MALAYSIA VS GAMBIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	GAMBIA		MALAYSIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	18,358	2	23,477	- 5,119
HIV/AIDS	2	15,407	13	2,679	+ 12,728
Coronary Heart Disease	3	13,789	1	36,729	- 22,940
Stroke	4	10,991	3	21,592	- 10,601
Birth Trauma	5	10,332	42	359	+ 9,973
Road Traffic Accidents	6	9,524	4	7,181	+ 2,343
Malaria	7	9,233	76	0	+ 9,233
Low Birth Weight	8	9,064	29	1,020	+ 8,043
Diarrhoeal diseases	9	8,571	20	1,773	+ 6,799
Tuberculosis	10	6,096	26	1,227	+ 4,869
Congenital Anomalies	11	5,247	24	1,403	+ 3,844
Liver Cancer	12	5,164	16	1,984	+ 3,180
Maternal Conditions	13	4,729	56	167	+ 4,563
Liver Disease	14	4,429	7	5,125	- 696
Diabetes Mellitus	15	3,969	9	4,107	- 138
Kidney Disease	16	3,638	6	6,629	- 2,991
Endocrine Disorders	17	3,148	37	809	+ 2,339
Meningitis	18	3,133	46	301	+ 2,832
Lung Disease	19	2,820	5	6,633	- 3,812
Violence	20	2,670	34	869	+ 1,802
Other Injuries	21	2,661	14	2,222	+ 439
Hypertension	22	2,358	38	649	+ 1,708
Cervical Cancer	23	1,984	31	1,010	+ 974
Asthma	24	1,836	30	1,013	+ 823
Suicide	25	1,543	19	1,823	- 280
Malnutrition	26	1,502	49	249	+ 1,253
Pertussis	27	1,352	57	80	+ 1,272
Alzheimers & Dementia	28	1,219	10	3,996	- 2,778
Falls	29	1,136	18	1,855	- 719
Drownings	30	941	36	820	+ 121
Fires	31	912	44	336	+ 576
Inflammatory/Heart	32	811	27	1,214	- 403
Peptic Ulcer Disease	33	773	22	1,424	- 652
Syphilis	34	748	62	19	+ 729
Epilepsy	35	589	52	226	+ 364
Poisonings	36	577	53	211	+ 367
Parkinson's Disease	37	470	28	1,106	- 636
Lung Cancers	38	459	8	4,319	- 3,860
Drug Use	39	381	45	322	+ 59
Breast Cancer	40	360	12	3,071	- 2,711
Rheumatic Heart Disease	41	324	51	246	+ 78
Schistosomiasis	42	311	75	0	+ 311
Prostate Cancer	43	282	33	903	- 621
Skin Disease	44	254	15	2,066	- 1,811
Tetanus	45	252	61	21	+ 230
Hepatitis B	46	188	54	206	- 17
Stomach Cancer	47	185	21	1,441	- 1,256
Encephalitis	48	185	40	452	- 267
Measles	49	185	70	0	+ 185
Alcohol	50	165	55	181	- 16
Lymphomas	51	159	25	1,321	- 1,162
Colon-Rectum Cancers	52	145	11	3,832	- 3,687
Pancreas Cancer	53	77	32	994	- 917
Oesophagus Cancer	54	74	41	435	- 360
Appendicitis	55	64	58	71	- 7
Bladder Cancer	56	60	39	467	- 407
Other Neoplasms	57	38	48	265	- 227
Multiple Sclerosis	58	37	59	30	+ 7
Leukemia	59	32	23	1,412	- 1,381
Leishmaniasis	60	31	77	0	+ 31
Ovary Cancer	61	29	35	827	- 798
Rheumatoid Arthritis	62	25	60	27	- 3
Ascariasis	63	23	67	2	+ 21
Upper Respiratory	64	21	65	5	+ 16
Hepatitis C	65	14	64	6	+ 9
Uterin Cancer	66	14	43	352	- 339
Diphtheria	67	4	69	0	+ 4
Skin Cancers	68	4	50	247	- 243
War	69	4	63	11	- 7
Chlamydia	70	3	68	2	+ 2
Oral Cancer	71	3	17	1,865	- 1,862
Otitis Media	72	0	66	3	- 3
Dengue	73	0	47	280	- 280
Trichuriasis	74	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	73	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	71	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	78	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	79	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	72	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	83	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	84	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to MALAYSIA

Gambia

Malaysia

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.