MADAGASCAR VS GAMBIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	GAMBIA		MADAGASCAR		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	15,643	2	14,605	+ 1,038
HIV/AIDS	2	13,128	25	1,341	+ 11,787
Coronary Heart Disease	3	11,749	3	12,388	- 639
Stroke	4	9,365	1	17,964	- 8,599
Birth Trauma	5	8,804	11	5,347	+ 3,457
Road Traffic Accidents	6	8,116	7	7,880	+ 236
Malaria	7	7,867	9	5,507	+ 2,360
Low Birth Weight	8	7,723	10	5,353	+ 2,371
Diarrhoeal diseases	9	7,304	5	11,085	- 3,781
Tuberculosis	10	5,194	4	11,606	- 6,412
Congenital Anomalies	11	4,471	15	3,380	+ 1,091
Liver Cancer	12	4,400	30	933	+ 3,467
Maternal Conditions	13	4,030	18	2,776	+ 1,254
Liver Disease	14	3,774	12	4,803	- 1,029
Diabetes Mellitus	15	3,382	16	3,278	+ 104
Kidney Disease	16	3,100	22	2,202	+ 898
Endocrine Disorders	17	2,683	44	463	+ 2,220
Meningitis	18	2,670	20	2,391	+ 279
Lung Disease	19	2,403	14	3,957	- 1,554
Violence	20	2,275	23	1,749	+ 527
Other Injuries	21	2,267	21	2,359	- 92
Hypertension	22	2,009	8	6,208	- 4,199
Cervical Cancer	23	1,691	17	3,028	- 1,337
Asthma	24	1,565	19	2,507	- 942
Suicide	25	1,315	24	1,476	- 161
Malnutrition	26	1,280	13	4,236	- 2,956
Pertussis	27	1,152	41	519	+ 633
Alzheimers & Dementia	28	1,038	26	1,120	- 82
Falls	29	968	36	653	+ 315
Drownings	30	802	31	825	- 23
Fires	31	777	35	661	+ 115
Inflammatory/Heart	32	691	28	1,046	- 356
Peptic Ulcer Disease	33	658	42	495	+ 163
Syphilis	34	638	33	680	- 42
Epilepsy	35	502	46	385	+ 118
Poisonings	36	492	40	571	- 79
Parkinson's Disease	37	400	49	266	+ 134
Lung Cancers	38	391	55	147	+ 244
Drug Use	39	325	62	58	+ 267
Breast Cancer	40	307	37	629	- 322
Rheumatic Heart Disease	41	276	38	627	- 351
Schistosomiasis	42	265	50	260	+ 5
Prostate Cancer	43	240	29	996	- 756
Skin Disease	44	217	51	187	+ 30
Tetanus	45	215	52	186	+ 28
Hepatitis B	46	161	58	98	+ 62
Stomach Cancer	47	158	47	368	- 209
Encephalitis	48	158	60	94	+ 64
Measles	49	157	6	9,172	- 9,015
Alcohol	50	141	53	161	- 20
Lymphomas	51	135	34	675	- 539
Colon-Rectum Cancers	52	124	39	606	- 482
Pancreas Cancer	53	65	61	80	- 15
Oesophagus Cancer	54	63	27	1,080	- 1,017
Appendicitis	55	55	56	147	- 92
Bladder Cancer	56	52	48	286	- 234
Other Neoplasms	57	32	65	24	+ 8
Multiple Sclerosis	58	32	66	18	+ 14
Leukemia	59	27	45	401	- 374
Leishmaniasis	60	27	78	0	+ 27
Ovary Cancer	61	25	57	135	- 110
Rheumatoid Arthritis	62	21	64	47	- 26
Ascariasis	63	20	70	5	+ 14
Upper Respiratory	64	18	63	49	- 31
Hepatitis C	65	12	67	16	- 4
Uterin Cancer	66	12	59	95	- 83
Diphtheria	67	4	71	3	+ 1
Skin Cancers	68	3	43	467	- 464
War	69	3	54	155	- 152
Chlamydia	70	3	69	7	- 4
Oral Cancer	71	3	32	697	- 694
Otitis Media	72	0	68	10	- 10
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	76	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	77	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	81	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	80	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to MADAGASCAR

Gambia

Madagascar

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.