UKRAINE VS GAMBIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	GAMBIA		UKRAINE		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	18,941	12	6,817	+ 12,124
HIV/AIDS	2	15,896	13	5,874	+ 10,021
Coronary Heart Disease	3	14,226	1	278,709	- 264,483
Stroke	4	11,339	2	79,883	- 68,543
Birth Trauma	5	10,660	51	242	+ 10,418
Road Traffic Accidents	6	9,827	18	4,487	+ 5,340
Malaria	7	9,526	76	0	+ 9,526
Low Birth Weight	8	9,352	42	851	+ 8,500
Diarrhoeal diseases	9	8,843	53	189	+ 8,654
Tuberculosis	10	6,289	20	3,194	+ 3,095
Congenital Anomalies	11	5,414	38	1,388	+ 4,025
Liver Cancer	12	5,328	32	2,210	+ 3,118
Maternal Conditions	13	4,879	57	55	+ 4,824
Liver Disease	14	4,570	3	15,197	- 10,627
Diabetes Mellitus	15	4,095	31	2,258	+ 1,837
Kidney Disease	16	3,754	33	2,174	+ 1,580
Endocrine Disorders	17	3,248	45	415	+ 2,833
Meningitis	18	3,232	50	257	+ 2,975
Lung Disease	19	2,910	8	9,621	- 6,712
Violence	20	2,755	23	2,765	- 10
Other Injuries	21	2,745	19	4,234	- 1,489
Hypertension	22	2,433	41	970	+ 1,462
Cervical Cancer	23	2,047	28	2,434	- 387
Asthma	24	1,894	52	229	+ 1,665
Suicide	25	1,592	9	9,517	- 7,925
Malnutrition	26	1,550	58	54	+ 1,495
Pertussis	27	1,395	66	2	+ 1,393
Alzheimers & Dementia	28	1,257	5	14,196	- 12,939
Falls	29	1,172	22	2,875	- 1,703
Drownings	30	971	30	2,312	- 1,341
Fires	31	941	37	1,652	- 711
Inflammatory/Heart	32	836	7	12,191	- 11,355
Peptic Ulcer Disease	33	797	36	1,657	- 860
Syphilis	34	772	64	4	+ 768
Epilepsy	35	608	44	419	+ 189
Poisonings	36	596	40	1,117	- 521
Parkinson's Disease	37	485	21	3,101	- 2,616
Lung Cancers	38	474	4	15,024	- 14,550
Drug Use	39	393	39	1,141	- 748
Breast Cancer	40	372	11	8,106	- 7,734
Rheumatic Heart Disease	41	335	43	817	- 482
Schistosomiasis	42	321	78	0	+ 321
Prostate Cancer	43	291	16	4,800	- 4,509
Skin Disease	44	262	48	313	- 51
Tetanus	45	260	65	3	+ 257
Hepatitis B	46	194	59	42	+ 152
Stomach Cancer	47	191	10	8,106	- 7,915
Encephalitis	48	191	46	395	- 204
Measles	49	190	60	41	+ 149
Alcohol	50	170	15	5,670	- 5,500
Lymphomas	51	164	24	2,636	- 2,472
Colon-Rectum Cancers	52	150	6	13,505	- 13,355
Pancreas Cancer	53	79	14	5,811	- 5,731
Oesophagus Cancer	54	77	35	1,986	- 1,909
Appendicitis	55	66	56	78	- 12
Bladder Cancer	56	62	27	2,436	- 2,374
Other Neoplasms	57	39	54	137	- 98
Multiple Sclerosis	58	39	47	344	- 305
Leukemia	59	33	26	2,531	- 2,498
Leishmaniasis	60	32	79	0	+ 32
Ovary Cancer	61	30	25	2,621	- 2,591
Rheumatoid Arthritis	62	26	55	103	- 77
Ascariasis	63	24	71	0	+ 24
Upper Respiratory	64	22	61	31	- 9
Hepatitis C	65	15	62	8	+ 7
Uterin Cancer	66	14	29	2,373	- 2,359
Diphtheria	67	4	67	1	+ 4
Skin Cancers	68	4	34	2,010	- 2,006
War	69	4	49	273	- 269
Chlamydia	70	3	63	5	- 2
Oral Cancer	71	3	17	4,520	- 4,517
Otitis Media	72	0	68	0	+ 0
Dengue	73	0	72	0	+ 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	73	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	70	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	69	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	75	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	77	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	74	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	84	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	85	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to UKRAINE

Gambia

Ukraine

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.