GAMBIA VS MADAGASCAR: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MADAGASCAR		GAMBIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Stroke	1	1,539	4	802	+ 737
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	1,251	1	1,340	- 89
Coronary Heart Disease	3	1,061	3	1,007	+ 55
Tuberculosis	4	994	10	445	+ 549
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	950	9	626	+ 324
Measles	6	786	49	13	+ 772
Road Traffic Accidents	7	675	6	695	- 20
Hypertension	8	532	22	172	+ 360
Malaria	9	472	7	674	- 202
Low Birth Weight	10	459	8	662	- 203
Birth Trauma	11	458	5	754	- 296
Liver Disease	12	411	14	323	+ 88
Malnutrition	13	363	26	110	+ 253
Lung Disease	14	339	19	206	+ 133
Congenital Anomalies	15	290	11	383	- 93
Diabetes Mellitus	16	281	15	290	- 9
Cervical Cancer	17	259	23	145	+ 115
Maternal Conditions	18	238	13	345	- 107
Asthma	19	215	24	134	+ 81
Meningitis	20	205	18	229	- 24
Other Injuries	21	202	21	194	+ 8
Kidney Disease	22	189	16	266	- 77
Violence	23	150	20	195	- 45
Suicide	24	126	25	113	+ 14
HIV/AIDS	25	115	2	1,125	- 1,010
Alzheimers & Dementia	26	96	28	89	+ 7
Oesophagus Cancer	27	93	54	5	+ 87
Inflammatory/Heart	28	90	32	59	+ 30
Prostate Cancer	29	85	43	21	+ 65
Liver Cancer	30	80	12	377	- 297
Drownings	31	71	30	69	+ 2
Oral Cancer	32	60	71	0	+ 59
Syphilis	33	58	34	55	+ 4
Lymphomas	34	58	51	12	+ 46
Fires	35	57	31	67	- 10
Falls	36	56	29	83	- 27
Breast Cancer	37	54	40	26	+ 28
Rheumatic Heart Disease	38	54	41	24	+ 30
Colon-Rectum Cancers	39	52	52	11	+ 41
Poisonings	40	49	36	42	+ 7
Pertussis	41	44	27	99	- 54
Peptic Ulcer Disease	42	42	33	56	- 14
Skin Cancers	43	40	68	0	+ 40
Endocrine Disorders	44	40	17	230	- 190
Leukemia	45	34	59	2	+ 32
Epilepsy	46	33	35	43	- 10
Stomach Cancer	47	31	47	14	+ 18
Bladder Cancer	48	24	56	4	+ 20
Parkinson's Disease	49	23	37	34	- 12
Schistosomiasis	50	22	42	23	- 0
Skin Disease	51	16	44	19	- 3
Tetanus	52	16	45	18	- 2
Alcohol	53	14	50	12	+ 2
War	54	13	69	0	+ 13
Lung Cancers	55	13	38	34	- 21
Appendicitis	56	13	55	5	+ 8
Ovary Cancer	57	12	61	2	+ 9
Hepatitis B	58	8	46	14	- 5
Uterin Cancer	59	8	66	1	+ 7
Encephalitis	60	8	48	14	- 5
Pancreas Cancer	61	7	53	6	+ 1
Drug Use	62	5	39	28	- 23
Upper Respiratory	63	4	64	2	+ 3
Rheumatoid Arthritis	64	4	62	2	+ 2
Other Neoplasms	65	2	57	3	- 1
Multiple Sclerosis	66	2	58	3	- 1
Hepatitis C	67	1	65	1	+ 0
Otitis Media	68	1	72	0	+ 1
Chlamydia	69	1	70	0	+ 0
Ascariasis	70	0	63	2	- 1
Diphtheria	71	0	67	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
Chagas disease	76	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	78	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	60	2	- 2
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	79	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

Madagascar

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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.