GAMBIA VS NEW ZEALAND: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NEW ZEALAND		GAMBIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	2,491	3	1,007	+ 1,484
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	1,482	28	89	+ 1,393
Stroke	3	1,163	4	802	+ 360
Lung Cancers	4	916	38	34	+ 882
Lung Disease	5	887	19	206	+ 681
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	731	52	11	+ 720
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	450	1	1,340	- 890
Diabetes Mellitus	8	376	15	290	+ 86
Prostate Cancer	9	361	43	21	+ 341
Breast Cancer	10	360	40	26	+ 334
Falls	11	306	29	83	+ 223
Skin Cancers	12	299	68	0	+ 299
Lymphomas	13	297	51	12	+ 286
Pancreas Cancer	14	265	53	6	+ 260
Suicide	15	258	25	113	+ 146
Road Traffic Accidents	16	224	6	695	- 471
Kidney Disease	17	211	16	266	- 54
Leukemia	18	191	59	2	+ 189
Parkinson's Disease	19	173	37	34	+ 138
Hypertension	20	160	22	172	- 12
Endocrine Disorders	21	159	17	230	- 71
Stomach Cancer	22	158	47	14	+ 144
Inflammatory/Heart	23	153	32	59	+ 94
Liver Cancer	24	141	12	377	- 236
Oesophagus Cancer	25	136	54	5	+ 131
Bladder Cancer	26	130	56	4	+ 126
Other Neoplasms	27	120	57	3	+ 117
Other Injuries	28	107	21	194	- 88
Ovary Cancer	29	101	61	2	+ 99
Congenital Anomalies	30	86	11	383	- 297
Oral Cancer	31	80	71	0	+ 80
Liver Disease	32	77	14	323	- 246
Uterin Cancer	33	71	66	1	+ 70
Skin Disease	34	58	44	19	+ 39
Rheumatic Heart Disease	35	55	41	24	+ 31
Asthma	36	44	24	134	- 90
Diarrhoeal diseases	37	40	9	626	- 586
Low Birth Weight	38	38	8	662	- 623
Peptic Ulcer Disease	39	34	33	56	- 22
Drug Use	40	34	39	28	+ 6
Cervical Cancer	41	30	23	145	- 115
Violence	42	28	20	195	- 167
Epilepsy	43	27	35	43	- 16
Drownings	44	27	30	69	- 42
Alcohol	45	25	50	12	+ 13
Rheumatoid Arthritis	46	23	62	2	+ 21
Multiple Sclerosis	47	21	58	3	+ 18
Hepatitis C	48	14	65	1	+ 13
Osteoarthritis	49	12	81	0	+ 12
Prostatic Hypertrophy	50	11	80	0	+ 11
Anemia	51	9	83	0	+ 9
Tuberculosis	52	8	10	445	- 437
Fires	53	8	31	67	- 58
Birth Trauma	54	7	5	754	- 747
Malnutrition	55	7	26	110	- 103
Hepatitis B	56	7	46	14	- 7
HIV/AIDS	57	5	2	1,125	- 1,120
Poisonings	58	5	36	42	- 38
Meningitis	59	4	18	229	- 224
Schizophrenia	60	4	85	0	+ 4
Oral conditions	61	4	82	0	+ 4
Appendicitis	62	3	55	5	- 2
Maternal Conditions	63	2	13	345	- 343
Upper Respiratory	64	2	64	2	+ 0
Pertussis	65	0	27	99	- 98
Encephalitis	66	0	48	14	- 13
Otitis Media	67	0	72	0	+ 0
War	68	0	69	0	+ 0
Tetanus	69	0	45	18	- 18
Syphilis	70	0	34	55	- 54
Chlamydia	71	0	70	0	- 0
Leprosy	72	0	76	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	73	0	75	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	74	0	- 0
Dengue	75	0	73	0	- 0
Ascariasis	76	0	63	2	- 2
Schistosomiasis	77	0	42	23	- 23
Malaria	78	0	7	674	- 674
Chagas disease	79	0	77	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	80	0	60	2	- 2
Trypanosomiasis	81	0	78	0	- 0
Measles	82	0	49	13	- 13
Diphtheria	83	0	67	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	79	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	84	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to GAMBIA

New Zealand

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.