SLOVAKIA VS GAMBIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	GAMBIA		SLOVAKIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	2,955	6	2,024	+ 931
HIV/AIDS	2	2,480	65	2	+ 2,478
Coronary Heart Disease	3	2,219	1	10,654	- 8,435
Stroke	4	1,769	3	3,756	- 1,987
Birth Trauma	5	1,663	52	15	+ 1,648
Road Traffic Accidents	6	1,533	27	331	+ 1,202
Malaria	7	1,486	77	0	+ 1,486
Low Birth Weight	8	1,459	39	97	+ 1,362
Diarrhoeal diseases	9	1,380	47	34	+ 1,346
Tuberculosis	10	981	50	26	+ 955
Congenital Anomalies	11	845	36	167	+ 678
Liver Cancer	12	831	22	469	+ 362
Maternal Conditions	13	761	63	3	+ 758
Liver Disease	14	713	7	1,425	- 713
Diabetes Mellitus	15	639	16	750	- 111
Kidney Disease	16	586	14	830	- 245
Endocrine Disorders	17	507	37	163	+ 343
Meningitis	18	504	51	25	+ 479
Lung Disease	19	454	9	1,121	- 668
Violence	20	430	42	59	+ 370
Other Injuries	21	428	20	554	- 125
Hypertension	22	380	11	1,034	- 655
Cervical Cancer	23	319	32	273	+ 47
Asthma	24	296	44	47	+ 248
Suicide	25	248	19	660	- 411
Malnutrition	26	242	49	29	+ 213
Pertussis	27	218	61	4	+ 214
Alzheimers & Dementia	28	196	2	4,482	- 4,286
Falls	29	183	8	1,277	- 1,095
Drownings	30	151	38	144	+ 8
Fires	31	147	46	39	+ 108
Inflammatory/Heart	32	130	25	339	- 208
Peptic Ulcer Disease	33	124	31	274	- 149
Syphilis	34	120	62	3	+ 117
Epilepsy	35	95	35	168	- 73
Poisonings	36	93	48	30	+ 63
Parkinson's Disease	37	76	29	310	- 234
Lung Cancers	38	74	4	2,562	- 2,488
Drug Use	39	61	45	45	+ 17
Breast Cancer	40	58	10	1,071	- 1,013
Rheumatic Heart Disease	41	52	41	70	- 17
Schistosomiasis	42	50	74	0	+ 50
Prostate Cancer	43	45	12	968	- 923
Skin Disease	44	41	34	170	- 129
Tetanus	45	41	71	0	+ 41
Hepatitis B	46	30	56	8	+ 22
Stomach Cancer	47	30	15	827	- 797
Encephalitis	48	30	67	1	+ 29
Measles	49	30	72	0	+ 30
Alcohol	50	27	33	219	- 193
Lymphomas	51	26	17	736	- 710
Colon-Rectum Cancers	52	23	5	2,528	- 2,505
Pancreas Cancer	53	12	13	876	- 863
Oesophagus Cancer	54	12	28	314	- 302
Appendicitis	55	10	55	9	+ 1
Bladder Cancer	56	10	21	489	- 479
Other Neoplasms	57	6	40	93	- 87
Multiple Sclerosis	58	6	43	55	- 49
Leukemia	59	5	23	448	- 443
Leishmaniasis	60	5	78	0	+ 5
Ovary Cancer	61	5	26	334	- 329
Rheumatoid Arthritis	62	4	53	15	- 11
Ascariasis	63	4	80	0	+ 4
Upper Respiratory	64	3	58	6	- 3
Hepatitis C	65	2	54	12	- 10
Uterin Cancer	66	2	30	280	- 278
Diphtheria	67	1	70	0	+ 1
Skin Cancers	68	1	24	357	- 356
War	69	1	68	1	+ 0
Chlamydia	70	1	73	0	+ 1
Oral Cancer	71	0	18	716	- 715
Otitis Media	72	0	64	2	- 2
Dengue	73	0	81	0	+ 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	82	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	79	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	83	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	76	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	75	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	84	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	57	7	- 7
Osteoarthritis	81	0	69	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	66	1	- 1
Anemia	83	0	59	5	- 5
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	85	0	60	4	- 4
Depression	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SLOVAKIA

Gambia

Slovakia

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.