ROMANIA VS GAMBIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	GAMBIA		ROMANIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	9,639	5	9,357	+ 282
HIV/AIDS	2	8,089	47	219	+ 7,870
Coronary Heart Disease	3	7,240	1	71,810	- 64,571
Stroke	4	5,771	2	49,707	- 43,937
Birth Trauma	5	5,425	57	38	+ 5,387
Road Traffic Accidents	6	5,001	20	1,992	+ 3,009
Malaria	7	4,848	75	0	+ 4,848
Low Birth Weight	8	4,759	41	317	+ 4,442
Diarrhoeal diseases	9	4,500	46	223	+ 4,277
Tuberculosis	10	3,201	28	1,015	+ 2,185
Congenital Anomalies	11	2,755	38	367	+ 2,388
Liver Cancer	12	2,711	13	3,114	- 402
Maternal Conditions	13	2,483	58	35	+ 2,448
Liver Disease	14	2,326	6	8,920	- 6,594
Diabetes Mellitus	15	2,084	18	2,230	- 147
Kidney Disease	16	1,910	9	5,175	- 3,264
Endocrine Disorders	17	1,653	48	193	+ 1,461
Meningitis	18	1,645	54	76	+ 1,568
Lung Disease	19	1,481	7	7,359	- 5,878
Violence	20	1,402	44	255	+ 1,147
Other Injuries	21	1,397	19	2,139	- 742
Hypertension	22	1,238	3	11,007	- 9,769
Cervical Cancer	23	1,042	22	1,870	- 828
Asthma	24	964	45	225	+ 739
Suicide	25	810	21	1,886	- 1,076
Malnutrition	26	789	50	142	+ 647
Pertussis	27	710	69	0	+ 710
Alzheimers & Dementia	28	640	15	2,839	- 2,199
Falls	29	596	24	1,504	- 908
Drownings	30	494	32	596	- 102
Fires	31	479	36	421	+ 57
Inflammatory/Heart	32	426	10	4,433	- 4,007
Peptic Ulcer Disease	33	406	33	531	- 126
Syphilis	34	393	66	1	+ 391
Epilepsy	35	309	42	314	- 5
Poisonings	36	303	39	366	- 63
Parkinson's Disease	37	247	31	741	- 494
Lung Cancers	38	241	4	10,113	- 9,872
Drug Use	39	200	40	346	- 146
Breast Cancer	40	189	11	3,851	- 3,661
Rheumatic Heart Disease	41	170	35	440	- 270
Schistosomiasis	42	163	74	0	+ 163
Prostate Cancer	43	148	16	2,449	- 2,301
Skin Disease	44	134	53	97	+ 36
Tetanus	45	132	67	1	+ 131
Hepatitis B	46	99	59	30	+ 68
Stomach Cancer	47	97	12	3,457	- 3,360
Encephalitis	48	97	62	6	+ 91
Measles	49	97	61	7	+ 90
Alcohol	50	87	37	409	- 322
Lymphomas	51	83	25	1,385	- 1,301
Colon-Rectum Cancers	52	76	8	6,835	- 6,759
Pancreas Cancer	53	40	14	2,935	- 2,895
Oesophagus Cancer	54	39	30	755	- 716
Appendicitis	55	34	60	21	+ 13
Bladder Cancer	56	32	23	1,715	- 1,683
Other Neoplasms	57	20	43	289	- 269
Multiple Sclerosis	58	20	55	66	- 47
Leukemia	59	17	26	1,342	- 1,326
Leishmaniasis	60	16	70	0	+ 16
Ovary Cancer	61	15	27	1,109	- 1,093
Rheumatoid Arthritis	62	13	85	0	+ 13
Ascariasis	63	12	82	0	+ 12
Upper Respiratory	64	11	63	3	+ 8
Hepatitis C	65	7	52	98	- 91
Uterin Cancer	66	7	34	522	- 515
Diphtheria	67	2	71	0	+ 2
Skin Cancers	68	2	29	1,003	- 1,001
War	69	2	65	2	- 0
Chlamydia	70	2	78	0	+ 2
Oral Cancer	71	2	17	2,290	- 2,288
Otitis Media	72	0	68	1	- 1
Dengue	73	0	81	0	+ 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	80	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	79	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	72	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	76	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	77	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	73	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	49	143	- 143
Osteoarthritis	81	0	86	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	64	2	- 2
Anemia	83	0	56	59	- 59
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	83	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	85	0	51	103	- 103
Depression	86	0	84	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to ROMANIA

Gambia

Romania

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.