GAMBIA VS SEYCHELLES: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SEYCHELLES		GAMBIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	2,670	3	1,007	+ 1,664
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	1,924	1	1,340	+ 584
Stroke	3	1,709	4	802	+ 907
Kidney Disease	4	1,096	16	266	+ 831
Hypertension	5	1,078	22	172	+ 906
Liver Disease	6	804	14	323	+ 480
Diabetes Mellitus	7	656	15	290	+ 367
Colon-Rectum Cancers	8	635	52	11	+ 624
Lung Disease	9	577	19	206	+ 371
Prostate Cancer	10	515	43	21	+ 494
Alzheimers & Dementia	11	481	28	89	+ 392
Lung Cancers	12	468	38	34	+ 434
Breast Cancer	13	372	40	26	+ 346
Violence	14	372	20	195	+ 177
Oral Cancer	15	343	71	0	+ 342
Drownings	16	300	30	69	+ 231
Road Traffic Accidents	17	283	6	695	- 412
Inflammatory/Heart	18	256	32	59	+ 197
Cervical Cancer	19	233	23	145	+ 89
Lymphomas	20	217	51	12	+ 206
Suicide	21	203	25	113	+ 91
Pancreas Cancer	22	192	53	6	+ 187
Peptic Ulcer Disease	23	180	33	56	+ 124
Congenital Anomalies	24	179	11	383	- 204
Stomach Cancer	25	176	47	14	+ 162
Leukemia	26	161	59	2	+ 159
Asthma	27	159	24	134	+ 25
Parkinson's Disease	28	154	37	34	+ 120
Diarrhoeal diseases	29	152	9	626	- 473
Endocrine Disorders	30	152	17	230	- 78
Liver Cancer	31	151	12	377	- 226
Oesophagus Cancer	32	149	54	5	+ 144
Low Birth Weight	33	144	8	662	- 517
Falls	34	143	29	83	+ 60
Ovary Cancer	35	129	61	2	+ 127
Bladder Cancer	36	114	56	4	+ 109
Other Injuries	37	110	21	194	- 85
Meningitis	38	61	18	229	- 168
Birth Trauma	39	47	5	754	- 708
Skin Disease	40	46	44	19	+ 28
Fires	41	46	31	67	- 21
Malnutrition	42	44	26	110	- 66
Uterin Cancer	43	44	66	1	+ 43
Skin Cancers	44	30	68	0	+ 30
Maternal Conditions	45	24	13	345	- 321
Rheumatic Heart Disease	46	22	41	24	- 2
Drug Use	47	21	39	28	- 7
Encephalitis	48	21	48	14	+ 7
Alcohol	49	16	50	12	+ 4
Epilepsy	50	14	35	43	- 29
Poisonings	51	13	36	42	- 29
Appendicitis	52	13	55	5	+ 8
Other Neoplasms	53	11	57	3	+ 8
Pertussis	54	10	27	99	- 89
Multiple Sclerosis	55	6	58	3	+ 4
Hepatitis B	56	6	46	14	- 8
Syphilis	57	5	34	55	- 49
Dengue	58	4	73	0	+ 4
Rheumatoid Arthritis	59	2	62	2	+ 0
Tetanus	60	2	45	18	- 16
War	61	2	69	0	+ 2
Hepatitis C	62	1	65	1	- 0
Upper Respiratory	63	1	64	2	- 1
Chlamydia	64	0	70	0	+ 0
Ascariasis	65	0	63	2	- 1
Tuberculosis	66	0	10	445	- 445
Diphtheria	67	0	67	0	- 0
Otitis Media	68	0	72	0	+ 0
Leprosy	69	0	76	0	- 0
Measles	70	0	49	13	- 13
Iodine Deficiency	71	0	79	0	- 0
HIV/AIDS	72	0	2	1,125	- 1,125
Trichuriasis	73	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	75	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	75	0	60	2	- 2
Schistosomiasis	76	0	42	23	- 23
Chagas disease	77	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	78	0	- 0
Malaria	79	0	7	674	- 674
Oral conditions	80	0	82	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	80	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	82	0	81	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	84	0	- 0
Anemia	84	0	83	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to GAMBIA

Seychelles

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.