NIGERIA VS GAMBIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	GAMBIA		NIGERIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	125,743	1	207,281	- 81,538
HIV/AIDS	2	105,527	10	44,124	+ 61,403
Coronary Heart Disease	3	94,443	7	61,374	+ 33,070
Stroke	4	75,279	8	57,744	+ 17,535
Birth Trauma	5	70,768	5	100,186	- 29,418
Road Traffic Accidents	6	65,237	12	41,693	+ 23,543
Malaria	7	63,237	4	100,963	- 37,726
Low Birth Weight	8	62,082	6	95,959	- 33,877
Diarrhoeal diseases	9	58,708	2	144,724	- 86,016
Tuberculosis	10	41,751	3	127,335	- 85,584
Congenital Anomalies	11	35,939	9	49,696	- 13,758
Liver Cancer	12	35,369	39	5,289	+ 30,081
Maternal Conditions	13	32,392	15	23,540	+ 8,852
Liver Disease	14	30,337	13	38,326	- 7,989
Diabetes Mellitus	15	27,185	18	22,497	+ 4,688
Kidney Disease	16	24,920	20	18,189	+ 6,731
Endocrine Disorders	17	21,564	21	15,799	+ 5,766
Meningitis	18	21,458	11	43,651	- 22,193
Lung Disease	19	19,317	22	12,569	+ 6,749
Violence	20	18,290	19	18,407	- 117
Other Injuries	21	18,225	17	22,696	- 4,471
Hypertension	22	16,150	24	10,692	+ 5,458
Cervical Cancer	23	13,589	25	10,574	+ 3,015
Asthma	24	12,576	27	8,192	+ 4,384
Suicide	25	10,568	30	7,019	+ 3,549
Malnutrition	26	10,288	36	5,896	+ 4,392
Pertussis	27	9,263	16	23,282	- 14,019
Alzheimers & Dementia	28	8,346	31	6,786	+ 1,560
Falls	29	7,781	28	7,528	+ 253
Drownings	30	6,445	32	6,584	- 140
Fires	31	6,245	29	7,132	- 887
Inflammatory/Heart	32	5,552	42	4,826	+ 726
Peptic Ulcer Disease	33	5,291	37	5,846	- 554
Syphilis	34	5,125	38	5,449	- 324
Epilepsy	35	4,035	41	5,001	- 966
Poisonings	36	3,956	33	6,570	- 2,615
Parkinson's Disease	37	3,217	46	2,473	+ 744
Lung Cancers	38	3,146	57	1,295	+ 1,851
Drug Use	39	2,612	34	6,273	- 3,661
Breast Cancer	40	2,467	23	11,884	- 9,417
Rheumatic Heart Disease	41	2,222	52	1,946	+ 276
Schistosomiasis	42	2,130	54	1,508	+ 622
Prostate Cancer	43	1,931	35	5,914	- 3,983
Skin Disease	44	1,742	56	1,468	+ 274
Tetanus	45	1,725	26	8,355	- 6,630
Hepatitis B	46	1,290	55	1,488	- 198
Stomach Cancer	47	1,270	50	2,129	- 858
Encephalitis	48	1,267	59	937	+ 330
Measles	49	1,264	14	29,439	- 28,174
Alcohol	50	1,132	58	1,031	+ 100
Lymphomas	51	1,087	40	5,202	- 4,115
Colon-Rectum Cancers	52	996	43	4,152	- 3,156
Pancreas Cancer	53	526	51	1,975	- 1,449
Oesophagus Cancer	54	509	64	560	- 51
Appendicitis	55	441	60	760	- 319
Bladder Cancer	56	414	63	670	- 256
Other Neoplasms	57	259	66	290	- 31
Multiple Sclerosis	58	256	68	179	+ 77
Leukemia	59	217	47	2,257	- 2,040
Leishmaniasis	60	214	70	23	+ 191
Ovary Cancer	61	201	49	2,133	- 1,932
Rheumatoid Arthritis	62	170	69	165	+ 5
Ascariasis	63	157	61	685	- 528
Upper Respiratory	64	143	67	259	- 115
Hepatitis C	65	97	65	304	- 206
Uterin Cancer	66	93	62	679	- 586
Diphtheria	67	30	44	3,800	- 3,770
Skin Cancers	68	27	53	1,933	- 1,906
War	69	26	45	3,245	- 3,219
Chlamydia	70	22	71	14	+ 9
Oral Cancer	71	20	48	2,238	- 2,218
Otitis Media	72	2	72	3	- 1
Dengue	73	1	73	2	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	74	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	78	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	77	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	79	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	84	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	85	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	82	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	83	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	85	0	80	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	81	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to NIGERIA

Gambia

Nigeria

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.