SWEDEN VS GAMBIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	GAMBIA		SWEDEN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	5,625	7	2,659	+ 2,966
HIV/AIDS	2	4,720	61	13	+ 4,708
Coronary Heart Disease	3	4,224	1	15,136	- 10,911
Stroke	4	3,367	3	6,035	- 2,667
Birth Trauma	5	3,165	55	34	+ 3,132
Road Traffic Accidents	6	2,918	34	315	+ 2,603
Malaria	7	2,829	74	0	+ 2,829
Low Birth Weight	8	2,777	51	50	+ 2,727
Diarrhoeal diseases	9	2,626	36	289	+ 2,337
Tuberculosis	10	1,868	56	24	+ 1,844
Congenital Anomalies	11	1,608	35	308	+ 1,300
Liver Cancer	12	1,582	22	752	+ 830
Maternal Conditions	13	1,449	64	5	+ 1,444
Liver Disease	14	1,357	23	723	+ 634
Diabetes Mellitus	15	1,216	11	1,834	- 618
Kidney Disease	16	1,115	12	1,629	- 514
Endocrine Disorders	17	965	24	702	+ 263
Meningitis	18	960	54	35	+ 925
Lung Disease	19	864	4	4,344	- 3,480
Violence	20	818	47	113	+ 705
Other Injuries	21	815	15	1,374	- 558
Hypertension	22	722	10	1,838	- 1,116
Cervical Cancer	23	608	38	228	+ 380
Asthma	24	563	42	158	+ 404
Suicide	25	473	14	1,479	- 1,007
Malnutrition	26	460	45	117	+ 343
Pertussis	27	414	67	0	+ 414
Alzheimers & Dementia	28	373	2	10,917	- 10,544
Falls	29	348	17	1,109	- 761
Drownings	30	288	46	114	+ 174
Fires	31	279	49	65	+ 215
Inflammatory/Heart	32	248	28	547	- 299
Peptic Ulcer Disease	33	237	37	277	- 40
Syphilis	34	229	72	0	+ 229
Epilepsy	35	181	44	121	+ 60
Poisonings	36	177	60	18	+ 159
Parkinson's Disease	37	144	19	943	- 799
Lung Cancers	38	141	5	3,722	- 3,581
Drug Use	39	117	30	423	- 307
Breast Cancer	40	110	13	1,582	- 1,472
Rheumatic Heart Disease	41	99	48	110	- 11
Schistosomiasis	42	95	69	0	+ 95
Prostate Cancer	43	86	8	2,622	- 2,536
Skin Disease	44	78	39	220	- 142
Tetanus	45	77	68	0	+ 77
Hepatitis B	46	58	62	9	+ 48
Stomach Cancer	47	57	26	612	- 556
Encephalitis	48	57	71	0	+ 56
Measles	49	57	83	0	+ 57
Alcohol	50	51	32	359	- 308
Lymphomas	51	49	16	1,357	- 1,308
Colon-Rectum Cancers	52	45	6	3,049	- 3,005
Pancreas Cancer	53	24	9	1,849	- 1,825
Oesophagus Cancer	54	23	29	538	- 515
Appendicitis	55	20	59	18	+ 2
Bladder Cancer	56	19	21	760	- 742
Other Neoplasms	57	12	18	1,036	- 1,024
Multiple Sclerosis	58	11	41	170	- 159
Leukemia	59	10	20	825	- 816
Leishmaniasis	60	10	75	0	+ 10
Ovary Cancer	61	9	27	553	- 544
Rheumatoid Arthritis	62	8	43	129	- 121
Ascariasis	63	7	81	0	+ 7
Upper Respiratory	64	6	58	20	- 13
Hepatitis C	65	4	53	44	- 40
Uterin Cancer	66	4	33	345	- 341
Diphtheria	67	1	70	0	+ 1
Skin Cancers	68	1	25	650	- 649
War	69	1	65	2	- 1
Chlamydia	70	1	73	0	+ 1
Oral Cancer	71	1	31	379	- 378
Otitis Media	72	0	66	1	- 1
Dengue	73	0	80	0	+ 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	78	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	79	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	84	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	76	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	82	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	52	46	- 46
Osteoarthritis	81	0	57	24	- 24
Oral conditions	82	0	63	8	- 8
Anemia	83	0	40	175	- 175
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	85	0	50	63	- 63
Depression	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SWEDEN

Gambia

Sweden

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.