GAMBIA VS SWEDEN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SWEDEN		GAMBIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	3,606	3	1,007	+ 2,600
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	2,601	28	89	+ 2,512
Stroke	3	1,438	4	802	+ 636
Lung Disease	4	1,035	19	206	+ 829
Lung Cancers	5	887	38	34	+ 853
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	727	52	11	+ 716
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	634	1	1,340	- 707
Prostate Cancer	8	625	43	21	+ 604
Pancreas Cancer	9	440	53	6	+ 435
Hypertension	10	438	22	172	+ 266
Diabetes Mellitus	11	437	15	290	+ 147
Kidney Disease	12	388	16	266	+ 123
Breast Cancer	13	377	40	26	+ 351
Suicide	14	353	25	113	+ 240
Other Injuries	15	327	21	194	+ 133
Lymphomas	16	323	51	12	+ 312
Falls	17	264	29	83	+ 181
Other Neoplasms	18	247	57	3	+ 244
Parkinson's Disease	19	225	37	34	+ 190
Leukemia	20	197	59	2	+ 194
Bladder Cancer	21	181	56	4	+ 177
Liver Cancer	22	179	12	377	- 198
Liver Disease	23	172	14	323	- 151
Endocrine Disorders	24	167	17	230	- 63
Skin Cancers	25	155	68	0	+ 155
Stomach Cancer	26	146	47	14	+ 132
Ovary Cancer	27	132	61	2	+ 130
Inflammatory/Heart	28	130	32	59	+ 71
Oesophagus Cancer	29	128	54	5	+ 123
Drug Use	30	101	39	28	+ 73
Oral Cancer	31	90	71	0	+ 90
Alcohol	32	85	50	12	+ 73
Uterin Cancer	33	82	66	1	+ 81
Road Traffic Accidents	34	75	6	695	- 620
Congenital Anomalies	35	73	11	383	- 310
Diarrhoeal diseases	36	69	9	626	- 557
Peptic Ulcer Disease	37	66	33	56	+ 10
Cervical Cancer	38	54	23	145	- 91
Skin Disease	39	52	44	19	+ 34
Anemia	40	42	83	0	+ 42
Multiple Sclerosis	41	41	58	3	+ 38
Asthma	42	38	24	134	- 96
Rheumatoid Arthritis	43	31	62	2	+ 29
Epilepsy	44	29	35	43	- 14
Malnutrition	45	28	26	110	- 82
Drownings	46	27	30	69	- 41
Violence	47	27	20	195	- 168
Rheumatic Heart Disease	48	26	41	24	+ 3
Fires	49	15	31	67	- 51
Schizophrenia	50	15	85	0	+ 15
Low Birth Weight	51	12	8	662	- 650
Prostatic Hypertrophy	52	11	80	0	+ 11
Hepatitis C	53	11	65	1	+ 9
Meningitis	54	8	18	229	- 220
Birth Trauma	55	8	5	754	- 746
Tuberculosis	56	6	10	445	- 439
Osteoarthritis	57	6	81	0	+ 6
Upper Respiratory	58	5	64	2	+ 3
Appendicitis	59	4	55	5	- 0
Poisonings	60	4	36	42	- 38
HIV/AIDS	61	3	2	1,125	- 1,122
Hepatitis B	62	2	46	14	- 11
Oral conditions	63	2	82	0	+ 2
Maternal Conditions	64	1	13	345	- 344
War	65	0	69	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	66	0	72	0	+ 0
Pertussis	67	0	27	99	- 99
Tetanus	68	0	45	18	- 18
Schistosomiasis	69	0	42	23	- 23
Diphtheria	70	0	67	0	- 0
Encephalitis	71	0	48	14	- 13
Syphilis	72	0	34	55	- 55
Chlamydia	73	0	70	0	- 0
Malaria	74	0	7	674	- 674
Leishmaniasis	75	0	60	2	- 2
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	77	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	75	0	- 0
Dengue	80	0	73	0	- 0
Ascariasis	81	0	63	2	- 2
Iodine Deficiency	82	0	79	0	- 0
Measles	83	0	49	13	- 13
Leprosy	84	0	76	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	84	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to GAMBIA

Sweden

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.