SERBIA VS GAMBIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	GAMBIA		SERBIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	3,533	11	1,832	+ 1,701
HIV/AIDS	2	2,965	56	25	+ 2,940
Coronary Heart Disease	3	2,654	1	21,776	- 19,123
Stroke	4	2,115	2	16,241	- 14,126
Birth Trauma	5	1,988	52	45	+ 1,943
Road Traffic Accidents	6	1,833	24	655	+ 1,178
Malaria	7	1,777	77	0	+ 1,777
Low Birth Weight	8	1,744	38	187	+ 1,557
Diarrhoeal diseases	9	1,650	39	167	+ 1,483
Tuberculosis	10	1,173	46	100	+ 1,073
Congenital Anomalies	11	1,010	40	162	+ 848
Liver Cancer	12	994	17	918	+ 76
Maternal Conditions	13	910	59	12	+ 898
Liver Disease	14	852	19	887	- 35
Diabetes Mellitus	15	764	7	3,611	- 2,847
Kidney Disease	16	700	5	4,169	- 3,469
Endocrine Disorders	17	606	36	309	+ 297
Meningitis	18	603	54	35	+ 568
Lung Disease	19	543	6	3,853	- 3,310
Violence	20	514	45	108	+ 406
Other Injuries	21	512	30	406	+ 106
Hypertension	22	454	12	1,621	- 1,167
Cervical Cancer	23	382	25	638	- 257
Asthma	24	353	31	390	- 37
Suicide	25	297	16	996	- 700
Malnutrition	26	289	61	10	+ 279
Pertussis	27	260	63	6	+ 254
Alzheimers & Dementia	28	235	9	2,876	- 2,641
Falls	29	219	33	362	- 143
Drownings	30	181	48	73	+ 108
Fires	31	175	50	64	+ 112
Inflammatory/Heart	32	156	3	15,274	- 15,118
Peptic Ulcer Disease	33	149	28	594	- 446
Syphilis	34	144	67	2	+ 142
Epilepsy	35	113	37	223	- 109
Poisonings	36	111	57	23	+ 89
Parkinson's Disease	37	90	21	804	- 713
Lung Cancers	38	88	4	6,539	- 6,450
Drug Use	39	73	49	72	+ 2
Breast Cancer	40	69	10	2,284	- 2,215
Rheumatic Heart Disease	41	62	47	78	- 16
Schistosomiasis	42	60	78	0	+ 60
Prostate Cancer	43	54	14	1,317	- 1,263
Skin Disease	44	49	43	113	- 64
Tetanus	45	48	65	2	+ 46
Hepatitis B	46	36	53	36	+ 0
Stomach Cancer	47	36	15	1,203	- 1,167
Encephalitis	48	36	66	2	+ 34
Measles	49	36	72	1	+ 35
Alcohol	50	32	34	341	- 309
Lymphomas	51	31	20	831	- 801
Colon-Rectum Cancers	52	28	8	3,429	- 3,401
Pancreas Cancer	53	15	13	1,402	- 1,387
Oesophagus Cancer	54	14	35	332	- 317
Appendicitis	55	12	58	16	- 4
Bladder Cancer	56	12	18	893	- 881
Other Neoplasms	57	7	27	601	- 594
Multiple Sclerosis	58	7	42	146	- 139
Leukemia	59	6	22	710	- 704
Leishmaniasis	60	6	74	0	+ 6
Ovary Cancer	61	6	29	555	- 550
Rheumatoid Arthritis	62	5	55	34	- 29
Ascariasis	63	4	84	0	+ 4
Upper Respiratory	64	4	64	3	+ 2
Hepatitis C	65	3	60	12	- 9
Uterin Cancer	66	3	32	369	- 366
Diphtheria	67	1	75	0	+ 1
Skin Cancers	68	1	26	638	- 638
War	69	1	71	1	- 0
Chlamydia	70	1	80	0	+ 1
Oral Cancer	71	1	23	680	- 680
Otitis Media	72	0	68	1	- 1
Dengue	73	0	82	0	+ 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	85	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	83	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	81	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	76	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	70	1	- 1
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	51	51	- 51
Osteoarthritis	81	0	62	7	- 7
Oral conditions	82	0	69	1	- 1
Anemia	83	0	41	152	- 152
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	73	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	85	0	44	109	- 109
Depression	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SERBIA

Gambia

Serbia

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.