GAMBIA VS GUINEA-BISSAU: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	GUINEA-BISSAU		GAMBIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	1,710	2	1,125	+ 585
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	1,644	1	1,340	+ 304
Tuberculosis	3	1,641	10	445	+ 1,196
Diarrhoeal diseases	4	1,080	9	626	+ 455
Coronary Heart Disease	5	1,073	3	1,007	+ 67
Stroke	6	981	4	802	+ 179
Birth Trauma	7	935	5	754	+ 181
Low Birth Weight	8	834	8	662	+ 172
Malaria	9	809	7	674	+ 135
Road Traffic Accidents	10	733	6	695	+ 37
Liver Disease	11	479	14	323	+ 156
Congenital Anomalies	12	442	11	383	+ 59
Maternal Conditions	13	394	13	345	+ 49
Diabetes Mellitus	14	371	15	290	+ 81
Kidney Disease	15	317	16	266	+ 51
Meningitis	16	306	18	229	+ 77
Other Injuries	17	277	21	194	+ 83
Endocrine Disorders	18	262	17	230	+ 32
Pertussis	19	251	27	99	+ 152
Lung Disease	20	226	19	206	+ 20
Hypertension	21	210	22	172	+ 38
Violence	22	205	20	195	+ 10
Cervical Cancer	23	183	23	145	+ 38
Asthma	24	177	24	134	+ 43
Measles	25	174	49	13	+ 160
Suicide	26	159	25	113	+ 46
Malnutrition	27	143	26	110	+ 33
Liver Cancer	28	138	12	377	- 239
Breast Cancer	29	110	40	26	+ 83
Drownings	30	106	30	69	+ 37
Syphilis	31	101	34	55	+ 46
Peptic Ulcer Disease	32	91	33	56	+ 35
Falls	33	84	29	83	+ 1
Alzheimers & Dementia	34	82	28	89	- 7
Fires	35	76	31	67	+ 9
Stomach Cancer	36	65	47	14	+ 52
Inflammatory/Heart	37	62	32	59	+ 3
Colon-Rectum Cancers	38	59	52	11	+ 48
Epilepsy	39	57	35	43	+ 14
Tetanus	40	57	45	18	+ 39
Poisonings	41	53	36	42	+ 11
Prostate Cancer	42	48	43	21	+ 28
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	39	41	24	+ 15
Schistosomiasis	44	36	42	23	+ 13
Lymphomas	45	33	51	12	+ 21
Parkinson's Disease	46	32	37	34	- 2
Hepatitis B	47	24	46	14	+ 10
Ovary Cancer	48	23	61	2	+ 20
Oesophagus Cancer	49	22	54	5	+ 17
Lung Cancers	50	22	38	34	- 12
Bladder Cancer	51	20	56	4	+ 16
Skin Cancers	52	20	68	0	+ 20
Skin Disease	53	19	44	19	+ 1
Pancreas Cancer	54	16	53	6	+ 11
Drug Use	55	16	39	28	- 12
Oral Cancer	56	15	71	0	+ 15
Alcohol	57	15	50	12	+ 3
Encephalitis	58	12	48	14	- 1
Uterin Cancer	59	10	66	1	+ 9
Appendicitis	60	8	55	5	+ 4
Leukemia	61	7	59	2	+ 5
Ascariasis	62	5	63	2	+ 3
Hepatitis C	63	3	65	1	+ 2
Multiple Sclerosis	64	3	58	3	+ 0
Other Neoplasms	65	3	57	3	- 0
Upper Respiratory	66	3	64	2	+ 1
Rheumatoid Arthritis	67	2	62	2	+ 0
Diphtheria	68	2	67	0	+ 1
Chlamydia	69	0	70	0	+ 0
War	70	0	69	0	- 0
Otitis Media	71	0	72	0	+ 0
Dengue	72	0	73	0	+ 0
Trichuriasis	73	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	75	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	76	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	79	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	78	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	79	0	60	2	- 2
Osteoarthritis	80	0	81	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	80	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	85	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	84	0	- 0
Anemia	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to GAMBIA

Guinea-Bissau

Gambia

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.