GAMBIA VS UNITED KINGDOM: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	UNITED KINGDOM		GAMBIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Alzheimers & Dementia	1	3,617	28	89	+ 3,528
Coronary Heart Disease	2	2,644	3	1,007	+ 1,637
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	1,494	1	1,340	+ 154
Stroke	4	1,387	4	802	+ 585
Lung Cancers	5	1,316	38	34	+ 1,283
Lung Disease	6	1,213	19	206	+ 1,007
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	680	52	11	+ 669
Prostate Cancer	8	490	43	21	+ 469
Breast Cancer	9	469	40	26	+ 442
Lymphomas	10	345	51	12	+ 333
Pancreas Cancer	11	332	53	6	+ 326
Oesophagus Cancer	12	322	54	5	+ 316
Parkinson's Disease	13	316	37	34	+ 282
Liver Disease	14	283	14	323	- 41
Falls	15	281	29	83	+ 198
Bladder Cancer	16	226	56	4	+ 222
Diabetes Mellitus	17	215	15	290	- 74
Kidney Disease	18	202	16	266	- 64
Other Injuries	19	201	21	194	+ 7
Suicide	20	196	25	113	+ 84
Liver Cancer	21	193	12	377	- 184
Leukemia	22	192	59	2	+ 190
Hypertension	23	192	22	172	+ 20
Stomach Cancer	24	184	47	14	+ 171
Ovary Cancer	25	148	61	2	+ 146
Other Neoplasms	26	147	57	3	+ 144
Skin Cancers	27	137	68	0	+ 137
Endocrine Disorders	28	122	17	230	- 108
Inflammatory/Heart	29	115	32	59	+ 56
Oral Cancer	30	115	71	0	+ 114
Drug Use	31	104	39	28	+ 76
Uterin Cancer	32	86	66	1	+ 85
Road Traffic Accidents	33	80	6	695	- 615
Skin Disease	34	79	44	19	+ 60
Congenital Anomalies	35	78	11	383	- 305
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	77	33	56	+ 21
Multiple Sclerosis	37	68	58	3	+ 66
Diarrhoeal diseases	38	59	9	626	- 567
Alcohol	39	57	50	12	+ 45
Low Birth Weight	40	48	8	662	- 613
Asthma	41	48	24	134	- 86
Epilepsy	42	44	35	43	+ 1
Cervical Cancer	43	41	23	145	- 104
Rheumatoid Arthritis	44	37	62	2	+ 36
Rheumatic Heart Disease	45	32	41	24	+ 9
Violence	46	32	20	195	- 163
Tuberculosis	47	13	10	445	- 432
Fires	48	12	31	67	- 54
Drownings	49	11	30	69	- 58
Anemia	50	10	83	0	+ 10
Hepatitis C	51	10	65	1	+ 9
Meningitis	52	9	18	229	- 220
Poisonings	53	8	36	42	- 34
Birth Trauma	54	7	5	754	- 747
HIV/AIDS	55	7	2	1,125	- 1,118
Prostatic Hypertrophy	56	7	80	0	+ 7
Osteoarthritis	57	6	81	0	+ 6
Malnutrition	58	4	26	110	- 105
Appendicitis	59	4	55	5	- 1
Schizophrenia	60	4	85	0	+ 4
Oral conditions	61	2	82	0	+ 2
Syphilis	62	2	34	55	- 53
Upper Respiratory	63	2	64	2	+ 0
Maternal Conditions	64	2	13	345	- 344
Hepatitis B	65	1	46	14	- 12
Otitis Media	66	1	72	0	+ 1
War	67	0	69	0	+ 0
Encephalitis	68	0	48	14	- 13
Pertussis	69	0	27	99	- 99
Leishmaniasis	70	0	60	2	- 2
Chagas disease	71	0	77	0	+ 0
Tetanus	72	0	45	18	- 18
Dengue	73	0	73	0	- 0
Diphtheria	74	0	67	0	- 0
Measles	75	0	49	13	- 13
Malaria	76	0	7	674	- 674
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	78	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	78	0	42	23	- 23
Chlamydia	79	0	70	0	- 0
Ascariasis	80	0	63	2	- 2
Hookworm Disease	81	0	75	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	82	0	74	0	- 0
Leprosy	83	0	76	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	79	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	84	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to GAMBIA

United Kingdom

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.