SWITZERLAND VS GAMBIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	GAMBIA		SWITZERLAND		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	4,706	8	1,949	+ 2,757
HIV/AIDS	2	3,949	54	29	+ 3,920
Coronary Heart Disease	3	3,535	1	10,713	- 7,179
Stroke	4	2,817	3	3,918	- 1,100
Birth Trauma	5	2,649	52	32	+ 2,617
Road Traffic Accidents	6	2,442	34	193	+ 2,249
Malaria	7	2,367	77	0	+ 2,367
Low Birth Weight	8	2,323	43	105	+ 2,219
Diarrhoeal diseases	9	2,197	35	186	+ 2,011
Tuberculosis	10	1,563	56	21	+ 1,541
Congenital Anomalies	11	1,345	31	305	+ 1,040
Liver Cancer	12	1,324	19	805	+ 519
Maternal Conditions	13	1,212	64	4	+ 1,208
Liver Disease	14	1,135	21	677	+ 458
Diabetes Mellitus	15	1,017	17	1,022	- 4
Kidney Disease	16	933	13	1,261	- 328
Endocrine Disorders	17	807	25	593	+ 214
Meningitis	18	803	57	20	+ 783
Lung Disease	19	723	5	2,902	- 2,179
Violence	20	685	51	42	+ 642
Other Injuries	21	682	30	410	+ 272
Hypertension	22	604	6	2,471	- 1,867
Cervical Cancer	23	509	42	105	+ 403
Asthma	24	471	46	95	+ 376
Suicide	25	396	14	1,249	- 854
Malnutrition	26	385	47	84	+ 301
Pertussis	27	347	73	0	+ 347
Alzheimers & Dementia	28	312	2	7,192	- 6,880
Falls	29	291	9	1,919	- 1,628
Drownings	30	241	50	49	+ 192
Fires	31	234	55	21	+ 212
Inflammatory/Heart	32	208	16	1,027	- 819
Peptic Ulcer Disease	33	198	41	122	+ 76
Syphilis	34	192	65	2	+ 190
Epilepsy	35	151	39	159	- 7
Poisonings	36	148	60	13	+ 135
Parkinson's Disease	37	120	18	857	- 737
Lung Cancers	38	118	4	3,520	- 3,402
Drug Use	39	98	36	176	- 78
Breast Cancer	40	92	11	1,577	- 1,485
Rheumatic Heart Disease	41	83	48	78	+ 5
Schistosomiasis	42	80	72	0	+ 79
Prostate Cancer	43	72	10	1,579	- 1,507
Skin Disease	44	65	40	129	- 64
Tetanus	45	65	70	0	+ 64
Hepatitis B	46	48	63	5	+ 44
Stomach Cancer	47	48	24	614	- 566
Encephalitis	48	47	68	1	+ 47
Measles	49	47	75	0	+ 47
Alcohol	50	42	32	229	- 187
Lymphomas	51	41	15	1,131	- 1,091
Colon-Rectum Cancers	52	37	7	1,995	- 1,957
Pancreas Cancer	53	20	12	1,486	- 1,466
Oesophagus Cancer	54	19	28	491	- 472
Appendicitis	55	17	59	15	+ 2
Bladder Cancer	56	16	23	669	- 654
Other Neoplasms	57	10	20	681	- 672
Multiple Sclerosis	58	10	38	160	- 150
Leukemia	59	8	22	671	- 663
Leishmaniasis	60	8	71	0	+ 8
Ovary Cancer	61	8	29	457	- 450
Rheumatoid Arthritis	62	6	49	68	- 61
Ascariasis	63	6	82	0	+ 6
Upper Respiratory	64	5	61	11	- 6
Hepatitis C	65	4	58	15	- 11
Uterin Cancer	66	3	33	224	- 220
Diphtheria	67	1	74	0	+ 1
Skin Cancers	68	1	27	493	- 492
War	69	1	67	1	+ 0
Chlamydia	70	1	79	0	+ 1
Oral Cancer	71	1	26	500	- 500
Otitis Media	72	0	69	0	- 0
Dengue	73	0	81	0	+ 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	84	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	83	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	80	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	76	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	78	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	66	1	- 1
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	53	32	- 32
Osteoarthritis	81	0	37	170	- 170
Oral conditions	82	0	62	8	- 8
Anemia	83	0	44	102	- 102
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	85	0	45	96	- 96
Depression	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SWITZERLAND

Gambia

Switzerland

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.