MEXICO VS GAMBIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	GAMBIA		MEXICO		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	69,440	8	24,816	+ 44,624
HIV/AIDS	2	58,275	28	4,128	+ 54,148
Coronary Heart Disease	3	52,155	1	116,238	- 64,083
Stroke	4	41,572	4	39,790	+ 1,782
Birth Trauma	5	39,081	36	2,552	+ 36,529
Road Traffic Accidents	6	36,026	10	16,303	+ 19,723
Malaria	7	34,922	84	0	+ 34,922
Low Birth Weight	8	34,284	18	7,163	+ 27,121
Diarrhoeal diseases	9	32,421	29	3,476	+ 28,945
Tuberculosis	10	23,057	38	1,943	+ 21,114
Congenital Anomalies	11	19,847	13	10,457	+ 9,390
Liver Cancer	12	19,532	21	6,817	+ 12,715
Maternal Conditions	13	17,888	54	750	+ 17,138
Liver Disease	14	16,753	6	29,838	- 13,085
Diabetes Mellitus	15	15,012	2	86,110	- 71,097
Kidney Disease	16	13,762	3	44,622	- 30,860
Endocrine Disorders	17	11,908	12	11,310	+ 598
Meningitis	18	11,850	58	357	+ 11,493
Lung Disease	19	10,668	7	29,123	- 18,455
Violence	20	10,101	5	32,450	- 22,350
Other Injuries	21	10,064	11	12,175	- 2,110
Hypertension	22	8,918	9	17,806	- 8,888
Cervical Cancer	23	7,504	26	4,787	+ 2,717
Asthma	24	6,945	47	1,342	+ 5,603
Suicide	25	5,836	22	6,772	- 936
Malnutrition	26	5,681	14	7,552	- 1,870
Pertussis	27	5,116	70	21	+ 5,094
Alzheimers & Dementia	28	4,609	30	3,447	+ 1,162
Falls	29	4,297	35	2,628	+ 1,669
Drownings	30	3,559	42	1,799	+ 1,760
Fires	31	3,449	56	604	+ 2,845
Inflammatory/Heart	32	3,066	41	1,866	+ 1,200
Peptic Ulcer Disease	33	2,922	33	2,734	+ 188
Syphilis	34	2,830	73	5	+ 2,826
Epilepsy	35	2,229	39	1,912	+ 317
Poisonings	36	2,184	57	531	+ 1,654
Parkinson's Disease	37	1,777	43	1,567	+ 209
Lung Cancers	38	1,737	17	7,349	- 5,612
Drug Use	39	1,443	44	1,470	- 28
Breast Cancer	40	1,362	16	7,380	- 6,017
Rheumatic Heart Disease	41	1,227	52	859	+ 368
Schistosomiasis	42	1,176	83	0	+ 1,176
Prostate Cancer	43	1,066	15	7,494	- 6,428
Skin Disease	44	962	31	3,029	- 2,066
Tetanus	45	953	71	10	+ 943
Hepatitis B	46	713	61	210	+ 503
Stomach Cancer	47	701	19	6,939	- 6,237
Encephalitis	48	700	62	140	+ 560
Measles	49	698	80	0	+ 698
Alcohol	50	625	32	2,945	- 2,321
Lymphomas	51	600	24	4,961	- 4,361
Colon-Rectum Cancers	52	550	20	6,871	- 6,321
Pancreas Cancer	53	290	27	4,510	- 4,220
Oesophagus Cancer	54	281	49	1,252	- 971
Appendicitis	55	244	53	774	- 530
Bladder Cancer	56	229	48	1,272	- 1,044
Other Neoplasms	57	143	23	6,204	- 6,061
Multiple Sclerosis	58	141	60	295	- 154
Leukemia	59	120	25	4,830	- 4,710
Leishmaniasis	60	118	76	1	+ 117
Ovary Cancer	61	111	34	2,649	- 2,538
Rheumatoid Arthritis	62	94	45	1,415	- 1,322
Ascariasis	63	87	72	5	+ 82
Upper Respiratory	64	79	64	127	- 47
Hepatitis C	65	54	55	625	- 572
Uterin Cancer	66	51	50	902	- 850
Diphtheria	67	16	79	0	+ 16
Skin Cancers	68	15	40	1,909	- 1,894
War	69	14	66	112	- 97
Chlamydia	70	12	77	0	+ 12
Oral Cancer	71	11	46	1,355	- 1,344
Otitis Media	72	1	68	29	- 28
Dengue	73	1	67	30	- 29
Trichuriasis	74	0	81	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	78	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	75	1	- 1
Chagas disease	77	0	69	24	- 24
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	82	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	74	2	- 2
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	51	894	- 894
Osteoarthritis	81	0	59	305	- 305
Oral conditions	82	0	65	125	- 125
Anemia	83	0	37	2,182	- 2,182
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	85	0	63	127	- 127
Depression	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to MEXICO

Gambia

Mexico

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.