NETHERLANDS VS GAMBIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	GAMBIA		NETHERLANDS		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	9,439	7	4,946	+ 4,493
HIV/AIDS	2	7,922	55	33	+ 7,889
Coronary Heart Disease	3	7,090	2	17,601	- 10,511
Stroke	4	5,651	4	9,707	- 4,056
Birth Trauma	5	5,312	52	74	+ 5,239
Road Traffic Accidents	6	4,897	31	681	+ 4,216
Malaria	7	4,747	77	0	+ 4,747
Low Birth Weight	8	4,660	45	167	+ 4,493
Diarrhoeal diseases	9	4,407	33	584	+ 3,823
Tuberculosis	10	3,134	56	29	+ 3,106
Congenital Anomalies	11	2,698	35	544	+ 2,154
Liver Cancer	12	2,655	24	1,163	+ 1,492
Maternal Conditions	13	2,432	65	8	+ 2,423
Liver Disease	14	2,277	28	936	+ 1,342
Diabetes Mellitus	15	2,041	14	2,386	- 345
Kidney Disease	16	1,871	12	2,530	- 660
Endocrine Disorders	17	1,619	26	1,055	+ 564
Meningitis	18	1,611	51	78	+ 1,532
Lung Disease	19	1,450	5	9,567	- 8,117
Violence	20	1,373	48	107	+ 1,266
Other Injuries	21	1,368	19	1,648	- 280
Hypertension	22	1,212	29	818	+ 394
Cervical Cancer	23	1,020	39	266	+ 754
Asthma	24	944	46	165	+ 779
Suicide	25	793	17	2,025	- 1,232
Malnutrition	26	772	63	12	+ 760
Pertussis	27	695	67	1	+ 694
Alzheimers & Dementia	28	627	1	18,148	- 17,522
Falls	29	584	8	4,131	- 3,547
Drownings	30	484	49	98	+ 386
Fires	31	469	53	49	+ 420
Inflammatory/Heart	32	417	23	1,201	- 784
Peptic Ulcer Disease	33	397	47	130	+ 267
Syphilis	34	385	69	1	+ 384
Epilepsy	35	303	38	289	+ 14
Poisonings	36	297	61	17	+ 280
Parkinson's Disease	37	242	16	2,120	- 1,878
Lung Cancers	38	236	3	10,980	- 10,743
Drug Use	39	196	42	231	- 35
Breast Cancer	40	185	9	3,535	- 3,350
Rheumatic Heart Disease	41	167	41	238	- 71
Schistosomiasis	42	160	74	0	+ 160
Prostate Cancer	43	145	10	3,265	- 3,120
Skin Disease	44	131	36	295	- 165
Tetanus	45	130	72	0	+ 130
Hepatitis B	46	97	62	14	+ 83
Stomach Cancer	47	95	22	1,361	- 1,265
Encephalitis	48	95	68	1	+ 94
Measles	49	95	73	0	+ 95
Alcohol	50	85	32	612	- 528
Lymphomas	51	82	13	2,511	- 2,430
Colon-Rectum Cancers	52	75	6	5,829	- 5,755
Pancreas Cancer	53	39	11	2,995	- 2,956
Oesophagus Cancer	54	38	15	2,145	- 2,107
Appendicitis	55	33	58	26	+ 8
Bladder Cancer	56	31	21	1,471	- 1,440
Other Neoplasms	57	19	18	1,831	- 1,812
Multiple Sclerosis	58	19	37	295	- 276
Leukemia	59	16	20	1,578	- 1,562
Leishmaniasis	60	16	70	0	+ 16
Ovary Cancer	61	15	25	1,067	- 1,052
Rheumatoid Arthritis	62	13	44	214	- 201
Ascariasis	63	12	82	0	+ 12
Upper Respiratory	64	11	57	28	- 17
Hepatitis C	65	7	60	20	- 13
Uterin Cancer	66	7	34	566	- 559
Diphtheria	67	2	71	0	+ 2
Skin Cancers	68	2	27	1,024	- 1,022
War	69	2	66	2	+ 0
Chlamydia	70	2	78	0	+ 2
Oral Cancer	71	2	30	768	- 766
Otitis Media	72	0	64	10	- 10
Dengue	73	0	81	0	+ 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	84	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	83	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	79	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	75	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	76	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	80	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	54	42	- 42
Osteoarthritis	81	0	43	220	- 220
Oral conditions	82	0	59	21	- 21
Anemia	83	0	40	249	- 249
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	85	0	50	96	- 96
Depression	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to NETHERLANDS

Gambia

Netherlands

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.