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Gambia
COUNTRY #1
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GAMBIA VS KENYA

Compare Gambia and Kenya 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.

Kenya
COUNTRY #2
Afghanistan Albania Algeria Angola Antigua/Bar. Arab Emirates Argentina Armenia Australia Austria Azerbaijan Bahamas Bahrain Bangladesh Barbados Belarus Belgium Belize Benin Bhutan Bolivia Bosnia/Herzeg. Botswana Brazil Brunei Bulgaria Burkina Faso Burundi Cambodia Cameroon Canada Cape Verde Central Africa Chad Chile China Colombia Comoros Congo Costa Rica Cote d Ivoire Croatia Cuba Cyprus Czech Republic Denmark Djibouti Dominican Rep. DR Congo Ecuador Egypt El Salvador Equ. Guinea Eritrea Estonia Ethiopia Fiji Finland France Gabon Gambia Georgia Germany Ghana Greece Grenada Guatemala Guinea Guinea-Bissau Guyana Haiti Honduras Hungary Iceland India Indonesia Iran Iraq Ireland Israel Italy Jamaica Japan Jordan Kazakhstan Kenya Kiribati Kuwait Kyrgyzstan Laos Latvia Lebanon Lesotho Liberia Libya Lithuania Luxembourg Madagascar Malawi Malaysia Maldives Mali Malta Mauritania Mauritius Mexico Micronesia Moldova Mongolia Montenegro Morocco Mozambique Myanmar Namibia Nepal Netherlands New Guinea New Zealand Nicaragua Niger Nigeria No Macedonia North Korea Norway Oman Pakistan Panama Paraguay Peru Philippines Poland Portugal Qatar Romania Russia Rwanda Saint Lucia Saint Vincent Samoa Sao Tome Saudi Arabia Senegal Serbia Seychelles Sierra Leone Singapore Slovakia Slovenia Solomon Isl. Somalia South Africa South Korea South Sudan Spain Sri Lanka Sudan Suriname Swaziland Sweden Switzerland Syria Tajikistan Tanzania Thailand Timor-Leste Togo Tonga Trinidad/Tob. Tunisia Turkey Turkmenistan Uganda Ukraine United Kingdom United States Uruguay Uzbekistan Vanuatu Venezuela Viet Nam Yemen Zambia Zimbabwe
DYNAMIC PYRAMIDS
Data Source: United Nations
Gambia Population Pyramid
 
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    LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Gambia GAMBIA   Kenya KENYA
      Gambia GAMBIA   Kenya KENYA
           
    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
    		  
    44.8
    48.7
    46.7
    117
    104
    112
    1970
    36.9
    37.7
    37.3
    169
    170
    169
    		  
    50.4
    54.6
    52.5
    117
    108
    112
    1980
    43.3
    44.9
    44.1
    163
    164
    164
    		  
    56.0
    59.7
    57.8
    116
    116
    115
    1990
    50.3
    52.4
    51.3
    156
    160
    157
    		  
    57.4
    61.4
    59.4
    131
    128
    131
    2000
    54.8
    57.1
    55.9
    147
    148
    148
    		  
    50.8
    53.0
    51.9
    157
    158
    157
    2010
    58.3
    60.5
    59.3
    152
    153
    153
    		  
    58.9
    61.7
    60.3
    149
    151
    151
    2019
    63.4
    67.7
    65.5
    144
    148
    145
    		  
    63.7
    68.4
    66.1
    141
    143
    140
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Gambia GAMBIA   Kenya KENYA
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    63.4
    67.7
    144
    148
    63.7
    68.4
    141
    143
    Age 5
    67.2
    71.0
    149
    151
    66.9
    71.3
    151
    146
    Age 10
    67.5
    71.3
    149
    152
    67.2
    71.6
    152
    148
    Age 15
    67.8
    71.5
    147
    152
    67.5
    71.8
    153
    148
    Age 20
    68.2
    71.8
    149
    154
    67.9
    72.1
    153
    148
    Age 25
    68.6
    72.1
    150
    154
    68.4
    72.5
    153
    148
    Age 30
    69.1
    72.5
    151
    156
    68.9
    73.0
    155
    148
    Age 35
    69.7
    73.1
    151
    157
    69.5
    73.6
    156
    148
    Age 40
    70.4
    73.8
    149
    155
    70.3
    74.4
    154
    146
    Age 45
    71.5
    74.6
    149
    155
    71.4
    75.4
    151
    144
    Age 50
    72.7
    75.6
    150
    154
    72.7
    76.6
    149
    142
    Age 55
    74.1
    76.7
    149
    153
    74.2
    77.8
    147
    129
    Age 60
    75.8
    78.0
    148
    154
    76.0
    79.1
    144
    124
    Age 65
    77.8
    79.6
    148
    153
    78.0
    80.5
    144
    118
    Age 70
    80.2
    81.5
    146
    152
    80.3
    82.2
    139
    119
    Age 75
    83.0
    83.8
    143
    153
    83.0
    84.4
    139
    124
    Age 80
    86.0
    86.6
    141
    155
    86.0
    87.0
    138
    124
    Age 85
    89.3
    89.7
    147
    155
    89.4
    90.1
    137
    126
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Gambia GAMBIA   Kenya KENYA
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    142.59
    53
    72.70
    144
    2. Influenza and Pneumonia
    113.77
    18
    85.68
    38
    3. Stroke
    108.94
    59
    92.66
    81
    4. HIV/AIDS
    70.82
    17
    48.82
    25
    5. Road Traffic Accidents
    51.34
    8
    48.00
    12
    6. Malaria
    46.43
    15
    33.54
    29
    7. Diarrhoeal diseases
    41.12
    43
    53.46
    31
    8. Diabetes Mellitus
    37.65
    66
    30.43
    88
    9. Liver Disease
    33.48
    48
    57.44
    6
    10. Kidney Disease
    32.04
    48
    23.30
    91
    11. Liver Cancer
    30.83
    3
    5.77
    82
    12. Lung Disease
    29.40
    54
    26.82
    68
    13. Tuberculosis
    28.42
    38
    49.91
    18
    14. Cervical Cancer
    25.76
    23
    24.71
    26
    15. Hypertension
    22.89
    68
    28.53
    47
    16. Alzheimers & Dementia
    19.89
    49
    18.35
    76
    17. Maternal Conditions
    18.68
    8
    11.72
    28
    18. Asthma
    15.88
    35
    9.95
    65
    19. Meningitis
    13.27
    23
    13.96
    19
    20. Violence
    11.94
    43
    7.07
    65
    21. Other Injuries
    11.81
    46
    12.36
    42
    22. Endocrine Disorders
    11.17
    16
    2.69
    125
    23. Birth Trauma
    10.44
    21
    8.50
    38
    24. Falls
    9.85
    22
    7.89
    53
    25. Suicide
    9.64
    77
    11.01
    60
    26. Low Birth Weight
    9.17
    43
    8.13
    53
    27. Malnutrition
    7.13
    39
    13.10
    21
    28. Congenital Anomalies
    6.72
    59
    6.20
    86
    29. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    6.56
    37
    4.78
    61
    30. Inflammatory/Heart
    6.44
    58
    4.22
    105
    31. Parkinson's Disease
    6.31
    18
    3.79
    112
    32. Prostate Cancer
    6.08
    156
    24.17
    51
    33. Breast Cancer
    4.44
    182
    19.76
    51
    34. Fires
    3.83
    32
    3.66
    34
    35. Lung Cancers
    3.62
    150
    3.20
    156
    36. Epilepsy
    2.78
    36
    2.27
    52
    37. Drownings
    2.58
    84
    2.27
    103
    38. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    2.55
    52
    1.74
    79
    39. Poisonings
    2.48
    34
    3.34
    13
    40. Drug Use
    2.38
    34
    0.39
    171
    41. Schistosomiasis
    2.34
    17
    1.47
    34
    42. Pertussis
    2.22
    39
    1.30
    59
    43. Skin Disease
    2.12
    59
    2.15
    56
    44. Stomach Cancer
    1.43
    178
    10.16
    43
    45. Alcohol
    1.23
    103
    1.41
    88
    46. Hepatitis B
    1.06
    36
    1.96
    11
    47. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    1.05
    183
    6.74
    123
    48. Syphilis
    0.97
    38
    0.55
    55
    49. Encephalitis
    0.84
    37
    0.59
    66
    50. Lymphomas
    0.74
    181
    7.26
    17
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Gambia GAMBIA   Kenya KENYA
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Influenza and Pneumonia
    1,340
    10.42
    22,571
    8.57
    2. HIV/AIDS
    1,125
    8.75
    20,885
    7.93
    3. Coronary Heart Disease
    1,007
    7.83
    11,972
    4.54
    4. Stroke
    802
    6.24
    15,895
    6.03
    5. Birth Trauma
    754
    5.86
    9,957
    3.78
    6. Road Traffic Accidents
    695
    5.40
    14,883
    5.65
    7. Malaria
    674
    5.24
    12,652
    4.80
    8. Low Birth Weight
    662
    5.15
    9,562
    3.63
    9. Diarrhoeal diseases
    626
    4.87
    15,420
    5.85
    10. Tuberculosis
    445
    3.46
    19,655
    7.46
    11. Congenital Anomalies
    383
    2.98
    6,115
    2.32
    12. Liver Cancer
    377
    2.93
    1,351
    0.51
    13. Maternal Conditions
    345
    2.68
    5,651
    2.15
    14. Liver Disease
    323
    2.51
    13,405
    5.09
    15. Diabetes Mellitus
    290
    2.25
    5,651
    2.15
    16. Kidney Disease
    266
    2.07
    4,464
    1.69
    17. Endocrine Disorders
    230
    1.79
    831
    0.32
    18. Meningitis
    229
    1.78
    5,364
    2.04
    19. Lung Disease
    206
    1.60
    4,280
    1.62
    20. Violence
    195
    1.52
    2,942
    1.12
    21. Other Injuries
    194
    1.51
    4,336
    1.65
    22. Hypertension
    172
    1.34
    4,418
    1.68
    23. Cervical Cancer
    145
    1.13
    3,389
    1.29
    24. Asthma
    134
    1.04
    2,300
    0.87
    25. Suicide
    113
    0.88
    3,214
    1.22
    26. Malnutrition
    110
    0.86
    4,212
    1.60
    27. Pertussis
    99
    0.77
    1,014
    0.38
    28. Alzheimers & Dementia
    89
    0.69
    1,827
    0.69
    29. Falls
    83
    0.65
    1,465
    0.56
    30. Drownings
    69
    0.54
    1,200
    0.46
    31. Fires
    67
    0.52
    1,316
    0.50
    32. Inflammatory/Heart
    59
    0.46
    1,121
    0.43
    33. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    56
    0.44
    1,089
    0.41
    34. Syphilis
    55
    0.43
    449
    0.17
    35. Epilepsy
    43
    0.33
    832
    0.32
    36. Poisonings
    42
    0.33
    1,269
    0.48
    37. Lung Cancers
    34
    0.26
    669
    0.25
    38. Parkinson's Disease
    34
    0.26
    470
    0.18
    39. Drug Use
    28
    0.22
    113
    0.04
    40. Breast Cancer
    26
    0.20
    2,658
    1.01
    41. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    24
    0.19
    408
    0.15
    42. Schistosomiasis
    23
    0.18
    370
    0.14
    43. Prostate Cancer
    21
    0.16
    1,292
    0.49
    44. Skin Disease
    19
    0.15
    455
    0.17
    45. Tetanus
    18
    0.14
    2,129
    0.81
    46. Encephalitis
    14
    0.11
    189
    0.07
    47. Hepatitis B
    14
    0.11
    522
    0.20
    48. Stomach Cancer
    14
    0.11
    2,010
    0.76
    49. Measles
    13
    0.10
    103
    0.04
    50. Lymphomas
    12
    0.09
    1,931
    0.73
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Gambia GAMBIA   Kenya KENYA
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Liver Cancer
    30.83
    3
    5.77
    82
    2. Cervical Cancer
    25.76
    23
    24.71
    26
    3. Prostate Cancer
    6.08
    156
    24.17
    51
    4. Breast Cancer
    4.44
    182
    19.76
    51
    5. Lung Cancers
    3.62
    150
    3.20
    156
    6. Stomach Cancer
    1.43
    178
    10.16
    43
    7. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    1.05
    183
    6.74
    123
    8. Lymphomas
    0.74
    181
    7.26
    17
    9. Pancreas Cancer
    0.54
    179
    3.59
    96
    10. Oesophagus Cancer
    0.48
    177
    20.37
    2
    11. Ovary Cancer
    0.44
    183
    6.41
    25
    12. Bladder Cancer
    0.44
    181
    1.69
    115
    13. Uterin Cancer
    0.23
    180
    3.07
    51
    14. Leukemia
    0.09
    183
    4.48
    44
    15. Skin Cancers
    0.01
    177
    3.16
    26
    16. Oral Cancer
    0.01
    181
    7.82
    13
    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.