LAOS VS GAMBIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	GAMBIA		LAOS		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	4,224	3	2,820	+ 1,405
HIV/AIDS	2	3,545	29	313	+ 3,232
Coronary Heart Disease	3	3,173	2	5,190	- 2,017
Stroke	4	2,529	1	5,769	- 3,240
Birth Trauma	5	2,377	12	1,116	+ 1,262
Road Traffic Accidents	6	2,192	9	1,281	+ 911
Malaria	7	2,124	63	10	+ 2,114
Low Birth Weight	8	2,086	11	1,156	+ 930
Diarrhoeal diseases	9	1,972	7	1,552	+ 421
Tuberculosis	10	1,403	4	1,949	- 546
Congenital Anomalies	11	1,207	18	647	+ 560
Liver Cancer	12	1,188	13	1,104	+ 84
Maternal Conditions	13	1,088	32	218	+ 870
Liver Disease	14	1,019	10	1,171	- 152
Diabetes Mellitus	15	913	8	1,466	- 553
Kidney Disease	16	837	5	1,646	- 809
Endocrine Disorders	17	724	38	186	+ 538
Meningitis	18	721	40	154	+ 567
Lung Disease	19	649	6	1,626	- 977
Violence	20	614	22	475	+ 140
Other Injuries	21	612	21	519	+ 94
Hypertension	22	543	15	890	- 347
Cervical Cancer	23	457	37	187	+ 269
Asthma	24	422	16	840	- 418
Suicide	25	355	27	390	- 35
Malnutrition	26	346	39	166	+ 179
Pertussis	27	311	30	304	+ 7
Alzheimers & Dementia	28	280	23	458	- 177
Falls	29	261	24	440	- 178
Drownings	30	217	19	568	- 352
Fires	31	210	42	108	+ 101
Inflammatory/Heart	32	187	36	206	- 20
Peptic Ulcer Disease	33	178	17	651	- 474
Syphilis	34	172	58	28	+ 144
Epilepsy	35	136	50	58	+ 78
Poisonings	36	133	52	41	+ 92
Parkinson's Disease	37	108	41	139	- 31
Lung Cancers	38	106	14	919	- 813
Drug Use	39	88	54	33	+ 55
Breast Cancer	40	83	25	437	- 354
Rheumatic Heart Disease	41	75	35	207	- 132
Schistosomiasis	42	72	62	11	+ 60
Prostate Cancer	43	65	53	37	+ 28
Skin Disease	44	59	45	89	- 30
Tetanus	45	58	44	96	- 38
Hepatitis B	46	43	60	17	+ 26
Stomach Cancer	47	43	20	530	- 487
Encephalitis	48	43	46	69	- 26
Measles	49	42	56	29	+ 13
Alcohol	50	38	47	61	- 23
Lymphomas	51	37	34	211	- 174
Colon-Rectum Cancers	52	33	26	422	- 389
Pancreas Cancer	53	18	48	61	- 43
Oesophagus Cancer	54	17	33	214	- 197
Appendicitis	55	15	57	29	- 14
Bladder Cancer	56	14	51	49	- 35
Other Neoplasms	57	9	61	12	- 3
Multiple Sclerosis	58	9	65	6	+ 2
Leukemia	59	7	31	290	- 283
Leishmaniasis	60	7	75	0	+ 7
Ovary Cancer	61	7	43	101	- 94
Rheumatoid Arthritis	62	6	64	7	- 1
Ascariasis	63	5	70	2	+ 3
Upper Respiratory	64	5	66	5	+ 0
Hepatitis C	65	3	67	4	- 1
Uterin Cancer	66	3	55	29	- 26
Diphtheria	67	1	69	2	- 1
Skin Cancers	68	1	49	59	- 59
War	69	1	68	3	- 2
Chlamydia	70	1	71	0	+ 0
Oral Cancer	71	1	28	349	- 349
Otitis Media	72	0	72	0	- 0
Dengue	73	0	59	17	- 17
Trichuriasis	74	0	79	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	78	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	73	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	76	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	74	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	77	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	81	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	80	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	82	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	85	0	84	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to LAOS

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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.