GAMBIA VS GREECE: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	GREECE		GAMBIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	5,095	3	1,007	+ 4,089
Stroke	2	3,396	4	802	+ 2,593
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	1,998	1	1,340	+ 658
Lung Cancers	4	1,774	38	34	+ 1,741
Lung Disease	5	1,333	19	206	+ 1,127
Kidney Disease	6	1,148	16	266	+ 882
Alzheimers & Dementia	7	950	28	89	+ 861
Colon-Rectum Cancers	8	787	52	11	+ 777
Hypertension	9	705	22	172	+ 533
Parkinson's Disease	10	638	37	34	+ 604
Breast Cancer	11	608	40	26	+ 582
Prostate Cancer	12	488	43	21	+ 467
Pancreas Cancer	13	459	53	6	+ 454
Liver Cancer	14	378	12	377	+ 1
Bladder Cancer	15	374	56	4	+ 370
Stomach Cancer	16	370	47	14	+ 357
Other Injuries	17	351	21	194	+ 156
Leukemia	18	327	59	2	+ 324
Lymphomas	19	306	51	12	+ 294
Diabetes Mellitus	20	305	15	290	+ 16
Falls	21	300	29	83	+ 217
Road Traffic Accidents	22	210	6	695	- 485
Liver Disease	23	195	14	323	- 128
Inflammatory/Heart	24	175	32	59	+ 116
Other Neoplasms	25	164	57	3	+ 161
Peptic Ulcer Disease	26	147	33	56	+ 91
Ovary Cancer	27	134	61	2	+ 132
Suicide	28	128	25	113	+ 16
Endocrine Disorders	29	127	17	230	- 103
Oral Cancer	30	106	71	0	+ 106
Skin Cancers	31	106	68	0	+ 105
Drownings	32	105	30	69	+ 36
Uterin Cancer	33	90	66	1	+ 89
Epilepsy	34	60	35	43	+ 17
Oesophagus Cancer	35	59	54	5	+ 54
Cervical Cancer	36	59	23	145	- 86
Drug Use	37	47	39	28	+ 19
Congenital Anomalies	38	42	11	383	- 341
Fires	39	35	31	67	- 31
Multiple Sclerosis	40	33	58	3	+ 30
Low Birth Weight	41	31	8	662	- 631
Violence	42	25	20	195	- 170
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	24	41	24	+ 0
Diarrhoeal diseases	44	23	9	626	- 603
Rheumatoid Arthritis	45	16	62	2	+ 14
Tuberculosis	46	16	10	445	- 429
Skin Disease	47	14	44	19	- 5
Hepatitis B	48	13	46	14	- 0
Alcohol	49	12	50	12	+ 0
HIV/AIDS	50	11	2	1,125	- 1,113
Anemia	51	11	83	0	+ 11
Hepatitis C	52	9	65	1	+ 8
Meningitis	53	8	18	229	- 221
Schizophrenia	54	7	85	0	+ 7
Asthma	55	7	24	134	- 127
Poisonings	56	5	36	42	- 37
Birth Trauma	57	4	5	754	- 750
Appendicitis	58	2	55	5	- 2
Upper Respiratory	59	2	64	2	+ 0
Leishmaniasis	60	1	60	2	- 1
Maternal Conditions	61	1	13	345	- 345
Tetanus	62	0	45	18	- 18
Oral conditions	63	0	82	0	+ 0
War	64	0	69	0	- 0
Syphilis	65	0	34	55	- 54
Malnutrition	66	0	26	110	- 109
Encephalitis	67	0	48	14	- 13
Measles	68	0	49	13	- 13
Pertussis	69	0	27	99	- 99
Diphtheria	70	0	67	0	- 0
Dengue	71	0	73	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	72	0	74	0	- 0
Ascariasis	73	0	63	2	- 2
Hookworm Disease	74	0	75	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	75	0	42	23	- 23
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	77	0	- 0
Malaria	78	0	7	674	- 674
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	79	0	- 0
Chlamydia	80	0	70	0	- 0
Leprosy	81	0	76	0	- 0
Otitis Media	82	0	72	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	84	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	81	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	86	0	80	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to GAMBIA

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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.