288	5	21,854	- 21,566
Pancreas Cancer	53	152	10	12,360	- 12,208
Oesophagus Cancer	54	147	28	4,673	- 4,526
Appendicitis	55	127	61	90	+ 38
Bladder Cancer	56	120	24	6,566	- 6,446
Other Neoplasms	57	75	17	8,771	- 8,696
Multiple Sclerosis	58	74	46	752	- 678
Leukemia	59	63	21	7,457	- 7,394
Leishmaniasis	60	62	73	1	+ 61
Ovary Cancer	61	58	30	3,964	- 3,906
Rheumatoid Arthritis	62	49	51	426	- 377
Ascariasis	63	45	79	0	+ 45
Upper Respiratory	64	41	63	54	- 12
Hepatitis C	65	28	52	416	- 388
Uterin Cancer	66	27	34	2,721	- 2,694
Diphtheria	67	9	75	1	+ 8
Skin Cancers	68	8	32	3,256	- 3,248
War	69	7	67	7	+ 1
Chlamydia	70	6	78	0	+ 6
Oral Cancer	71	6	27	4,676	- 4,670
Otitis Media	72	1	65	16	- 15
Dengue	73	0	76	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	80	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	81	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	72	1	- 1
Chagas disease	77	0	84	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	83	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	74	1	- 1
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	62	75	- 75
Osteoarthritis	81	0	56	245	- 245
Oral conditions	82	0	60	118	- 118
Anemia	83	0	44	973	- 973
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	85	0	48	647	- 647
Depression	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to FRANCE

Gambia

France

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.