GAMBIA VS MALTA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MALTA		GAMBIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	4,705	3	1,007	+ 3,698
Stroke	2	1,566	4	802	+ 763
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	1,142	1	1,340	- 198
Alzheimers & Dementia	4	1,113	28	89	+ 1,024
Lung Cancers	5	1,058	38	34	+ 1,024
Diabetes Mellitus	6	873	15	290	+ 584
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	790	52	11	+ 780
Lung Disease	8	680	19	206	+ 474
Pancreas Cancer	9	486	53	6	+ 480
Breast Cancer	10	455	40	26	+ 429
Kidney Disease	11	425	16	266	+ 159
Lymphomas	12	285	51	12	+ 273
Prostate Cancer	13	284	43	21	+ 264
Falls	14	278	29	83	+ 195
Stomach Cancer	15	267	47	14	+ 254
Parkinson's Disease	16	266	37	34	+ 232
Ovary Cancer	17	183	61	2	+ 181
Liver Cancer	18	181	12	377	- 196
Bladder Cancer	19	178	56	4	+ 174
Hypertension	20	178	22	172	+ 6
Leukemia	21	149	59	2	+ 146
Suicide	22	143	25	113	+ 31
Oral Cancer	23	134	71	0	+ 134
Liver Disease	24	124	14	323	- 200
Skin Disease	25	123	44	19	+ 104
Other Neoplasms	26	118	57	3	+ 116
Inflammatory/Heart	27	118	32	59	+ 59
Uterin Cancer	28	111	66	1	+ 110
Oesophagus Cancer	29	109	54	5	+ 103
Endocrine Disorders	30	102	17	230	- 127
Road Traffic Accidents	31	97	6	695	- 598
Congenital Anomalies	32	93	11	383	- 290
Other Injuries	33	88	21	194	- 106
Skin Cancers	34	75	68	0	+ 75
Low Birth Weight	35	61	8	662	- 601
Asthma	36	45	24	134	- 89
Peptic Ulcer Disease	37	39	33	56	- 18
Drug Use	38	37	39	28	+ 9
Cervical Cancer	39	24	23	145	- 121
Violence	40	24	20	195	- 171
HIV/AIDS	41	20	2	1,125	- 1,105
Prostatic Hypertrophy	42	18	80	0	+ 18
Epilepsy	43	18	35	43	- 25
Birth Trauma	44	16	5	754	- 739
Multiple Sclerosis	45	16	58	3	+ 13
Anemia	46	15	83	0	+ 15
Alcohol	47	14	50	12	+ 2
Drownings	48	12	30	69	- 57
Rheumatic Heart Disease	49	12	41	24	- 12
Osteoarthritis	50	11	81	0	+ 11
Rheumatoid Arthritis	51	10	62	2	+ 8
Tuberculosis	52	8	10	445	- 437
Hepatitis C	53	7	65	1	+ 6
War	54	6	69	0	+ 6
Diarrhoeal diseases	55	6	9	626	- 620
Meningitis	56	4	18	229	- 224
Schizophrenia	57	4	85	0	+ 4
Poisonings	58	3	36	42	- 39
Upper Respiratory	59	2	64	2	+ 0
Malnutrition	60	2	26	110	- 108
Hepatitis B	61	2	46	14	- 12
Fires	62	2	31	67	- 65
Appendicitis	63	2	55	5	- 3
Maternal Conditions	64	2	13	345	- 344
Encephalitis	65	1	48	14	- 13
Leishmaniasis	66	0	60	2	- 2
Trypanosomiasis	67	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	68	0	77	0	- 0
Malaria	69	0	7	674	- 674
Schistosomiasis	70	0	42	23	- 23
Iodine Deficiency	71	0	79	0	- 0
Pertussis	72	0	27	99	- 99
Measles	73	0	49	13	- 13
Tetanus	74	0	45	18	- 18
Diphtheria	75	0	67	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	76	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	77	0	75	0	- 0
Dengue	78	0	73	0	- 0
Ascariasis	79	0	63	2	- 2
Chlamydia	80	0	70	0	- 0
Syphilis	81	0	34	55	- 55
Otitis Media	82	0	72	0	- 0
Leprosy	83	0	76	0	- 0
Depression	84	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	84	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	82	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to GAMBIA

Malta

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.