MALI VS GAMBIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	GAMBIA		MALI		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	11,680	1	14,885	- 3,205
HIV/AIDS	2	9,802	9	5,785	+ 4,017
Coronary Heart Disease	3	8,772	7	5,907	+ 2,865
Stroke	4	6,992	6	6,163	+ 830
Birth Trauma	5	6,573	5	8,310	- 1,737
Road Traffic Accidents	6	6,060	11	4,465	+ 1,595
Malaria	7	5,874	3	11,678	- 5,804
Low Birth Weight	8	5,767	4	8,880	- 3,114
Diarrhoeal diseases	9	5,453	2	13,419	- 7,966
Tuberculosis	10	3,878	24	1,491	+ 2,387
Congenital Anomalies	11	3,338	12	3,743	- 405
Liver Cancer	12	3,285	38	562	+ 2,723
Maternal Conditions	13	3,009	13	2,858	+ 151
Liver Disease	14	2,818	14	2,733	+ 85
Diabetes Mellitus	15	2,525	16	2,289	+ 236
Kidney Disease	16	2,315	17	2,185	+ 129
Endocrine Disorders	17	2,003	21	1,618	+ 385
Meningitis	18	1,993	10	4,531	- 2,538
Lung Disease	19	1,794	19	1,973	- 178
Violence	20	1,699	18	2,095	- 396
Other Injuries	21	1,693	15	2,310	- 617
Hypertension	22	1,500	25	1,291	+ 209
Cervical Cancer	23	1,262	20	1,735	- 472
Asthma	24	1,168	23	1,492	- 324
Suicide	25	982	32	806	+ 175
Malnutrition	26	956	8	5,848	- 4,892
Pertussis	27	860	29	1,006	- 146
Alzheimers & Dementia	28	775	34	756	+ 20
Falls	29	723	31	867	- 144
Drownings	30	599	28	1,053	- 454
Fires	31	580	35	750	- 170
Inflammatory/Heart	32	516	40	549	- 33
Peptic Ulcer Disease	33	491	37	625	- 134
Syphilis	34	476	33	770	- 294
Epilepsy	35	375	41	485	- 110
Poisonings	36	367	39	561	- 194
Parkinson's Disease	37	299	50	236	+ 63
Lung Cancers	38	292	49	252	+ 41
Drug Use	39	243	59	139	+ 104
Breast Cancer	40	229	30	947	- 718
Rheumatic Heart Disease	41	206	46	283	- 76
Schistosomiasis	42	198	51	220	- 22
Prostate Cancer	43	179	44	362	- 183
Skin Disease	44	162	57	170	- 8
Tetanus	45	160	43	427	- 266
Hepatitis B	46	120	52	207	- 87
Stomach Cancer	47	118	27	1,063	- 945
Encephalitis	48	118	55	193	- 76
Measles	49	117	22	1,548	- 1,430
Alcohol	50	105	60	83	+ 22
Lymphomas	51	101	45	316	- 215
Colon-Rectum Cancers	52	92	36	703	- 611
Pancreas Cancer	53	49	47	258	- 209
Oesophagus Cancer	54	47	58	159	- 112
Appendicitis	55	41	62	70	- 29
Bladder Cancer	56	38	42	431	- 392
Other Neoplasms	57	24	67	21	+ 3
Multiple Sclerosis	58	24	68	20	+ 4
Leukemia	59	20	56	192	- 172
Leishmaniasis	60	20	78	0	+ 20
Ovary Cancer	61	19	53	197	- 179
Rheumatoid Arthritis	62	16	69	16	- 0
Ascariasis	63	15	63	56	- 42
Upper Respiratory	64	13	65	31	- 17
Hepatitis C	65	9	64	32	- 23
Uterin Cancer	66	9	61	80	- 72
Diphtheria	67	3	66	22	- 19
Skin Cancers	68	3	54	194	- 191
War	69	2	26	1,099	- 1,096
Chlamydia	70	2	70	3	- 0
Oral Cancer	71	2	48	252	- 250
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	76	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	77	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	85	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	85	0	84	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to MALI

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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.