NEPAL VS GAMBIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	GAMBIA		NEPAL		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	16,530	6	6,237	+ 10,293
HIV/AIDS	2	13,872	34	737	+ 13,136
Coronary Heart Disease	3	12,415	2	19,677	- 7,261
Stroke	4	9,896	4	12,909	- 3,013
Birth Trauma	5	9,303	15	2,676	+ 6,627
Road Traffic Accidents	6	8,576	9	4,654	+ 3,921
Malaria	7	8,313	72	0	+ 8,313
Low Birth Weight	8	8,161	11	3,822	+ 4,339
Diarrhoeal diseases	9	7,718	7	6,071	+ 1,647
Tuberculosis	10	5,489	3	16,535	- 11,046
Congenital Anomalies	11	4,724	21	1,949	+ 2,776
Liver Cancer	12	4,650	46	256	+ 4,394
Maternal Conditions	13	4,258	28	977	+ 3,281
Liver Disease	14	3,988	5	6,383	- 2,395
Diabetes Mellitus	15	3,574	14	2,929	+ 644
Kidney Disease	16	3,276	10	4,284	- 1,008
Endocrine Disorders	17	2,835	45	257	+ 2,577
Meningitis	18	2,821	43	377	+ 2,444
Lung Disease	19	2,539	1	27,027	- 24,487
Violence	20	2,404	35	704	+ 1,701
Other Injuries	21	2,396	22	1,655	+ 741
Hypertension	22	2,123	18	2,092	+ 31
Cervical Cancer	23	1,786	20	1,969	- 183
Asthma	24	1,653	8	5,930	- 4,277
Suicide	25	1,389	16	2,571	- 1,182
Malnutrition	26	1,352	31	845	+ 508
Pertussis	27	1,218	40	453	+ 765
Alzheimers & Dementia	28	1,097	19	2,022	- 925
Falls	29	1,023	13	3,321	- 2,298
Drownings	30	847	23	1,505	- 658
Fires	31	821	50	184	+ 637
Inflammatory/Heart	32	730	48	217	+ 513
Peptic Ulcer Disease	33	696	49	191	+ 504
Syphilis	34	674	54	134	+ 540
Epilepsy	35	530	30	874	- 343
Poisonings	36	520	39	474	+ 46
Parkinson's Disease	37	423	33	760	- 337
Lung Cancers	38	414	12	3,586	- 3,172
Drug Use	39	343	57	93	+ 250
Breast Cancer	40	324	27	1,038	- 714
Rheumatic Heart Disease	41	292	17	2,320	- 2,028
Schistosomiasis	42	280	73	0	+ 280
Prostate Cancer	43	254	58	85	+ 168
Skin Disease	44	229	67	17	+ 212
Tetanus	45	227	53	134	+ 92
Hepatitis B	46	170	56	117	+ 53
Stomach Cancer	47	167	25	1,379	- 1,212
Encephalitis	48	167	29	882	- 715
Measles	49	166	59	60	+ 106
Alcohol	50	149	52	168	- 19
Lymphomas	51	143	32	768	- 625
Colon-Rectum Cancers	52	131	26	1,167	- 1,036
Pancreas Cancer	53	69	41	445	- 376
Oesophagus Cancer	54	67	38	491	- 424
Appendicitis	55	58	47	220	- 162
Bladder Cancer	56	54	44	325	- 270
Other Neoplasms	57	34	61	50	- 16
Multiple Sclerosis	58	34	63	38	- 5
Leukemia	59	28	36	668	- 639
Leishmaniasis	60	28	62	39	- 11
Ovary Cancer	61	26	37	585	- 558
Rheumatoid Arthritis	62	22	51	173	- 151
Ascariasis	63	21	69	4	+ 16
Upper Respiratory	64	19	66	24	- 5
Hepatitis C	65	13	64	29	- 16
Uterin Cancer	66	12	60	56	- 44
Diphtheria	67	4	71	1	+ 3
Skin Cancers	68	4	42	400	- 396
War	69	3	65	24	- 21
Chlamydia	70	3	68	5	- 2
Oral Cancer	71	3	24	1,389	- 1,386
Otitis Media	72	0	70	4	- 3
Dengue	73	0	55	120	- 120
Trichuriasis	74	0	77	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	78	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	76	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	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	85	0	84	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to NEPAL

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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.