KENYA VS GAMBIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	GAMBIA		KENYA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	30,936	1	22,571	+ 8,365
HIV/AIDS	2	25,962	2	20,885	+ 5,078
Coronary Heart Disease	3	23,236	9	11,972	+ 11,263
Stroke	4	18,521	4	15,895	+ 2,625
Birth Trauma	5	17,411	10	9,957	+ 7,454
Road Traffic Accidents	6	16,050	6	14,883	+ 1,167
Malaria	7	15,558	8	12,652	+ 2,906
Low Birth Weight	8	15,274	11	9,562	+ 5,712
Diarrhoeal diseases	9	14,444	5	15,420	- 976
Tuberculosis	10	10,272	3	19,655	- 9,383
Congenital Anomalies	11	8,842	12	6,115	+ 2,727
Liver Cancer	12	8,702	34	1,351	+ 7,351
Maternal Conditions	13	7,969	13	5,651	+ 2,318
Liver Disease	14	7,464	7	13,405	- 5,941
Diabetes Mellitus	15	6,688	14	5,651	+ 1,037
Kidney Disease	16	6,131	16	4,464	+ 1,668
Endocrine Disorders	17	5,305	44	831	+ 4,474
Meningitis	18	5,279	15	5,364	- 84
Lung Disease	19	4,753	20	4,280	+ 472
Violence	20	4,500	24	2,942	+ 1,558
Other Injuries	21	4,484	19	4,336	+ 148
Hypertension	22	3,973	17	4,418	- 444
Cervical Cancer	23	3,343	22	3,389	- 46
Asthma	24	3,094	26	2,300	+ 794
Suicide	25	2,600	23	3,214	- 614
Malnutrition	26	2,531	21	4,212	- 1,681
Pertussis	27	2,279	42	1,014	+ 1,265
Alzheimers & Dementia	28	2,053	31	1,827	+ 226
Falls	29	1,914	33	1,465	+ 449
Drownings	30	1,586	39	1,200	+ 386
Fires	31	1,536	36	1,316	+ 220
Inflammatory/Heart	32	1,366	40	1,121	+ 245
Peptic Ulcer Disease	33	1,302	41	1,089	+ 213
Syphilis	34	1,261	52	449	+ 812
Epilepsy	35	993	43	832	+ 160
Poisonings	36	973	38	1,269	- 296
Parkinson's Disease	37	792	50	470	+ 322
Lung Cancers	38	774	47	669	+ 105
Drug Use	39	643	62	113	+ 529
Breast Cancer	40	607	25	2,658	- 2,051
Rheumatic Heart Disease	41	547	53	408	+ 139
Schistosomiasis	42	524	54	370	+ 154
Prostate Cancer	43	475	37	1,292	- 817
Skin Disease	44	429	51	455	- 26
Tetanus	45	424	27	2,129	- 1,704
Hepatitis B	46	317	49	522	- 205
Stomach Cancer	47	313	28	2,010	- 1,697
Encephalitis	48	312	60	189	+ 123
Measles	49	311	63	103	+ 208
Alcohol	50	278	55	355	- 77
Lymphomas	51	267	29	1,931	- 1,664
Colon-Rectum Cancers	52	245	32	1,477	- 1,232
Pancreas Cancer	53	129	46	716	- 587
Oesophagus Cancer	54	125	18	4,373	- 4,247
Appendicitis	55	109	58	240	- 132
Bladder Cancer	56	102	57	318	- 216
Other Neoplasms	57	64	67	60	+ 4
Multiple Sclerosis	58	63	68	39	+ 24
Leukemia	59	53	35	1,327	- 1,274
Leishmaniasis	60	53	59	194	- 142
Ovary Cancer	61	49	45	795	- 745
Rheumatoid Arthritis	62	42	66	84	- 42
Ascariasis	63	39	71	9	+ 30
Upper Respiratory	64	35	64	95	- 59
Hepatitis C	65	24	61	152	- 128
Uterin Cancer	66	23	56	323	- 300
Diphtheria	67	7	69	13	- 5
Skin Cancers	68	7	48	638	- 631
War	69	6	65	89	- 83
Chlamydia	70	6	70	10	- 5
Oral Cancer	71	5	30	1,842	- 1,837
Otitis Media	72	1	72	7	- 7
Dengue	73	0	73	0	+ 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	74	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	78	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	77	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	81	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	85	0	83	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	80	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to KENYA

Gambia

Kenya

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.