GREECE VS GAMBIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	GAMBIA		GREECE		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	5,556	3	8,282	- 2,726
HIV/AIDS	2	4,663	50	47	+ 4,616
Coronary Heart Disease	3	4,173	1	21,124	- 16,951
Stroke	4	3,326	2	14,077	- 10,751
Birth Trauma	5	3,127	57	17	+ 3,110
Road Traffic Accidents	6	2,883	22	870	+ 2,012
Malaria	7	2,794	78	0	+ 2,794
Low Birth Weight	8	2,743	41	127	+ 2,616
Diarrhoeal diseases	9	2,594	44	95	+ 2,499
Tuberculosis	10	1,845	46	66	+ 1,778
Congenital Anomalies	11	1,588	38	174	+ 1,414
Liver Cancer	12	1,563	14	1,566	- 3
Maternal Conditions	13	1,431	61	2	+ 1,429
Liver Disease	14	1,340	23	809	+ 531
Diabetes Mellitus	15	1,201	20	1,266	- 64
Kidney Disease	16	1,101	6	4,759	- 3,657
Endocrine Disorders	17	953	29	526	+ 427
Meningitis	18	948	53	33	+ 915
Lung Disease	19	854	5	5,526	- 4,673
Violence	20	808	42	104	+ 704
Other Injuries	21	805	17	1,453	- 648
Hypertension	22	714	9	2,922	- 2,209
Cervical Cancer	23	600	36	243	+ 357
Asthma	24	556	55	27	+ 528
Suicide	25	467	28	533	- 66
Malnutrition	26	455	66	1	+ 454
Pertussis	27	409	69	0	+ 409
Alzheimers & Dementia	28	369	7	3,940	- 3,571
Falls	29	344	21	1,245	- 901
Drownings	30	285	32	435	- 151
Fires	31	276	39	146	+ 130
Inflammatory/Heart	32	245	24	725	- 480
Peptic Ulcer Disease	33	234	26	611	- 377
Syphilis	34	226	65	1	+ 225
Epilepsy	35	178	34	249	- 71
Poisonings	36	175	56	19	+ 155
Parkinson's Disease	37	142	10	2,646	- 2,504
Lung Cancers	38	139	4	7,355	- 7,216
Drug Use	39	115	37	193	- 78
Breast Cancer	40	109	11	2,520	- 2,411
Rheumatic Heart Disease	41	98	43	100	- 2
Schistosomiasis	42	94	75	0	+ 94
Prostate Cancer	43	85	12	2,023	- 1,938
Skin Disease	44	77	47	56	+ 21
Tetanus	45	76	62	2	+ 74
Hepatitis B	46	57	48	56	+ 1
Stomach Cancer	47	56	16	1,535	- 1,479
Encephalitis	48	56	67	1	+ 55
Measles	49	56	68	0	+ 56
Alcohol	50	50	49	50	- 0
Lymphomas	51	48	19	1,268	- 1,220
Colon-Rectum Cancers	52	44	8	3,264	- 3,220
Pancreas Cancer	53	23	13	1,904	- 1,881
Oesophagus Cancer	54	22	35	246	- 223
Appendicitis	55	19	58	9	+ 10
Bladder Cancer	56	18	15	1,551	- 1,532
Other Neoplasms	57	11	25	679	- 667
Multiple Sclerosis	58	11	40	135	- 124
Leukemia	59	10	18	1,354	- 1,344
Leishmaniasis	60	9	60	4	+ 6
Ovary Cancer	61	9	27	557	- 548
Rheumatoid Arthritis	62	7	45	67	- 59
Ascariasis	63	7	73	0	+ 7
Upper Respiratory	64	6	59	8	- 2
Hepatitis C	65	4	52	38	- 34
Uterin Cancer	66	4	33	373	- 368
Diphtheria	67	1	70	0	+ 1
Skin Cancers	68	1	31	438	- 437
War	69	1	64	1	+ 0
Chlamydia	70	1	80	0	+ 1
Oral Cancer	71	1	30	440	- 439
Otitis Media	72	0	82	0	+ 0
Dengue	73	0	71	0	+ 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	72	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	74	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	81	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	76	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	79	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	86	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	85	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	63	2	- 2
Anemia	83	0	51	47	- 47
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	84	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	85	0	54	27	- 27
Depression	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to GREECE

Gambia

Greece

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.