GAMBIA VS MALI: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MALI		GAMBIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	1,708	1	1,340	+ 368
Diarrhoeal diseases	2	1,540	9	626	+ 914
Malaria	3	1,340	7	674	+ 666
Low Birth Weight	4	1,019	8	662	+ 357
Birth Trauma	5	954	5	754	+ 199
Stroke	6	707	4	802	- 95
Coronary Heart Disease	7	678	3	1,007	- 329
Malnutrition	8	671	26	110	+ 561
HIV/AIDS	9	664	2	1,125	- 461
Meningitis	10	520	18	229	+ 291
Road Traffic Accidents	11	512	6	695	- 183
Congenital Anomalies	12	429	11	383	+ 46
Maternal Conditions	13	328	13	345	- 17
Liver Disease	14	314	14	323	- 10
Other Injuries	15	265	21	194	+ 71
Diabetes Mellitus	16	263	15	290	- 27
Kidney Disease	17	251	16	266	- 15
Violence	18	240	20	195	+ 45
Lung Disease	19	226	19	206	+ 20
Cervical Cancer	20	199	23	145	+ 54
Endocrine Disorders	21	186	17	230	- 44
Measles	22	178	49	13	+ 164
Asthma	23	171	24	134	+ 37
Tuberculosis	24	171	10	445	- 274
Hypertension	25	148	22	172	- 24
War	26	126	69	0	+ 126
Stomach Cancer	27	122	47	14	+ 108
Drownings	28	121	30	69	+ 52
Pertussis	29	115	27	99	+ 17
Breast Cancer	30	109	40	26	+ 82
Falls	31	99	29	83	+ 17
Suicide	32	93	25	113	- 20
Syphilis	33	88	34	55	+ 34
Alzheimers & Dementia	34	87	28	89	- 2
Fires	35	86	31	67	+ 19
Colon-Rectum Cancers	36	81	52	11	+ 70
Peptic Ulcer Disease	37	72	33	56	+ 15
Liver Cancer	38	64	12	377	- 312
Poisonings	39	64	36	42	+ 22
Inflammatory/Heart	40	63	32	59	+ 4
Epilepsy	41	56	35	43	+ 13
Bladder Cancer	42	49	56	4	+ 45
Tetanus	43	49	45	18	+ 31
Prostate Cancer	44	42	43	21	+ 21
Lymphomas	45	36	51	12	+ 25
Rheumatic Heart Disease	46	32	41	24	+ 9
Pancreas Cancer	47	30	53	6	+ 24
Oral Cancer	48	29	71	0	+ 29
Lung Cancers	49	29	38	34	- 5
Parkinson's Disease	50	27	37	34	- 7
Schistosomiasis	51	25	42	23	+ 3
Hepatitis B	52	24	46	14	+ 10
Ovary Cancer	53	23	61	2	+ 21
Skin Cancers	54	22	68	0	+ 22
Encephalitis	55	22	48	14	+ 9
Leukemia	56	22	59	2	+ 20
Skin Disease	57	20	44	19	+ 1
Oesophagus Cancer	58	18	54	5	+ 13
Drug Use	59	16	39	28	- 12
Alcohol	60	10	50	12	- 3
Uterin Cancer	61	9	66	1	+ 8
Appendicitis	62	8	55	5	+ 3
Ascariasis	63	6	63	2	+ 5
Hepatitis C	64	4	65	1	+ 3
Upper Respiratory	65	4	64	2	+ 2
Diphtheria	66	2	67	0	+ 2
Other Neoplasms	67	2	57	3	- 0
Multiple Sclerosis	68	2	58	3	- 0
Rheumatoid Arthritis	69	2	62	2	+ 0
Chlamydia	70	0	70	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	71	0	72	0	+ 0
Dengue	72	0	73	0	+ 0
Trichuriasis	73	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	75	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	78	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	60	2	- 2
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	79	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
Schizophrenia	84	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	84	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.worldlifeexpectancy.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.