UNITED KINGDOM VS GAMBIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	GAMBIA		UNITED KINGDOM		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	36,361	3	40,540	- 4,180
HIV/AIDS	2	30,515	55	188	+ 30,327
Coronary Heart Disease	3	27,310	2	71,728	- 44,418
Stroke	4	21,768	4	37,626	- 15,858
Birth Trauma	5	20,464	54	190	+ 20,274
Road Traffic Accidents	6	18,864	33	2,169	+ 16,695
Malaria	7	18,286	76	0	+ 18,286
Low Birth Weight	8	17,952	40	1,313	+ 16,638
Diarrhoeal diseases	9	16,976	38	1,599	+ 15,378
Tuberculosis	10	12,073	47	351	+ 11,722
Congenital Anomalies	11	10,392	35	2,127	+ 8,266
Liver Cancer	12	10,228	21	5,237	+ 4,991
Maternal Conditions	13	9,367	64	47	+ 9,320
Liver Disease	14	8,772	14	7,666	+ 1,107
Diabetes Mellitus	15	7,861	17	5,842	+ 2,019
Kidney Disease	16	7,206	18	5,471	+ 1,735
Endocrine Disorders	17	6,236	28	3,297	+ 2,939
Meningitis	18	6,205	52	232	+ 5,973
Lung Disease	19	5,586	6	32,896	- 27,310
Violence	20	5,289	46	868	+ 4,421
Other Injuries	21	5,270	19	5,464	- 194
Hypertension	22	4,670	23	5,208	- 538
Cervical Cancer	23	3,929	43	1,099	+ 2,830
Asthma	24	3,637	41	1,302	+ 2,334
Suicide	25	3,056	20	5,325	- 2,269
Malnutrition	26	2,975	58	116	+ 2,859
Pertussis	27	2,679	69	3	+ 2,676
Alzheimers & Dementia	28	2,413	1	98,135	- 95,721
Falls	29	2,250	15	7,618	- 5,368
Drownings	30	1,864	49	301	+ 1,563
Fires	31	1,806	48	334	+ 1,471
Inflammatory/Heart	32	1,605	29	3,126	- 1,521
Peptic Ulcer Disease	33	1,530	36	2,090	- 560
Syphilis	34	1,482	62	49	+ 1,433
Epilepsy	35	1,167	42	1,193	- 26
Poisonings	36	1,144	53	221	+ 923
Parkinson's Disease	37	930	13	8,573	- 7,642
Lung Cancers	38	910	5	35,715	- 34,805
Drug Use	39	755	31	2,824	- 2,069
Breast Cancer	40	713	9	12,718	- 12,005
Rheumatic Heart Disease	41	643	45	876	- 233
Schistosomiasis	42	616	78	0	+ 616
Prostate Cancer	43	558	8	13,289	- 12,731
Skin Disease	44	504	34	2,134	- 1,630
Tetanus	45	499	72	0	+ 499
Hepatitis B	46	373	65	40	+ 333
Stomach Cancer	47	367	24	4,999	- 4,632
Encephalitis	48	366	68	6	+ 361
Measles	49	366	75	0	+ 366
Alcohol	50	327	39	1,555	- 1,227
Lymphomas	51	314	10	9,350	- 9,036
Colon-Rectum Cancers	52	288	7	18,446	- 18,158
Pancreas Cancer	53	152	11	8,995	- 8,843
Oesophagus Cancer	54	147	12	8,727	- 8,580
Appendicitis	55	128	59	105	+ 22
Bladder Cancer	56	120	16	6,133	- 6,014
Other Neoplasms	57	75	26	3,986	- 3,911
Multiple Sclerosis	58	74	37	1,856	- 1,782
Leukemia	59	63	22	5,211	- 5,148
Leishmaniasis	60	62	70	0	+ 61
Ovary Cancer	61	58	25	4,019	- 3,961
Rheumatoid Arthritis	62	49	44	1,014	- 965
Ascariasis	63	45	80	0	+ 45
Upper Respiratory	64	41	63	48	- 7
Hepatitis C	65	28	51	267	- 239
Uterin Cancer	66	27	32	2,346	- 2,319
Diphtheria	67	9	74	0	+ 9
Skin Cancers	68	8	27	3,727	- 3,719
War	69	7	67	10	- 2
Chlamydia	70	6	79	0	+ 6
Oral Cancer	71	6	30	3,109	- 3,103
Otitis Media	72	1	66	16	- 15
Dengue	73	0	73	0	+ 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	82	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	81	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	83	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	71	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	77	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	84	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	56	184	- 184
Osteoarthritis	81	0	57	167	- 167
Oral conditions	82	0	61	54	- 54
Anemia	83	0	50	277	- 277
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	85	0	60	101	- 101
Depression	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to UNITED KINGDOM

Gambia

United Kingdom

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.