PAKISTAN VS GAMBIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	GAMBIA		PAKISTAN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	134,037	6	83,483	+ 50,554
HIV/AIDS	2	112,487	32	6,797	+ 105,690
Coronary Heart Disease	3	100,673	1	240,720	- 140,047
Stroke	4	80,245	2	141,432	- 61,188
Birth Trauma	5	75,436	8	59,559	+ 15,877
Road Traffic Accidents	6	69,540	12	28,170	+ 41,370
Malaria	7	67,408	63	587	+ 66,821
Low Birth Weight	8	66,177	4	93,373	- 27,196
Diarrhoeal diseases	9	62,581	3	104,383	- 41,802
Tuberculosis	10	44,505	11	42,103	+ 2,402
Congenital Anomalies	11	38,309	14	26,320	+ 11,990
Liver Cancer	12	37,703	41	4,427	+ 33,276
Maternal Conditions	13	34,529	24	12,392	+ 22,136
Liver Disease	14	32,338	10	54,835	- 22,497
Diabetes Mellitus	15	28,978	7	63,852	- 34,875
Kidney Disease	16	26,564	9	56,796	- 30,232
Endocrine Disorders	17	22,987	25	11,439	+ 11,547
Meningitis	18	22,874	19	18,025	+ 4,848
Lung Disease	19	20,591	5	86,968	- 66,376
Violence	20	19,497	23	12,925	+ 6,572
Other Injuries	21	19,427	13	27,010	- 7,583
Hypertension	22	17,215	16	22,917	- 5,703
Cervical Cancer	23	14,485	44	4,009	+ 10,476
Asthma	24	13,406	17	20,750	- 7,345
Suicide	25	11,265	18	19,331	- 8,066
Malnutrition	26	10,967	27	8,852	+ 2,115
Pertussis	27	9,874	34	6,358	+ 3,516
Alzheimers & Dementia	28	8,896	22	15,216	- 6,319
Falls	29	8,295	28	8,642	- 348
Drownings	30	6,870	37	5,376	+ 1,494
Fires	31	6,657	42	4,305	+ 2,352
Inflammatory/Heart	32	5,918	52	2,318	+ 3,601
Peptic Ulcer Disease	33	5,640	36	5,450	+ 190
Syphilis	34	5,464	57	1,289	+ 4,175
Epilepsy	35	4,302	40	4,873	- 572
Poisonings	36	4,216	47	3,364	+ 852
Parkinson's Disease	37	3,430	35	6,145	- 2,716
Lung Cancers	38	3,353	26	9,688	- 6,334
Drug Use	39	2,785	61	829	+ 1,956
Breast Cancer	40	2,630	20	18,009	- 15,379
Rheumatic Heart Disease	41	2,369	15	26,017	- 23,648
Schistosomiasis	42	2,270	74	0	+ 2,270
Prostate Cancer	43	2,058	45	3,559	- 1,501
Skin Disease	44	1,857	67	132	+ 1,725
Tetanus	45	1,839	30	7,541	- 5,702
Hepatitis B	46	1,375	53	2,267	- 891
Stomach Cancer	47	1,354	43	4,044	- 2,690
Encephalitis	48	1,351	33	6,651	- 5,300
Measles	49	1,348	49	2,579	- 1,231
Alcohol	50	1,206	50	2,520	- 1,314
Lymphomas	51	1,159	31	7,020	- 5,861
Colon-Rectum Cancers	52	1,061	38	5,279	- 4,217
Pancreas Cancer	53	561	60	1,069	- 509
Oesophagus Cancer	54	543	29	7,866	- 7,323
Appendicitis	55	470	51	2,472	- 2,002
Bladder Cancer	56	442	48	2,727	- 2,285
Other Neoplasms	57	277	64	412	- 135
Multiple Sclerosis	58	273	65	411	- 138
Leukemia	59	231	39	5,254	- 5,023
Leishmaniasis	60	228	72	4	+ 223
Ovary Cancer	61	214	46	3,533	- 3,319
Rheumatoid Arthritis	62	181	56	1,388	- 1,207
Ascariasis	63	167	68	75	+ 92
Upper Respiratory	64	153	66	288	- 136
Hepatitis C	65	104	58	1,227	- 1,123
Uterin Cancer	66	99	59	1,191	- 1,092
Diphtheria	67	32	69	68	- 36
Skin Cancers	68	29	54	1,539	- 1,510
War	69	28	62	597	- 569
Chlamydia	70	24	70	44	- 20
Oral Cancer	71	22	21	17,181	- 17,160
Otitis Media	72	2	71	28	- 26
Dengue	73	1	55	1,429	- 1,428
Trichuriasis	74	0	77	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	78	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	79	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	75	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	73	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	76	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	81	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	80	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	82	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	85	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	85	0	83	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	84	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to PAKISTAN

Gambia

Pakistan

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.