SOUTH AFRICA VS GAMBIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	GAMBIA		SOUTH AFRICA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	32,103	2	39,341	- 7,238
HIV/AIDS	2	26,941	1	71,996	- 45,054
Coronary Heart Disease	3	24,112	3	32,739	- 8,627
Stroke	4	19,219	4	30,693	- 11,474
Birth Trauma	5	18,067	30	3,004	+ 15,064
Road Traffic Accidents	6	16,655	11	13,014	+ 3,641
Malaria	7	16,145	63	83	+ 16,062
Low Birth Weight	8	15,850	16	6,250	+ 9,600
Diarrhoeal diseases	9	14,988	8	15,843	- 855
Tuberculosis	10	10,659	6	21,965	- 11,306
Congenital Anomalies	11	9,175	25	4,351	+ 4,825
Liver Cancer	12	9,030	33	2,383	+ 6,647
Maternal Conditions	13	8,270	38	1,700	+ 6,570
Liver Disease	14	7,745	14	9,013	- 1,268
Diabetes Mellitus	15	6,940	5	30,188	- 23,247
Kidney Disease	16	6,362	9	15,302	- 8,940
Endocrine Disorders	17	5,505	19	5,890	- 385
Meningitis	18	5,478	26	3,660	+ 1,818
Lung Disease	19	4,932	13	11,895	- 6,963
Violence	20	4,670	7	21,000	- 16,330
Other Injuries	21	4,653	17	6,014	- 1,361
Hypertension	22	4,123	12	12,789	- 8,666
Cervical Cancer	23	3,469	20	5,555	- 2,086
Asthma	24	3,211	18	5,966	- 2,755
Suicide	25	2,698	10	13,774	- 11,076
Malnutrition	26	2,627	34	2,381	+ 246
Pertussis	27	2,365	43	1,142	+ 1,223
Alzheimers & Dementia	28	2,131	22	4,676	- 2,545
Falls	29	1,987	42	1,399	+ 587
Drownings	30	1,645	32	2,403	- 758
Fires	31	1,594	27	3,618	- 2,023
Inflammatory/Heart	32	1,417	21	5,408	- 3,991
Peptic Ulcer Disease	33	1,351	36	1,894	- 543
Syphilis	34	1,309	44	1,130	+ 179
Epilepsy	35	1,030	37	1,870	- 840
Poisonings	36	1,010	50	975	+ 34
Parkinson's Disease	37	821	46	1,077	- 256
Lung Cancers	38	803	15	7,705	- 6,902
Drug Use	39	667	53	770	- 103
Breast Cancer	40	630	23	4,533	- 3,904
Rheumatic Heart Disease	41	567	47	1,015	- 447
Schistosomiasis	42	544	66	35	+ 509
Prostate Cancer	43	493	24	4,374	- 3,881
Skin Disease	44	445	45	1,101	- 657
Tetanus	45	440	65	38	+ 403
Hepatitis B	46	329	61	139	+ 190
Stomach Cancer	47	324	39	1,535	- 1,210
Encephalitis	48	323	59	234	+ 89
Measles	49	323	57	270	+ 52
Alcohol	50	289	49	987	- 698
Lymphomas	51	277	31	2,818	- 2,540
Colon-Rectum Cancers	52	254	28	3,587	- 3,333
Pancreas Cancer	53	134	35	2,007	- 1,873
Oesophagus Cancer	54	130	29	3,486	- 3,356
Appendicitis	55	113	56	274	- 161
Bladder Cancer	56	106	52	829	- 723
Other Neoplasms	57	66	58	267	- 200
Multiple Sclerosis	58	65	62	113	- 48
Leukemia	59	55	40	1,464	- 1,408
Leishmaniasis	60	55	77	0	+ 55
Ovary Cancer	61	51	51	951	- 899
Rheumatoid Arthritis	62	43	55	376	- 332
Ascariasis	63	40	71	3	+ 37
Upper Respiratory	64	37	60	223	- 186
Hepatitis C	65	25	70	8	+ 17
Uterin Cancer	66	24	54	512	- 489
Diphtheria	67	8	69	16	- 9
Skin Cancers	68	7	48	993	- 986
War	69	7	64	66	- 59
Chlamydia	70	6	68	18	- 13
Oral Cancer	71	5	41	1,406	- 1,401
Otitis Media	72	1	67	19	- 19
Dengue	73	0	73	0	+ 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	72	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	75	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	78	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	76	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	79	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	86	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	85	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	84	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	82	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	81	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	85	0	80	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SOUTH AFRICA

Gambia

South Africa

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.