MALAWI VS GAMBIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	GAMBIA		MALAWI		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	11,559	2	7,739	+ 3,820
HIV/AIDS	2	9,701	1	12,839	- 3,138
Coronary Heart Disease	3	8,682	7	4,929	+ 3,753
Stroke	4	6,920	5	5,939	+ 981
Birth Trauma	5	6,505	9	3,563	+ 2,943
Road Traffic Accidents	6	5,997	4	6,221	- 224
Malaria	7	5,813	3	6,308	- 495
Low Birth Weight	8	5,707	8	4,339	+ 1,368
Diarrhoeal diseases	9	5,397	6	5,782	- 385
Tuberculosis	10	3,838	11	2,992	+ 846
Congenital Anomalies	11	3,304	13	2,509	+ 795
Liver Cancer	12	3,251	38	317	+ 2,935
Maternal Conditions	13	2,978	15	1,854	+ 1,124
Liver Disease	14	2,789	10	3,259	- 470
Diabetes Mellitus	15	2,499	14	2,267	+ 232
Kidney Disease	16	2,291	19	1,567	+ 724
Endocrine Disorders	17	1,982	42	257	+ 1,726
Meningitis	18	1,973	18	1,792	+ 180
Lung Disease	19	1,776	21	1,340	+ 435
Violence	20	1,681	32	406	+ 1,275
Other Injuries	21	1,675	22	1,266	+ 409
Hypertension	22	1,485	17	1,797	- 312
Cervical Cancer	23	1,249	12	2,876	- 1,627
Asthma	24	1,156	26	705	+ 451
Suicide	25	971	23	1,007	- 36
Malnutrition	26	946	20	1,499	- 554
Pertussis	27	852	31	436	+ 415
Alzheimers & Dementia	28	767	25	782	- 15
Falls	29	715	28	562	+ 154
Drownings	30	592	30	458	+ 135
Fires	31	574	34	380	+ 195
Inflammatory/Heart	32	510	35	370	+ 140
Peptic Ulcer Disease	33	486	39	280	+ 207
Syphilis	34	471	29	480	- 9
Epilepsy	35	371	41	260	+ 111
Poisonings	36	364	37	325	+ 39
Parkinson's Disease	37	296	46	200	+ 96
Lung Cancers	38	289	51	131	+ 159
Drug Use	39	240	59	48	+ 193
Breast Cancer	40	227	27	600	- 373
Rheumatic Heart Disease	41	204	49	154	+ 50
Schistosomiasis	42	196	50	143	+ 53
Prostate Cancer	43	178	40	271	- 93
Skin Disease	44	160	53	101	+ 59
Tetanus	45	159	47	178	- 19
Hepatitis B	46	119	55	88	+ 31
Stomach Cancer	47	117	45	206	- 89
Encephalitis	48	116	58	48	+ 69
Measles	49	116	67	6	+ 110
Alcohol	50	104	52	114	- 10
Lymphomas	51	100	24	839	- 739
Colon-Rectum Cancers	52	92	44	234	- 143
Pancreas Cancer	53	48	60	38	+ 10
Oesophagus Cancer	54	47	16	1,842	- 1,795
Appendicitis	55	41	54	94	- 53
Bladder Cancer	56	38	33	388	- 350
Other Neoplasms	57	24	63	17	+ 7
Multiple Sclerosis	58	24	66	9	+ 15
Leukemia	59	20	56	82	- 62
Leishmaniasis	60	20	74	0	+ 20
Ovary Cancer	61	18	48	158	- 139
Rheumatoid Arthritis	62	16	61	29	- 13
Ascariasis	63	14	69	4	+ 10
Upper Respiratory	64	13	57	60	- 46
Hepatitis C	65	9	64	15	- 6
Uterin Cancer	66	9	62	23	- 14
Diphtheria	67	3	72	2	+ 1
Skin Cancers	68	3	36	331	- 328
War	69	2	71	2	- 0
Chlamydia	70	2	70	3	- 0
Oral Cancer	71	2	43	251	- 249
Otitis Media	72	0	68	5	- 5
Dengue	73	0	65	9	- 9
Trichuriasis	74	0	78	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	79	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	75	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	73	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	81	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	82	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	85	0	80	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to MALAWI

Gambia

Malawi

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.