QATAR VS GAMBIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	GAMBIA		QATAR		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	1,355	10	108	+ 1,248
HIV/AIDS	2	1,138	71	0	+ 1,138
Coronary Heart Disease	3	1,018	1	1,082	- 64
Stroke	4	811	3	255	+ 556
Birth Trauma	5	763	38	13	+ 750
Road Traffic Accidents	6	703	4	206	+ 497
Malaria	7	682	76	0	+ 682
Low Birth Weight	8	669	20	45	+ 624
Diarrhoeal diseases	9	633	41	10	+ 623
Tuberculosis	10	450	44	8	+ 442
Congenital Anomalies	11	387	14	70	+ 317
Liver Cancer	12	381	21	44	+ 337
Maternal Conditions	13	349	52	3	+ 347
Liver Disease	14	327	5	202	+ 125
Diabetes Mellitus	15	293	2	459	- 166
Kidney Disease	16	269	6	179	+ 90
Endocrine Disorders	17	232	24	39	+ 193
Meningitis	18	231	47	7	+ 224
Lung Disease	19	208	15	68	+ 140
Violence	20	197	34	14	+ 183
Other Injuries	21	196	9	115	+ 82
Hypertension	22	174	28	26	+ 148
Cervical Cancer	23	146	36	13	+ 134
Asthma	24	136	40	10	+ 125
Suicide	25	114	7	165	- 51
Malnutrition	26	111	58	1	+ 110
Pertussis	27	100	54	2	+ 98
Alzheimers & Dementia	28	90	12	75	+ 15
Falls	29	84	8	129	- 45
Drownings	30	69	19	45	+ 24
Fires	31	67	22	42	+ 25
Inflammatory/Heart	32	60	25	32	+ 28
Peptic Ulcer Disease	33	57	46	7	+ 50
Syphilis	34	55	53	2	+ 53
Epilepsy	35	44	35	13	+ 30
Poisonings	36	43	42	9	+ 34
Parkinson's Disease	37	35	26	28	+ 7
Lung Cancers	38	34	13	73	- 39
Drug Use	39	28	39	12	+ 16
Breast Cancer	40	27	17	53	- 26
Rheumatic Heart Disease	41	24	45	8	+ 16
Schistosomiasis	42	23	78	0	+ 23
Prostate Cancer	43	21	31	18	+ 3
Skin Disease	44	19	33	16	+ 3
Tetanus	45	19	60	0	+ 18
Hepatitis B	46	14	56	2	+ 12
Stomach Cancer	47	14	23	42	- 28
Encephalitis	48	14	50	5	+ 9
Measles	49	14	67	0	+ 14
Alcohol	50	12	48	7	+ 5
Lymphomas	51	12	18	48	- 37
Colon-Rectum Cancers	52	11	11	83	- 72
Pancreas Cancer	53	6	30	25	- 19
Oesophagus Cancer	54	5	37	13	- 7
Appendicitis	55	5	57	1	+ 4
Bladder Cancer	56	4	27	27	- 22
Other Neoplasms	57	3	51	3	+ 0
Multiple Sclerosis	58	3	55	2	+ 1
Leukemia	59	2	16	57	- 55
Leishmaniasis	60	2	77	0	+ 2
Ovary Cancer	61	2	32	17	- 15
Rheumatoid Arthritis	62	2	59	0	+ 1
Ascariasis	63	2	64	0	+ 2
Upper Respiratory	64	2	65	0	+ 2
Hepatitis C	65	1	63	0	+ 1
Uterin Cancer	66	1	49	6	- 5
Diphtheria	67	0	66	0	+ 0
Skin Cancers	68	0	43	8	- 8
War	69	0	61	0	+ 0
Chlamydia	70	0	68	0	+ 0
Oral Cancer	71	0	29	25	- 25
Otitis Media	72	0	69	0	+ 0
Dengue	73	0	62	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	72	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	73	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	70	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	75	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	74	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	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	85	0	83	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	84	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to QATAR

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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.