GAMBIA VS SINGAPORE: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SINGAPORE		GAMBIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	2,215	3	1,007	+ 1,208
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	2,172	1	1,340	+ 832
Stroke	3	652	4	802	- 150
Lung Cancers	4	645	38	34	+ 611
Colon-Rectum Cancers	5	503	52	11	+ 493
Kidney Disease	6	430	16	266	+ 165
Liver Cancer	7	312	12	377	- 65
Hypertension	8	306	22	172	+ 134
Suicide	9	272	25	113	+ 160
Breast Cancer	10	253	40	26	+ 227
Pancreas Cancer	11	225	53	6	+ 219
Stomach Cancer	12	169	47	14	+ 156
Lymphomas	13	166	51	12	+ 155
Lung Disease	14	160	19	206	- 46
Oral Cancer	15	133	71	0	+ 132
Prostate Cancer	16	127	43	21	+ 106
Leukemia	17	104	59	2	+ 102
Falls	18	91	29	83	+ 8
Inflammatory/Heart	19	90	32	59	+ 31
Liver Disease	20	88	14	323	- 236
Ovary Cancer	21	85	61	2	+ 83
Other Neoplasms	22	82	57	3	+ 79
Uterin Cancer	23	62	66	1	+ 61
Oesophagus Cancer	24	57	54	5	+ 52
Skin Disease	25	57	44	19	+ 38
Road Traffic Accidents	26	51	6	695	- 645
Bladder Cancer	27	50	56	4	+ 46
Diabetes Mellitus	28	45	15	290	- 245
Parkinson's Disease	29	38	37	34	+ 3
Cervical Cancer	30	36	23	145	- 109
Congenital Anomalies	31	33	11	383	- 350
Other Injuries	32	33	21	194	- 161
Peptic Ulcer Disease	33	29	33	56	- 27
Skin Cancers	34	23	68	0	+ 23
Asthma	35	16	24	134	- 119
Alzheimers & Dementia	36	14	28	89	- 75
Endocrine Disorders	37	13	17	230	- 217
Drownings	38	12	30	69	- 57
Diarrhoeal diseases	39	12	9	626	- 614
Tuberculosis	40	11	10	445	- 434
Low Birth Weight	41	11	8	662	- 651
Epilepsy	42	10	35	43	- 33
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	9	41	24	- 14
Drug Use	44	8	39	28	- 20
HIV/AIDS	45	8	2	1,125	- 1,117
Violence	46	6	20	195	- 189
Alcohol	47	4	50	12	- 8
Meningitis	48	3	18	229	- 225
Fires	49	3	31	67	- 64
Appendicitis	50	2	55	5	- 2
Prostatic Hypertrophy	51	2	80	0	+ 2
Hepatitis B	52	2	46	14	- 12
Maternal Conditions	53	1	13	345	- 344
Upper Respiratory	54	1	64	2	- 0
Birth Trauma	55	1	5	754	- 753
Hepatitis C	56	1	65	1	+ 0
Multiple Sclerosis	57	1	58	3	- 2
Rheumatoid Arthritis	58	1	62	2	- 1
War	59	1	69	0	+ 1
Poisonings	60	0	36	42	- 42
Encephalitis	61	0	48	14	- 13
Pertussis	62	0	27	99	- 99
Malnutrition	63	0	26	110	- 110
Diphtheria	64	0	67	0	- 0
Syphilis	65	0	34	55	- 55
Dengue	66	0	73	0	- 0
Ascariasis	67	0	63	2	- 2
Hookworm Disease	68	0	75	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	69	0	74	0	- 0
Chlamydia	70	0	70	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	71	0	79	0	- 0
Measles	72	0	49	13	- 13
Tetanus	73	0	45	18	- 18
Chagas disease	74	0	77	0	- 0
Malaria	75	0	7	674	- 674
Leishmaniasis	76	0	60	2	- 2
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	78	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	78	0	42	23	- 23
Otitis Media	79	0	72	0	- 0
Leprosy	80	0	76	0	- 0
Oral conditions	81	0	82	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	82	0	81	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

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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.