GAMBIA VS SAINT VINCENT: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SAINT VINCENT		GAMBIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	3,475	3	1,007	+ 2,469
Stroke	2	2,581	4	802	+ 1,778
Diabetes Mellitus	3	1,620	15	290	+ 1,330
Influenza and Pneumonia	4	966	1	1,340	- 374
Prostate Cancer	5	877	43	21	+ 857
Hypertension	6	868	22	172	+ 696
Violence	7	814	20	195	+ 619
Lung Disease	8	630	19	206	+ 424
Kidney Disease	9	547	16	266	+ 281
Breast Cancer	10	518	40	26	+ 491
HIV/AIDS	11	477	2	1,125	- 648
Endocrine Disorders	12	347	17	230	+ 117
Colon-Rectum Cancers	13	299	52	11	+ 288
Skin Disease	14	292	44	19	+ 274
Other Injuries	15	291	21	194	+ 97
Inflammatory/Heart	16	254	32	59	+ 195
Congenital Anomalies	17	234	11	383	- 149
Stomach Cancer	18	234	47	14	+ 220
Uterin Cancer	19	217	66	1	+ 216
Pancreas Cancer	20	213	53	6	+ 208
Cervical Cancer	21	213	23	145	+ 68
Road Traffic Accidents	22	205	6	695	- 490
Liver Cancer	23	201	12	377	- 176
Lung Cancers	24	200	38	34	+ 167
Drownings	25	192	30	69	+ 123
Lymphomas	26	187	51	12	+ 175
Oral Cancer	27	157	71	0	+ 157
Falls	28	156	29	83	+ 73
Leukemia	29	151	59	2	+ 148
Liver Disease	30	150	14	323	- 174
Peptic Ulcer Disease	31	144	33	56	+ 88
Anemia	32	140	83	0	+ 140
Ovary Cancer	33	115	61	2	+ 113
Low Birth Weight	34	105	8	662	- 556
Asthma	35	93	24	134	- 41
Oesophagus Cancer	36	92	54	5	+ 87
Malnutrition	37	81	26	110	- 29
Rheumatic Heart Disease	38	77	41	24	+ 54
Fires	39	72	31	67	+ 6
Other Neoplasms	40	51	57	3	+ 48
Epilepsy	41	50	35	43	+ 7
Alzheimers & Dementia	42	50	28	89	- 39
Diarrhoeal diseases	43	50	9	626	- 576
Parkinson's Disease	44	47	37	34	+ 13
Bladder Cancer	45	47	56	4	+ 43
Tuberculosis	46	45	10	445	- 400
Alcohol	47	41	50	12	+ 29
Birth Trauma	48	33	5	754	- 721
Skin Cancers	49	32	68	0	+ 32
Drug Use	50	31	39	28	+ 3
Prostatic Hypertrophy	51	30	80	0	+ 30
Suicide	52	27	25	113	- 86
Maternal Conditions	53	25	13	345	- 320
Otitis Media	54	18	72	0	+ 18
Appendicitis	55	11	55	5	+ 6
Rheumatoid Arthritis	56	10	62	2	+ 8
Osteoarthritis	57	9	81	0	+ 9
War	58	2	69	0	+ 1
Syphilis	59	0	34	55	- 54
Poisonings	60	0	36	42	- 42
Oral conditions	61	0	82	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	62	0	85	0	- 0
Multiple Sclerosis	63	0	58	3	- 3
Vitamin A Deficiency	64	0	84	0	- 0
Depression	65	0	86	0	- 0
Chlamydia	66	0	70	0	- 0
Upper Respiratory	67	0	64	2	- 2
Leprosy	68	0	76	0	- 0
Hepatitis B	69	0	46	14	- 14
Hepatitis C	70	0	65	1	- 1
Meningitis	71	0	18	229	- 229
Encephalitis	72	0	48	14	- 14
Ascariasis	73	0	63	2	- 2
Hookworm Disease	74	0	75	0	- 0
Dengue	75	0	73	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	76	0	74	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	79	0	- 0
Diphtheria	78	0	67	0	- 0
Pertussis	79	0	27	99	- 99
Tetanus	80	0	45	18	- 18
Measles	81	0	49	13	- 13
Schistosomiasis	82	0	42	23	- 23
Malaria	83	0	7	674	- 674
Chagas disease	84	0	77	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	85	0	60	2	- 2
Trypanosomiasis	86	0	78	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.