MOROCCO VS GAMBIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	GAMBIA		MOROCCO		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	19,858	6	7,237	+ 12,621
HIV/AIDS	2	16,665	49	289	+ 16,376
Coronary Heart Disease	3	14,915	1	77,340	- 62,426
Stroke	4	11,888	2	31,861	- 19,972
Birth Trauma	5	11,176	23	2,067	+ 9,109
Road Traffic Accidents	6	10,302	9	6,185	+ 4,117
Malaria	7	9,987	73	0	+ 9,987
Low Birth Weight	8	9,804	14	3,305	+ 6,499
Diarrhoeal diseases	9	9,271	27	1,192	+ 8,080
Tuberculosis	10	6,593	15	2,870	+ 3,723
Congenital Anomalies	11	5,676	22	2,124	+ 3,551
Liver Cancer	12	5,586	44	423	+ 5,163
Maternal Conditions	13	5,115	38	704	+ 4,412
Liver Disease	14	4,791	11	4,866	- 75
Diabetes Mellitus	15	4,293	5	7,377	- 3,084
Kidney Disease	16	3,935	4	10,216	- 6,281
Endocrine Disorders	17	3,405	28	1,129	+ 2,276
Meningitis	18	3,389	40	542	+ 2,846
Lung Disease	19	3,051	8	6,296	- 3,246
Violence	20	2,888	39	632	+ 2,256
Other Injuries	21	2,878	21	2,271	+ 607
Hypertension	22	2,550	3	10,736	- 8,186
Cervical Cancer	23	2,146	18	2,508	- 362
Asthma	24	1,986	13	3,342	- 1,356
Suicide	25	1,669	16	2,617	- 948
Malnutrition	26	1,625	51	200	+ 1,424
Pertussis	27	1,463	46	324	+ 1,139
Alzheimers & Dementia	28	1,318	10	4,967	- 3,649
Falls	29	1,229	19	2,456	- 1,227
Drownings	30	1,018	43	426	+ 592
Fires	31	986	33	904	+ 82
Inflammatory/Heart	32	877	32	1,022	- 146
Peptic Ulcer Disease	33	836	29	1,076	- 240
Syphilis	34	809	55	140	+ 669
Epilepsy	35	637	45	336	+ 301
Poisonings	36	625	50	266	+ 359
Parkinson's Disease	37	508	26	1,511	- 1,003
Lung Cancers	38	497	7	6,585	- 6,088
Drug Use	39	413	47	321	+ 91
Breast Cancer	40	390	12	3,604	- 3,214
Rheumatic Heart Disease	41	351	37	718	- 367
Schistosomiasis	42	336	61	67	+ 270
Prostate Cancer	43	305	24	1,914	- 1,609
Skin Disease	44	275	54	149	+ 127
Tetanus	45	272	59	76	+ 196
Hepatitis B	46	204	48	316	- 112
Stomach Cancer	47	201	25	1,691	- 1,491
Encephalitis	48	200	52	176	+ 24
Measles	49	200	70	0	+ 199
Alcohol	50	179	57	109	+ 69
Lymphomas	51	172	20	2,274	- 2,102
Colon-Rectum Cancers	52	157	17	2,556	- 2,399
Pancreas Cancer	53	83	36	747	- 664
Oesophagus Cancer	54	80	42	439	- 359
Appendicitis	55	70	56	130	- 61
Bladder Cancer	56	65	30	1,069	- 1,003
Other Neoplasms	57	41	60	70	- 29
Multiple Sclerosis	58	40	58	106	- 65
Leukemia	59	34	31	1,035	- 1,000
Leishmaniasis	60	34	64	15	+ 18
Ovary Cancer	61	32	34	800	- 768
Rheumatoid Arthritis	62	27	62	38	- 11
Ascariasis	63	25	66	5	+ 20
Upper Respiratory	64	23	67	4	+ 19
Hepatitis C	65	15	65	7	+ 8
Uterin Cancer	66	15	53	154	- 139
Diphtheria	67	5	69	1	+ 4
Skin Cancers	68	4	41	477	- 473
War	69	4	63	22	- 18
Chlamydia	70	4	68	2	+ 2
Oral Cancer	71	3	35	780	- 777
Otitis Media	72	0	71	0	+ 0
Dengue	73	0	77	0	+ 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	78	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	76	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	72	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	74	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	75	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	84	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	85	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to MOROCCO

Gambia

Morocco

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.