PHILIPPINES VS GAMBIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	GAMBIA		PHILIPPINES		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	62,820	2	93,807	- 30,986
HIV/AIDS	2	52,720	66	204	+ 52,516
Coronary Heart Disease	3	47,183	1	129,955	- 82,772
Stroke	4	37,609	3	74,167	- 36,558
Birth Trauma	5	35,355	18	7,960	+ 27,395
Road Traffic Accidents	6	32,592	10	13,017	+ 19,575
Malaria	7	31,593	69	94	+ 31,499
Low Birth Weight	8	31,016	14	10,141	+ 20,875
Diarrhoeal diseases	9	29,330	22	6,189	+ 23,141
Tuberculosis	10	20,859	8	27,061	- 6,202
Congenital Anomalies	11	17,955	17	8,051	+ 9,904
Liver Cancer	12	17,670	19	7,663	+ 10,007
Maternal Conditions	13	16,183	38	2,042	+ 14,141
Liver Disease	14	15,156	20	7,076	+ 8,080
Diabetes Mellitus	15	13,581	7	32,260	- 18,679
Kidney Disease	16	12,450	4	39,380	- 26,930
Endocrine Disorders	17	10,773	12	10,464	+ 310
Meningitis	18	10,720	47	1,041	+ 9,679
Lung Disease	19	9,651	6	32,559	- 22,909
Violence	20	9,138	9	14,835	- 5,697
Other Injuries	21	9,105	31	3,536	+ 5,569
Hypertension	22	8,068	5	34,500	- 26,432
Cervical Cancer	23	6,789	33	3,076	+ 3,713
Asthma	24	6,283	11	11,404	- 5,121
Suicide	25	5,280	35	2,325	+ 2,954
Malnutrition	26	5,140	24	4,311	+ 829
Pertussis	27	4,628	43	1,760	+ 2,868
Alzheimers & Dementia	28	4,170	39	2,010	+ 2,159
Falls	29	3,887	28	3,861	+ 26
Drownings	30	3,220	27	3,881	- 661
Fires	31	3,120	54	600	+ 2,520
Inflammatory/Heart	32	2,774	30	3,545	- 771
Peptic Ulcer Disease	33	2,644	21	6,865	- 4,222
Syphilis	34	2,561	44	1,157	+ 1,404
Epilepsy	35	2,016	45	1,120	+ 896
Poisonings	36	1,976	65	226	+ 1,750
Parkinson's Disease	37	1,607	55	594	+ 1,013
Lung Cancers	38	1,572	13	10,296	- 8,724
Drug Use	39	1,305	52	695	+ 610
Breast Cancer	40	1,233	15	9,802	- 8,570
Rheumatic Heart Disease	41	1,110	42	1,807	- 697
Schistosomiasis	42	1,064	64	233	+ 831
Prostate Cancer	43	965	26	4,149	- 3,185
Skin Disease	44	871	25	4,229	- 3,359
Tetanus	45	862	59	521	+ 341
Hepatitis B	46	645	56	590	+ 55
Stomach Cancer	47	635	41	1,868	- 1,234
Encephalitis	48	633	67	185	+ 448
Measles	49	632	48	894	- 262
Alcohol	50	565	60	401	+ 165
Lymphomas	51	543	36	2,279	- 1,736
Colon-Rectum Cancers	52	497	16	8,063	- 7,566
Pancreas Cancer	53	263	37	2,121	- 1,858
Oesophagus Cancer	54	254	53	672	- 418
Appendicitis	55	220	63	276	- 55
Bladder Cancer	56	207	58	569	- 362
Other Neoplasms	57	130	23	5,146	- 5,017
Multiple Sclerosis	58	128	72	31	+ 97
Leukemia	59	108	29	3,596	- 3,488
Leishmaniasis	60	107	82	0	+ 107
Ovary Cancer	61	100	40	1,994	- 1,893
Rheumatoid Arthritis	62	85	62	323	- 238
Ascariasis	63	78	76	13	+ 65
Upper Respiratory	64	72	70	39	+ 33
Hepatitis C	65	49	81	0	+ 48
Uterin Cancer	66	46	50	761	- 714
Diphtheria	67	15	75	14	+ 1
Skin Cancers	68	14	61	368	- 354
War	69	13	49	817	- 804
Chlamydia	70	11	78	4	+ 8
Oral Cancer	71	10	34	2,916	- 2,906
Otitis Media	72	1	74	23	- 22
Dengue	73	1	46	1,060	- 1,059
Trichuriasis	74	0	85	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	84	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	71	37	- 37
Chagas disease	77	0	79	2	- 2
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	83	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	77	4	- 4
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	51	752	- 752
Osteoarthritis	81	0	57	570	- 570
Oral conditions	82	0	73	28	- 28
Anemia	83	0	32	3,435	- 3,435
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	80	2	- 2
Schizophrenia	85	0	68	127	- 127
Depression	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to PHILIPPINES

Gambia

Philippines

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.