GAMBIA VS MOZAMBIQUE: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MOZAMBIQUE		GAMBIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	3,816	2	1,125	+ 2,691
Stroke	2	1,748	4	802	+ 946
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	1,698	1	1,340	+ 358
Malaria	4	1,133	7	674	+ 459
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	978	9	626	+ 352
Coronary Heart Disease	6	955	3	1,007	- 52
Low Birth Weight	7	788	8	662	+ 126
Birth Trauma	8	743	5	754	- 12
Road Traffic Accidents	9	690	6	695	- 6
Diabetes Mellitus	10	520	15	290	+ 231
Hypertension	11	438	22	172	+ 266
Tuberculosis	12	437	10	445	- 8
Congenital Anomalies	13	421	11	383	+ 38
Other Injuries	14	373	21	194	+ 178
Maternal Conditions	15	328	13	345	- 17
Suicide	16	314	25	113	+ 201
Meningitis	17	310	18	229	+ 82
Malnutrition	18	306	26	110	+ 196
Kidney Disease	19	305	16	266	+ 40
Liver Disease	20	303	14	323	- 20
Cervical Cancer	21	249	23	145	+ 105
Lung Disease	22	226	19	206	+ 20
Asthma	23	163	24	134	+ 29
Alzheimers & Dementia	24	130	28	89	+ 41
Falls	25	115	29	83	+ 32
Drownings	26	107	30	69	+ 39
Syphilis	27	106	34	55	+ 52
Pertussis	28	100	27	99	+ 1
Fires	29	100	31	67	+ 33
Lymphomas	30	89	51	12	+ 78
Poisonings	31	86	36	42	+ 44
Violence	32	84	20	195	- 111
Liver Cancer	33	84	12	377	- 293
Epilepsy	34	82	35	43	+ 39
Inflammatory/Heart	35	77	32	59	+ 18
Oesophagus Cancer	36	74	54	5	+ 68
Peptic Ulcer Disease	37	73	33	56	+ 17
Endocrine Disorders	38	69	17	230	- 161
Prostate Cancer	39	61	43	21	+ 40
Breast Cancer	40	57	40	26	+ 31
Skin Cancers	41	43	68	0	+ 42
Schistosomiasis	42	42	42	23	+ 20
Leukemia	43	42	59	2	+ 40
Oral Cancer	44	41	71	0	+ 41
Rheumatic Heart Disease	45	39	41	24	+ 15
Tetanus	46	34	45	18	+ 16
Parkinson's Disease	47	34	37	34	- 0
Colon-Rectum Cancers	48	32	52	11	+ 21
Alcohol	49	30	50	12	+ 18
Appendicitis	50	30	55	5	+ 25
Skin Disease	51	28	44	19	+ 10
Upper Respiratory	52	23	64	2	+ 22
Hepatitis B	53	20	46	14	+ 6
Encephalitis	54	18	48	14	+ 5
Bladder Cancer	55	18	56	4	+ 13
Lung Cancers	56	17	38	34	- 17
Stomach Cancer	57	15	47	14	+ 1
War	58	13	69	0	+ 13
Drug Use	59	12	39	28	- 16
Ovary Cancer	60	9	61	2	+ 7
Uterin Cancer	61	7	66	1	+ 6
Pancreas Cancer	62	7	53	6	+ 1
Rheumatoid Arthritis	63	6	62	2	+ 4
Hepatitis C	64	4	65	1	+ 3
Other Neoplasms	65	3	57	3	+ 1
Multiple Sclerosis	66	3	58	3	+ 0
Ascariasis	67	2	63	2	+ 0
Otitis Media	68	2	72	0	+ 2
Chlamydia	69	1	70	0	+ 1
Diphtheria	70	0	67	0	+ 0
Measles	71	0	49	13	- 13
Dengue	72	0	73	0	+ 0
Trichuriasis	73	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	75	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	75	0	60	2	- 2
Chagas disease	76	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	78	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	79	0	- 0
Leprosy	79	0	76	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	80	0	84	0	- 0
Anemia	81	0	83	0	- 0
Depression	82	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	85	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

Mozambique

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.