ITALY VS GAMBIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	GAMBIA		ITALY		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	32,380	9	16,339	+ 16,042
HIV/AIDS	2	27,174	46	520	+ 26,654
Coronary Heart Disease	3	24,320	1	97,116	- 72,796
Stroke	4	19,385	2	62,633	- 43,248
Birth Trauma	5	18,224	59	140	+ 18,083
Road Traffic Accidents	6	16,799	30	3,221	+ 13,578
Malaria	7	16,284	79	0	+ 16,284
Low Birth Weight	8	15,987	51	357	+ 15,629
Diarrhoeal diseases	9	15,118	36	1,622	+ 13,496
Tuberculosis	10	10,751	53	336	+ 10,415
Congenital Anomalies	11	9,255	37	1,443	+ 7,812
Liver Cancer	12	9,108	17	9,620	- 512
Maternal Conditions	13	8,341	67	6	+ 8,335
Liver Disease	14	7,812	23	5,559	+ 2,253
Diabetes Mellitus	15	7,000	8	19,836	- 12,836
Kidney Disease	16	6,417	11	12,726	- 6,308
Endocrine Disorders	17	5,553	18	8,431	- 2,878
Meningitis	18	5,526	60	128	+ 5,398
Lung Disease	19	4,974	5	32,382	- 27,408
Violence	20	4,710	50	409	+ 4,301
Other Injuries	21	4,693	12	12,112	- 7,419
Hypertension	22	4,159	6	29,931	- 25,772
Cervical Cancer	23	3,499	40	1,154	+ 2,346
Asthma	24	3,239	47	494	+ 2,745
Suicide	25	2,721	26	4,042	- 1,320
Malnutrition	26	2,649	41	775	+ 1,874
Pertussis	27	2,385	73	1	+ 2,385
Alzheimers & Dementia	28	2,149	3	41,445	- 39,295
Falls	29	2,004	25	4,222	- 2,219
Drownings	30	1,660	52	344	+ 1,316
Fires	31	1,608	56	271	+ 1,337
Inflammatory/Heart	32	1,430	24	5,531	- 4,101
Peptic Ulcer Disease	33	1,363	43	690	+ 673
Syphilis	34	1,320	69	4	+ 1,316
Epilepsy	35	1,039	39	1,337	- 297
Poisonings	36	1,019	58	154	+ 865
Parkinson's Disease	37	828	19	8,428	- 7,599
Lung Cancers	38	810	4	34,152	- 33,342
Drug Use	39	673	45	654	+ 19
Breast Cancer	40	635	10	13,868	- 13,233
Rheumatic Heart Disease	41	572	32	2,216	- 1,644
Schistosomiasis	42	548	78	0	+ 548
Prostate Cancer	43	497	20	8,409	- 7,912
Skin Disease	44	449	38	1,440	- 991
Tetanus	45	444	63	22	+ 423
Hepatitis B	46	332	54	334	- 2
Stomach Cancer	47	327	14	10,252	- 9,925
Encephalitis	48	326	68	5	+ 322
Measles	49	326	71	1	+ 324
Alcohol	50	291	55	277	+ 14
Lymphomas	51	280	16	9,670	- 9,390
Colon-Rectum Cancers	52	256	7	21,254	- 20,997
Pancreas Cancer	53	135	13	12,095	- 11,959
Oesophagus Cancer	54	131	34	2,045	- 1,914
Appendicitis	55	114	61	49	+ 65
Bladder Cancer	56	107	22	6,711	- 6,604
Other Neoplasms	57	67	15	9,984	- 9,917
Multiple Sclerosis	58	66	44	677	- 611
Leukemia	59	56	21	6,728	- 6,673
Leishmaniasis	60	55	70	3	+ 52
Ovary Cancer	61	52	28	3,282	- 3,230
Rheumatoid Arthritis	62	44	42	701	- 658
Ascariasis	63	40	80	0	+ 40
Upper Respiratory	64	37	64	20	+ 17
Hepatitis C	65	25	31	2,451	- 2,425
Uterin Cancer	66	24	33	2,198	- 2,174
Diphtheria	67	8	76	0	+ 8
Skin Cancers	68	7	29	3,239	- 3,232
War	69	7	66	6	+ 0
Chlamydia	70	6	84	0	+ 6
Oral Cancer	71	5	27	3,343	- 3,338
Otitis Media	72	1	65	16	- 15
Dengue	73	0	81	0	+ 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	82	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	83	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	74	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	72	1	- 1
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	77	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	75	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	57	241	- 241
Osteoarthritis	81	0	48	481	- 481
Oral conditions	82	0	62	47	- 47
Anemia	83	0	35	1,672	- 1,672
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	85	0	49	424	- 424
Depression	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to ITALY

Gambia

Italy

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.