MOLDOVA VS GAMBIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	GAMBIA		MOLDOVA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	1,912	6	1,042	+ 870
HIV/AIDS	2	1,604	28	189	+ 1,415
Coronary Heart Disease	3	1,436	1	14,292	- 12,856
Stroke	4	1,145	2	5,878	- 4,733
Birth Trauma	5	1,076	47	37	+ 1,039
Road Traffic Accidents	6	992	20	293	+ 699
Malaria	7	961	84	0	+ 961
Low Birth Weight	8	944	39	90	+ 854
Diarrhoeal diseases	9	893	59	4	+ 889
Tuberculosis	10	635	26	197	+ 438
Congenital Anomalies	11	546	27	190	+ 356
Liver Cancer	12	538	13	514	+ 24
Maternal Conditions	13	492	54	7	+ 485
Liver Disease	14	461	3	2,869	- 2,407
Diabetes Mellitus	15	413	16	407	+ 7
Kidney Disease	16	379	18	307	+ 72
Endocrine Disorders	17	328	46	40	+ 288
Meningitis	18	326	49	17	+ 310
Lung Disease	19	294	9	752	- 458
Violence	20	278	31	167	+ 112
Other Injuries	21	277	8	772	- 495
Hypertension	22	246	4	2,287	- 2,042
Cervical Cancer	23	207	25	212	- 6
Asthma	24	191	48	26	+ 165
Suicide	25	161	10	593	- 433
Malnutrition	26	156	64	1	+ 155
Pertussis	27	141	70	0	+ 141
Alzheimers & Dementia	28	127	32	163	- 36
Falls	29	118	33	149	- 31
Drownings	30	98	30	179	- 81
Fires	31	95	40	70	+ 25
Inflammatory/Heart	32	84	14	476	- 392
Peptic Ulcer Disease	33	80	24	219	- 138
Syphilis	34	78	68	0	+ 78
Epilepsy	35	61	44	46	+ 15
Poisonings	36	60	23	220	- 160
Parkinson's Disease	37	49	55	6	+ 43
Lung Cancers	38	48	5	1,131	- 1,083
Drug Use	39	40	43	59	- 19
Breast Cancer	40	38	11	592	- 554
Rheumatic Heart Disease	41	34	41	68	- 35
Schistosomiasis	42	32	80	0	+ 32
Prostate Cancer	43	29	19	295	- 266
Skin Disease	44	26	45	45	- 18
Tetanus	45	26	72	0	+ 26
Hepatitis B	46	20	58	4	+ 15
Stomach Cancer	47	19	12	518	- 498
Encephalitis	48	19	60	3	+ 17
Measles	49	19	69	0	+ 19
Alcohol	50	17	21	233	- 216
Lymphomas	51	17	22	230	- 214
Colon-Rectum Cancers	52	15	7	1,030	- 1,015
Pancreas Cancer	53	8	15	427	- 419
Oesophagus Cancer	54	8	38	105	- 98
Appendicitis	55	7	51	10	- 3
Bladder Cancer	56	6	29	181	- 175
Other Neoplasms	57	4	42	65	- 61
Multiple Sclerosis	58	4	52	9	- 5
Leukemia	59	3	34	140	- 137
Leishmaniasis	60	3	82	0	+ 3
Ovary Cancer	61	3	35	123	- 120
Rheumatoid Arthritis	62	3	57	5	- 3
Ascariasis	63	2	74	0	+ 2
Upper Respiratory	64	2	62	2	- 0
Hepatitis C	65	1	63	1	- 0
Uterin Cancer	66	1	37	108	- 106
Diphtheria	67	0	71	0	+ 0
Skin Cancers	68	0	36	121	- 120
War	69	0	67	1	- 0
Chlamydia	70	0	73	0	+ 0
Oral Cancer	71	0	17	375	- 375
Otitis Media	72	0	61	2	- 2
Dengue	73	0	76	0	+ 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	77	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	75	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	79	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	81	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	83	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	78	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	50	12	- 12
Osteoarthritis	81	0	56	6	- 6
Oral conditions	82	0	53	8	- 8
Anemia	83	0	66	1	- 1
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	85	0	65	1	- 1
Depression	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to MOLDOVA

Gambia

Moldova

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.