JORDAN VS GAMBIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	GAMBIA		JORDAN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	5,935	8	937	+ 4,997
HIV/AIDS	2	4,981	63	2	+ 4,979
Coronary Heart Disease	3	4,458	1	4,856	- 399
Stroke	4	3,553	2	2,908	+ 645
Birth Trauma	5	3,340	20	271	+ 3,069
Road Traffic Accidents	6	3,079	3	1,717	+ 1,362
Malaria	7	2,985	77	0	+ 2,985
Low Birth Weight	8	2,930	10	857	+ 2,073
Diarrhoeal diseases	9	2,771	30	152	+ 2,619
Tuberculosis	10	1,971	53	12	+ 1,958
Congenital Anomalies	11	1,696	9	934	+ 762
Liver Cancer	12	1,669	25	186	+ 1,484
Maternal Conditions	13	1,529	44	53	+ 1,476
Liver Disease	14	1,432	14	494	+ 938
Diabetes Mellitus	15	1,283	4	1,684	- 401
Kidney Disease	16	1,176	6	1,494	- 318
Endocrine Disorders	17	1,018	26	180	+ 838
Meningitis	18	1,013	37	78	+ 934
Lung Disease	19	912	15	444	+ 468
Violence	20	863	21	269	+ 594
Other Injuries	21	860	19	294	+ 566
Hypertension	22	762	5	1,532	- 769
Cervical Cancer	23	641	41	64	+ 578
Asthma	24	594	35	114	+ 479
Suicide	25	499	28	165	+ 334
Malnutrition	26	486	51	15	+ 471
Pertussis	27	437	43	55	+ 383
Alzheimers & Dementia	28	394	11	706	- 312
Falls	29	367	24	191	+ 177
Drownings	30	304	36	107	+ 197
Fires	31	295	29	153	+ 142
Inflammatory/Heart	32	262	38	74	+ 188
Peptic Ulcer Disease	33	250	40	67	+ 183
Syphilis	34	242	45	52	+ 190
Epilepsy	35	190	46	49	+ 141
Poisonings	36	187	47	47	+ 140
Parkinson's Disease	37	152	27	169	- 17
Lung Cancers	38	148	7	1,059	- 910
Drug Use	39	123	34	115	+ 9
Breast Cancer	40	116	12	686	- 569
Rheumatic Heart Disease	41	105	50	22	+ 82
Schistosomiasis	42	101	62	3	+ 98
Prostate Cancer	43	91	33	131	- 40
Skin Disease	44	82	48	42	+ 40
Tetanus	45	81	56	11	+ 71
Hepatitis B	46	61	60	4	+ 57
Stomach Cancer	47	60	17	365	- 305
Encephalitis	48	60	52	14	+ 46
Measles	49	60	65	1	+ 59
Alcohol	50	53	55	11	+ 43
Lymphomas	51	51	18	323	- 272
Colon-Rectum Cancers	52	47	13	616	- 569
Pancreas Cancer	53	25	22	245	- 221
Oesophagus Cancer	54	24	42	63	- 39
Appendicitis	55	21	58	8	+ 13
Bladder Cancer	56	20	23	213	- 193
Other Neoplasms	57	12	57	9	+ 3
Multiple Sclerosis	58	12	54	12	+ 0
Leukemia	59	10	16	370	- 359
Leishmaniasis	60	10	66	0	+ 10
Ovary Cancer	61	9	32	139	- 130
Rheumatoid Arthritis	62	8	61	4	+ 4
Ascariasis	63	7	68	0	+ 7
Upper Respiratory	64	7	69	0	+ 7
Hepatitis C	65	5	64	1	+ 3
Uterin Cancer	66	4	39	74	- 70
Diphtheria	67	1	67	0	+ 1
Skin Cancers	68	1	49	38	- 37
War	69	1	59	6	- 5
Chlamydia	70	1	70	0	+ 1
Oral Cancer	71	1	31	143	- 142
Otitis Media	72	0	71	0	+ 0
Dengue	73	0	72	0	+ 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	73	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	78	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	79	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	75	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 JORDAN

Gambia

Jordan

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.