VIET NAM VS GAMBIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	GAMBIA		VIET NAM		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	56,172	7	27,836	+ 28,335
HIV/AIDS	2	47,141	27	4,993	+ 42,148
Coronary Heart Disease	3	42,189	2	91,939	- 49,750
Stroke	4	33,628	1	159,032	- 125,404
Birth Trauma	5	31,613	32	2,340	+ 29,274
Road Traffic Accidents	6	29,142	5	29,475	- 333
Malaria	7	28,249	67	14	+ 28,235
Low Birth Weight	8	27,733	19	7,132	+ 20,601
Diarrhoeal diseases	9	26,226	29	4,390	+ 21,836
Tuberculosis	10	18,651	15	9,446	+ 9,205
Congenital Anomalies	11	16,054	21	7,064	+ 8,991
Liver Cancer	12	15,800	9	24,995	- 9,194
Maternal Conditions	13	14,470	49	773	+ 13,697
Liver Disease	14	13,552	10	23,900	- 10,348
Diabetes Mellitus	15	12,144	4	33,860	- 21,716
Kidney Disease	16	11,132	8	25,251	- 14,119
Endocrine Disorders	17	9,633	34	2,082	+ 7,551
Meningitis	18	9,586	51	624	+ 8,961
Lung Disease	19	8,629	3	35,875	- 27,245
Violence	20	8,171	36	1,785	+ 6,385
Other Injuries	21	8,141	23	5,539	+ 2,603
Hypertension	22	7,214	12	19,880	- 12,665
Cervical Cancer	23	6,070	31	2,391	+ 3,679
Asthma	24	5,618	17	8,150	- 2,532
Suicide	25	4,721	18	7,249	- 2,528
Malnutrition	26	4,596	63	120	+ 4,476
Pertussis	27	4,138	50	705	+ 3,433
Alzheimers & Dementia	28	3,728	6	29,307	- 25,579
Falls	29	3,476	13	15,427	- 11,951
Drownings	30	2,879	26	5,097	- 2,218
Fires	31	2,790	52	595	+ 2,195
Inflammatory/Heart	32	2,480	24	5,357	- 2,876
Peptic Ulcer Disease	33	2,364	43	957	+ 1,407
Syphilis	34	2,290	56	328	+ 1,962
Epilepsy	35	1,803	53	583	+ 1,220
Poisonings	36	1,767	48	832	+ 935
Parkinson's Disease	37	1,437	25	5,338	- 3,901
Lung Cancers	38	1,405	11	21,294	- 19,889
Drug Use	39	1,167	41	1,366	- 199
Breast Cancer	40	1,102	22	6,187	- 5,085
Rheumatic Heart Disease	41	993	38	1,708	- 716
Schistosomiasis	42	951	77	0	+ 951
Prostate Cancer	43	863	35	1,911	- 1,049
Skin Disease	44	778	40	1,515	- 737
Tetanus	45	771	58	286	+ 484
Hepatitis B	46	576	55	379	+ 197
Stomach Cancer	47	567	14	15,134	- 14,566
Encephalitis	48	566	39	1,558	- 992
Measles	49	565	37	1,780	- 1,215
Alcohol	50	505	46	867	- 361
Lymphomas	51	486	30	2,964	- 2,479
Colon-Rectum Cancers	52	445	16	8,258	- 7,813
Pancreas Cancer	53	235	44	929	- 694
Oesophagus Cancer	54	227	33	2,265	- 2,037
Appendicitis	55	197	60	201	- 4
Bladder Cancer	56	185	45	896	- 711
Other Neoplasms	57	116	57	325	- 209
Multiple Sclerosis	58	114	61	135	- 21
Leukemia	59	97	28	4,899	- 4,802
Leishmaniasis	60	95	78	0	+ 95
Ovary Cancer	61	90	47	864	- 774
Rheumatoid Arthritis	62	76	59	224	- 148
Ascariasis	63	70	68	9	+ 61
Upper Respiratory	64	64	66	34	+ 30
Hepatitis C	65	44	64	78	- 35
Uterin Cancer	66	42	42	1,159	- 1,117
Diphtheria	67	13	69	3	+ 10
Skin Cancers	68	12	54	467	- 455
War	69	12	65	34	- 22
Chlamydia	70	10	70	1	+ 9
Oral Cancer	71	9	20	7,088	- 7,079
Otitis Media	72	1	71	1	+ 0
Dengue	73	1	62	127	- 126
Trichuriasis	74	0	73	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	74	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	72	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	76	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	79	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	75	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	84	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	85	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	81	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	80	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	85	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to VIET NAM

Gambia

Viet Nam

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.