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Gambia
COUNTRY #1
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Compare Gambia and Cyprus health profiles including life expectancy history, causes of death and population dynamics side by side. Health Data used is WHO, World Bank and the United Nations for population.

Cyprus
COUNTRY #2
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DYNAMIC PYRAMIDS
Data Source: United Nations
Gambia Population Pyramid
 
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    LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Gambia GAMBIA   Cyprus CYPRUS
      Gambia GAMBIA   Cyprus CYPRUS
           
    World Rank
           
    World Rank
      M F All M F All   M F All M F All
    1960
    33.1
    33.3
    33.2
    168
    171
    170
     
    67.0
    70.6
    68.8
    17
    30
    26
    1970
    36.9
    37.7
    37.3
    169
    170
    169
     
    69.5
    72.5
    71.0
    8
    34
    20
    1980
    43.3
    44.9
    44.1
    163
    164
    164
     
    72.6
    76.7
    74.6
    3
    16
    8
    1990
    50.3
    52.4
    51.3
    156
    160
    157
     
    74.1
    78.6
    76.3
    7
    18
    14
    2000
    54.8
    57.1
    55.9
    147
    148
    148
     
    76.0
    80.2
    78.1
    9
    22
    16
    2010
    58.3
    60.5
    59.3
    152
    153
    153
     
    77.4
    81.7
    79.5
    22
    28
    27
    2019
    63.4
    67.7
    65.5
    144
    148
    145
     
    81.1
    85.1
    83.1
    4
    5
    6
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Gambia GAMBIA   Cyprus CYPRUS
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    63.4
    67.7
    144
    148
    81.1
    85.1
    4
    5
    Age 5
    67.2
    71.0
    149
    151
    81.3
    85.3
    4
    7
    Age 10
    67.5
    71.3
    149
    152
    81.4
    85.3
    4
    7
    Age 15
    67.8
    71.5
    147
    152
    81.4
    85.4
    4
    7
    Age 20
    68.2
    71.8
    149
    154
    81.5
    85.4
    4
    7
    Age 25
    68.6
    72.1
    150
    154
    81.6
    85.4
    4
    7
    Age 30
    69.1
    72.5
    151
    156
    81.7
    85.5
    5
    7
    Age 35
    69.7
    73.1
    151
    157
    81.8
    85.5
    8
    7
    Age 40
    70.4
    73.8
    149
    155
    81.9
    85.6
    10
    8
    Age 45
    71.5
    74.6
    149
    155
    82.1
    85.7
    11
    8
    Age 50
    72.7
    75.6
    150
    154
    82.4
    85.8
    11
    10
    Age 55
    74.1
    76.7
    149
    153
    82.8
    86.1
    13
    10
    Age 60
    75.8
    78.0
    148
    154
    83.3
    86.4
    15
    10
    Age 65
    77.8
    79.6
    148
    153
    84.1
    86.9
    17
    12
    Age 70
    80.2
    81.5
    146
    152
    85.1
    87.5
    18
    14
    Age 75
    83.0
    83.8
    143
    153
    86.6
    88.3
    20
    18
    Age 80
    86.0
    86.6
    141
    155
    88.2
    89.4
    32
    30
    Age 85
    89.3
    89.7
    147
    155
    90.5
    91.1
    52
    51
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Gambia GAMBIA   Cyprus CYPRUS
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    142.59
    53
    52.89
    160
    2. Influenza and Pneumonia
    113.77
    18
    4.24
    182
    3. Stroke
    108.94
    59
    20.33
    168
    4. HIV/AIDS
    70.82
    17
    0.03
    162
    5. Road Traffic Accidents
    51.34
    8
    4.90
    155
    6. Malaria
    46.43
    15
    0.00
    97
    7. Diarrhoeal diseases
    41.12
    43
    2.39
    101
    8. Diabetes Mellitus
    37.65
    66
    14.74
    129
    9. Liver Disease
    33.48
    48
    2.80
    176
    10. Kidney Disease
    32.04
    48
    9.09
    145
    11. Liver Cancer
    30.83
    3
    3.28
    157
    12. Lung Disease
    29.40
    54
    15.39
    140
    13. Tuberculosis
    28.42
    38
    0.27
    150
    14. Cervical Cancer
    25.76
    23
    1.95
    168
    15. Hypertension
    22.89
    68
    5.17
    156
    16. Alzheimers & Dementia
    19.89
    49
    16.57
    116
    17. Maternal Conditions
    18.68
    8
    0.05
    169
    18. Asthma
    15.88
    35
    1.04
    132
    19. Meningitis
    13.27
    23
    0.10
    178
    20. Violence
    11.94
    43
    1.08
    150
    21. Other Injuries
    11.81
    46
    6.43
    111
    22. Endocrine Disorders
    11.17
    16
    5.95
    53
    23. Birth Trauma
    10.44
    21
    0.33
    171
    24. Falls
    9.85
    22
    2.57
    162
    25. Suicide
    9.64
    77
    3.18
    160
    26. Low Birth Weight
    9.17
    43
    0.79
    171
    27. Malnutrition
    7.13
    39
    0.08
    159
    28. Congenital Anomalies
    6.72
    59
    1.43
    182
    29. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    6.56
    37
    0.50
    176
    30. Inflammatory/Heart
    6.44
    58
    2.68
    147
    31. Parkinson's Disease
    6.31
    18
    1.88
    165
    32. Prostate Cancer
    6.08
    156
    12.52
    121
    33. Breast Cancer
    4.44
    182
    15.03
    116
    34. Fires
    3.83
    32
    0.24
    170
    35. Lung Cancers
    3.62
    150
    16.60
    73
    36. Epilepsy
    2.78
    36
    0.56
    173
    37. Drownings
    2.58
    84
    2.00
    116
    38. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    2.55
    52
    1.62
    83
    39. Poisonings
    2.48
    34
    0.27
    130
    40. Drug Use
    2.38
    34
    0.92
    124
    41. Schistosomiasis
    2.34
    17
    0.00
    102
    42. Pertussis
    2.22
    39
    0.00
    160
    43. Skin Disease
    2.12
    59
    1.84
    78
    44. Stomach Cancer
    1.43
    178
    3.29
    146
    45. Alcohol
    1.23
    103
    0.33
    160
    46. Hepatitis B
    1.06
    36
    0.10
    135
    47. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    1.05
    183
    8.30
    97
    48. Syphilis
    0.97
    38
    0.06
    108
    49. Encephalitis
    0.84
    37
    0.01
    171
    50. Lymphomas
    0.74
    181
    4.90
    82
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Gambia GAMBIA   Cyprus CYPRUS
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Influenza and Pneumonia
    1,340
    10.42
    98
    1.79
    2. HIV/AIDS
    1,125
    8.75
    0
    0.00
    3. Coronary Heart Disease
    1,007
    7.83
    1,120
    20.48
    4. Stroke
    802
    6.24
    462
    8.45
    5. Birth Trauma
    754
    5.86
    2
    0.04
    6. Road Traffic Accidents
    695
    5.40
    69
    1.26
    7. Malaria
    674
    5.24
    0
    0.00
    8. Low Birth Weight
    662
    5.15
    6
    0.11
    9. Diarrhoeal diseases
    626
    4.87
    56
    1.02
    10. Tuberculosis
    445
    3.46
    4
    0.07
    11. Congenital Anomalies
    383
    2.98
    18
    0.33
    12. Liver Cancer
    377
    2.93
    64
    1.17
    13. Maternal Conditions
    345
    2.68
    1
    0.02
    14. Liver Disease
    323
    2.51
    50
    0.91
    15. Diabetes Mellitus
    290
    2.25
    332
    6.07
    16. Kidney Disease
    266
    2.07
    213
    3.89
    17. Endocrine Disorders
    230
    1.79
    126
    2.30
    18. Meningitis
    229
    1.78
    2
    0.04
    19. Lung Disease
    206
    1.60
    355
    6.49
    20. Violence
    195
    1.52
    15
    0.27
    21. Other Injuries
    194
    1.51
    136
    2.49
    22. Hypertension
    172
    1.34
    127
    2.32
    23. Cervical Cancer
    145
    1.13
    18
    0.33
    24. Asthma
    134
    1.04
    24
    0.44
    25. Suicide
    113
    0.88
    44
    0.80
    26. Malnutrition
    110
    0.86
    2
    0.04
    27. Pertussis
    99
    0.77
    0
    0.00
    28. Alzheimers & Dementia
    89
    0.69
    400
    7.31
    29. Falls
    83
    0.65
    51
    0.93
    30. Drownings
    69
    0.54
    33
    0.60
    31. Fires
    67
    0.52
    5
    0.09
    32. Inflammatory/Heart
    59
    0.46
    51
    0.93
    33. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    56
    0.44
    11
    0.20
    34. Syphilis
    55
    0.43
    1
    0.02
    35. Epilepsy
    43
    0.33
    10
    0.18
    36. Poisonings
    42
    0.33
    4
    0.07
    37. Lung Cancers
    34
    0.26
    319
    5.83
    38. Parkinson's Disease
    34
    0.26
    44
    0.80
    39. Drug Use
    28
    0.22
    13
    0.24
    40. Breast Cancer
    26
    0.20
    155
    2.83
    41. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    24
    0.19
    35
    0.64
    42. Schistosomiasis
    23
    0.18
    0
    0.00
    43. Prostate Cancer
    21
    0.16
    118
    2.16
    44. Skin Disease
    19
    0.15
    44
    0.80
    45. Tetanus
    18
    0.14
    0
    0.00
    46. Encephalitis
    14
    0.11
    0
    0.00
    47. Hepatitis B
    14
    0.11
    2
    0.04
    48. Stomach Cancer
    14
    0.11
    63
    1.15
    49. Measles
    13
    0.10
    0
    0.00
    50. Lymphomas
    12
    0.09
    97
    1.77
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Gambia GAMBIA   Cyprus CYPRUS
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Liver Cancer
    30.83
    3
    3.28
    157
    2. Cervical Cancer
    25.76
    23
    1.95
    168
    3. Prostate Cancer
    6.08
    156
    12.52
    121
    4. Breast Cancer
    4.44
    182
    15.03
    116
    5. Lung Cancers
    3.62
    150
    16.60
    73
    6. Stomach Cancer
    1.43
    178
    3.29
    146
    7. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    1.05
    183
    8.30
    97
    8. Lymphomas
    0.74
    181
    4.90
    82
    9. Pancreas Cancer
    0.54
    179
    5.46
    60
    10. Oesophagus Cancer
    0.48
    177
    0.54
    175
    11. Ovary Cancer
    0.44
    183
    4.52
    86
    12. Bladder Cancer
    0.44
    181
    3.21
    51
    13. Uterin Cancer
    0.23
    180
    2.59
    75
    14. Leukemia
    0.09
    183
    4.25
    56
    15. Skin Cancers
    0.01
    177
    1.96
    88
    16. Oral Cancer
    0.01
    181
    1.07
    173
    Data rounded. Decimals affect ranking.
    Data Source: WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION 2020
    Data Accuracy Not Guaranteed
    WHO Excludes Cause of Death Data For the following countries: Andorra, Cook Islands, Dominica, Marshall Islands, Monaco, Nauru, Niue, Palau, Saint Kitts, San Marino, Tuvalu.