SURINAME VS GAMBIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	GAMBIA		SURINAME		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	344	5	171	+ 173
HIV/AIDS	2	288	7	138	+ 150
Coronary Heart Disease	3	258	1	650	- 392
Stroke	4	206	2	615	- 410
Birth Trauma	5	193	30	28	+ 166
Road Traffic Accidents	6	178	13	89	+ 89
Malaria	7	173	78	0	+ 173
Low Birth Weight	8	170	19	51	+ 118
Diarrhoeal diseases	9	160	27	31	+ 129
Tuberculosis	10	114	37	17	+ 97
Congenital Anomalies	11	98	22	40	+ 58
Liver Cancer	12	97	21	45	+ 52
Maternal Conditions	13	88	41	14	+ 74
Liver Disease	14	83	8	134	- 51
Diabetes Mellitus	15	74	3	286	- 212
Kidney Disease	16	68	4	281	- 213
Endocrine Disorders	17	59	24	37	+ 22
Meningitis	18	59	50	5	+ 53
Lung Disease	19	53	12	93	- 40
Violence	20	50	26	34	+ 16
Other Injuries	21	50	15	73	- 23
Hypertension	22	44	9	134	- 90
Cervical Cancer	23	37	20	48	- 11
Asthma	24	34	39	16	+ 19
Suicide	25	29	6	148	- 119
Malnutrition	26	28	43	13	+ 15
Pertussis	27	25	59	1	+ 24
Alzheimers & Dementia	28	23	10	117	- 95
Falls	29	21	25	34	- 13
Drownings	30	18	29	28	- 10
Fires	31	17	44	13	+ 4
Inflammatory/Heart	32	15	23	37	- 22
Peptic Ulcer Disease	33	14	28	29	- 14
Syphilis	34	14	52	3	+ 11
Epilepsy	35	11	36	18	- 7
Poisonings	36	11	57	2	+ 9
Parkinson's Disease	37	9	31	28	- 19
Lung Cancers	38	9	11	102	- 94
Drug Use	39	7	45	7	- 0
Breast Cancer	40	7	17	55	- 48
Rheumatic Heart Disease	41	6	47	6	- 0
Schistosomiasis	42	6	55	2	+ 3
Prostate Cancer	43	5	14	78	- 73
Skin Disease	44	5	18	53	- 49
Tetanus	45	5	62	1	+ 4
Hepatitis B	46	4	63	1	+ 3
Stomach Cancer	47	3	33	25	- 21
Encephalitis	48	3	51	4	- 1
Measles	49	3	73	0	+ 3
Alcohol	50	3	38	16	- 13
Lymphomas	51	3	34	23	- 20
Colon-Rectum Cancers	52	3	16	72	- 70
Pancreas Cancer	53	1	32	26	- 25
Oesophagus Cancer	54	1	56	2	- 1
Appendicitis	55	1	53	3	- 2
Bladder Cancer	56	1	48	5	- 4
Other Neoplasms	57	1	54	3	- 2
Multiple Sclerosis	58	1	61	1	- 0
Leukemia	59	1	35	20	- 19
Leishmaniasis	60	1	65	0	+ 0
Ovary Cancer	61	1	42	14	- 13
Rheumatoid Arthritis	62	0	58	1	- 1
Ascariasis	63	0	69	0	+ 0
Upper Respiratory	64	0	67	0	+ 0
Hepatitis C	65	0	70	0	+ 0
Uterin Cancer	66	0	49	5	- 5
Diphtheria	67	0	72	0	+ 0
Skin Cancers	68	0	60	1	- 1
War	69	0	66	0	- 0
Chlamydia	70	0	68	0	- 0
Oral Cancer	71	0	40	16	- 16
Otitis Media	72	0	71	0	- 0
Dengue	73	0	46	7	- 7
Trichuriasis	74	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	76	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	74	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	64	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	77	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	79	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	85	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	84	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	81	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	80	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	85	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SURINAME

Gambia

Suriname

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.