JAPAN VS GAMBIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	GAMBIA		JAPAN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	65,436	3	107,899	- 42,463
HIV/AIDS	2	54,916	63	48	+ 54,868
Coronary Heart Disease	3	49,148	1	163,905	- 114,757
Stroke	4	39,175	2	121,823	- 82,648
Birth Trauma	5	36,827	61	104	+ 36,723
Road Traffic Accidents	6	33,949	31	4,566	+ 29,383
Malaria	7	32,908	79	0	+ 32,908
Low Birth Weight	8	32,307	55	202	+ 32,105
Diarrhoeal diseases	9	30,551	37	2,731	+ 27,820
Tuberculosis	10	21,727	34	3,459	+ 18,269
Congenital Anomalies	11	18,702	40	2,473	+ 16,230
Liver Cancer	12	18,406	11	29,384	- 10,978
Maternal Conditions	13	16,857	64	39	+ 16,818
Liver Disease	14	15,787	17	14,195	+ 1,592
Diabetes Mellitus	15	14,147	29	5,433	+ 8,714
Kidney Disease	16	12,968	9	44,779	- 31,810
Endocrine Disorders	17	11,222	21	11,486	- 264
Meningitis	18	11,167	52	308	+ 10,859
Lung Disease	19	10,053	5	78,169	- 68,117
Violence	20	9,518	53	266	+ 9,252
Other Injuries	21	9,484	12	22,068	- 12,584
Hypertension	22	8,404	28	6,673	+ 1,731
Cervical Cancer	23	7,072	32	3,799	+ 3,273
Asthma	24	6,545	42	1,922	+ 4,622
Suicide	25	5,500	13	19,466	- 13,967
Malnutrition	26	5,354	43	1,910	+ 3,444
Pertussis	27	4,821	71	1	+ 4,819
Alzheimers & Dementia	28	4,343	7	56,937	- 52,594
Falls	29	4,049	23	9,736	- 5,687
Drownings	30	3,354	25	8,409	- 5,055
Fires	31	3,250	48	1,007	+ 2,243
Inflammatory/Heart	32	2,889	27	8,232	- 5,343
Peptic Ulcer Disease	33	2,754	35	2,922	- 168
Syphilis	34	2,667	65	16	+ 2,651
Epilepsy	35	2,100	45	1,558	+ 542
Poisonings	36	2,058	54	255	+ 1,804
Parkinson's Disease	37	1,674	18	14,007	- 12,333
Lung Cancers	38	1,637	4	79,688	- 78,051
Drug Use	39	1,359	50	732	+ 627
Breast Cancer	40	1,284	15	15,805	- 14,521
Rheumatic Heart Disease	41	1,156	39	2,555	- 1,399
Schistosomiasis	42	1,108	72	0	+ 1,108
Prostate Cancer	43	1,005	19	13,515	- 12,510
Skin Disease	44	907	36	2,806	- 1,899
Tetanus	45	898	67	9	+ 889
Hepatitis B	46	671	46	1,423	- 751
Stomach Cancer	47	661	8	50,433	- 49,772
Encephalitis	48	659	69	5	+ 655
Measles	49	658	75	0	+ 658
Alcohol	50	589	51	576	+ 13
Lymphomas	51	566	14	19,273	- 18,707
Colon-Rectum Cancers	52	518	6	57,340	- 56,822
Pancreas Cancer	53	274	10	37,027	- 36,753
Oesophagus Cancer	54	265	20	12,316	- 12,051
Appendicitis	55	230	58	126	+ 104
Bladder Cancer	56	216	22	9,936	- 9,721
Other Neoplasms	57	135	16	15,120	- 14,985
Multiple Sclerosis	58	133	59	108	+ 25
Leukemia	59	113	24	9,607	- 9,494
Leishmaniasis	60	111	77	0	+ 111
Ovary Cancer	61	105	30	5,061	- 4,957
Rheumatoid Arthritis	62	88	38	2,618	- 2,530
Ascariasis	63	82	82	0	+ 82
Upper Respiratory	64	75	57	159	- 84
Hepatitis C	65	51	41	2,220	- 2,169
Uterin Cancer	66	48	33	3,461	- 3,413
Diphtheria	67	16	74	0	+ 15
Skin Cancers	68	14	44	1,843	- 1,828
War	69	13	66	15	- 1
Chlamydia	70	12	80	0	+ 12
Oral Cancer	71	11	26	8,333	- 8,323
Otitis Media	72	1	68	8	- 6
Dengue	73	1	83	0	+ 1
Trichuriasis	74	0	84	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	81	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	73	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	78	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	76	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	70	2	- 2
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	56	172	- 172
Osteoarthritis	81	0	62	86	- 86
Oral conditions	82	0	60	106	- 106
Anemia	83	0	49	875	- 875
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	85	0	47	1,052	- 1,052
Depression	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to JAPAN

Gambia

Japan

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.