GAMBIA VS SIERRA LEONE: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SIERRA LEONE		GAMBIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	2,053	1	1,340	+ 712
Malaria	2	1,888	7	674	+ 1,214
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	1,459	9	626	+ 834
Coronary Heart Disease	4	1,114	3	1,007	+ 107
Stroke	5	1,043	4	802	+ 240
Birth Trauma	6	799	5	754	+ 45
Low Birth Weight	7	772	8	662	+ 110
Road Traffic Accidents	8	714	6	695	+ 19
HIV/AIDS	9	704	2	1,125	- 420
Tuberculosis	10	668	10	445	+ 223
Congenital Anomalies	11	424	11	383	+ 41
Meningitis	12	391	18	229	+ 163
Liver Disease	13	363	14	323	+ 40
Diabetes Mellitus	14	329	15	290	+ 39
Kidney Disease	15	299	16	266	+ 34
Other Injuries	16	288	21	194	+ 94
Malnutrition	17	256	26	110	+ 146
Maternal Conditions	18	243	13	345	- 102
Endocrine Disorders	19	221	17	230	- 9
Lung Disease	20	219	19	206	+ 13
Hypertension	21	172	22	172	+ 0
Violence	22	171	20	195	- 24
Breast Cancer	23	170	40	26	+ 144
Asthma	24	170	24	134	+ 36
Suicide	25	144	25	113	+ 32
Pertussis	26	130	27	99	+ 31
Liver Cancer	27	111	12	377	- 266
Alzheimers & Dementia	28	103	28	89	+ 14
Drownings	29	101	30	69	+ 33
Falls	30	90	29	83	+ 7
Peptic Ulcer Disease	31	85	33	56	+ 29
Inflammatory/Heart	32	80	32	59	+ 20
Fires	33	76	31	67	+ 10
Prostate Cancer	34	76	43	21	+ 55
Cervical Cancer	35	73	23	145	- 72
Stomach Cancer	36	64	47	14	+ 51
Epilepsy	37	64	35	43	+ 21
Poisonings	38	60	36	42	+ 18
Colon-Rectum Cancers	39	53	52	11	+ 43
Drug Use	40	51	39	28	+ 23
Syphilis	41	50	34	55	- 5
Lymphomas	42	37	51	12	+ 25
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	35	41	24	+ 11
Parkinson's Disease	44	32	37	34	- 2
Tetanus	45	28	45	18	+ 10
Schistosomiasis	46	28	42	23	+ 5
Hepatitis B	47	25	46	14	+ 12
Skin Cancers	48	24	68	0	+ 23
Lung Cancers	49	24	38	34	- 10
Oral Cancer	50	23	71	0	+ 23
Skin Disease	51	22	44	19	+ 4
Bladder Cancer	52	22	56	4	+ 17
Ovary Cancer	53	21	61	2	+ 19
Pancreas Cancer	54	17	53	6	+ 11
Alcohol	55	14	50	12	+ 2
Encephalitis	56	14	48	14	+ 0
Oesophagus Cancer	57	10	54	5	+ 5
Measles	58	10	49	13	- 3
Leukemia	59	10	59	2	+ 8
Uterin Cancer	60	9	66	1	+ 8
Appendicitis	61	8	55	5	+ 3
Ascariasis	62	4	63	2	+ 2
Hepatitis C	63	4	65	1	+ 3
Upper Respiratory	64	3	64	2	+ 1
Multiple Sclerosis	65	3	58	3	+ 0
Other Neoplasms	66	3	57	3	+ 0
War	67	2	69	0	+ 2
Rheumatoid Arthritis	68	2	62	2	+ 0
Diphtheria	69	1	67	0	+ 1
Chlamydia	70	0	70	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	71	0	72	0	+ 0
Dengue	72	0	73	0	+ 0
Trichuriasis	73	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	75	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	76	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	79	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	78	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	79	0	60	2	- 2
Osteoarthritis	80	0	81	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	80	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	84	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to GAMBIA

Sierra Leone

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.