GAMBIA VS NIGERIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NIGERIA		GAMBIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	2,209	1	1,340	+ 869
Diarrhoeal diseases	2	1,543	9	626	+ 917
Tuberculosis	3	1,357	10	445	+ 912
Malaria	4	1,076	7	674	+ 402
Birth Trauma	5	1,068	5	754	+ 314
Low Birth Weight	6	1,023	8	662	+ 361
Coronary Heart Disease	7	654	3	1,007	- 352
Stroke	8	615	4	802	- 187
Congenital Anomalies	9	530	11	383	+ 147
HIV/AIDS	10	470	2	1,125	- 654
Meningitis	11	465	18	229	+ 237
Road Traffic Accidents	12	444	6	695	- 251
Liver Disease	13	408	14	323	+ 85
Measles	14	314	49	13	+ 300
Maternal Conditions	15	251	13	345	- 94
Pertussis	16	248	27	99	+ 149
Other Injuries	17	242	21	194	+ 48
Diabetes Mellitus	18	240	15	290	- 50
Violence	19	196	20	195	+ 1
Kidney Disease	20	194	16	266	- 72
Endocrine Disorders	21	168	17	230	- 61
Lung Disease	22	134	19	206	- 72
Breast Cancer	23	127	40	26	+ 100
Hypertension	24	114	22	172	- 58
Cervical Cancer	25	113	23	145	- 32
Tetanus	26	89	45	18	+ 71
Asthma	27	87	24	134	- 47
Falls	28	80	29	83	- 3
Fires	29	76	31	67	+ 9
Suicide	30	75	25	113	- 38
Alzheimers & Dementia	31	72	28	89	- 17
Drownings	32	70	30	69	+ 1
Poisonings	33	70	36	42	+ 28
Drug Use	34	67	39	28	+ 39
Prostate Cancer	35	63	43	21	+ 42
Malnutrition	36	63	26	110	- 47
Peptic Ulcer Disease	37	62	33	56	+ 6
Syphilis	38	58	34	55	+ 3
Liver Cancer	39	56	12	377	- 321
Lymphomas	40	55	51	12	+ 44
Epilepsy	41	53	35	43	+ 10
Inflammatory/Heart	42	51	32	59	- 8
Colon-Rectum Cancers	43	44	52	11	+ 34
Diphtheria	44	40	67	0	+ 40
War	45	35	69	0	+ 34
Parkinson's Disease	46	26	37	34	- 8
Leukemia	47	24	59	2	+ 22
Oral Cancer	48	24	71	0	+ 24
Ovary Cancer	49	23	61	2	+ 21
Stomach Cancer	50	23	47	14	+ 9
Pancreas Cancer	51	21	53	6	+ 15
Rheumatic Heart Disease	52	21	41	24	- 3
Skin Cancers	53	21	68	0	+ 20
Schistosomiasis	54	16	42	23	- 7
Hepatitis B	55	16	46	14	+ 2
Skin Disease	56	16	44	19	- 3
Lung Cancers	57	14	38	34	- 20
Alcohol	58	11	50	12	- 1
Encephalitis	59	10	48	14	- 4
Appendicitis	60	8	55	5	+ 3
Ascariasis	61	7	63	2	+ 6
Uterin Cancer	62	7	66	1	+ 6
Bladder Cancer	63	7	56	4	+ 3
Oesophagus Cancer	64	6	54	5	+ 1
Hepatitis C	65	3	65	1	+ 2
Other Neoplasms	66	3	57	3	+ 0
Upper Respiratory	67	3	64	2	+ 1
Multiple Sclerosis	68	2	58	3	- 1
Rheumatoid Arthritis	69	2	62	2	- 0
Leishmaniasis	70	0	60	2	- 2
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
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	77	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	79	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	80	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	81	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	84	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

Nigeria

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.