TUNISIA VS GAMBIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	GAMBIA		TUNISIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	6,399	7	1,912	+ 4,487
HIV/AIDS	2	5,371	32	261	+ 5,110
Coronary Heart Disease	3	4,807	1	20,658	- 15,852
Stroke	4	3,831	2	8,509	- 4,678
Birth Trauma	5	3,602	22	436	+ 3,166
Road Traffic Accidents	6	3,320	6	1,928	+ 1,392
Malaria	7	3,218	73	0	+ 3,218
Low Birth Weight	8	3,160	14	924	+ 2,236
Diarrhoeal diseases	9	2,988	40	184	+ 2,804
Tuberculosis	10	2,125	41	136	+ 1,988
Congenital Anomalies	11	1,829	12	980	+ 849
Liver Cancer	12	1,800	29	360	+ 1,440
Maternal Conditions	13	1,649	47	83	+ 1,565
Liver Disease	14	1,544	11	1,313	+ 231
Diabetes Mellitus	15	1,384	9	1,773	- 389
Kidney Disease	16	1,268	4	2,574	- 1,306
Endocrine Disorders	17	1,097	31	285	+ 812
Meningitis	18	1,092	46	86	+ 1,006
Lung Disease	19	983	10	1,754	- 770
Violence	20	931	24	410	+ 521
Other Injuries	21	928	27	372	+ 556
Hypertension	22	822	3	2,824	- 2,002
Cervical Cancer	23	692	38	201	+ 490
Asthma	24	640	16	665	- 25
Suicide	25	538	26	383	+ 155
Malnutrition	26	524	60	24	+ 500
Pertussis	27	471	52	40	+ 431
Alzheimers & Dementia	28	425	5	2,507	- 2,083
Falls	29	396	21	445	- 49
Drownings	30	328	43	122	+ 206
Fires	31	318	37	202	+ 116
Inflammatory/Heart	32	283	30	298	- 15
Peptic Ulcer Disease	33	269	33	237	+ 32
Syphilis	34	261	61	18	+ 243
Epilepsy	35	205	45	101	+ 104
Poisonings	36	201	48	81	+ 120
Parkinson's Disease	37	164	20	469	- 305
Lung Cancers	38	160	8	1,849	- 1,689
Drug Use	39	133	34	235	- 102
Breast Cancer	40	126	15	781	- 655
Rheumatic Heart Disease	41	113	42	123	- 10
Schistosomiasis	42	108	63	8	+ 100
Prostate Cancer	43	98	23	417	- 319
Skin Disease	44	89	51	41	+ 48
Tetanus	45	88	56	26	+ 62
Hepatitis B	46	66	49	70	- 4
Stomach Cancer	47	65	19	583	- 518
Encephalitis	48	64	53	38	+ 27
Measles	49	64	78	0	+ 64
Alcohol	50	58	55	31	+ 27
Lymphomas	51	55	18	616	- 561
Colon-Rectum Cancers	52	51	13	971	- 921
Pancreas Cancer	53	27	28	361	- 334
Oesophagus Cancer	54	26	44	109	- 83
Appendicitis	55	22	58	25	- 2
Bladder Cancer	56	21	17	654	- 633
Other Neoplasms	57	13	59	24	- 10
Multiple Sclerosis	58	13	54	33	- 20
Leukemia	59	11	25	385	- 374
Leishmaniasis	60	11	64	3	+ 7
Ovary Cancer	61	10	39	192	- 182
Rheumatoid Arthritis	62	9	62	9	- 1
Ascariasis	63	8	67	1	+ 7
Upper Respiratory	64	7	66	1	+ 7
Hepatitis C	65	5	65	1	+ 4
Uterin Cancer	66	5	50	46	- 41
Diphtheria	67	2	69	0	+ 1
Skin Cancers	68	1	36	214	- 212
War	69	1	57	25	- 24
Chlamydia	70	1	68	0	+ 1
Oral Cancer	71	1	35	232	- 231
Otitis Media	72	0	70	0	+ 0
Dengue	73	0	76	0	+ 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	77	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	75	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	71	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	72	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	74	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	79	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	80	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	81	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	82	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 TUNISIA

Gambia

Tunisia

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.