ISRAEL VS GAMBIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	GAMBIA		ISRAEL		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	4,994	8	1,519	+ 3,475
HIV/AIDS	2	4,191	52	25	+ 4,166
Coronary Heart Disease	3	3,751	1	5,122	- 1,372
Stroke	4	2,990	4	2,431	+ 559
Birth Trauma	5	2,811	50	35	+ 2,776
Road Traffic Accidents	6	2,591	26	333	+ 2,258
Malaria	7	2,512	77	0	+ 2,512
Low Birth Weight	8	2,466	42	94	+ 2,372
Diarrhoeal diseases	9	2,332	32	166	+ 2,165
Tuberculosis	10	1,658	57	16	+ 1,642
Congenital Anomalies	11	1,427	29	291	+ 1,136
Liver Cancer	12	1,405	25	345	+ 1,060
Maternal Conditions	13	1,286	61	6	+ 1,281
Liver Disease	14	1,205	28	292	+ 913
Diabetes Mellitus	15	1,080	6	1,913	- 833
Kidney Disease	16	990	3	2,437	- 1,447
Endocrine Disorders	17	856	12	1,002	- 146
Meningitis	18	852	55	20	+ 832
Lung Disease	19	767	7	1,546	- 779
Violence	20	726	41	104	+ 622
Other Injuries	21	724	14	828	- 104
Hypertension	22	641	21	400	+ 241
Cervical Cancer	23	540	38	133	+ 407
Asthma	24	499	36	142	+ 358
Suicide	25	420	19	453	- 34
Malnutrition	26	409	48	39	+ 370
Pertussis	27	368	69	0	+ 368
Alzheimers & Dementia	28	331	2	2,996	- 2,664
Falls	29	309	39	123	+ 186
Drownings	30	256	45	39	+ 217
Fires	31	248	53	24	+ 224
Inflammatory/Heart	32	221	30	214	+ 6
Peptic Ulcer Disease	33	210	51	33	+ 177
Syphilis	34	204	71	0	+ 204
Epilepsy	35	160	40	109	+ 52
Poisonings	36	157	63	4	+ 153
Parkinson's Disease	37	128	22	398	- 270
Lung Cancers	38	125	5	2,026	- 1,901
Drug Use	39	104	43	67	+ 36
Breast Cancer	40	98	10	1,237	- 1,139
Rheumatic Heart Disease	41	88	35	144	- 56
Schistosomiasis	42	85	78	0	+ 85
Prostate Cancer	43	77	17	521	- 445
Skin Disease	44	69	24	368	- 299
Tetanus	45	69	73	0	+ 69
Hepatitis B	46	51	58	16	+ 35
Stomach Cancer	47	50	16	565	- 515
Encephalitis	48	50	66	3	+ 47
Measles	49	50	74	0	+ 50
Alcohol	50	45	49	39	+ 6
Lymphomas	51	43	13	925	- 882
Colon-Rectum Cancers	52	40	9	1,510	- 1,471
Pancreas Cancer	53	21	11	1,023	- 1,002
Oesophagus Cancer	54	20	37	138	- 118
Appendicitis	55	18	64	4	+ 14
Bladder Cancer	56	16	18	496	- 480
Other Neoplasms	57	10	20	420	- 410
Multiple Sclerosis	58	10	47	39	- 29
Leukemia	59	9	15	612	- 603
Leishmaniasis	60	8	70	0	+ 8
Ovary Cancer	61	8	27	323	- 315
Rheumatoid Arthritis	62	7	54	23	- 16
Ascariasis	63	6	83	0	+ 6
Upper Respiratory	64	6	62	5	+ 0
Hepatitis C	65	4	46	39	- 35
Uterin Cancer	66	4	31	202	- 198
Diphtheria	67	1	72	0	+ 1
Skin Cancers	68	1	23	379	- 378
War	69	1	60	7	- 6
Chlamydia	70	1	80	0	+ 1
Oral Cancer	71	1	33	150	- 149
Otitis Media	72	0	67	1	- 1
Dengue	73	0	84	0	+ 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	82	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	81	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	68	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	75	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	76	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	79	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	56	17	- 17
Osteoarthritis	81	0	59	8	- 8
Oral conditions	82	0	65	4	- 4
Anemia	83	0	34	149	- 149
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	85	0	44	66	- 66
Depression	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to ISRAEL

Gambia

Israel

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.