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Gambia Population Pyramid
 


Gambia
GAMBIA LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
        World Rank
  Male Female All M F All
1960
33.1
33.3
33.2
168
171
170
1970
36.9
37.7
37.3
169
170
169
1980
43.3
44.9
44.1
163
164
164
1990
50.3
52.4
51.3
156
160
157
2000
55.9
58.4
57.2
142
146
143
2010
52.3
55.9
54.1
165
162
164
 
 
Gambia
GAMBIA LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
      World Rank
  Male Female M F
At Birth
52.3
55.9
165
162
Age 5
65.2
67.7
148
154
Age 10
65.8
68.3
146
154
Age 15
66.2
68.6
145
153
Age 20
66.6
69.1
146
153
Age 25
67.2
69.8
145
152
Age 30
67.9
70.6
144
151
Age 35
68.7
71.4
144
153
Age 40
69.6
72.3
144
155
Age 45
70.6
73.2
144
156
Age 50
71.8
74.1
144
158
Age 55
73.2
75.3
145
158
Age 60
74.9
76.7
147
158
Age 65
76.9
78.3
152
161
Age 70
79.3
80.3
156
161
Age 75
82.1
82.8
158
163
Age 80
85.3
85.8
157
164
Age 85
88.9
89.3
170
163
Age 90
92.9
93.1
169
177
Age 95
97.2
97.3
159
179
Age 100
101.7
101.7
180
189
 
 
Gambia
GAMBIA TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
 
  Deaths %
1 Influenza & Pneumonia
1,766
13.23
2 Malaria
1,551
11.62
3 Diarrhoeal diseases
1,222
9.15
4 Tuberculosis
803
6.01
5 Stroke
797
5.97
6 Low Birth Weight
686
5.14
7 Coronary Heart Disease
666
4.99
8 HIV/AIDS
625
4.68
9 Birth Trauma
472
3.53
10 Liver Cancer
392
2.94
11 Diabetes Mellitus
332
2.49
12 Road Traffic Accidents
284
2.13
13 Other Injuries
253
1.89
14 Maternal Conditions
252
1.89
15 Lung Disease
238
1.78
16 Asthma
196
1.47
17 Congenital Anomalies
181
1.36
18 Violence
176
1.32
19 Meningitis
169
1.27
20 Kidney Disease
161
1.21
21 Schistosomiasis
159
1.19
22 Upper Respiratory
155
1.16
23 Hypertension
140
1.05
24 Cervical Cancer
133
1.00
25 Endocrine Disorders
121
0.91
  Deaths %
26 Anaemia
112
0.84
27 Inflammatory/Heart
97
0.73
28 Epilepsy
89
0.67
29 Fires
78
0.58
30 Malnutrition
72
0.54
31 Syphilis
69
0.52
32 Measles
61
0.46
33 Suicide
59
0.44
34 Liver Disease
57
0.43
35 Drownings
53
0.40
36 Vitamin A Deficiency
51
0.38
37 Peptic Ulcer Disease
50
0.37
38 Poisonings
48
0.36
39 Tetanus
37
0.28
40 Other Neoplasms
35
0.26
41 Lymphomas
32
0.24
42 Falls
31
0.23
43 Alzheimers/Dementia
30
0.22
44 Hepatitis B
30
0.22
45 Pertussis
26
0.19
46 Breast Cancer
26
0.19
47 Skin Disease
26
0.19
48 Colon-Rectum Cancers
23
0.17
49 Leishmaniasis
23
0.17
50 Lung Cancers
21
0.16
 
 
Gambia
GAMBIA TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
PER 100,000 POPULATION
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank
1 Influenza & Pneumonia
139.36
28
2 Stroke
131.55
50
3 Coronary Heart Disease
108.54
99
4 Diarrhoeal diseases
71.79
33
5 Tuberculosis
65.23
24
6 Malaria
53.71
20
7 Diabetes Mellitus
50.48
58
8 Liver Cancer
41.93
2
9 HIV/AIDS
38.39
45
10 Lung Disease
38.02
56
11 Asthma
24.55
11
12 Hypertension
23.67
112
13 Low Birth Weight
22.64
27
14 Kidney Disease
22.40
62
15 Road Traffic Accidents
21.67
61
16 Other Injuries
17.10
61
17 Maternal Conditions
16.55
36
18 Endocrine Disorders
15.80
45
19 Birth Trauma
15.59
38
20 Schistosomiasis
15.08
6
21 Cervical Cancer
14.56
20
22 Inflammatory/Heart
13.09
49
23 Violence
12.93
62
24 Meningitis
10.01
35
25 Epilepsy
8.32
27
TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank
26 Anaemia
8.10
23
27 Alzheimers/Dementia
7.77
70
28 Liver Disease
6.77
131
29 Congenital Anomalies
6.64
79
30 Peptic Ulcer Disease
6.63
45
31 Breast Cancer
6.23
184
32 Upper Respiratory
5.94
6
33 Suicide
5.54
122
34 Malnutrition
4.76
68
35 Fires
4.34
54
36 Skin Disease
4.26
57
37 Poisonings
4.07
59
38 Other Neoplasms
3.97
58
39 Falls
3.52
108
40 Prostate Cancer
3.42
147
41 Colon-Rectum Cancers
3.03
178
42 Syphilis
2.89
23
43 Drownings
2.88
112
44 Lung Cancers
2.84
160
45 Lymphomas
2.71
164
46 Pancreas Cancer
2.46
113
47 Stomach Cancer
2.09
182
48 Measles
2.01
26
49 Parkinson Disease
1.75
94
50 Rheumatic Heart Disease
1.70
82
 
 
Gambia
GAMBIA CANCER RANK BY TYPE
AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
PER 100,000 POPULATION
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Rate World Rank
1 Liver Cancer
41.93
2
2 Cervical Cancer
14.56
20
3 Breast Cancer
6.23
184
4 Other Neoplasms
3.97
58
5 Prostate Cancer
3.42
147
6 Colon-Rectum Cancers
3.03
178
7 Lung Cancers
2.84
160
8 Lymphomas
2.71
164
9 Pancreas Cancer
2.46
113
  Rate World Rank
10 Stomach Cancer
2.09
182
11 Oesophagus Cancer
1.44
143
12 Bladder Cancer
1.09
154
13 Oral Cancer
1.01
186
14 Ovary Cancer
0.88
182
15 Uterin Cancer
0.42
159
16 Leukemia
0.41
189
17 Skin Cancers
0.20
180
 
 
Gambia
GAMBIA HEALTH RISK FACTORS
PER 100,000 POPULATION
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
ALCOHOL LITERS
Total Rank
3.2
126
SMOKING PERCENT
M F Rank
N/A
N/A
OBESITY PERCENT
M F Rank
0.5
3.2
174
167
HAPPINESS SCORE
Total Rank
190
107

 
Gambia
GAMBIA DEMOGRAPHIC SUMMARY
 
  Value World Rank
Population Total
1,782,893
142
Sex Ratio M / F
1.00
79
Population 0-14
43.6 %
21
Population 15-64
53.6 %
170
Population 65 +
2.8 %
172
Birth Rate / 1000
37.87
23
Death Rate / 1000
11.49
43
Fertulity Rate
5.04
26
Infant Mortality
67.33
28
Sex Ratio At Birth M / F
1.03
185
Sex Ratio Under 15 M / F
1.01
182
  Value World Rank
Sex Ratio 15-64 M / F
0.98
142
Sex Ratio 65 + M / F
1.00
14
Net Migrattion
0.30
56
Population Growth
2.67
23
Literacy Total
40.1
180
Literacy Male
47.8
175
Literacy Female
32.8
169
Unemployment
N/A
N/A
LIFE EXPECTANCY / BIRTH
54.1
164
HEALTHY LIFE EXPECTANCY
51.0
154
GDP PER CAPITA USD
$1,300
169
 
 
 

Latest WHO data (2010), Death Rates are age-standardized, total deaths are % of population

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