IRAN VS GAMBIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	GAMBIA		IRAN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	46,945	8	11,243	+ 35,701
HIV/AIDS	2	39,397	28	2,521	+ 36,877
Coronary Heart Disease	3	35,259	1	93,308	- 58,049
Stroke	4	28,105	2	36,730	- 8,625
Birth Trauma	5	26,420	25	2,735	+ 23,685
Road Traffic Accidents	6	24,355	3	17,803	+ 6,553
Malaria	7	23,609	77	0	+ 23,609
Low Birth Weight	8	23,177	13	4,861	+ 18,317
Diarrhoeal diseases	9	21,918	33	1,836	+ 20,082
Tuberculosis	10	15,587	41	882	+ 14,706
Congenital Anomalies	11	13,417	14	4,844	+ 8,574
Liver Cancer	12	13,205	20	3,714	+ 9,490
Maternal Conditions	13	12,093	52	285	+ 11,808
Liver Disease	14	11,326	12	6,637	+ 4,689
Diabetes Mellitus	15	10,149	5	13,910	- 3,761
Kidney Disease	16	9,304	6	11,810	- 2,507
Endocrine Disorders	17	8,051	32	2,092	+ 5,959
Meningitis	18	8,011	46	642	+ 7,370
Lung Disease	19	7,212	7	11,409	- 4,197
Violence	20	6,828	27	2,535	+ 4,293
Other Injuries	21	6,804	17	4,048	+ 2,756
Hypertension	22	6,029	4	16,415	- 10,386
Cervical Cancer	23	5,073	48	501	+ 4,572
Asthma	24	4,695	22	3,360	+ 1,335
Suicide	25	3,945	16	4,334	- 388
Malnutrition	26	3,841	56	157	+ 3,684
Pertussis	27	3,458	60	75	+ 3,383
Alzheimers & Dementia	28	3,116	9	11,046	- 7,930
Falls	29	2,905	24	2,821	+ 84
Drownings	30	2,406	40	930	+ 1,476
Fires	31	2,331	34	1,823	+ 509
Inflammatory/Heart	32	2,073	35	1,611	+ 462
Peptic Ulcer Disease	33	1,975	37	1,246	+ 729
Syphilis	34	1,914	61	52	+ 1,861
Epilepsy	35	1,507	44	719	+ 788
Poisonings	36	1,477	43	816	+ 661
Parkinson's Disease	37	1,201	26	2,545	- 1,344
Lung Cancers	38	1,174	11	6,784	- 5,609
Drug Use	39	975	31	2,242	- 1,267
Breast Cancer	40	921	19	3,736	- 2,815
Rheumatic Heart Disease	41	830	38	996	- 166
Schistosomiasis	42	795	66	3	+ 792
Prostate Cancer	43	721	21	3,583	- 2,862
Skin Disease	44	651	55	237	+ 413
Tetanus	45	644	62	37	+ 608
Hepatitis B	46	482	49	425	+ 57
Stomach Cancer	47	474	10	9,822	- 9,348
Encephalitis	48	473	54	246	+ 227
Measles	49	472	68	2	+ 470
Alcohol	50	422	53	253	+ 170
Lymphomas	51	406	23	2,882	- 2,476
Colon-Rectum Cancers	52	372	15	4,575	- 4,204
Pancreas Cancer	53	196	29	2,418	- 2,222
Oesophagus Cancer	54	190	30	2,371	- 2,181
Appendicitis	55	165	57	155	+ 10
Bladder Cancer	56	155	36	1,410	- 1,255
Other Neoplasms	57	97	58	112	- 15
Multiple Sclerosis	58	96	50	405	- 310
Leukemia	59	81	18	3,966	- 3,885
Leishmaniasis	60	80	64	8	+ 72
Ovary Cancer	61	75	39	937	- 862
Rheumatoid Arthritis	62	63	59	80	- 17
Ascariasis	63	59	67	3	+ 56
Upper Respiratory	64	54	63	16	+ 38
Hepatitis C	65	36	69	1	+ 35
Uterin Cancer	66	35	51	355	- 320
Diphtheria	67	11	70	1	+ 10
Skin Cancers	68	10	47	518	- 508
War	69	10	42	848	- 838
Chlamydia	70	8	65	4	+ 5
Oral Cancer	71	8	45	655	- 647
Otitis Media	72	1	71	0	+ 1
Dengue	73	0	74	0	+ 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	73	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	75	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	72	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	78	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	79	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	76	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	85	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	84	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	82	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	83	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	85	0	81	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	80	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to IRAN

Gambia

Iran

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.