SUDAN VS GAMBIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	GAMBIA		SUDAN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	26,805	4	12,619	+ 14,185
HIV/AIDS	2	22,495	22	2,331	+ 20,164
Coronary Heart Disease	3	20,132	1	43,966	- 23,834
Stroke	4	16,047	2	20,582	- 4,535
Birth Trauma	5	15,086	7	8,526	+ 6,560
Road Traffic Accidents	6	13,906	5	11,459	+ 2,448
Malaria	7	13,480	10	5,614	+ 7,866
Low Birth Weight	8	13,234	3	16,036	- 2,803
Diarrhoeal diseases	9	12,515	9	6,277	+ 6,238
Tuberculosis	10	8,900	15	4,250	+ 4,651
Congenital Anomalies	11	7,661	11	5,507	+ 2,154
Liver Cancer	12	7,540	37	946	+ 6,594
Maternal Conditions	13	6,905	23	1,961	+ 4,944
Liver Disease	14	6,467	14	4,348	+ 2,119
Diabetes Mellitus	15	5,795	17	3,070	+ 2,725
Kidney Disease	16	5,312	12	5,095	+ 217
Endocrine Disorders	17	4,597	30	1,459	+ 3,138
Meningitis	18	4,574	33	1,092	+ 3,482
Lung Disease	19	4,118	13	4,382	- 264
Violence	20	3,899	21	2,478	+ 1,421
Other Injuries	21	3,885	18	2,912	+ 973
Hypertension	22	3,443	8	7,287	- 3,845
Cervical Cancer	23	2,897	41	770	+ 2,127
Asthma	24	2,681	19	2,636	+ 45
Suicide	25	2,253	27	1,644	+ 609
Malnutrition	26	2,193	34	1,089	+ 1,104
Pertussis	27	1,975	24	1,899	+ 76
Alzheimers & Dementia	28	1,779	20	2,584	- 805
Falls	29	1,659	28	1,559	+ 100
Drownings	30	1,374	26	1,684	- 310
Fires	31	1,331	31	1,310	+ 21
Inflammatory/Heart	32	1,184	38	839	+ 345
Peptic Ulcer Disease	33	1,128	40	775	+ 353
Syphilis	34	1,093	47	603	+ 489
Epilepsy	35	860	43	735	+ 126
Poisonings	36	843	42	744	+ 99
Parkinson's Disease	37	686	45	705	- 19
Lung Cancers	38	671	48	545	+ 126
Drug Use	39	557	36	1,036	- 479
Breast Cancer	40	526	16	3,071	- 2,545
Rheumatic Heart Disease	41	474	46	684	- 211
Schistosomiasis	42	454	63	68	+ 386
Prostate Cancer	43	412	49	523	- 112
Skin Disease	44	371	60	112	+ 259
Tetanus	45	368	53	378	- 10
Hepatitis B	46	275	44	730	- 455
Stomach Cancer	47	271	51	478	- 207
Encephalitis	48	270	57	303	- 33
Measles	49	270	6	9,301	- 9,032
Alcohol	50	241	61	84	+ 157
Lymphomas	51	232	29	1,533	- 1,302
Colon-Rectum Cancers	52	212	35	1,049	- 836
Pancreas Cancer	53	112	58	272	- 160
Oesophagus Cancer	54	109	32	1,126	- 1,017
Appendicitis	55	94	59	155	- 61
Bladder Cancer	56	88	54	369	- 280
Other Neoplasms	57	55	65	35	+ 21
Multiple Sclerosis	58	55	64	54	+ 1
Leukemia	59	46	25	1,828	- 1,782
Leishmaniasis	60	46	52	448	- 403
Ovary Cancer	61	43	39	794	- 751
Rheumatoid Arthritis	62	36	67	20	+ 16
Ascariasis	63	33	66	21	+ 13
Upper Respiratory	64	31	70	5	+ 25
Hepatitis C	65	21	68	17	+ 4
Uterin Cancer	66	20	62	71	- 51
Diphtheria	67	6	69	11	- 5
Skin Cancers	68	6	55	356	- 350
War	69	6	56	336	- 331
Chlamydia	70	5	71	1	+ 4
Oral Cancer	71	4	50	493	- 488
Otitis Media	72	0	73	0	+ 0
Dengue	73	0	72	0	+ 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	77	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	76	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	74	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	78	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	79	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	75	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	80	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	81	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	82	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	84	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	85	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SUDAN

Gambia

Sudan

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.