TURKEY VS GAMBIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	GAMBIA		TURKEY		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	44,678	9	12,845	+ 31,833
HIV/AIDS	2	37,495	53	204	+ 37,291
Coronary Heart Disease	3	33,557	1	85,905	- 52,348
Stroke	4	26,748	2	44,006	- 17,258
Birth Trauma	5	25,145	41	720	+ 24,425
Road Traffic Accidents	6	23,179	16	5,573	+ 17,606
Malaria	7	22,469	75	0	+ 22,469
Low Birth Weight	8	22,058	24	3,478	+ 18,580
Diarrhoeal diseases	9	20,860	40	741	+ 20,119
Tuberculosis	10	14,835	50	303	+ 14,531
Congenital Anomalies	11	12,770	17	4,966	+ 7,803
Liver Cancer	12	12,567	20	4,542	+ 8,025
Maternal Conditions	13	11,509	57	109	+ 11,400
Liver Disease	14	10,779	13	6,340	+ 4,439
Diabetes Mellitus	15	9,659	5	17,900	- 8,241
Kidney Disease	16	8,855	7	17,021	- 8,166
Endocrine Disorders	17	7,662	26	2,612	+ 5,050
Meningitis	18	7,624	51	274	+ 7,350
Lung Disease	19	6,864	4	25,088	- 18,225
Violence	20	6,499	23	4,010	+ 2,488
Other Injuries	21	6,476	30	1,678	+ 4,798
Hypertension	22	5,738	8	14,763	- 9,025
Cervical Cancer	23	4,828	34	1,311	+ 3,517
Asthma	24	4,468	27	2,434	+ 2,034
Suicide	25	3,755	29	2,003	+ 1,751
Malnutrition	26	3,655	43	588	+ 3,067
Pertussis	27	3,291	58	103	+ 3,189
Alzheimers & Dementia	28	2,965	6	17,308	- 14,342
Falls	29	2,765	22	4,373	- 1,608
Drownings	30	2,290	44	549	+ 1,741
Fires	31	2,219	47	343	+ 1,876
Inflammatory/Heart	32	1,973	31	1,632	+ 341
Peptic Ulcer Disease	33	1,880	39	789	+ 1,091
Syphilis	34	1,821	61	50	+ 1,771
Epilepsy	35	1,434	36	1,147	+ 287
Poisonings	36	1,405	46	369	+ 1,037
Parkinson's Disease	37	1,143	25	3,439	- 2,296
Lung Cancers	38	1,118	3	35,070	- 33,953
Drug Use	39	928	38	972	- 44
Breast Cancer	40	877	14	5,643	- 4,766
Rheumatic Heart Disease	41	790	45	452	+ 338
Schistosomiasis	42	757	62	33	+ 723
Prostate Cancer	43	686	15	5,608	- 4,922
Skin Disease	44	619	48	324	+ 295
Tetanus	45	613	64	12	+ 601
Hepatitis B	46	458	60	72	+ 386
Stomach Cancer	47	451	11	10,333	- 9,881
Encephalitis	48	450	54	184	+ 266
Measles	49	449	65	6	+ 443
Alcohol	50	402	55	182	+ 220
Lymphomas	51	386	19	4,849	- 4,462
Colon-Rectum Cancers	52	354	10	10,606	- 10,252
Pancreas Cancer	53	187	12	6,882	- 6,695
Oesophagus Cancer	54	181	33	1,321	- 1,140
Appendicitis	55	157	59	93	+ 64
Bladder Cancer	56	147	21	4,485	- 4,338
Other Neoplasms	57	92	42	646	- 554
Multiple Sclerosis	58	91	56	169	- 78
Leukemia	59	77	18	4,870	- 4,793
Leishmaniasis	60	76	68	2	+ 73
Ovary Cancer	61	71	28	2,287	- 2,215
Rheumatoid Arthritis	62	60	52	237	- 177
Ascariasis	63	56	70	1	+ 55
Upper Respiratory	64	51	66	5	+ 46
Hepatitis C	65	35	63	19	+ 16
Uterin Cancer	66	33	37	1,090	- 1,057
Diphtheria	67	11	71	1	+ 10
Skin Cancers	68	10	32	1,548	- 1,538
War	69	9	49	318	- 309
Chlamydia	70	8	69	2	+ 6
Oral Cancer	71	7	35	1,305	- 1,298
Otitis Media	72	1	67	3	- 2
Dengue	73	0	73	0	+ 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	72	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	79	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	76	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	77	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	78	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	85	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	84	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	81	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	82	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	85	0	80	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to TURKEY

Gambia

Turkey

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.