GAMBIA VS SERBIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SERBIA		GAMBIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	8,260	3	1,007	+ 7,254
Stroke	2	6,160	4	802	+ 5,358
Inflammatory/Heart	3	5,794	32	59	+ 5,735
Lung Cancers	4	2,480	38	34	+ 2,447
Kidney Disease	5	1,581	16	266	+ 1,316
Lung Disease	6	1,461	19	206	+ 1,256
Diabetes Mellitus	7	1,370	15	290	+ 1,080
Colon-Rectum Cancers	8	1,301	52	11	+ 1,290
Alzheimers & Dementia	9	1,091	28	89	+ 1,002
Breast Cancer	10	867	40	26	+ 840
Influenza and Pneumonia	11	695	1	1,340	- 645
Hypertension	12	615	22	172	+ 443
Pancreas Cancer	13	532	53	6	+ 526
Prostate Cancer	14	500	43	21	+ 479
Stomach Cancer	15	456	47	14	+ 443
Suicide	16	378	25	113	+ 265
Liver Cancer	17	348	12	377	- 29
Bladder Cancer	18	339	56	4	+ 334
Liver Disease	19	337	14	323	+ 13
Lymphomas	20	315	51	12	+ 304
Parkinson's Disease	21	305	37	34	+ 271
Leukemia	22	269	59	2	+ 267
Oral Cancer	23	258	71	0	+ 258
Road Traffic Accidents	24	249	6	695	- 447
Cervical Cancer	25	242	23	145	+ 97
Skin Cancers	26	242	68	0	+ 242
Other Neoplasms	27	228	57	3	+ 225
Peptic Ulcer Disease	28	225	33	56	+ 169
Ovary Cancer	29	211	61	2	+ 208
Other Injuries	30	154	21	194	- 40
Asthma	31	148	24	134	+ 14
Uterin Cancer	32	140	66	1	+ 139
Falls	33	137	29	83	+ 54
Alcohol	34	129	50	12	+ 117
Oesophagus Cancer	35	126	54	5	+ 120
Endocrine Disorders	36	117	17	230	- 113
Epilepsy	37	85	35	43	+ 42
Low Birth Weight	38	71	8	662	- 591
Diarrhoeal diseases	39	63	9	626	- 562
Congenital Anomalies	40	61	11	383	- 322
Anemia	41	58	83	0	+ 58
Multiple Sclerosis	42	56	58	3	+ 53
Skin Disease	43	43	44	19	+ 24
Schizophrenia	44	41	85	0	+ 41
Violence	45	41	20	195	- 154
Tuberculosis	46	38	10	445	- 407
Rheumatic Heart Disease	47	30	41	24	+ 6
Drownings	48	28	30	69	- 41
Drug Use	49	27	39	28	- 1
Fires	50	24	31	67	- 42
Prostatic Hypertrophy	51	19	80	0	+ 19
Birth Trauma	52	17	5	754	- 737
Hepatitis B	53	14	46	14	- 0
Meningitis	54	13	18	229	- 215
Rheumatoid Arthritis	55	13	62	2	+ 11
HIV/AIDS	56	9	2	1,125	- 1,115
Poisonings	57	9	36	42	- 34
Appendicitis	58	6	55	5	+ 1
Maternal Conditions	59	5	13	345	- 341
Hepatitis C	60	4	65	1	+ 3
Malnutrition	61	4	26	110	- 106
Osteoarthritis	62	3	81	0	+ 3
Pertussis	63	2	27	99	- 96
Upper Respiratory	64	1	64	2	- 1
Tetanus	65	1	45	18	- 17
Encephalitis	66	1	48	14	- 13
Syphilis	67	1	34	55	- 54
Otitis Media	68	0	72	0	+ 0
Oral conditions	69	0	82	0	+ 0
Iodine Deficiency	70	0	79	0	+ 0
War	71	0	69	0	+ 0
Measles	72	0	49	13	- 13
Vitamin A Deficiency	73	0	84	0	+ 0
Leishmaniasis	74	0	60	2	- 2
Diphtheria	75	0	67	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	78	0	- 0
Malaria	77	0	7	674	- 674
Schistosomiasis	78	0	42	23	- 23
Chagas disease	79	0	77	0	- 0
Chlamydia	80	0	70	0	- 0
Leprosy	81	0	76	0	- 0
Dengue	82	0	73	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	83	0	75	0	- 0
Ascariasis	84	0	63	2	- 2
Trichuriasis	85	0	74	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to GAMBIA

Serbia

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.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.