GAMBIA VS NIGER: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NIGER		GAMBIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	2,020	1	1,340	+ 680
Malaria	2	1,631	7	674	+ 957
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	1,536	9	626	+ 910
Low Birth Weight	4	916	8	662	+ 254
Stroke	5	835	4	802	+ 33
Coronary Heart Disease	6	788	3	1,007	- 218
Birth Trauma	7	769	5	754	+ 15
Road Traffic Accidents	8	570	6	695	- 126
Meningitis	9	502	18	229	+ 273
Congenital Anomalies	10	416	11	383	+ 33
Liver Disease	11	394	14	323	+ 71
Other Injuries	12	366	21	194	+ 172
Tuberculosis	13	355	10	445	- 90
Maternal Conditions	14	318	13	345	- 27
Pertussis	15	274	27	99	+ 175
Kidney Disease	16	262	16	266	- 4
Diabetes Mellitus	17	252	15	290	- 38
Measles	18	231	49	13	+ 218
Violence	19	215	20	195	+ 20
Lung Disease	20	208	19	206	+ 2
Malnutrition	21	208	26	110	+ 98
Asthma	22	182	24	134	+ 48
Endocrine Disorders	23	173	17	230	- 57
Drownings	24	151	30	69	+ 83
Hypertension	25	130	22	172	- 42
Falls	26	124	29	83	+ 41
Suicide	27	118	25	113	+ 5
Fires	28	107	31	67	+ 41
Breast Cancer	29	103	40	26	+ 77
HIV/AIDS	30	100	2	1,125	- 1,024
Peptic Ulcer Disease	31	100	33	56	+ 44
Alzheimers & Dementia	32	82	28	89	- 7
Poisonings	33	74	36	42	+ 32
Inflammatory/Heart	34	74	32	59	+ 14
Liver Cancer	35	71	12	377	- 306
Epilepsy	36	65	35	43	+ 22
Colon-Rectum Cancers	37	50	52	11	+ 39
Cervical Cancer	38	47	23	145	- 98
Rheumatic Heart Disease	39	45	41	24	+ 21
Ovary Cancer	40	41	61	2	+ 39
War	41	39	69	0	+ 39
Tetanus	42	36	45	18	+ 17
Lymphomas	43	34	51	12	+ 22
Stomach Cancer	44	29	47	14	+ 15
Skin Cancers	45	27	68	0	+ 27
Hepatitis B	46	27	46	14	+ 13
Parkinson's Disease	47	26	37	34	- 8
Leukemia	48	25	59	2	+ 22
Oral Cancer	49	23	71	0	+ 23
Schistosomiasis	50	23	42	23	+ 0
Leishmaniasis	51	23	60	2	+ 20
Skin Disease	52	20	44	19	+ 2
Bladder Cancer	53	15	56	4	+ 11
Pancreas Cancer	54	13	53	6	+ 8
Oesophagus Cancer	55	13	54	5	+ 7
Appendicitis	56	12	55	5	+ 8
Prostate Cancer	57	12	43	21	- 8
Drug Use	58	12	39	28	- 16
Ascariasis	59	12	63	2	+ 10
Alcohol	60	12	50	12	- 1
Encephalitis	61	11	48	14	- 3
Syphilis	62	11	34	55	- 44
Upper Respiratory	63	9	64	2	+ 7
Uterin Cancer	64	8	66	1	+ 7
Diphtheria	65	6	67	0	+ 5
Hepatitis C	66	4	65	1	+ 3
Lung Cancers	67	4	38	34	- 30
Other Neoplasms	68	2	57	3	- 0
Multiple Sclerosis	69	2	58	3	- 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
Hookworm Disease	74	0	75	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	74	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	76	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	77	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	80	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	81	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	82	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	85	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	84	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	83	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to GAMBIA

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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.