SRI LANKA VS GAMBIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	GAMBIA		SRI LANKA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	11,676	8	5,117	+ 6,559
HIV/AIDS	2	9,798	55	39	+ 9,759
Coronary Heart Disease	3	8,769	1	26,304	- 17,535
Stroke	4	6,990	6	6,805	+ 185
Birth Trauma	5	6,571	44	193	+ 6,378
Road Traffic Accidents	6	6,057	9	4,200	+ 1,858
Malaria	7	5,872	80	0	+ 5,872
Low Birth Weight	8	5,764	29	536	+ 5,228
Diarrhoeal diseases	9	5,451	28	605	+ 4,847
Tuberculosis	10	3,877	25	769	+ 3,108
Congenital Anomalies	11	3,337	22	989	+ 2,348
Liver Cancer	12	3,284	19	1,090	+ 2,194
Maternal Conditions	13	3,008	48	96	+ 2,912
Liver Disease	14	2,817	17	1,303	+ 1,514
Diabetes Mellitus	15	2,524	2	12,460	- 9,936
Kidney Disease	16	2,314	5	6,858	- 4,544
Endocrine Disorders	17	2,002	32	462	+ 1,540
Meningitis	18	1,992	46	146	+ 1,846
Lung Disease	19	1,794	3	9,456	- 7,663
Violence	20	1,698	31	499	+ 1,199
Other Injuries	21	1,692	14	1,529	+ 163
Hypertension	22	1,500	20	1,055	+ 444
Cervical Cancer	23	1,262	26	762	+ 499
Asthma	24	1,168	7	6,471	- 5,303
Suicide	25	981	10	2,977	- 1,996
Malnutrition	26	955	54	43	+ 912
Pertussis	27	860	59	15	+ 846
Alzheimers & Dementia	28	775	4	6,939	- 6,164
Falls	29	723	23	964	- 242
Drownings	30	598	27	731	- 132
Fires	31	580	41	239	+ 341
Inflammatory/Heart	32	516	35	425	+ 91
Peptic Ulcer Disease	33	491	56	38	+ 453
Syphilis	34	476	58	15	+ 461
Epilepsy	35	375	39	269	+ 105
Poisonings	36	367	49	93	+ 274
Parkinson's Disease	37	299	45	168	+ 131
Lung Cancers	38	292	12	1,775	- 1,483
Drug Use	39	243	40	257	- 15
Breast Cancer	40	229	15	1,383	- 1,154
Rheumatic Heart Disease	41	206	53	49	+ 157
Schistosomiasis	42	198	81	0	+ 198
Prostate Cancer	43	179	30	507	- 328
Skin Disease	44	162	36	293	- 131
Tetanus	45	160	57	27	+ 133
Hepatitis B	46	120	62	6	+ 114
Stomach Cancer	47	118	16	1,321	- 1,203
Encephalitis	48	118	61	10	+ 107
Measles	49	117	77	0	+ 117
Alcohol	50	105	51	82	+ 23
Lymphomas	51	101	21	1,027	- 926
Colon-Rectum Cancers	52	92	24	911	- 819
Pancreas Cancer	53	49	43	214	- 165
Oesophagus Cancer	54	47	13	1,544	- 1,497
Appendicitis	55	41	64	5	+ 36
Bladder Cancer	56	38	34	432	- 393
Other Neoplasms	57	24	50	86	- 62
Multiple Sclerosis	58	24	69	2	+ 21
Leukemia	59	20	18	1,155	- 1,135
Leishmaniasis	60	20	73	0	+ 20
Ovary Cancer	61	19	37	281	- 262
Rheumatoid Arthritis	62	16	60	11	+ 5
Ascariasis	63	15	72	0	+ 14
Upper Respiratory	64	13	66	5	+ 9
Hepatitis C	65	9	75	0	+ 9
Uterin Cancer	66	9	42	218	- 209
Diphtheria	67	3	74	0	+ 3
Skin Cancers	68	3	52	58	- 56
War	69	2	38	280	- 277
Chlamydia	70	2	84	0	+ 2
Oral Cancer	71	2	11	2,893	- 2,891
Otitis Media	72	0	76	0	+ 0
Dengue	73	0	47	131	- 131
Trichuriasis	74	0	79	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	71	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	63	6	- 6
Chagas disease	77	0	83	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	82	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	78	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	70	2	- 2
Osteoarthritis	81	0	67	3	- 3
Oral conditions	82	0	68	3	- 3
Anemia	83	0	33	445	- 445
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	85	0	65	5	- 5
Depression	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SRI LANKA

Gambia

Sri Lanka

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.