GAMBIA VS SOMALIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SOMALIA		GAMBIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	4,209	1	1,340	+ 2,868
Diarrhoeal diseases	2	2,978	9	626	+ 2,352
Measles	3	2,244	49	13	+ 2,230
Tuberculosis	4	1,989	10	445	+ 1,544
Birth Trauma	5	1,856	5	754	+ 1,101
Stroke	6	1,666	4	802	+ 864
Coronary Heart Disease	7	1,402	3	1,007	+ 395
Low Birth Weight	8	1,212	8	662	+ 550
Meningitis	9	1,043	18	229	+ 814
Malnutrition	10	935	26	110	+ 826
Road Traffic Accidents	11	820	6	695	+ 125
Maternal Conditions	12	800	13	345	+ 455
Liver Disease	13	759	14	323	+ 436
Other Injuries	14	698	21	194	+ 504
Congenital Anomalies	15	661	11	383	+ 278
Diabetes Mellitus	16	560	15	290	+ 270
Tetanus	17	513	45	18	+ 495
Hypertension	18	512	22	172	+ 340
Lung Disease	19	473	19	206	+ 268
Pertussis	20	398	27	99	+ 299
Kidney Disease	21	398	16	266	+ 132
Malaria	22	376	7	674	- 298
Asthma	23	364	24	134	+ 230
War	24	256	69	0	+ 255
Drownings	25	246	30	69	+ 178
Breast Cancer	26	239	40	26	+ 212
Suicide	27	236	25	113	+ 124
Cervical Cancer	28	171	23	145	+ 26
Violence	29	161	20	195	- 34
Fires	30	157	31	67	+ 91
Poisonings	31	147	36	42	+ 105
Alzheimers & Dementia	32	125	28	89	+ 37
HIV/AIDS	33	118	2	1,125	- 1,007
Lymphomas	34	117	51	12	+ 106
Leukemia	35	109	59	2	+ 107
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	108	33	56	+ 52
Falls	37	106	29	83	+ 23
Colon-Rectum Cancers	38	106	52	11	+ 95
Inflammatory/Heart	39	101	32	59	+ 42
Oesophagus Cancer	40	100	54	5	+ 95
Rheumatic Heart Disease	41	86	41	24	+ 63
Schistosomiasis	42	84	42	23	+ 62
Epilepsy	43	81	35	43	+ 38
Endocrine Disorders	44	79	17	230	- 151
Syphilis	45	73	34	55	+ 19
Oral Cancer	46	64	71	0	+ 63
Upper Respiratory	47	63	64	2	+ 62
Hepatitis B	48	61	46	14	+ 47
Stomach Cancer	49	60	47	14	+ 47
Ovary Cancer	50	57	61	2	+ 55
Leishmaniasis	51	56	60	2	+ 54
Prostate Cancer	52	55	43	21	+ 35
Liver Cancer	53	50	12	377	- 327
Lung Cancers	54	45	38	34	+ 12
Appendicitis	55	36	55	5	+ 32
Parkinson's Disease	56	36	37	34	+ 1
Skin Cancers	57	32	68	0	+ 31
Skin Disease	58	29	44	19	+ 11
Alcohol	59	29	50	12	+ 17
Diphtheria	60	29	67	0	+ 29
Bladder Cancer	61	29	56	4	+ 25
Pancreas Cancer	62	21	53	6	+ 15
Encephalitis	63	18	48	14	+ 4
Uterin Cancer	64	15	66	1	+ 14
Drug Use	65	11	39	28	- 17
Rheumatoid Arthritis	66	7	62	2	+ 5
Hepatitis C	67	7	65	1	+ 6
Otitis Media	68	6	72	0	+ 6
Ascariasis	69	6	63	2	+ 4
Other Neoplasms	70	2	57	3	- 0
Multiple Sclerosis	71	2	58	3	- 1
Chlamydia	72	1	70	0	+ 1
Dengue	73	0	73	0	+ 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	75	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	74	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	79	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	76	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	77	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	85	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	84	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	83	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

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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.