IRAQ VS GAMBIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	GAMBIA		IRAQ		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	22,352	8	5,551	+ 16,801
HIV/AIDS	2	18,758	72	0	+ 18,758
Coronary Heart Disease	3	16,788	1	36,594	- 19,806
Stroke	4	13,381	2	20,793	- 7,411
Birth Trauma	5	12,579	10	4,223	+ 8,357
Road Traffic Accidents	6	11,596	3	10,726	+ 870
Malaria	7	11,241	73	0	+ 11,241
Low Birth Weight	8	11,035	5	6,573	+ 4,463
Diarrhoeal diseases	9	10,436	18	1,578	+ 8,858
Tuberculosis	10	7,422	25	821	+ 6,600
Congenital Anomalies	11	6,388	9	4,812	+ 1,577
Liver Cancer	12	6,287	35	555	+ 5,732
Maternal Conditions	13	5,758	27	780	+ 4,978
Liver Disease	14	5,393	16	2,127	+ 3,265
Diabetes Mellitus	15	4,832	4	7,395	- 2,563
Kidney Disease	16	4,430	6	6,323	- 1,893
Endocrine Disorders	17	3,833	37	462	+ 3,371
Meningitis	18	3,814	42	372	+ 3,442
Lung Disease	19	3,434	20	1,329	+ 2,105
Violence	20	3,251	7	5,658	- 2,407
Other Injuries	21	3,240	14	2,212	+ 1,028
Hypertension	22	2,871	12	2,451	+ 420
Cervical Cancer	23	2,415	48	162	+ 2,253
Asthma	24	2,236	23	914	+ 1,322
Suicide	25	1,879	19	1,418	+ 461
Malnutrition	26	1,829	53	92	+ 1,737
Pertussis	27	1,647	33	636	+ 1,011
Alzheimers & Dementia	28	1,484	13	2,429	- 946
Falls	29	1,383	30	709	+ 674
Drownings	30	1,146	32	658	+ 488
Fires	31	1,110	29	742	+ 368
Inflammatory/Heart	32	987	22	1,190	- 203
Peptic Ulcer Disease	33	941	49	159	+ 782
Syphilis	34	911	50	137	+ 774
Epilepsy	35	717	45	253	+ 465
Poisonings	36	703	52	95	+ 608
Parkinson's Disease	37	572	31	658	- 86
Lung Cancers	38	559	15	2,162	- 1,603
Drug Use	39	464	38	441	+ 24
Breast Cancer	40	439	17	1,783	- 1,344
Rheumatic Heart Disease	41	395	44	283	+ 112
Schistosomiasis	42	379	59	37	+ 341
Prostate Cancer	43	343	47	171	+ 173
Skin Disease	44	310	57	49	+ 261
Tetanus	45	307	51	111	+ 196
Hepatitis B	46	229	56	57	+ 173
Stomach Cancer	47	226	28	771	- 545
Encephalitis	48	225	40	378	- 153
Measles	49	225	55	59	+ 166
Alcohol	50	201	58	40	+ 161
Lymphomas	51	193	26	811	- 618
Colon-Rectum Cancers	52	177	24	852	- 675
Pancreas Cancer	53	93	36	530	- 437
Oesophagus Cancer	54	90	46	173	- 82
Appendicitis	55	78	64	15	+ 63
Bladder Cancer	56	74	34	628	- 554
Other Neoplasms	57	46	61	26	+ 20
Multiple Sclerosis	58	46	60	30	+ 15
Leukemia	59	39	21	1,315	- 1,277
Leishmaniasis	60	38	62	22	+ 16
Ovary Cancer	61	36	41	376	- 340
Rheumatoid Arthritis	62	30	63	21	+ 9
Ascariasis	63	28	67	2	+ 26
Upper Respiratory	64	25	65	6	+ 20
Hepatitis C	65	17	68	1	+ 16
Uterin Cancer	66	17	54	61	- 45
Diphtheria	67	5	66	4	+ 1
Skin Cancers	68	5	43	339	- 334
War	69	5	11	2,942	- 2,938
Chlamydia	70	4	69	1	+ 3
Oral Cancer	71	4	39	410	- 407
Otitis Media	72	0	70	0	+ 0
Dengue	73	0	77	0	+ 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	79	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	78	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	71	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	75	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	74	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	76	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	80	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	81	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	82	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	85	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	85	0	84	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to IRAQ

Gambia

Iraq

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.