HONDURAS VS GAMBIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	GAMBIA		HONDURAS		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	5,061	9	1,335	+ 3,726
HIV/AIDS	2	4,247	14	794	+ 3,454
Coronary Heart Disease	3	3,801	1	8,063	- 4,261
Stroke	4	3,030	3	5,667	- 2,637
Birth Trauma	5	2,848	33	310	+ 2,538
Road Traffic Accidents	6	2,626	7	1,572	+ 1,054
Malaria	7	2,545	71	0	+ 2,545
Low Birth Weight	8	2,499	16	755	+ 1,744
Diarrhoeal diseases	9	2,363	11	923	+ 1,441
Tuberculosis	10	1,681	22	453	+ 1,228
Congenital Anomalies	11	1,447	15	793	+ 653
Liver Cancer	12	1,424	26	376	+ 1,048
Maternal Conditions	13	1,304	48	90	+ 1,214
Liver Disease	14	1,221	6	2,721	- 1,500
Diabetes Mellitus	15	1,094	10	1,075	+ 19
Kidney Disease	16	1,003	4	3,056	- 2,053
Endocrine Disorders	17	868	31	334	+ 534
Meningitis	18	864	46	92	+ 772
Lung Disease	19	778	5	2,997	- 2,219
Violence	20	736	2	6,520	- 5,784
Other Injuries	21	734	12	845	- 112
Hypertension	22	650	13	838	- 188
Cervical Cancer	23	547	19	493	+ 54
Asthma	24	506	30	346	+ 160
Suicide	25	425	37	201	+ 225
Malnutrition	26	414	39	181	+ 233
Pertussis	27	373	53	58	+ 315
Alzheimers & Dementia	28	336	8	1,413	- 1,077
Falls	29	313	35	289	+ 24
Drownings	30	259	38	183	+ 76
Fires	31	251	57	40	+ 211
Inflammatory/Heart	32	223	28	366	- 143
Peptic Ulcer Disease	33	213	17	657	- 444
Syphilis	34	206	61	18	+ 188
Epilepsy	35	162	36	201	- 39
Poisonings	36	159	55	45	+ 114
Parkinson's Disease	37	129	23	429	- 300
Lung Cancers	38	127	27	369	- 243
Drug Use	39	105	42	129	- 24
Breast Cancer	40	99	20	478	- 379
Rheumatic Heart Disease	41	89	54	47	+ 43
Schistosomiasis	42	86	76	0	+ 86
Prostate Cancer	43	78	25	378	- 300
Skin Disease	44	70	40	167	- 97
Tetanus	45	69	59	26	+ 44
Hepatitis B	46	52	64	5	+ 47
Stomach Cancer	47	51	18	643	- 592
Encephalitis	48	51	51	79	- 28
Measles	49	51	79	0	+ 51
Alcohol	50	46	34	308	- 263
Lymphomas	51	44	24	390	- 346
Colon-Rectum Cancers	52	40	29	354	- 313
Pancreas Cancer	53	21	32	325	- 304
Oesophagus Cancer	54	20	50	81	- 61
Appendicitis	55	18	41	139	- 122
Bladder Cancer	56	17	49	82	- 65
Other Neoplasms	57	10	56	41	- 30
Multiple Sclerosis	58	10	62	11	- 0
Leukemia	59	9	21	475	- 466
Leishmaniasis	60	9	69	1	+ 8
Ovary Cancer	61	8	45	98	- 89
Rheumatoid Arthritis	62	7	47	91	- 85
Ascariasis	63	6	67	2	+ 5
Upper Respiratory	64	6	63	9	- 3
Hepatitis C	65	4	66	3	+ 1
Uterin Cancer	66	4	60	23	- 19
Diphtheria	67	1	70	0	+ 1
Skin Cancers	68	1	52	68	- 67
War	69	1	65	4	- 3
Chlamydia	70	1	68	1	- 0
Oral Cancer	71	1	44	99	- 98
Otitis Media	72	0	72	0	+ 0
Dengue	73	0	43	120	- 120
Trichuriasis	74	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	74	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	73	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	58	27	- 27
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	77	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	78	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	82	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	81	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	80	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	85	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	84	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	85	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to HONDURAS

Gambia

Honduras

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.