INDIA VS GAMBIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	GAMBIA		INDIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	748,427	6	392,425	+ 356,002
HIV/AIDS	2	628,099	31	44,406	+ 583,693
Coronary Heart Disease	3	562,130	1	1,520,034	- 957,905
Stroke	4	448,063	3	697,038	- 248,975
Birth Trauma	5	421,214	20	102,819	+ 318,395
Road Traffic Accidents	6	388,291	12	212,596	+ 175,695
Malaria	7	376,389	57	7,705	+ 368,684
Low Birth Weight	8	369,512	9	238,739	+ 130,773
Diarrhoeal diseases	9	349,433	4	670,315	- 320,881
Tuberculosis	10	248,506	5	435,882	- 187,376
Congenital Anomalies	11	213,909	23	82,769	+ 131,140
Liver Cancer	12	210,520	39	30,369	+ 180,152
Maternal Conditions	13	192,798	41	25,917	+ 166,881
Liver Disease	14	180,566	8	268,580	- 88,014
Diabetes Mellitus	15	161,804	7	271,495	- 109,691
Kidney Disease	16	148,327	11	222,903	- 74,575
Endocrine Disorders	17	128,351	47	15,264	+ 113,086
Meningitis	18	127,722	36	33,337	+ 94,385
Lung Disease	19	114,977	2	879,732	- 764,756
Violence	20	108,865	27	51,767	+ 57,098
Other Injuries	21	108,475	15	149,570	- 41,095
Hypertension	22	96,123	19	108,050	- 11,927
Cervical Cancer	23	80,881	30	45,319	+ 35,561
Asthma	24	74,854	13	196,051	- 121,197
Suicide	25	62,901	14	173,347	- 110,446
Malnutrition	26	61,235	55	8,626	+ 52,608
Pertussis	27	55,135	54	10,094	+ 45,042
Alzheimers & Dementia	28	49,676	17	126,593	- 76,917
Falls	29	46,315	10	225,755	- 179,440
Drownings	30	38,359	28	48,774	- 10,416
Fires	31	37,169	42	23,265	+ 13,904
Inflammatory/Heart	32	33,047	49	12,651	+ 20,396
Peptic Ulcer Disease	33	31,494	26	68,108	- 36,613
Syphilis	34	30,507	64	2,007	+ 28,500
Epilepsy	35	24,019	40	30,307	- 6,288
Poisonings	36	23,543	61	3,540	+ 20,003
Parkinson's Disease	37	19,149	32	43,398	- 24,248
Lung Cancers	38	18,725	21	88,276	- 69,551
Drug Use	39	15,548	52	11,747	+ 3,801
Breast Cancer	40	14,685	22	82,821	- 68,136
Rheumatic Heart Disease	41	13,226	18	126,079	- 112,853
Schistosomiasis	42	12,676	76	0	+ 12,676
Prostate Cancer	43	11,494	38	30,945	- 19,451
Skin Disease	44	10,371	45	17,857	- 7,486
Tetanus	45	10,269	58	7,093	+ 3,176
Hepatitis B	46	7,680	56	8,184	- 504
Stomach Cancer	47	7,561	24	81,058	- 73,497
Encephalitis	48	7,542	29	48,080	- 40,539
Measles	49	7,526	51	11,923	- 4,397
Alcohol	50	6,735	43	23,097	- 16,362
Lymphomas	51	6,469	33	40,159	- 33,690
Colon-Rectum Cancers	52	5,926	25	77,368	- 71,442
Pancreas Cancer	53	3,131	37	32,812	- 29,681
Oesophagus Cancer	54	3,030	34	38,898	- 35,868
Appendicitis	55	2,626	53	11,245	- 8,619
Bladder Cancer	56	2,466	48	14,081	- 11,615
Other Neoplasms	57	1,544	62	2,968	- 1,424
Multiple Sclerosis	58	1,525	63	2,328	- 804
Leukemia	59	1,290	35	33,383	- 32,093
Leishmaniasis	60	1,272	66	973	+ 298
Ovary Cancer	61	1,196	44	21,947	- 20,751
Rheumatoid Arthritis	62	1,009	50	11,931	- 10,922
Ascariasis	63	934	70	126	+ 808
Upper Respiratory	64	853	68	584	+ 270
Hepatitis C	65	580	65	1,364	- 784
Uterin Cancer	66	554	59	6,841	- 6,287
Diphtheria	67	178	72	65	+ 113
Skin Cancers	68	164	60	5,054	- 4,890
War	69	154	67	890	- 736
Chlamydia	70	133	69	379	- 245
Oral Cancer	71	121	16	134,187	- 134,066
Otitis Media	72	13	71	68	- 55
Dengue	73	8	46	17,546	- 17,538
Trichuriasis	74	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	75	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	73	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	78	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	84	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	81	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	80	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	85	0	83	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	82	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to INDIA

Gambia

India

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.