GAMBIA VS SWITZERLAND: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SWITZERLAND		GAMBIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	3,051	3	1,007	+ 2,044
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	2,048	28	89	+ 1,959
Stroke	3	1,116	4	802	+ 313
Lung Cancers	4	1,002	38	34	+ 969
Lung Disease	5	826	19	206	+ 621
Hypertension	6	704	22	172	+ 532
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	568	52	11	+ 557
Influenza and Pneumonia	8	555	1	1,340	- 785
Falls	9	547	29	83	+ 464
Prostate Cancer	10	450	43	21	+ 429
Breast Cancer	11	449	40	26	+ 423
Pancreas Cancer	12	423	53	6	+ 418
Kidney Disease	13	359	16	266	+ 94
Suicide	14	356	25	113	+ 243
Lymphomas	15	322	51	12	+ 311
Inflammatory/Heart	16	292	32	59	+ 233
Diabetes Mellitus	17	291	15	290	+ 1
Parkinson's Disease	18	244	37	34	+ 210
Liver Cancer	19	229	12	377	- 148
Other Neoplasms	20	194	57	3	+ 191
Liver Disease	21	193	14	323	- 130
Leukemia	22	191	59	2	+ 189
Bladder Cancer	23	191	56	4	+ 186
Stomach Cancer	24	175	47	14	+ 161
Endocrine Disorders	25	169	17	230	- 61
Oral Cancer	26	143	71	0	+ 142
Skin Cancers	27	140	68	0	+ 140
Oesophagus Cancer	28	140	54	5	+ 134
Ovary Cancer	29	130	61	2	+ 128
Other Injuries	30	117	21	194	- 78
Congenital Anomalies	31	87	11	383	- 296
Alcohol	32	65	50	12	+ 53
Uterin Cancer	33	64	66	1	+ 63
Road Traffic Accidents	34	55	6	695	- 640
Diarrhoeal diseases	35	53	9	626	- 573
Drug Use	36	50	39	28	+ 22
Osteoarthritis	37	48	81	0	+ 48
Multiple Sclerosis	38	46	58	3	+ 43
Epilepsy	39	45	35	43	+ 2
Skin Disease	40	37	44	19	+ 18
Peptic Ulcer Disease	41	35	33	56	- 22
Cervical Cancer	42	30	23	145	- 115
Low Birth Weight	43	30	8	662	- 632
Anemia	44	29	83	0	+ 29
Schizophrenia	45	27	85	0	+ 27
Asthma	46	27	24	134	- 107
Malnutrition	47	24	26	110	- 86
Rheumatic Heart Disease	48	22	41	24	- 2
Rheumatoid Arthritis	49	19	62	2	+ 17
Drownings	50	14	30	69	- 55
Violence	51	12	20	195	- 183
Birth Trauma	52	9	5	754	- 745
Prostatic Hypertrophy	53	9	80	0	+ 9
HIV/AIDS	54	8	2	1,125	- 1,116
Fires	55	6	31	67	- 60
Tuberculosis	56	6	10	445	- 439
Meningitis	57	6	18	229	- 223
Hepatitis C	58	4	65	1	+ 3
Appendicitis	59	4	55	5	- 1
Poisonings	60	4	36	42	- 38
Upper Respiratory	61	3	64	2	+ 2
Oral conditions	62	2	82	0	+ 2
Hepatitis B	63	1	46	14	- 12
Maternal Conditions	64	1	13	345	- 344
Syphilis	65	0	34	55	- 54
Iodine Deficiency	66	0	79	0	+ 0
War	67	0	69	0	- 0
Encephalitis	68	0	48	14	- 13
Otitis Media	69	0	72	0	+ 0
Tetanus	70	0	45	18	- 18
Leishmaniasis	71	0	60	2	- 2
Schistosomiasis	72	0	42	23	- 23
Pertussis	73	0	27	99	- 99
Diphtheria	74	0	67	0	- 0
Measles	75	0	49	13	- 13
Chagas disease	76	0	77	0	- 0
Malaria	77	0	7	674	- 674
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	78	0	- 0
Chlamydia	79	0	70	0	- 0
Leprosy	80	0	76	0	- 0
Dengue	81	0	73	0	- 0
Ascariasis	82	0	63	2	- 2
Hookworm Disease	83	0	75	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	84	0	74	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	84	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to GAMBIA

Switzerland

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.