NIGER VS GAMBIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	GAMBIA		NIGER		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	13,991	1	21,093	- 7,102
HIV/AIDS	2	11,742	30	1,048	+ 10,694
Coronary Heart Disease	3	10,509	6	8,229	+ 2,279
Stroke	4	8,376	5	8,717	- 341
Birth Trauma	5	7,874	7	8,030	- 156
Road Traffic Accidents	6	7,259	8	5,946	+ 1,313
Malaria	7	7,036	2	17,022	- 9,986
Low Birth Weight	8	6,908	4	9,560	- 2,652
Diarrhoeal diseases	9	6,532	3	16,030	- 9,498
Tuberculosis	10	4,646	13	3,703	+ 943
Congenital Anomalies	11	3,999	10	4,346	- 347
Liver Cancer	12	3,936	35	745	+ 3,190
Maternal Conditions	13	3,604	14	3,317	+ 287
Liver Disease	14	3,376	11	4,116	- 741
Diabetes Mellitus	15	3,025	17	2,630	+ 395
Kidney Disease	16	2,773	16	2,732	+ 40
Endocrine Disorders	17	2,399	23	1,806	+ 593
Meningitis	18	2,388	9	5,237	- 2,850
Lung Disease	19	2,149	20	2,172	- 23
Violence	20	2,035	19	2,244	- 209
Other Injuries	21	2,028	12	3,826	- 1,798
Hypertension	22	1,797	25	1,356	+ 441
Cervical Cancer	23	1,512	38	487	+ 1,025
Asthma	24	1,399	22	1,902	- 503
Suicide	25	1,176	27	1,227	- 51
Malnutrition	26	1,145	21	2,170	- 1,025
Pertussis	27	1,031	15	2,858	- 1,827
Alzheimers & Dementia	28	929	32	858	+ 71
Falls	29	866	26	1,297	- 432
Drownings	30	717	24	1,581	- 864
Fires	31	695	28	1,120	- 426
Inflammatory/Heart	32	618	34	769	- 151
Peptic Ulcer Disease	33	589	31	1,044	- 456
Syphilis	34	570	62	110	+ 461
Epilepsy	35	449	36	676	- 227
Poisonings	36	440	33	771	- 331
Parkinson's Disease	37	358	47	275	+ 83
Lung Cancers	38	350	67	42	+ 308
Drug Use	39	291	58	126	+ 164
Breast Cancer	40	275	29	1,075	- 801
Rheumatic Heart Disease	41	247	39	467	- 220
Schistosomiasis	42	237	50	237	- 0
Prostate Cancer	43	215	57	128	+ 87
Skin Disease	44	194	52	213	- 19
Tetanus	45	192	42	372	- 180
Hepatitis B	46	144	46	279	- 135
Stomach Cancer	47	141	44	300	- 159
Encephalitis	48	141	61	112	+ 29
Measles	49	141	18	2,414	- 2,273
Alcohol	50	126	60	120	+ 6
Lymphomas	51	121	43	350	- 229
Colon-Rectum Cancers	52	111	37	522	- 411
Pancreas Cancer	53	59	54	138	- 79
Oesophagus Cancer	54	57	55	132	- 75
Appendicitis	55	49	56	128	- 79
Bladder Cancer	56	46	53	161	- 115
Other Neoplasms	57	29	68	24	+ 5
Multiple Sclerosis	58	29	69	22	+ 6
Leukemia	59	24	48	258	- 233
Leishmaniasis	60	24	51	237	- 213
Ovary Cancer	61	22	40	425	- 403
Rheumatoid Arthritis	62	19	70	18	+ 1
Ascariasis	63	17	59	125	- 107
Upper Respiratory	64	16	63	94	- 78
Hepatitis C	65	11	66	46	- 35
Uterin Cancer	66	10	64	86	- 76
Diphtheria	67	3	65	60	- 57
Skin Cancers	68	3	45	287	- 284
War	69	3	41	409	- 407
Chlamydia	70	2	71	3	- 0
Oral Cancer	71	2	49	242	- 240
Otitis Media	72	0	72	1	- 1
Dengue	73	0	73	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	74	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	78	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	77	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	85	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	84	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	85	0	83	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to NIGER

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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.