THAILAND VS GAMBIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	GAMBIA		THAILAND		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	37,137	3	31,289	+ 5,847
HIV/AIDS	2	31,166	12	13,922	+ 17,244
Coronary Heart Disease	3	27,893	1	51,305	- 23,413
Stroke	4	22,233	2	50,273	- 28,040
Birth Trauma	5	20,901	50	533	+ 20,367
Road Traffic Accidents	6	19,267	7	22,428	- 3,161
Malaria	7	18,676	66	13	+ 18,663
Low Birth Weight	8	18,335	40	1,548	+ 16,788
Diarrhoeal diseases	9	17,339	15	6,863	+ 10,476
Tuberculosis	10	12,331	14	9,551	+ 2,780
Congenital Anomalies	11	10,614	35	2,107	+ 8,507
Liver Cancer	12	10,446	5	23,883	- 13,437
Maternal Conditions	13	9,567	52	227	+ 9,339
Liver Disease	14	8,960	11	17,596	- 8,636
Diabetes Mellitus	15	8,029	10	18,776	- 10,747
Kidney Disease	16	7,360	4	26,822	- 19,462
Endocrine Disorders	17	6,369	37	1,888	+ 4,481
Meningitis	18	6,338	43	931	+ 5,407
Lung Disease	19	5,705	9	19,474	- 13,769
Violence	20	5,402	31	2,965	+ 2,437
Other Injuries	21	5,383	21	4,869	+ 513
Hypertension	22	4,770	34	2,179	+ 2,590
Cervical Cancer	23	4,013	19	5,110	- 1,097
Asthma	24	3,714	24	4,182	- 468
Suicide	25	3,121	16	6,147	- 3,026
Malnutrition	26	3,038	42	962	+ 2,077
Pertussis	27	2,736	62	77	+ 2,658
Alzheimers & Dementia	28	2,465	6	22,851	- 20,386
Falls	29	2,298	18	5,409	- 3,111
Drownings	30	1,903	25	3,956	- 2,052
Fires	31	1,844	48	617	+ 1,227
Inflammatory/Heart	32	1,640	32	2,879	- 1,239
Peptic Ulcer Disease	33	1,563	39	1,679	- 116
Syphilis	34	1,514	64	36	+ 1,478
Epilepsy	35	1,192	47	689	+ 503
Poisonings	36	1,168	57	132	+ 1,036
Parkinson's Disease	37	950	23	4,292	- 3,342
Lung Cancers	38	929	8	22,296	- 21,367
Drug Use	39	771	45	794	- 22
Breast Cancer	40	729	17	6,053	- 5,324
Rheumatic Heart Disease	41	656	51	436	+ 221
Schistosomiasis	42	629	75	0	+ 629
Prostate Cancer	43	570	30	3,013	- 2,442
Skin Disease	44	515	28	3,375	- 2,861
Tetanus	45	510	58	116	+ 393
Hepatitis B	46	381	56	153	+ 228
Stomach Cancer	47	375	27	3,451	- 3,076
Encephalitis	48	374	46	722	- 347
Measles	49	373	63	56	+ 318
Alcohol	50	334	49	548	- 214
Lymphomas	51	321	22	4,539	- 4,218
Colon-Rectum Cancers	52	294	13	9,908	- 9,614
Pancreas Cancer	53	155	33	2,383	- 2,228
Oesophagus Cancer	54	150	29	3,156	- 3,005
Appendicitis	55	130	59	114	+ 16
Bladder Cancer	56	122	38	1,798	- 1,676
Other Neoplasms	57	77	54	192	- 115
Multiple Sclerosis	58	76	61	86	- 10
Leukemia	59	64	26	3,902	- 3,838
Leishmaniasis	60	63	72	1	+ 62
Ovary Cancer	61	59	36	2,003	- 1,944
Rheumatoid Arthritis	62	50	53	194	- 144
Ascariasis	63	46	69	4	+ 43
Upper Respiratory	64	42	65	18	+ 25
Hepatitis C	65	29	67	7	+ 21
Uterin Cancer	66	27	44	864	- 837
Diphtheria	67	9	71	1	+ 8
Skin Cancers	68	8	41	1,133	- 1,125
War	69	8	60	87	- 80
Chlamydia	70	7	70	3	+ 3
Oral Cancer	71	6	20	4,961	- 4,955
Otitis Media	72	1	68	7	- 6
Dengue	73	0	55	172	- 171
Trichuriasis	74	0	78	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	77	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	79	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	73	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	74	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	76	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	81	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	82	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	80	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	85	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	85	0	84	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to THAILAND

Gambia

Thailand

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.