USA VS GAMBIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	GAMBIA		UNITED STATES		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	181,626	11	60,317	+ 121,309
HIV/AIDS	2	152,425	42	5,660	+ 146,765
Coronary Heart Disease	3	136,416	1	504,904	- 368,488
Stroke	4	108,735	4	158,520	- 49,785
Birth Trauma	5	102,219	54	1,233	+ 100,986
Road Traffic Accidents	6	94,229	17	41,694	+ 52,535
Malaria	7	91,341	77	0	+ 91,341
Low Birth Weight	8	89,672	39	6,924	+ 82,748
Diarrhoeal diseases	9	84,799	37	9,955	+ 74,845
Tuberculosis	10	60,307	62	546	+ 59,760
Congenital Anomalies	11	51,911	34	11,762	+ 40,149
Liver Cancer	12	51,089	23	27,064	+ 24,024
Maternal Conditions	13	46,788	56	779	+ 46,009
Liver Disease	14	43,819	16	43,402	+ 417
Diabetes Mellitus	15	39,266	10	61,418	- 22,152
Kidney Disease	16	35,996	6	85,861	- 49,865
Endocrine Disorders	17	31,148	14	46,985	- 15,837
Meningitis	18	30,995	60	606	+ 30,389
Lung Disease	19	27,902	3	195,387	- 167,485
Violence	20	26,419	27	18,976	+ 7,443
Other Injuries	21	26,325	25	25,997	+ 327
Hypertension	22	23,327	8	65,960	- 42,634
Cervical Cancer	23	19,628	38	6,984	+ 12,644
Asthma	24	18,165	46	3,818	+ 14,347
Suicide	25	15,265	12	53,099	- 37,834
Malnutrition	26	14,860	40	6,762	+ 8,098
Pertussis	27	13,380	69	16	+ 13,364
Alzheimers & Dementia	28	12,055	2	287,198	- 275,143
Falls	29	11,240	18	40,418	- 29,178
Drownings	30	9,309	45	4,070	+ 5,239
Fires	31	9,020	49	3,183	+ 5,837
Inflammatory/Heart	32	8,020	22	32,529	- 24,509
Peptic Ulcer Disease	33	7,643	48	3,461	+ 4,182
Syphilis	34	7,403	66	49	+ 7,354
Epilepsy	35	5,829	50	3,162	+ 2,666
Poisonings	36	5,713	53	1,674	+ 4,039
Parkinson's Disease	37	4,647	21	34,491	- 29,844
Lung Cancers	38	4,544	5	155,533	- 150,989
Drug Use	39	3,773	7	74,435	- 70,661
Breast Cancer	40	3,564	13	48,671	- 45,107
Rheumatic Heart Disease	41	3,210	47	3,646	- 436
Schistosomiasis	42	3,076	72	1	+ 3,075
Prostate Cancer	43	2,789	20	35,612	- 32,823
Skin Disease	44	2,517	43	5,409	- 2,892
Tetanus	45	2,492	71	2	+ 2,490
Hepatitis B	46	1,864	59	608	+ 1,256
Stomach Cancer	47	1,835	33	13,077	- 11,242
Encephalitis	48	1,830	68	25	+ 1,805
Measles	49	1,826	80	0	+ 1,826
Alcohol	50	1,634	30	14,659	- 13,025
Lymphomas	51	1,570	19	40,281	- 38,711
Colon-Rectum Cancers	52	1,438	9	61,827	- 60,389
Pancreas Cancer	53	760	15	44,293	- 43,533
Oesophagus Cancer	54	735	28	17,829	- 17,094
Appendicitis	55	637	63	424	+ 213
Bladder Cancer	56	598	26	19,622	- 19,024
Other Neoplasms	57	375	29	17,743	- 17,368
Multiple Sclerosis	58	370	44	5,059	- 4,689
Leukemia	59	313	24	26,966	- 26,652
Leishmaniasis	60	309	79	0	+ 309
Ovary Cancer	61	290	31	14,591	- 14,301
Rheumatoid Arthritis	62	245	52	2,461	- 2,216
Ascariasis	63	227	82	0	+ 227
Upper Respiratory	64	207	65	229	- 22
Hepatitis C	65	141	41	5,684	- 5,543
Uterin Cancer	66	134	36	10,063	- 9,929
Diphtheria	67	43	75	0	+ 43
Skin Cancers	68	40	32	14,311	- 14,271
War	69	37	55	1,198	- 1,160
Chlamydia	70	32	84	0	+ 32
Oral Cancer	71	29	35	11,555	- 11,526
Otitis Media	72	3	67	34	- 31
Dengue	73	2	76	0	+ 2
Trichuriasis	74	0	83	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	81	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	74	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	70	4	- 4
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	78	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	73	1	- 1
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	58	678	- 678
Osteoarthritis	81	0	61	579	- 579
Oral conditions	82	0	64	286	- 286
Anemia	83	0	51	3,115	- 3,115
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	85	0	57	723	- 723
Depression	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to USA

Gambia

United States

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.