RUSSIA VS GAMBIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	GAMBIA		RUSSIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	74,794	10	32,404	+ 42,389
HIV/AIDS	2	62,769	15	21,262	+ 41,507
Coronary Heart Disease	3	56,176	1	562,711	- 506,535
Stroke	4	44,777	2	327,199	- 282,422
Birth Trauma	5	42,094	53	714	+ 41,380
Road Traffic Accidents	6	38,804	19	17,507	+ 21,297
Malaria	7	37,614	74	0	+ 37,614
Low Birth Weight	8	36,927	44	2,153	+ 34,774
Diarrhoeal diseases	9	34,920	55	403	+ 34,517
Tuberculosis	10	24,834	30	8,422	+ 16,413
Congenital Anomalies	11	21,377	41	4,201	+ 17,176
Liver Cancer	12	21,038	24	11,165	+ 9,874
Maternal Conditions	13	19,267	56	267	+ 19,000
Liver Disease	14	18,045	6	45,463	- 27,418
Diabetes Mellitus	15	16,170	18	18,345	- 2,175
Kidney Disease	16	14,823	22	11,581	+ 3,242
Endocrine Disorders	17	12,827	45	2,004	+ 10,823
Meningitis	18	12,764	48	1,037	+ 11,726
Lung Disease	19	11,490	9	36,600	- 25,110
Violence	20	10,879	23	11,450	- 571
Other Injuries	21	10,840	14	22,517	- 11,676
Hypertension	22	9,606	17	18,348	- 8,742
Cervical Cancer	23	8,083	34	7,423	+ 660
Asthma	24	7,481	46	1,764	+ 5,716
Suicide	25	6,286	8	36,625	- 30,339
Malnutrition	26	6,119	57	242	+ 5,877
Pertussis	27	5,510	65	2	+ 5,508
Alzheimers & Dementia	28	4,964	5	48,522	- 43,557
Falls	29	4,628	21	11,705	- 7,076
Drownings	30	3,833	36	6,629	- 2,795
Fires	31	3,714	37	6,387	- 2,673
Inflammatory/Heart	32	3,303	4	54,060	- 50,758
Peptic Ulcer Disease	33	3,147	28	8,938	- 5,790
Syphilis	34	3,049	62	19	+ 3,030
Epilepsy	35	2,400	52	718	+ 1,682
Poisonings	36	2,353	40	5,565	- 3,212
Parkinson's Disease	37	1,914	26	9,371	- 7,457
Lung Cancers	38	1,871	3	54,361	- 52,490
Drug Use	39	1,554	27	9,113	- 7,559
Breast Cancer	40	1,468	13	23,242	- 21,774
Rheumatic Heart Disease	41	1,322	42	2,770	- 1,448
Schistosomiasis	42	1,267	72	0	+ 1,267
Prostate Cancer	43	1,149	20	14,107	- 12,958
Skin Disease	44	1,036	43	2,735	- 1,699
Tetanus	45	1,026	63	3	+ 1,023
Hepatitis B	46	767	60	43	+ 724
Stomach Cancer	47	756	11	29,386	- 28,630
Encephalitis	48	754	47	1,076	- 322
Measles	49	752	68	0	+ 752
Alcohol	50	673	12	27,984	- 27,311
Lymphomas	51	646	29	8,919	- 8,273
Colon-Rectum Cancers	52	592	7	42,633	- 42,041
Pancreas Cancer	53	313	16	20,282	- 19,969
Oesophagus Cancer	54	303	33	7,431	- 7,129
Appendicitis	55	262	54	409	- 146
Bladder Cancer	56	246	38	6,307	- 6,061
Other Neoplasms	57	154	51	729	- 574
Multiple Sclerosis	58	152	49	827	- 675
Leukemia	59	129	31	8,238	- 8,109
Leishmaniasis	60	127	73	0	+ 127
Ovary Cancer	61	120	32	8,123	- 8,003
Rheumatoid Arthritis	62	101	50	750	- 649
Ascariasis	63	93	77	0	+ 93
Upper Respiratory	64	85	58	158	- 73
Hepatitis C	65	58	66	2	+ 56
Uterin Cancer	66	55	35	6,867	- 6,812
Diphtheria	67	18	67	0	+ 17
Skin Cancers	68	16	39	5,612	- 5,595
War	69	15	59	123	- 107
Chlamydia	70	13	61	25	- 12
Oral Cancer	71	12	25	10,880	- 10,868
Otitis Media	72	1	64	3	- 2
Dengue	73	1	79	0	+ 1
Trichuriasis	74	0	78	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	76	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	75	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	71	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	70	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	69	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	85	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	84	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	81	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	82	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	85	0	83	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	80	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to RUSSIA

Gambia

Russia

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.