SOUTH KOREA VS GAMBIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	GAMBIA		SOUTH KOREA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	27,662	2	26,650	+ 1,012
HIV/AIDS	2	23,215	55	84	+ 23,130
Coronary Heart Disease	3	20,776	1	28,043	- 7,266
Stroke	4	16,561	3	25,596	- 9,035
Birth Trauma	5	15,568	54	88	+ 15,480
Road Traffic Accidents	6	14,351	15	4,399	+ 9,952
Malaria	7	13,911	71	1	+ 13,910
Low Birth Weight	8	13,657	45	370	+ 13,287
Diarrhoeal diseases	9	12,915	35	929	+ 11,987
Tuberculosis	10	9,185	24	1,950	+ 7,235
Congenital Anomalies	11	7,906	41	518	+ 7,388
Liver Cancer	12	7,781	7	11,589	- 3,808
Maternal Conditions	13	7,126	61	34	+ 7,092
Liver Disease	14	6,674	14	6,348	+ 325
Diabetes Mellitus	15	5,980	13	6,812	- 831
Kidney Disease	16	5,482	9	10,107	- 4,625
Endocrine Disorders	17	4,744	25	1,891	+ 2,853
Meningitis	18	4,721	58	51	+ 4,670
Lung Disease	19	4,250	11	8,526	- 4,277
Violence	20	4,024	44	386	+ 3,637
Other Injuries	21	4,009	18	3,634	+ 375
Hypertension	22	3,553	17	3,711	- 158
Cervical Cancer	23	2,989	34	1,065	+ 1,924
Asthma	24	2,767	32	1,150	+ 1,616
Suicide	25	2,325	5	14,636	- 12,311
Malnutrition	26	2,263	53	88	+ 2,175
Pertussis	27	2,038	67	6	+ 2,032
Alzheimers & Dementia	28	1,836	6	12,145	- 10,309
Falls	29	1,712	20	2,934	- 1,222
Drownings	30	1,418	42	501	+ 917
Fires	31	1,374	47	263	+ 1,111
Inflammatory/Heart	32	1,221	31	1,325	- 104
Peptic Ulcer Disease	33	1,164	38	540	+ 624
Syphilis	34	1,128	62	27	+ 1,101
Epilepsy	35	888	40	524	+ 363
Poisonings	36	870	52	115	+ 755
Parkinson's Disease	37	708	16	3,951	- 3,243
Lung Cancers	38	692	4	20,293	- 19,601
Drug Use	39	575	50	154	+ 421
Breast Cancer	40	543	21	2,880	- 2,337
Rheumatic Heart Disease	41	489	48	224	+ 265
Schistosomiasis	42	469	72	1	+ 467
Prostate Cancer	43	425	22	2,316	- 1,891
Skin Disease	44	383	36	704	- 321
Tetanus	45	380	69	5	+ 375
Hepatitis B	46	284	39	526	- 242
Stomach Cancer	47	279	10	8,625	- 8,345
Encephalitis	48	279	65	19	+ 260
Measles	49	278	83	0	+ 278
Alcohol	50	249	33	1,081	- 832
Lymphomas	51	239	19	3,477	- 3,238
Colon-Rectum Cancers	52	219	8	10,180	- 9,961
Pancreas Cancer	53	116	12	6,994	- 6,878
Oesophagus Cancer	54	112	28	1,733	- 1,621
Appendicitis	55	97	57	54	+ 43
Bladder Cancer	56	91	27	1,768	- 1,677
Other Neoplasms	57	57	26	1,807	- 1,750
Multiple Sclerosis	58	56	66	11	+ 46
Leukemia	59	48	23	2,140	- 2,093
Leishmaniasis	60	47	79	0	+ 47
Ovary Cancer	61	44	30	1,330	- 1,286
Rheumatoid Arthritis	62	37	51	150	- 113
Ascariasis	63	35	74	0	+ 35
Upper Respiratory	64	32	63	26	+ 6
Hepatitis C	65	21	49	168	- 146
Uterin Cancer	66	20	43	420	- 399
Diphtheria	67	7	73	0	+ 7
Skin Cancers	68	6	37	585	- 579
War	69	6	68	5	+ 1
Chlamydia	70	5	84	0	+ 5
Oral Cancer	71	4	29	1,457	- 1,453
Otitis Media	72	0	70	5	- 4
Dengue	73	0	77	0	+ 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	76	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	82	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	80	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	78	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	81	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	59	49	- 49
Osteoarthritis	81	0	60	41	- 41
Oral conditions	82	0	64	21	- 21
Anemia	83	0	46	329	- 329
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	85	0	56	77	- 77
Depression	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SOUTH KOREA

Gambia

South Korea

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.