GAMBIA VS ZAMBIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ZAMBIA		GAMBIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	2,091	2	1,125	+ 966
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	1,155	1	1,340	- 186
Stroke	3	964	4	802	+ 162
Malaria	4	956	7	674	+ 282
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	761	9	626	+ 136
Tuberculosis	6	721	10	445	+ 276
Birth Trauma	7	614	5	754	- 140
Low Birth Weight	8	589	8	662	- 72
Liver Disease	9	546	14	323	+ 223
Coronary Heart Disease	10	538	3	1,007	- 469
Road Traffic Accidents	11	443	6	695	- 252
Congenital Anomalies	12	382	11	383	- 1
Hypertension	13	317	22	172	+ 145
Diabetes Mellitus	14	291	15	290	+ 1
Malnutrition	15	279	26	110	+ 170
Meningitis	16	240	18	229	+ 11
Cervical Cancer	17	218	23	145	+ 73
Kidney Disease	18	214	16	266	- 52
Other Injuries	19	210	21	194	+ 15
Suicide	20	158	25	113	+ 45
Lung Disease	21	154	19	206	- 52
Maternal Conditions	22	144	13	345	- 201
Violence	23	140	20	195	- 55
Syphilis	24	107	34	55	+ 53
Pertussis	25	90	27	99	- 9
Asthma	26	90	24	134	- 44
Drownings	27	84	30	69	+ 15
Falls	28	72	29	83	- 11
Alzheimers & Dementia	29	72	28	89	- 17
Prostate Cancer	30	68	43	21	+ 48
Lymphomas	31	66	51	12	+ 55
Fires	32	66	31	67	- 0
Inflammatory/Heart	33	61	32	59	+ 2
Poisonings	34	55	36	42	+ 13
Breast Cancer	35	44	40	26	+ 18
Oesophagus Cancer	36	44	54	5	+ 38
Endocrine Disorders	37	43	17	230	- 187
Epilepsy	38	40	35	43	- 3
Leukemia	39	32	59	2	+ 29
Peptic Ulcer Disease	40	30	33	56	- 27
Lung Cancers	41	27	38	34	- 6
Stomach Cancer	42	25	47	14	+ 12
Colon-Rectum Cancers	43	25	52	11	+ 14
Tetanus	44	23	45	18	+ 5
Rheumatic Heart Disease	45	23	41	24	- 1
Liver Cancer	46	21	12	377	- 356
Parkinson's Disease	47	20	37	34	- 14
Oral Cancer	48	19	71	0	+ 19
Alcohol	49	17	50	12	+ 5
Bladder Cancer	50	16	56	4	+ 12
Schistosomiasis	51	16	42	23	- 7
Skin Disease	52	15	44	19	- 3
Drug Use	53	15	39	28	- 13
Skin Cancers	54	13	68	0	+ 13
Hepatitis B	55	13	46	14	- 1
Appendicitis	56	10	55	5	+ 5
Ovary Cancer	57	10	61	2	+ 8
Leishmaniasis	58	9	60	2	+ 7
Encephalitis	59	9	48	14	- 5
Upper Respiratory	60	8	64	2	+ 7
Measles	61	6	49	13	- 8
Pancreas Cancer	62	5	53	6	- 0
Rheumatoid Arthritis	63	4	62	2	+ 2
Uterin Cancer	64	4	66	1	+ 3
Other Neoplasms	65	2	57	3	- 0
Hepatitis C	66	2	65	1	+ 1
Multiple Sclerosis	67	2	58	3	- 1
Ascariasis	68	1	63	2	- 1
War	69	1	69	0	+ 1
Otitis Media	70	1	72	0	+ 1
Chlamydia	71	0	70	0	+ 0
Trypanosomiasis	72	0	78	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	73	0	67	0	+ 0
Dengue	74	0	73	0	+ 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	75	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	76	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	79	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	77	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	85	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	84	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	83	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	80	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	81	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	82	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to GAMBIA

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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.