SPAIN VS GAMBIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	GAMBIA		SPAIN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	25,112	7	13,717	+ 11,395
HIV/AIDS	2	21,075	43	538	+ 20,536
Coronary Heart Disease	3	18,861	1	51,684	- 32,823
Stroke	4	15,034	3	29,004	- 13,970
Birth Trauma	5	14,133	60	113	+ 14,020
Road Traffic Accidents	6	13,028	31	1,829	+ 11,199
Malaria	7	12,629	83	0	+ 12,629
Low Birth Weight	8	12,398	52	253	+ 12,146
Diarrhoeal diseases	9	11,725	36	1,064	+ 10,661
Tuberculosis	10	8,338	50	270	+ 8,068
Congenital Anomalies	11	7,177	38	863	+ 6,314
Liver Cancer	12	7,064	18	5,098	+ 1,965
Maternal Conditions	13	6,469	64	14	+ 6,455
Liver Disease	14	6,059	23	4,231	+ 1,827
Diabetes Mellitus	15	5,429	10	7,773	- 2,344
Kidney Disease	16	4,977	8	9,725	- 4,748
Endocrine Disorders	17	4,307	21	4,863	- 557
Meningitis	18	4,285	59	129	+ 4,157
Lung Disease	19	3,858	5	18,926	- 15,069
Violence	20	3,653	51	262	+ 3,391
Other Injuries	21	3,640	15	5,536	- 1,896
Hypertension	22	3,225	9	9,115	- 5,889
Cervical Cancer	23	2,714	39	855	+ 1,859
Asthma	24	2,512	35	1,133	+ 1,379
Suicide	25	2,111	25	3,609	- 1,499
Malnutrition	26	2,055	47	302	+ 1,752
Pertussis	27	1,850	73	2	+ 1,848
Alzheimers & Dementia	28	1,667	2	42,339	- 40,672
Falls	29	1,554	26	3,246	- 1,692
Drownings	30	1,287	45	446	+ 841
Fires	31	1,247	55	185	+ 1,062
Inflammatory/Heart	32	1,109	19	4,984	- 3,875
Peptic Ulcer Disease	33	1,057	44	475	+ 582
Syphilis	34	1,024	67	9	+ 1,015
Epilepsy	35	806	40	824	- 18
Poisonings	36	790	57	170	+ 620
Parkinson's Disease	37	643	20	4,943	- 4,300
Lung Cancers	38	628	4	22,131	- 21,502
Drug Use	39	522	41	776	- 255
Breast Cancer	40	493	11	7,067	- 6,575
Rheumatic Heart Disease	41	444	33	1,612	- 1,168
Schistosomiasis	42	425	74	0	+ 425
Prostate Cancer	43	386	13	6,420	- 6,034
Skin Disease	44	348	30	1,840	- 1,492
Tetanus	45	345	72	2	+ 343
Hepatitis B	46	258	58	162	+ 96
Stomach Cancer	47	254	14	5,796	- 5,543
Encephalitis	48	253	70	4	+ 249
Measles	49	253	81	0	+ 253
Alcohol	50	226	46	333	- 107
Lymphomas	51	217	16	5,335	- 5,117
Colon-Rectum Cancers	52	199	6	16,957	- 16,759
Pancreas Cancer	53	105	12	6,752	- 6,647
Oesophagus Cancer	54	102	29	2,011	- 1,910
Appendicitis	55	88	61	79	+ 9
Bladder Cancer	56	83	17	5,222	- 5,140
Other Neoplasms	57	52	22	4,748	- 4,696
Multiple Sclerosis	58	51	49	287	- 236
Leukemia	59	43	24	3,772	- 3,729
Leishmaniasis	60	43	65	11	+ 32
Ovary Cancer	61	40	28	2,026	- 1,986
Rheumatoid Arthritis	62	34	48	294	- 260
Ascariasis	63	31	78	0	+ 31
Upper Respiratory	64	29	62	47	- 18
Hepatitis C	65	19	42	652	- 633
Uterin Cancer	66	19	34	1,612	- 1,593
Diphtheria	67	6	76	0	+ 6
Skin Cancers	68	5	32	1,803	- 1,797
War	69	5	68	6	- 0
Chlamydia	70	4	82	0	+ 4
Oral Cancer	71	4	27	2,583	- 2,579
Otitis Media	72	0	66	9	- 9
Dengue	73	0	77	0	+ 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	80	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	79	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	75	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	71	3	- 3
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	84	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	69	4	- 4
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	54	204	- 204
Osteoarthritis	81	0	53	212	- 212
Oral conditions	82	0	63	44	- 44
Anemia	83	0	37	914	- 914
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	85	0	56	181	- 181
Depression	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SPAIN

Gambia

Spain

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.