GAMBIA VS TRINIDAD/TOB.: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	TRINIDAD/TOB.		GAMBIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	2,643	3	1,007	+ 1,636
Diabetes Mellitus	2	2,284	15	290	+ 1,994
Stroke	3	1,473	4	802	+ 670
Violence	4	984	20	195	+ 789
Kidney Disease	5	787	16	266	+ 521
Prostate Cancer	6	591	43	21	+ 570
Breast Cancer	7	463	40	26	+ 436
Lung Cancers	8	389	38	34	+ 356
Alzheimers & Dementia	9	385	28	89	+ 296
Influenza and Pneumonia	10	368	1	1,340	- 972
Hypertension	11	360	22	172	+ 188
HIV/AIDS	12	351	2	1,125	- 774
Colon-Rectum Cancers	13	350	52	11	+ 340
Liver Disease	14	243	14	323	- 80
Road Traffic Accidents	15	233	6	695	- 462
Lung Disease	16	231	19	206	+ 26
Suicide	17	217	25	113	+ 104
Endocrine Disorders	18	214	17	230	- 16
Pancreas Cancer	19	204	53	6	+ 198
Lymphomas	20	200	51	12	+ 188
Cervical Cancer	21	174	23	145	+ 29
Congenital Anomalies	22	167	11	383	- 216
Low Birth Weight	23	148	8	662	- 513
Ovary Cancer	24	144	61	2	+ 141
Inflammatory/Heart	25	129	32	59	+ 70
Stomach Cancer	26	124	47	14	+ 110
Uterin Cancer	27	121	66	1	+ 120
Liver Cancer	28	118	12	377	- 259
Leukemia	29	112	59	2	+ 109
Other Injuries	30	109	21	194	- 85
Peptic Ulcer Disease	31	93	33	56	+ 37
Parkinson's Disease	32	92	37	34	+ 58
Falls	33	77	29	83	- 6
Bladder Cancer	34	73	56	4	+ 68
Asthma	35	72	24	134	- 62
Skin Disease	36	70	44	19	+ 51
Epilepsy	37	57	35	43	+ 14
Oral Cancer	38	55	71	0	+ 55
Drownings	39	55	30	69	- 13
Birth Trauma	40	45	5	754	- 709
Oesophagus Cancer	41	44	54	5	+ 38
Alcohol	42	41	50	12	+ 29
Tuberculosis	43	39	10	445	- 406
Drug Use	44	34	39	28	+ 6
Diarrhoeal diseases	45	32	9	626	- 594
War	46	30	69	0	+ 30
Malnutrition	47	30	26	110	- 80
Fires	48	29	31	67	- 37
Rheumatic Heart Disease	49	20	41	24	- 4
Maternal Conditions	50	19	13	345	- 327
Other Neoplasms	51	18	57	3	+ 15
Meningitis	52	17	18	229	- 212
Rheumatoid Arthritis	53	15	62	2	+ 13
Encephalitis	54	11	48	14	- 3
Dengue	55	9	73	0	+ 9
Appendicitis	56	8	55	5	+ 3
Skin Cancers	57	8	68	0	+ 7
Multiple Sclerosis	58	4	58	3	+ 1
Poisonings	59	3	36	42	- 40
Hepatitis B	60	1	46	14	- 13
Syphilis	61	0	34	55	- 54
Hepatitis C	62	0	65	1	- 1
Chlamydia	63	0	70	0	- 0
Upper Respiratory	64	0	64	2	- 1
Tetanus	65	0	45	18	- 18
Ascariasis	66	0	63	2	- 2
Pertussis	67	0	27	99	- 99
Diphtheria	68	0	67	0	- 0
Otitis Media	69	0	72	0	- 0
Leprosy	70	0	76	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	71	0	42	23	- 23
Malaria	72	0	7	674	- 674
Leishmaniasis	73	0	60	2	- 2
Chagas disease	74	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	75	0	78	0	- 0
Measles	76	0	49	13	- 13
Hookworm Disease	77	0	75	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	74	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	79	0	- 0
Oral conditions	80	0	82	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	81	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	82	0	80	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

Trinidad/Tob.

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.