TANZANIA VS GAMBIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	GAMBIA		TANZANIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	35,831	2	26,028	+ 9,803
HIV/AIDS	2	30,070	1	27,402	+ 2,669
Coronary Heart Disease	3	26,912	9	13,215	+ 13,697
Stroke	4	21,451	7	16,894	+ 4,557
Birth Trauma	5	20,166	8	15,086	+ 5,080
Road Traffic Accidents	6	18,589	5	18,054	+ 536
Malaria	7	18,020	3	21,758	- 3,738
Low Birth Weight	8	17,690	10	12,173	+ 5,518
Diarrhoeal diseases	9	16,729	6	17,587	- 858
Tuberculosis	10	11,897	4	20,269	- 8,372
Congenital Anomalies	11	10,241	11	9,791	+ 450
Liver Cancer	12	10,079	36	1,413	+ 8,665
Maternal Conditions	13	9,230	12	6,835	+ 2,395
Liver Disease	14	8,645	13	6,586	+ 2,059
Diabetes Mellitus	15	7,746	15	6,247	+ 1,500
Kidney Disease	16	7,101	19	4,547	+ 2,554
Endocrine Disorders	17	6,145	29	1,778	+ 4,367
Meningitis	18	6,115	21	3,188	+ 2,926
Lung Disease	19	5,505	22	3,051	+ 2,453
Violence	20	5,212	18	4,713	+ 499
Other Injuries	21	5,193	20	4,270	+ 923
Hypertension	22	4,602	17	5,209	- 607
Cervical Cancer	23	3,872	14	6,424	- 2,551
Asthma	24	3,584	30	1,700	+ 1,883
Suicide	25	3,011	24	2,474	+ 537
Malnutrition	26	2,932	16	5,574	- 2,643
Pertussis	27	2,640	23	2,774	- 134
Alzheimers & Dementia	28	2,378	27	2,048	+ 330
Falls	29	2,217	34	1,533	+ 684
Drownings	30	1,836	32	1,642	+ 195
Fires	31	1,779	35	1,424	+ 355
Inflammatory/Heart	32	1,582	38	1,227	+ 355
Peptic Ulcer Disease	33	1,508	46	462	+ 1,046
Syphilis	34	1,461	26	2,115	- 654
Epilepsy	35	1,150	43	707	+ 443
Poisonings	36	1,127	40	1,170	- 43
Parkinson's Disease	37	917	45	513	+ 404
Lung Cancers	38	896	61	159	+ 738
Drug Use	39	744	48	404	+ 340
Breast Cancer	40	703	37	1,285	- 582
Rheumatic Heart Disease	41	633	50	401	+ 233
Schistosomiasis	42	607	51	371	+ 236
Prostate Cancer	43	550	28	1,819	- 1,269
Skin Disease	44	497	52	359	+ 137
Tetanus	45	492	49	402	+ 90
Hepatitis B	46	368	60	168	+ 199
Stomach Cancer	47	362	39	1,190	- 828
Encephalitis	48	361	59	199	+ 163
Measles	49	360	55	295	+ 66
Alcohol	50	322	56	270	+ 52
Lymphomas	51	310	41	805	- 496
Colon-Rectum Cancers	52	284	33	1,567	- 1,283
Pancreas Cancer	53	150	62	158	- 8
Oesophagus Cancer	54	145	25	2,247	- 2,102
Appendicitis	55	126	58	218	- 92
Bladder Cancer	56	118	44	667	- 549
Other Neoplasms	57	74	64	58	+ 16
Multiple Sclerosis	58	73	68	27	+ 46
Leukemia	59	62	47	416	- 354
Leishmaniasis	60	61	77	0	+ 61
Ovary Cancer	61	57	53	337	- 280
Rheumatoid Arthritis	62	48	63	81	- 33
Ascariasis	63	45	65	56	- 11
Upper Respiratory	64	41	54	299	- 258
Hepatitis C	65	28	66	40	- 12
Uterin Cancer	66	27	57	218	- 192
Diphtheria	67	9	70	11	- 2
Skin Cancers	68	8	42	744	- 737
War	69	7	67	30	- 22
Chlamydia	70	6	71	9	- 3
Oral Cancer	71	6	31	1,646	- 1,640
Otitis Media	72	1	69	17	- 16
Dengue	73	0	73	2	- 1
Trichuriasis	74	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	75	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	78	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	72	3	- 3
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	79	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	86	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	85	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	84	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	82	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	83	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	85	0	80	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	81	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to TANZANIA

Gambia

Tanzania

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.