SOMALIA VS GAMBIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	GAMBIA		SOMALIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	6,914	1	21,712	- 14,798
HIV/AIDS	2	5,802	33	610	+ 5,192
Coronary Heart Disease	3	5,193	7	7,233	- 2,040
Stroke	4	4,139	6	8,595	- 4,456
Birth Trauma	5	3,891	5	9,573	- 5,682
Road Traffic Accidents	6	3,587	11	4,231	- 644
Malaria	7	3,477	22	1,942	+ 1,535
Low Birth Weight	8	3,413	8	6,250	- 2,837
Diarrhoeal diseases	9	3,228	2	15,363	- 12,135
Tuberculosis	10	2,296	4	10,261	- 7,966
Congenital Anomalies	11	1,976	15	3,410	- 1,434
Liver Cancer	12	1,945	53	256	+ 1,689
Maternal Conditions	13	1,781	12	4,127	- 2,345
Liver Disease	14	1,668	13	3,917	- 2,249
Diabetes Mellitus	15	1,495	16	2,888	- 1,393
Kidney Disease	16	1,370	21	2,051	- 681
Endocrine Disorders	17	1,186	44	406	+ 780
Meningitis	18	1,180	9	5,381	- 4,201
Lung Disease	19	1,062	19	2,442	- 1,380
Violence	20	1,006	29	828	+ 177
Other Injuries	21	1,002	14	3,602	- 2,600
Hypertension	22	888	18	2,643	- 1,755
Cervical Cancer	23	747	28	883	- 136
Asthma	24	691	23	1,878	- 1,187
Suicide	25	581	27	1,219	- 638
Malnutrition	26	566	10	4,825	- 4,259
Pertussis	27	509	20	2,054	- 1,545
Alzheimers & Dementia	28	459	32	647	- 188
Falls	29	428	37	548	- 120
Drownings	30	354	25	1,272	- 917
Fires	31	343	30	810	- 467
Inflammatory/Heart	32	305	39	521	- 216
Peptic Ulcer Disease	33	291	36	559	- 268
Syphilis	34	282	45	378	- 96
Epilepsy	35	222	43	419	- 197
Poisonings	36	217	31	758	- 541
Parkinson's Disease	37	177	56	184	- 7
Lung Cancers	38	173	54	233	- 60
Drug Use	39	144	65	54	+ 89
Breast Cancer	40	136	26	1,232	- 1,096
Rheumatic Heart Disease	41	122	41	446	- 324
Schistosomiasis	42	117	42	435	- 318
Prostate Cancer	43	106	52	285	- 179
Skin Disease	44	96	58	151	- 55
Tetanus	45	95	17	2,648	- 2,553
Hepatitis B	46	71	48	315	- 244
Stomach Cancer	47	70	49	310	- 240
Encephalitis	48	70	63	91	- 21
Measles	49	70	3	11,576	- 11,506
Alcohol	50	62	59	151	- 89
Lymphomas	51	60	34	605	- 545
Colon-Rectum Cancers	52	55	38	546	- 492
Pancreas Cancer	53	29	62	108	- 79
Oesophagus Cancer	54	28	40	516	- 488
Appendicitis	55	24	55	188	- 164
Bladder Cancer	56	23	61	149	- 127
Other Neoplasms	57	14	70	12	+ 2
Multiple Sclerosis	58	14	71	8	+ 6
Leukemia	59	12	35	562	- 550
Leishmaniasis	60	12	51	290	- 278
Ovary Cancer	61	11	50	295	- 284
Rheumatoid Arthritis	62	9	66	35	- 26
Ascariasis	63	9	69	30	- 21
Upper Respiratory	64	8	47	326	- 318
Hepatitis C	65	5	67	34	- 29
Uterin Cancer	66	5	64	78	- 73
Diphtheria	67	2	60	150	- 148
Skin Cancers	68	2	57	164	- 162
War	69	1	24	1,318	- 1,317
Chlamydia	70	1	72	5	- 4
Oral Cancer	71	1	46	328	- 327
Otitis Media	72	0	68	32	- 31
Dengue	73	0	73	1	- 1
Trichuriasis	74	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	74	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	78	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	76	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	84	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	85	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	82	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	85	0	81	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	80	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SOMALIA

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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.