WORLD HEALTH REVIEW GAMBIA VS TONGA

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Compare Gambia and Tonga 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.

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DYNAMIC PYRAMIDS

Data Source: United Nations

Gambia Population Pyramid

4,882,099

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Tonga Population Pyramid

134,173

LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY

GOOD

POOR

	GAMBIA				TONGA
	GAMBIA						TONGA
				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	61.2	61.9	61.5	49	62	58
1970	36.9	37.7	37.3	169	170	169	64.3	65.8	65.0	50	65	60
1980	43.3	44.9	44.1	163	164	164	66.5	68.9	67.7	45	75	65
1990	50.3	52.4	51.3	156	160	157	68.6	71.1	69.8	49	84	68
2000	54.8	57.1	55.9	147	148	148	69.6	73.7	71.6	62	82	71
2010	58.3	60.5	59.3	152	153	153	70.1	75.7	72.8	86	87	89
2019	63.4	67.7	65.5	144	148	145	69.8	75.6	72.6	102	99	107

LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE

GOOD

POOR

	GAMBIA				TONGA
			World Rank				World Rank
	M	F	M	F	M	F	M	F
At Birth	63.4	67.7	144	148	69.8	75.6	102	99
Age	63.4	67.7	144	148	69.8	75.6	102	99
Age 5	67.2	71.0	149	151	70.9	77.0	110	97
Age 10	67.5	71.3	149	152	71.0	77.1	111	96
Age 15	67.8	71.5	147	152	71.0	77.2	112	96
Age 20	68.2	71.8	149	154	71.3	77.3	112	96
Age 25	68.6	72.1	150	154	71.6	77.5	113	96
Age 30	69.1	72.5	151	156	72.0	77.7	114	96
Age 35	69.7	73.1	151	157	72.4	77.9	115	96
Age 40	70.4	73.8	149	155	72.9	78.3	116	96
Age 45	71.5	74.6	149	155	73.5	78.7	118	96
Age 50	72.7	75.6	150	154	74.4	79.3	117	95
Age 55	74.1	76.7	149	153	75.6	80.1	115	95
Age 60	75.8	78.0	148	154	77.0	81.2	114	92
Age 65	77.8	79.6	148	153	78.8	82.5	112	86
Age 70	80.2	81.5	146	152	80.9	84.1	117	80
Age 75	83.0	83.8	143	153	83.5	85.9	114	72
Age 80	86.0	86.6	141	155	86.4	88.2	111	67
Age 85	89.3	89.7	147	155	89.7	90.8	109	64

TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH

AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE

PER 100,000 POPULATION

GOOD

POOR

		GAMBIA		TONGA
TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH		Rate	World Rank	Rate	World Rank
1.	Coronary Heart Disease	142.59	53	113.75	89
2.	Influenza and Pneumonia	113.77	18	36.89	75
3.	Stroke	108.94	59	65.01	112
4.	HIV/AIDS	70.82	17	0.00	182
5.	Road Traffic Accidents	51.34	8	38.39	30
6.	Malaria	46.43	15	0.00	172
7.	Diarrhoeal diseases	41.12	43	4.19	84
8.	Diabetes Mellitus	37.65	66	96.55	11
9.	Liver Disease	33.48	48	21.17	85
10.	Kidney Disease	32.04	48	37.08	30
11.	Liver Cancer	30.83	3	24.58	6
12.	Lung Disease	29.40	54	34.88	37
13.	Tuberculosis	28.42	38	1.09	125
14.	Cervical Cancer	25.76	23	17.10	47
15.	Hypertension	22.89	68	6.71	150
16.	Alzheimers & Dementia	19.89	49	17.97	84
17.	Maternal Conditions	18.68	8	1.92	71
18.	Asthma	15.88	35	10.03	64
19.	Meningitis	13.27	23	3.56	49
20.	Violence	11.94	43	3.99	100
21.	Other Injuries	11.81	46	6.26	115
22.	Endocrine Disorders	11.17	16	3.56	89
23.	Birth Trauma	10.44	21	1.53	102
24.	Falls	9.85	22	3.51	139
25.	Suicide	9.64	77	4.37	150
26.	Low Birth Weight	9.17	43	4.96	88
27.	Malnutrition	7.13	39	2.93	71
28.	Congenital Anomalies	6.72	59	7.39	43
29.	Peptic Ulcer Disease	6.56	37	7.75	25
30.	Inflammatory/Heart	6.44	58	2.78	144
31.	Parkinson's Disease	6.31	18	6.10	21
32.	Prostate Cancer	6.08	156	29.66	29
33.	Breast Cancer	4.44	182	31.91	8
34.	Fires	3.83	32	2.69	57
35.	Lung Cancers	3.62	150	28.48	17
36.	Epilepsy	2.78	36	0.82	152
37.	Drownings	2.58	84	4.44	36
38.	Rheumatic Heart Disease	2.55	52	2.58	50
39.	Poisonings	2.48	34	1.13	66
40.	Drug Use	2.38	34	0.51	159
41.	Schistosomiasis	2.34	17	0.00	173
42.	Pertussis	2.22	39	0.77	72
43.	Skin Disease	2.12	59	2.42	43
44.	Stomach Cancer	1.43	178	13.05	18
45.	Alcohol	1.23	103	0.94	122
46.	Hepatitis B	1.06	36	2.48	4
47.	Colon-Rectum Cancers	1.05	183	6.32	131
48.	Syphilis	0.97	38	0.45	61
49.	Encephalitis	0.84	37	0.36	101
50.	Lymphomas	0.74	181	6.27	34

TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE

PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES

		GAMBIA		TONGA
		Deaths	%	Deaths	%
1.	Influenza and Pneumonia	1,340	10.42	31	5.41
2.	HIV/AIDS	1,125	8.75	0	0.00
3.	Coronary Heart Disease	1,007	7.83	88	15.36
4.	Stroke	802	6.24	50	8.73
5.	Birth Trauma	754	5.86	3	0.52
6.	Road Traffic Accidents	695	5.40	34	5.93
7.	Malaria	674	5.24	0	0.00
8.	Low Birth Weight	662	5.15	9	1.57
9.	Diarrhoeal diseases	626	4.87	4	0.70
10.	Tuberculosis	445	3.46	1	0.17
11.	Congenital Anomalies	383	2.98	11	1.92
12.	Liver Cancer	377	2.93	20	3.49
13.	Maternal Conditions	345	2.68	2	0.35
14.	Liver Disease	323	2.51	17	2.97
15.	Diabetes Mellitus	290	2.25	75	13.09
16.	Kidney Disease	266	2.07	29	5.06
17.	Endocrine Disorders	230	1.79	3	0.52
18.	Meningitis	229	1.78	4	0.70
19.	Lung Disease	206	1.60	27	4.71
20.	Violence	195	1.52	4	0.70
21.	Other Injuries	194	1.51	6	1.05
22.	Hypertension	172	1.34	5	0.87
23.	Cervical Cancer	145	1.13	7	1.22
24.	Asthma	134	1.04	8	1.40
25.	Suicide	113	0.88	4	0.70
26.	Malnutrition	110	0.86	2	0.35
27.	Pertussis	99	0.77	1	0.17
28.	Alzheimers & Dementia	89	0.69	13	2.27
29.	Falls	83	0.65	3	0.52
30.	Drownings	69	0.54	4	0.70
31.	Fires	67	0.52	2	0.35
32.	Inflammatory/Heart	59	0.46	2	0.35
33.	Peptic Ulcer Disease	56	0.44	6	1.05
34.	Syphilis	55	0.43	1	0.17
35.	Epilepsy	43	0.33	1	0.17
36.	Poisonings	42	0.33	1	0.17
37.	Lung Cancers	34	0.26	22	3.84
38.	Parkinson's Disease	34	0.26	5	0.87
39.	Drug Use	28	0.22	0	0.00
40.	Breast Cancer	26	0.20	13	2.27
41.	Rheumatic Heart Disease	24	0.19	2	0.35
42.	Schistosomiasis	23	0.18	0	0.00
43.	Prostate Cancer	21	0.16	10	1.75
44.	Skin Disease	19	0.15	2	0.35
45.	Tetanus	18	0.14	0	0.00
46.	Encephalitis	14	0.11	0	0.00
47.	Hepatitis B	14	0.11	2	0.35
48.	Stomach Cancer	14	0.11	10	1.75
49.	Measles	13	0.10	0	0.00
50.	Lymphomas	12	0.09	5	0.87

CANCER RANK BY TYPE

AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE

PER 100,000 POPULATION

GOOD

POOR

		GAMBIA		TONGA
		Rate	World Rank	Rate	World Rank
1.	Liver Cancer	30.83	3	24.58	6
2.	Cervical Cancer	25.76	23	17.10	47
3.	Prostate Cancer	6.08	156	29.66	29
4.	Breast Cancer	4.44	182	31.91	8
5.	Lung Cancers	3.62	150	28.48	17
6.	Stomach Cancer	1.43	178	13.05	18
7.	Colon-Rectum Cancers	1.05	183	6.32	131
8.	Lymphomas	0.74	181	6.27	34
9.	Pancreas Cancer	0.54	179	4.31	79
10.	Oesophagus Cancer	0.48	177	2.10	108
11.	Ovary Cancer	0.44	183	4.10	103
12.	Bladder Cancer	0.44	181	1.61	121
13.	Uterin Cancer	0.23	180	3.54	34
14.	Leukemia	0.09	183	2.95	123
15.	Skin Cancers	0.01	177	2.61	47
16.	Oral Cancer	0.01	181	2.75	92

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.