PORTUGAL VS GAMBIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	GAMBIA		PORTUGAL		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	5,421	4	6,851	- 1,430
HIV/AIDS	2	4,550	35	320	+ 4,230
Coronary Heart Disease	3	4,072	1	12,878	- 8,806
Stroke	4	3,246	2	12,339	- 9,094
Birth Trauma	5	3,051	60	24	+ 3,027
Road Traffic Accidents	6	2,813	27	838	+ 1,974
Malaria	7	2,726	78	0	+ 2,726
Low Birth Weight	8	2,677	52	79	+ 2,598
Diarrhoeal diseases	9	2,531	36	231	+ 2,301
Tuberculosis	10	1,800	38	213	+ 1,587
Congenital Anomalies	11	1,549	40	196	+ 1,353
Liver Cancer	12	1,525	18	1,270	+ 255
Maternal Conditions	13	1,397	63	7	+ 1,389
Liver Disease	14	1,308	22	1,126	+ 182
Diabetes Mellitus	15	1,172	8	3,601	- 2,429
Kidney Disease	16	1,074	9	2,803	- 1,729
Endocrine Disorders	17	930	17	1,547	- 617
Meningitis	18	925	56	43	+ 883
Lung Disease	19	833	7	4,286	- 3,453
Violence	20	789	48	96	+ 692
Other Injuries	21	786	13	1,937	- 1,151
Hypertension	22	696	14	1,880	- 1,184
Cervical Cancer	23	586	34	329	+ 257
Asthma	24	542	43	146	+ 396
Suicide	25	456	19	1,172	- 716
Malnutrition	26	444	53	79	+ 365
Pertussis	27	399	72	0	+ 399
Alzheimers & Dementia	28	360	3	7,191	- 6,831
Falls	29	335	23	1,033	- 697
Drownings	30	278	51	79	+ 199
Fires	31	269	46	108	+ 161
Inflammatory/Heart	32	239	26	909	- 669
Peptic Ulcer Disease	33	228	37	229	- 0
Syphilis	34	221	64	3	+ 218
Epilepsy	35	174	31	415	- 241
Poisonings	36	171	57	29	+ 141
Parkinson's Disease	37	139	21	1,139	- 1,001
Lung Cancers	38	136	5	4,406	- 4,270
Drug Use	39	113	44	128	- 16
Breast Cancer	40	106	12	1,997	- 1,891
Rheumatic Heart Disease	41	96	41	169	- 73
Schistosomiasis	42	92	77	0	+ 92
Prostate Cancer	43	83	11	2,124	- 2,041
Skin Disease	44	75	39	202	- 127
Tetanus	45	74	73	0	+ 74
Hepatitis B	46	56	59	26	+ 30
Stomach Cancer	47	55	10	2,532	- 2,477
Encephalitis	48	55	67	1	+ 53
Measles	49	55	71	0	+ 54
Alcohol	50	49	45	111	- 62
Lymphomas	51	47	16	1,608	- 1,561
Colon-Rectum Cancers	52	43	6	4,389	- 4,347
Pancreas Cancer	53	23	15	1,669	- 1,647
Oesophagus Cancer	54	22	29	623	- 601
Appendicitis	55	19	61	21	- 2
Bladder Cancer	56	18	20	1,171	- 1,153
Other Neoplasms	57	11	28	652	- 641
Multiple Sclerosis	58	11	54	56	- 45
Leukemia	59	9	24	1,015	- 1,006
Leishmaniasis	60	9	68	1	+ 8
Ovary Cancer	61	9	33	397	- 389
Rheumatoid Arthritis	62	7	47	99	- 92
Ascariasis	63	7	83	0	+ 7
Upper Respiratory	64	6	62	15	- 9
Hepatitis C	65	4	49	87	- 83
Uterin Cancer	66	4	32	406	- 402
Diphtheria	67	1	74	0	+ 1
Skin Cancers	68	1	30	523	- 522
War	69	1	69	1	+ 0
Chlamydia	70	1	76	0	+ 1
Oral Cancer	71	1	25	912	- 911
Otitis Media	72	0	66	2	- 2
Dengue	73	0	84	0	+ 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	81	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	82	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	70	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	80	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	75	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	50	82	- 82
Osteoarthritis	81	0	58	29	- 29
Oral conditions	82	0	65	3	- 3
Anemia	83	0	42	151	- 151
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	85	0	55	49	- 49
Depression	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to PORTUGAL

Gambia

Portugal

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.