LIBYA VS GAMBIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	GAMBIA		LIBYA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	3,910	9	744	+ 3,166
HIV/AIDS	2	3,281	21	224	+ 3,057
Coronary Heart Disease	3	2,937	1	6,610	- 3,674
Stroke	4	2,341	2	2,603	- 262
Birth Trauma	5	2,200	34	132	+ 2,068
Road Traffic Accidents	6	2,028	3	1,444	+ 585
Malaria	7	1,966	76	0	+ 1,966
Low Birth Weight	8	1,930	18	359	+ 1,571
Diarrhoeal diseases	9	1,825	40	92	+ 1,734
Tuberculosis	10	1,298	7	812	+ 486
Congenital Anomalies	11	1,117	14	493	+ 625
Liver Cancer	12	1,100	28	153	+ 947
Maternal Conditions	13	1,007	35	124	+ 883
Liver Disease	14	943	11	630	+ 313
Diabetes Mellitus	15	845	8	803	+ 42
Kidney Disease	16	775	4	1,186	- 411
Endocrine Disorders	17	671	29	153	+ 518
Meningitis	18	667	47	41	+ 626
Lung Disease	19	601	12	607	- 6
Violence	20	569	30	145	+ 423
Other Injuries	21	567	15	432	+ 134
Hypertension	22	502	6	915	- 413
Cervical Cancer	23	423	32	135	+ 288
Asthma	24	391	20	297	+ 94
Suicide	25	329	19	304	+ 25
Malnutrition	26	320	57	11	+ 309
Pertussis	27	288	55	17	+ 271
Alzheimers & Dementia	28	260	10	743	- 483
Falls	29	242	24	204	+ 38
Drownings	30	200	43	74	+ 126
Fires	31	194	36	115	+ 79
Inflammatory/Heart	32	173	37	107	+ 65
Peptic Ulcer Disease	33	165	38	99	+ 66
Syphilis	34	159	61	6	+ 154
Epilepsy	35	125	44	67	+ 59
Poisonings	36	123	45	56	+ 67
Parkinson's Disease	37	100	27	159	- 59
Lung Cancers	38	98	13	592	- 494
Drug Use	39	81	17	371	- 290
Breast Cancer	40	77	25	190	- 113
Rheumatic Heart Disease	41	69	46	49	+ 20
Schistosomiasis	42	66	59	9	+ 58
Prostate Cancer	43	60	39	96	- 35
Skin Disease	44	54	54	17	+ 37
Tetanus	45	54	64	1	+ 53
Hepatitis B	46	40	48	34	+ 6
Stomach Cancer	47	39	33	134	- 94
Encephalitis	48	39	53	19	+ 20
Measles	49	39	72	0	+ 39
Alcohol	50	35	50	22	+ 14
Lymphomas	51	34	26	189	- 155
Colon-Rectum Cancers	52	31	16	427	- 396
Pancreas Cancer	53	16	23	209	- 192
Oesophagus Cancer	54	16	49	33	- 17
Appendicitis	55	14	56	15	- 1
Bladder Cancer	56	13	31	136	- 123
Other Neoplasms	57	8	58	10	- 2
Multiple Sclerosis	58	8	52	20	- 12
Leukemia	59	7	22	217	- 210
Leishmaniasis	60	7	63	2	+ 5
Ovary Cancer	61	6	42	75	- 69
Rheumatoid Arthritis	62	5	62	4	+ 1
Ascariasis	63	5	66	0	+ 5
Upper Respiratory	64	4	67	0	+ 4
Hepatitis C	65	3	65	1	+ 2
Uterin Cancer	66	3	60	8	- 5
Diphtheria	67	1	68	0	+ 1
Skin Cancers	68	1	51	20	- 19
War	69	1	5	1,055	- 1,054
Chlamydia	70	1	69	0	+ 1
Oral Cancer	71	1	41	81	- 80
Otitis Media	72	0	70	0	+ 0
Dengue	73	0	74	0	+ 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	73	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	75	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	71	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	78	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	79	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	80	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	81	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	82	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	84	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	83	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	85	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to LIBYA

Gambia

Libya

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.