Gambia vs Guinea-Bissau: Total disease burden

Gambia
1.09 million DALYs
in 2021
Guinea-Bissau
1.15 million DALYs
in 2021
Gambia rank
136th
Guinea-Bissau rank
134th

Total disease burden over time

  • Gambia
  • Guinea-Bissau
0500.0k1.0M1.5M200020102021

How they compare

Guinea-Bissau currently reports 1.15 million DALYs against 1.09 million DALYs in Gambia, a difference of 65,660 DALYs.

That makes Guinea-Bissau's figure about 1.1 times Gambia's.

Across all 22 years both countries report, Guinea-Bissau has been ahead every year.

Gambia ranks 136th and Guinea-Bissau ranks 134th of 194 countries.

Guinea-Bissau has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Gambia Guinea-Bissau Difference Ahead
2000s 1.05 million DALYs 1.26 million DALYs 218,574 DALYs Guinea-Bissau
2010s 1.04 million DALYs 1.14 million DALYs 100,398 DALYs Guinea-Bissau
2020s 1.07 million DALYs 1.15 million DALYs 82,255 DALYs Guinea-Bissau

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher total disease burden, Gambia or Guinea-Bissau?
Guinea-Bissau, at 1.15 million DALYs against 1.09 million DALYs in Gambia as of 2021.
What is the difference in total disease burden between Gambia and Guinea-Bissau?
65,660 DALYs, with Guinea-Bissau ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Gambia and Guinea-Bissau?
22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
How do Gambia and Guinea-Bissau rank globally for total disease burden?
Gambia ranks 136th and Guinea-Bissau ranks 134th of 194 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Total disease burden. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Total disease burden
Unit
DALYs
Source
World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
194 places, 4,263 data points, 2000–2021
Last refreshed

Estimated number of DALYs from all causes in both sexes.