SENEGAL VS GAMBIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	GAMBIA		SENEGAL		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	10,010	1	7,184	+ 2,826
HIV/AIDS	2	8,401	20	1,186	+ 7,215
Coronary Heart Disease	3	7,519	2	6,224	+ 1,294
Stroke	4	5,993	4	5,342	+ 651
Birth Trauma	5	5,634	8	3,448	+ 2,186
Road Traffic Accidents	6	5,194	6	3,832	+ 1,362
Malaria	7	5,034	5	4,595	+ 439
Low Birth Weight	8	4,942	7	3,636	+ 1,306
Diarrhoeal diseases	9	4,674	3	5,343	- 669
Tuberculosis	10	3,324	9	2,678	+ 645
Congenital Anomalies	11	2,861	11	2,364	+ 497
Liver Cancer	12	2,816	22	1,087	+ 1,729
Maternal Conditions	13	2,579	14	1,669	+ 910
Liver Disease	14	2,415	13	2,147	+ 268
Diabetes Mellitus	15	2,164	10	2,395	- 231
Kidney Disease	16	1,984	12	2,210	- 227
Endocrine Disorders	17	1,717	23	1,041	+ 676
Meningitis	18	1,708	15	1,628	+ 80
Lung Disease	19	1,538	18	1,351	+ 187
Violence	20	1,456	19	1,247	+ 210
Other Injuries	21	1,451	16	1,512	- 61
Hypertension	22	1,286	21	1,095	+ 191
Cervical Cancer	23	1,082	17	1,405	- 323
Asthma	24	1,001	25	936	+ 65
Suicide	25	841	24	978	- 137
Malnutrition	26	819	32	494	+ 325
Pertussis	27	737	28	771	- 34
Alzheimers & Dementia	28	664	26	879	- 214
Falls	29	619	30	622	- 3
Drownings	30	513	33	494	+ 19
Fires	31	497	34	448	+ 49
Inflammatory/Heart	32	442	36	426	+ 16
Peptic Ulcer Disease	33	421	35	433	- 12
Syphilis	34	408	53	122	+ 286
Epilepsy	35	321	38	330	- 9
Poisonings	36	315	40	315	+ 0
Parkinson's Disease	37	256	41	273	- 17
Lung Cancers	38	250	44	180	+ 70
Drug Use	39	208	52	138	+ 70
Breast Cancer	40	196	27	861	- 664
Rheumatic Heart Disease	41	177	46	166	+ 11
Schistosomiasis	42	170	45	176	- 6
Prostate Cancer	43	154	29	642	- 488
Skin Disease	44	139	47	159	- 21
Tetanus	45	137	58	85	+ 53
Hepatitis B	46	103	60	70	+ 32
Stomach Cancer	47	101	31	557	- 456
Encephalitis	48	101	57	85	+ 15
Measles	49	101	49	158	- 58
Alcohol	50	90	59	74	+ 16
Lymphomas	51	87	39	315	- 229
Colon-Rectum Cancers	52	79	37	384	- 305
Pancreas Cancer	53	42	48	159	- 117
Oesophagus Cancer	54	41	55	99	- 59
Appendicitis	55	35	61	38	- 3
Bladder Cancer	56	33	50	155	- 122
Other Neoplasms	57	21	62	24	- 3
Multiple Sclerosis	58	20	64	20	+ 1
Leukemia	59	17	54	113	- 95
Leishmaniasis	60	17	63	21	- 4
Ovary Cancer	61	16	42	220	- 204
Rheumatoid Arthritis	62	13	67	15	- 1
Ascariasis	63	12	65	18	- 5
Upper Respiratory	64	11	66	15	- 4
Hepatitis C	65	8	68	11	- 3
Uterin Cancer	66	7	56	94	- 86
Diphtheria	67	2	70	3	- 0
Skin Cancers	68	2	51	147	- 145
War	69	2	69	4	- 2
Chlamydia	70	2	71	2	+ 0
Oral Cancer	71	2	43	208	- 206
Otitis Media	72	0	72	0	- 0
Dengue	73	0	73	0	+ 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	75	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	78	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	77	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	81	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	80	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	82	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	85	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	84	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	85	0	83	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SENEGAL

Gambia

Senegal

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.