GAMBIA VS GUINEA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	GUINEA		GAMBIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	2,308	1	1,340	+ 967
Malaria	2	1,476	7	674	+ 802
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	1,225	9	626	+ 599
Measles	4	1,087	49	13	+ 1,073
Stroke	5	1,042	4	802	+ 240
Coronary Heart Disease	6	1,022	3	1,007	+ 16
Birth Trauma	7	865	5	754	+ 111
Low Birth Weight	8	779	8	662	+ 117
Road Traffic Accidents	9	683	6	695	- 12
HIV/AIDS	10	545	2	1,125	- 580
Meningitis	11	475	18	229	+ 246
Liver Disease	12	460	14	323	+ 137
Tuberculosis	13	427	10	445	- 18
Congenital Anomalies	14	393	11	383	+ 10
Diabetes Mellitus	15	386	15	290	+ 96
Kidney Disease	16	350	16	266	+ 84
Maternal Conditions	17	324	13	345	- 22
Other Injuries	18	271	21	194	+ 77
Cervical Cancer	19	269	23	145	+ 124
Lung Disease	20	248	19	206	+ 42
Hypertension	21	243	22	172	+ 71
Asthma	22	213	24	134	+ 79
Liver Cancer	23	211	12	377	- 166
Pertussis	24	210	27	99	+ 112
Endocrine Disorders	25	206	17	230	- 24
Violence	26	204	20	195	+ 9
Trypanosomiasis	27	193	78	0	+ 193
Malnutrition	28	186	26	110	+ 77
Suicide	29	161	25	113	+ 48
Alzheimers & Dementia	30	104	28	89	+ 15
Drownings	31	95	30	69	+ 27
Prostate Cancer	32	95	43	21	+ 74
Falls	33	87	29	83	+ 4
Peptic Ulcer Disease	34	81	33	56	+ 24
Inflammatory/Heart	35	79	32	59	+ 20
Fires	36	74	31	67	+ 7
Epilepsy	37	63	35	43	+ 20
Breast Cancer	38	62	40	26	+ 36
Syphilis	39	59	34	55	+ 5
Poisonings	40	53	36	42	+ 11
Stomach Cancer	41	44	47	14	+ 31
Rheumatic Heart Disease	42	43	41	24	+ 19
Schistosomiasis	43	42	42	23	+ 19
Parkinson's Disease	44	38	37	34	+ 4
Tetanus	45	31	45	18	+ 12
Drug Use	46	30	39	28	+ 3
Hepatitis B	47	29	46	14	+ 15
Lymphomas	48	28	51	12	+ 17
Skin Cancers	49	27	68	0	+ 27
Lung Cancers	50	23	38	34	- 10
Skin Disease	51	23	44	19	+ 4
Oral Cancer	52	22	71	0	+ 22
Colon-Rectum Cancers	53	18	52	11	+ 7
Ovary Cancer	54	17	61	2	+ 15
Alcohol	55	15	50	12	+ 3
Encephalitis	56	15	48	14	+ 1
Appendicitis	57	7	55	5	+ 3
Diphtheria	58	7	67	0	+ 7
Uterin Cancer	59	7	66	1	+ 6
Bladder Cancer	60	6	56	4	+ 1
Hepatitis C	61	4	65	1	+ 3
Ascariasis	62	4	63	2	+ 2
Oesophagus Cancer	63	4	54	5	- 2
War	64	4	69	0	+ 3
Pancreas Cancer	65	3	53	6	- 2
Multiple Sclerosis	66	3	58	3	+ 0
Leukemia	67	3	59	2	+ 1
Other Neoplasms	68	3	57	3	+ 0
Upper Respiratory	69	3	64	2	+ 1
Rheumatoid Arthritis	70	2	62	2	+ 0
Chlamydia	71	0	70	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	72	0	72	0	+ 0
Dengue	73	0	73	0	+ 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	75	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	79	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	77	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	60	2	- 2
Leprosy	79	0	76	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	85	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	84	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	83	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	80	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	81	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	82	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to GAMBIA

Guinea

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.