VENEZUELA VS GAMBIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	GAMBIA		VENEZUELA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	16,598	7	7,188	+ 9,410
HIV/AIDS	2	13,929	6	7,490	+ 6,439
Coronary Heart Disease	3	12,466	1	26,905	- 14,439
Stroke	4	9,937	3	12,133	- 2,196
Birth Trauma	5	9,341	24	1,087	+ 8,254
Road Traffic Accidents	6	8,611	5	11,127	- 2,516
Malaria	7	8,347	42	402	+ 7,945
Low Birth Weight	8	8,195	12	3,088	+ 5,107
Diarrhoeal diseases	9	7,749	22	1,359	+ 6,390
Tuberculosis	10	5,511	31	748	+ 4,764
Congenital Anomalies	11	4,744	14	2,846	+ 1,898
Liver Cancer	12	4,669	26	1,029	+ 3,639
Maternal Conditions	13	4,276	39	422	+ 3,854
Liver Disease	14	4,004	16	2,340	+ 1,664
Diabetes Mellitus	15	3,588	4	11,176	- 7,588
Kidney Disease	16	3,289	8	5,932	- 2,642
Endocrine Disorders	17	2,846	30	760	+ 2,087
Meningitis	18	2,832	49	251	+ 2,582
Lung Disease	19	2,550	10	5,150	- 2,600
Violence	20	2,414	2	18,132	- 15,718
Other Injuries	21	2,406	21	1,693	+ 712
Hypertension	22	2,132	9	5,195	- 3,063
Cervical Cancer	23	1,794	20	1,986	- 193
Asthma	24	1,660	46	311	+ 1,349
Suicide	25	1,395	34	585	+ 810
Malnutrition	26	1,358	32	629	+ 729
Pertussis	27	1,223	64	26	+ 1,197
Alzheimers & Dementia	28	1,102	35	572	+ 530
Falls	29	1,027	28	865	+ 162
Drownings	30	851	43	388	+ 462
Fires	31	824	54	144	+ 680
Inflammatory/Heart	32	733	33	599	+ 134
Peptic Ulcer Disease	33	698	40	418	+ 281
Syphilis	34	677	67	15	+ 661
Epilepsy	35	533	41	411	+ 122
Poisonings	36	522	58	68	+ 455
Parkinson's Disease	37	425	48	252	+ 173
Lung Cancers	38	415	11	3,900	- 3,485
Drug Use	39	345	50	225	+ 120
Breast Cancer	40	326	15	2,563	- 2,237
Rheumatic Heart Disease	41	293	57	80	+ 213
Schistosomiasis	42	281	76	1	+ 280
Prostate Cancer	43	255	13	2,848	- 2,594
Skin Disease	44	230	66	18	+ 212
Tetanus	45	228	68	8	+ 220
Hepatitis B	46	170	63	30	+ 141
Stomach Cancer	47	168	17	2,175	- 2,007
Encephalitis	48	167	61	37	+ 130
Measles	49	167	79	0	+ 167
Alcohol	50	149	62	34	+ 115
Lymphomas	51	143	23	1,248	- 1,104
Colon-Rectum Cancers	52	131	19	2,037	- 1,906
Pancreas Cancer	53	69	25	1,082	- 1,013
Oesophagus Cancer	54	67	44	370	- 303
Appendicitis	55	58	56	98	- 39
Bladder Cancer	56	55	45	365	- 310
Other Neoplasms	57	34	18	2,167	- 2,133
Multiple Sclerosis	58	34	60	51	- 17
Leukemia	59	29	27	1,007	- 979
Leishmaniasis	60	28	73	3	+ 25
Ovary Cancer	61	27	36	563	- 536
Rheumatoid Arthritis	62	22	52	180	- 158
Ascariasis	63	21	70	5	+ 16
Upper Respiratory	64	19	74	1	+ 18
Hepatitis C	65	13	65	21	- 8
Uterin Cancer	66	12	47	309	- 297
Diphtheria	67	4	78	0	+ 4
Skin Cancers	68	4	37	553	- 549
War	69	3	51	185	- 182
Chlamydia	70	3	82	0	+ 3
Oral Cancer	71	3	38	544	- 542
Otitis Media	72	0	75	1	- 1
Dengue	73	0	59	65	- 65
Trichuriasis	74	0	81	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	80	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	71	4	- 4
Chagas disease	77	0	29	826	- 826
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	83	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	77	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	53	151	- 151
Osteoarthritis	81	0	72	3	- 3
Oral conditions	82	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	55	126	- 126
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	84	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	85	0	69	6	- 6
Depression	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to VENEZUELA

Gambia

Venezuela

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.