GERMANY VS GAMBIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	GAMBIA		GERMANY		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	44,678	9	20,712	+ 23,966
HIV/AIDS	2	37,495	54	345	+ 37,150
Coronary Heart Disease	3	33,557	1	147,055	- 113,498
Stroke	4	26,748	3	49,794	- 23,046
Birth Trauma	5	25,145	57	239	+ 24,906
Road Traffic Accidents	6	23,179	34	3,160	+ 20,019
Malaria	7	22,469	79	0	+ 22,469
Low Birth Weight	8	22,058	45	770	+ 21,288
Diarrhoeal diseases	9	20,860	32	3,830	+ 17,030
Tuberculosis	10	14,835	56	281	+ 14,554
Congenital Anomalies	11	12,769	36	2,291	+ 10,478
Liver Cancer	12	12,567	25	8,057	+ 4,510
Maternal Conditions	13	11,509	64	38	+ 11,471
Liver Disease	14	10,779	15	15,194	- 4,415
Diabetes Mellitus	15	9,659	13	15,560	- 5,901
Kidney Disease	16	8,855	8	22,770	- 13,916
Endocrine Disorders	17	7,662	18	10,677	- 3,015
Meningitis	18	7,624	60	168	+ 7,457
Lung Disease	19	6,864	5	42,797	- 35,933
Violence	20	6,499	46	769	+ 5,730
Other Injuries	21	6,476	23	8,248	- 1,773
Hypertension	22	5,738	6	26,796	- 21,057
Cervical Cancer	23	4,828	39	2,131	+ 2,697
Asthma	24	4,468	44	924	+ 3,544
Suicide	25	3,755	19	10,284	- 6,529
Malnutrition	26	3,655	50	450	+ 3,205
Pertussis	27	3,291	69	2	+ 3,289
Alzheimers & Dementia	28	2,965	2	51,168	- 48,203
Falls	29	2,765	14	15,325	- 12,560
Drownings	30	2,290	49	459	+ 1,831
Fires	31	2,219	53	359	+ 1,860
Inflammatory/Heart	32	1,973	21	8,891	- 6,918
Peptic Ulcer Disease	33	1,880	38	2,166	- 286
Syphilis	34	1,821	68	6	+ 1,816
Epilepsy	35	1,434	35	3,091	- 1,657
Poisonings	36	1,405	58	216	+ 1,189
Parkinson's Disease	37	1,143	16	12,594	- 11,451
Lung Cancers	38	1,118	4	46,560	- 45,442
Drug Use	39	928	40	1,930	- 1,002
Breast Cancer	40	877	10	18,842	- 17,965
Rheumatic Heart Disease	41	790	33	3,615	- 2,826
Schistosomiasis	42	757	73	1	+ 756
Prostate Cancer	43	686	12	16,487	- 15,801
Skin Disease	44	619	42	1,543	- 924
Tetanus	45	613	75	1	+ 612
Hepatitis B	46	458	59	182	+ 277
Stomach Cancer	47	451	20	9,658	- 9,206
Encephalitis	48	450	67	8	+ 443
Measles	49	449	70	2	+ 447
Alcohol	50	402	26	6,257	- 5,855
Lymphomas	51	386	17	12,249	- 11,863
Colon-Rectum Cancers	52	354	7	26,026	- 25,672
Pancreas Cancer	53	187	11	17,971	- 17,784
Oesophagus Cancer	54	181	27	6,212	- 6,032
Appendicitis	55	157	62	129	+ 28
Bladder Cancer	56	147	28	6,193	- 6,046
Other Neoplasms	57	92	24	8,161	- 8,069
Multiple Sclerosis	58	91	41	1,571	- 1,480
Leukemia	59	77	22	8,737	- 8,660
Leishmaniasis	60	76	72	1	+ 75
Ovary Cancer	61	71	30	5,192	- 5,121
Rheumatoid Arthritis	62	60	47	543	- 483
Ascariasis	63	56	81	0	+ 56
Upper Respiratory	64	51	61	138	- 88
Hepatitis C	65	35	48	507	- 472
Uterin Cancer	66	33	37	2,231	- 2,198
Diphtheria	67	11	77	0	+ 11
Skin Cancers	68	10	31	4,055	- 4,046
War	69	9	66	10	- 1
Chlamydia	70	8	85	0	+ 8
Oral Cancer	71	7	29	6,023	- 6,016
Otitis Media	72	1	65	16	- 15
Dengue	73	0	83	0	+ 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	82	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	80	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	84	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	74	1	- 1
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	78	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	71	2	- 2
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	55	292	- 292
Osteoarthritis	81	0	52	364	- 364
Oral conditions	82	0	63	62	- 62
Anemia	83	0	43	994	- 994
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	76	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	85	0	51	391	- 391
Depression	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to GERMANY

Gambia

Germany

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.