LIBERIA VS GAMBIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	GAMBIA		LIBERIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	2,888	2	2,693	+ 195
HIV/AIDS	2	2,424	6	1,919	+ 505
Coronary Heart Disease	3	2,169	7	1,885	+ 284
Stroke	4	1,729	11	1,578	+ 151
Birth Trauma	5	1,625	9	1,601	+ 24
Road Traffic Accidents	6	1,498	5	1,920	- 422
Malaria	7	1,452	4	2,428	- 975
Low Birth Weight	8	1,426	8	1,652	- 226
Diarrhoeal diseases	9	1,348	10	1,592	- 243
Tuberculosis	10	959	1	2,766	- 1,807
Congenital Anomalies	11	825	14	833	- 8
Liver Cancer	12	812	20	439	+ 373
Maternal Conditions	13	744	12	870	- 126
Liver Disease	14	697	13	858	- 162
Diabetes Mellitus	15	624	15	650	- 26
Kidney Disease	16	572	16	609	- 36
Endocrine Disorders	17	495	28	245	+ 250
Meningitis	18	493	17	552	- 59
Lung Disease	19	444	26	294	+ 150
Violence	20	420	18	477	- 57
Other Injuries	21	419	22	380	+ 38
Hypertension	22	371	23	371	+ 0
Cervical Cancer	23	312	19	474	- 162
Asthma	24	289	31	200	+ 89
Suicide	25	243	30	220	+ 23
Malnutrition	26	236	24	353	- 117
Pertussis	27	213	32	197	+ 15
Alzheimers & Dementia	28	192	29	235	- 43
Falls	29	179	33	155	+ 23
Drownings	30	148	35	127	+ 21
Fires	31	143	34	153	- 10
Inflammatory/Heart	32	128	38	115	+ 12
Peptic Ulcer Disease	33	122	36	126	- 5
Syphilis	34	118	21	394	- 277
Epilepsy	35	93	42	81	+ 12
Poisonings	36	91	41	82	+ 9
Parkinson's Disease	37	74	43	72	+ 2
Lung Cancers	38	72	44	66	+ 6
Drug Use	39	60	50	42	+ 18
Breast Cancer	40	57	27	246	- 189
Rheumatic Heart Disease	41	51	49	50	+ 1
Schistosomiasis	42	49	45	51	- 3
Prostate Cancer	43	44	25	297	- 253
Skin Disease	44	40	51	41	- 1
Tetanus	45	40	54	31	+ 9
Hepatitis B	46	30	52	39	- 9
Stomach Cancer	47	29	37	122	- 92
Encephalitis	48	29	56	27	+ 2
Measles	49	29	3	2,554	- 2,525
Alcohol	50	26	57	25	+ 1
Lymphomas	51	25	39	93	- 69
Colon-Rectum Cancers	52	23	40	90	- 67
Pancreas Cancer	53	12	53	38	- 26
Oesophagus Cancer	54	12	60	16	- 4
Appendicitis	55	10	61	12	- 2
Bladder Cancer	56	10	59	19	- 9
Other Neoplasms	57	6	62	6	+ 0
Multiple Sclerosis	58	6	63	4	+ 2
Leukemia	59	5	58	23	- 18
Leishmaniasis	60	5	77	0	+ 5
Ovary Cancer	61	5	47	50	- 46
Rheumatoid Arthritis	62	4	64	4	- 0
Ascariasis	63	4	66	4	- 0
Upper Respiratory	64	3	67	3	+ 1
Hepatitis C	65	2	65	4	- 2
Uterin Cancer	66	2	55	28	- 26
Diphtheria	67	1	68	1	- 0
Skin Cancers	68	1	46	51	- 50
War	69	1	70	1	+ 0
Chlamydia	70	1	69	1	- 0
Oral Cancer	71	0	48	50	- 50
Otitis Media	72	0	71	0	+ 0
Dengue	73	0	72	0	+ 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	73	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	74	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	75	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	78	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	76	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	79	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	84	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	85	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	82	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	85	0	80	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	81	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to LIBERIA

Gambia

Liberia

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.