GAMBIA VS TOGO: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	TOGO		GAMBIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	1,624	1	1,340	+ 284
Malaria	2	1,436	7	674	+ 762
Coronary Heart Disease	3	1,172	3	1,007	+ 165
Stroke	4	1,011	4	802	+ 209
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	903	9	626	+ 277
HIV/AIDS	6	851	2	1,125	- 274
Road Traffic Accidents	7	655	6	695	- 40
Birth Trauma	8	653	5	754	- 101
Low Birth Weight	9	567	8	662	- 94
Liver Disease	10	429	14	323	+ 106
Diabetes Mellitus	11	334	15	290	+ 45
Congenital Anomalies	12	331	11	383	- 52
Kidney Disease	13	328	16	266	+ 62
Meningitis	14	266	18	229	+ 38
Endocrine Disorders	15	249	17	230	+ 19
Other Injuries	16	236	21	194	+ 42
Lung Disease	17	233	19	206	+ 27
Violence	18	205	20	195	+ 10
Suicide	19	201	25	113	+ 89
Hypertension	20	190	22	172	+ 18
Maternal Conditions	21	170	13	345	- 175
Asthma	22	166	24	134	+ 32
Cervical Cancer	23	119	23	145	- 26
Breast Cancer	24	103	40	26	+ 76
Alzheimers & Dementia	25	93	28	89	+ 4
Liver Cancer	26	88	12	377	- 289
Falls	27	87	29	83	+ 4
Peptic Ulcer Disease	28	84	33	56	+ 28
Pertussis	29	80	27	99	- 19
Stomach Cancer	30	79	47	14	+ 66
Inflammatory/Heart	31	78	32	59	+ 19
Malnutrition	32	72	26	110	- 38
Drownings	33	64	30	69	- 5
Colon-Rectum Cancers	34	63	52	11	+ 53
Tuberculosis	35	61	10	445	- 384
Fires	36	61	31	67	- 6
Epilepsy	37	59	35	43	+ 16
Lymphomas	38	54	51	12	+ 42
Prostate Cancer	39	53	43	21	+ 32
Skin Cancers	40	45	68	0	+ 45
Drug Use	41	45	39	28	+ 17
Poisonings	42	43	36	42	+ 1
Oral Cancer	43	37	71	0	+ 37
Rheumatic Heart Disease	44	33	41	24	+ 9
Parkinson's Disease	45	31	37	34	- 3
Schistosomiasis	46	28	42	23	+ 5
Oesophagus Cancer	47	27	54	5	+ 22
Syphilis	48	27	34	55	- 28
Ovary Cancer	49	25	61	2	+ 23
Tetanus	50	23	45	18	+ 4
Lung Cancers	51	22	38	34	- 12
Skin Disease	52	21	44	19	+ 3
Hepatitis B	53	18	46	14	+ 5
Alcohol	54	18	50	12	+ 6
Encephalitis	55	16	48	14	+ 3
Bladder Cancer	56	15	56	4	+ 10
Uterin Cancer	57	15	66	1	+ 14
Pancreas Cancer	58	11	53	6	+ 6
Leukemia	59	11	59	2	+ 9
Appendicitis	60	7	55	5	+ 2
Multiple Sclerosis	61	4	58	3	+ 1
Other Neoplasms	62	3	57	3	+ 0
Hepatitis C	63	2	65	1	+ 1
Rheumatoid Arthritis	64	2	62	2	+ 0
Ascariasis	65	2	63	2	+ 0
Upper Respiratory	66	2	64	2	- 0
Measles	67	1	49	13	- 13
War	68	1	69	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	69	0	67	0	+ 0
Chlamydia	70	0	70	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	71	0	72	0	+ 0
Dengue	72	0	73	0	+ 0
Hookworm Disease	73	0	75	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	74	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	75	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	77	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	60	2	- 2
Leprosy	79	0	76	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	80	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	81	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	84	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	83	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to GAMBIA

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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.