NICARAGUA VS GAMBIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	GAMBIA		NICARAGUA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	3,546	7	1,152	+ 2,395
HIV/AIDS	2	2,976	35	139	+ 2,837
Coronary Heart Disease	3	2,664	1	5,843	- 3,180
Stroke	4	2,123	3	2,225	- 101
Birth Trauma	5	1,996	25	198	+ 1,798
Road Traffic Accidents	6	1,840	8	1,109	+ 731
Malaria	7	1,783	83	0	+ 1,783
Low Birth Weight	8	1,751	13	490	+ 1,261
Diarrhoeal diseases	9	1,656	36	122	+ 1,533
Tuberculosis	10	1,178	37	115	+ 1,063
Congenital Anomalies	11	1,014	11	571	+ 443
Liver Cancer	12	998	12	509	+ 489
Maternal Conditions	13	914	39	88	+ 826
Liver Disease	14	856	6	1,203	- 348
Diabetes Mellitus	15	767	4	2,068	- 1,301
Kidney Disease	16	703	2	3,533	- 2,830
Endocrine Disorders	17	608	28	164	+ 445
Meningitis	18	605	51	29	+ 576
Lung Disease	19	545	5	1,570	- 1,025
Violence	20	516	10	619	- 103
Other Injuries	21	514	17	358	+ 156
Hypertension	22	455	9	1,103	- 648
Cervical Cancer	23	383	16	374	+ 9
Asthma	24	355	38	105	+ 250
Suicide	25	298	19	285	+ 13
Malnutrition	26	290	30	163	+ 127
Pertussis	27	261	67	3	+ 258
Alzheimers & Dementia	28	235	33	149	+ 86
Falls	29	219	22	276	- 57
Drownings	30	182	32	157	+ 25
Fires	31	176	57	16	+ 160
Inflammatory/Heart	32	157	34	139	+ 17
Peptic Ulcer Disease	33	149	40	85	+ 64
Syphilis	34	145	60	9	+ 135
Epilepsy	35	114	41	74	+ 40
Poisonings	36	112	55	18	+ 94
Parkinson's Disease	37	91	42	67	+ 24
Lung Cancers	38	89	23	274	- 185
Drug Use	39	74	46	50	+ 23
Breast Cancer	40	70	20	283	- 213
Rheumatic Heart Disease	41	63	54	20	+ 43
Schistosomiasis	42	60	84	0	+ 60
Prostate Cancer	43	54	15	386	- 332
Skin Disease	44	49	31	162	- 113
Tetanus	45	49	79	0	+ 49
Hepatitis B	46	36	62	5	+ 31
Stomach Cancer	47	36	14	478	- 442
Encephalitis	48	36	58	10	+ 26
Measles	49	36	78	0	+ 36
Alcohol	50	32	21	279	- 247
Lymphomas	51	31	29	164	- 133
Colon-Rectum Cancers	52	28	18	315	- 287
Pancreas Cancer	53	15	27	178	- 163
Oesophagus Cancer	54	14	47	42	- 27
Appendicitis	55	12	49	32	- 19
Bladder Cancer	56	12	52	28	- 16
Other Neoplasms	57	7	26	192	- 185
Multiple Sclerosis	58	7	61	7	+ 0
Leukemia	59	6	24	227	- 221
Leishmaniasis	60	6	76	0	+ 6
Ovary Cancer	61	6	44	61	- 56
Rheumatoid Arthritis	62	5	50	31	- 26
Ascariasis	63	4	69	1	+ 4
Upper Respiratory	64	4	72	1	+ 4
Hepatitis C	65	3	68	1	+ 2
Uterin Cancer	66	3	48	39	- 36
Diphtheria	67	1	77	0	+ 1
Skin Cancers	68	1	45	59	- 58
War	69	1	70	1	+ 0
Chlamydia	70	1	74	0	+ 0
Oral Cancer	71	1	43	64	- 64
Otitis Media	72	0	75	0	- 0
Dengue	73	0	64	4	- 4
Trichuriasis	74	0	81	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	80	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	71	1	- 1
Chagas disease	77	0	65	4	- 4
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	82	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	73	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	56	17	- 17
Osteoarthritis	81	0	59	10	- 10
Oral conditions	82	0	63	5	- 5
Anemia	83	0	53	28	- 28
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	85	0	66	3	- 3
Depression	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to NICARAGUA

Gambia

Nicaragua

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.