SINGAPORE VS GAMBIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	GAMBIA		SINGAPORE		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	3,202	2	5,189	- 1,987
HIV/AIDS	2	2,687	45	18	+ 2,669
Coronary Heart Disease	3	2,405	1	5,292	- 2,887
Stroke	4	1,917	3	1,559	+ 358
Birth Trauma	5	1,802	55	3	+ 1,799
Road Traffic Accidents	6	1,661	26	121	+ 1,540
Malaria	7	1,610	75	0	+ 1,610
Low Birth Weight	8	1,581	41	25	+ 1,556
Diarrhoeal diseases	9	1,495	39	28	+ 1,467
Tuberculosis	10	1,063	40	26	+ 1,038
Congenital Anomalies	11	915	31	80	+ 836
Liver Cancer	12	901	7	746	+ 155
Maternal Conditions	13	825	53	3	+ 821
Liver Disease	14	772	20	209	+ 563
Diabetes Mellitus	15	692	28	108	+ 585
Kidney Disease	16	635	6	1,028	- 394
Endocrine Disorders	17	549	37	30	+ 519
Meningitis	18	546	48	8	+ 538
Lung Disease	19	492	14	383	+ 109
Violence	20	466	46	15	+ 451
Other Injuries	21	464	32	79	+ 385
Hypertension	22	411	8	732	- 321
Cervical Cancer	23	346	30	85	+ 261
Asthma	24	320	35	37	+ 283
Suicide	25	269	9	650	- 381
Malnutrition	26	262	63	0	+ 262
Pertussis	27	236	62	0	+ 236
Alzheimers & Dementia	28	213	36	32	+ 180
Falls	29	198	18	218	- 19
Drownings	30	164	38	29	+ 135
Fires	31	159	49	7	+ 152
Inflammatory/Heart	32	141	19	215	- 74
Peptic Ulcer Disease	33	135	33	69	+ 66
Syphilis	34	131	65	0	+ 131
Epilepsy	35	103	42	25	+ 78
Poisonings	36	101	60	1	+ 100
Parkinson's Disease	37	82	29	90	- 8
Lung Cancers	38	80	4	1,540	- 1,460
Drug Use	39	67	44	19	+ 47
Breast Cancer	40	63	10	605	- 542
Rheumatic Heart Disease	41	57	43	22	+ 34
Schistosomiasis	42	54	78	0	+ 54
Prostate Cancer	43	49	16	303	- 253
Skin Disease	44	44	25	136	- 92
Tetanus	45	44	73	0	+ 44
Hepatitis B	46	33	52	4	+ 29
Stomach Cancer	47	32	12	405	- 372
Encephalitis	48	32	61	0	+ 32
Measles	49	32	72	0	+ 32
Alcohol	50	29	47	10	+ 19
Lymphomas	51	28	13	397	- 369
Colon-Rectum Cancers	52	25	5	1,203	- 1,177
Pancreas Cancer	53	13	11	537	- 524
Oesophagus Cancer	54	13	24	137	- 124
Appendicitis	55	11	50	6	+ 5
Bladder Cancer	56	11	27	120	- 110
Other Neoplasms	57	7	22	195	- 189
Multiple Sclerosis	58	7	57	3	+ 4
Leukemia	59	6	17	249	- 244
Leishmaniasis	60	5	76	0	+ 5
Ovary Cancer	61	5	21	204	- 199
Rheumatoid Arthritis	62	4	58	2	+ 2
Ascariasis	63	4	67	0	+ 4
Upper Respiratory	64	4	54	3	+ 0
Hepatitis C	65	2	56	3	- 0
Uterin Cancer	66	2	23	147	- 145
Diphtheria	67	1	64	0	+ 1
Skin Cancers	68	1	34	56	- 55
War	69	1	59	2	- 2
Chlamydia	70	1	70	0	+ 1
Oral Cancer	71	1	15	317	- 316
Otitis Media	72	0	79	0	+ 0
Dengue	73	0	66	0	+ 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	69	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	68	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	80	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	74	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	77	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	71	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	51	6	- 6
Osteoarthritis	81	0	82	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	81	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	85	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	85	0	84	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SINGAPORE

Gambia

Singapore

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.