SENEGAL VS ALGERIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ALGERIA		SENEGAL		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	21,863	2	6,224	+ 15,639
Stroke	2	9,376	4	5,342	+ 4,034
Road Traffic Accidents	3	3,606	6	3,832	- 226
Hypertension	4	3,355	21	1,095	+ 2,260
Kidney Disease	5	3,017	12	2,210	+ 807
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	2,922	1	7,184	- 4,262
Alzheimers & Dementia	7	2,259	26	879	+ 1,380
Low Birth Weight	8	2,181	7	3,636	- 1,455
Diabetes Mellitus	9	1,875	10	2,395	- 520
Lung Disease	10	1,871	18	1,351	+ 520
Congenital Anomalies	11	1,747	11	2,364	- 618
Lung Cancers	12	1,576	44	180	+ 1,395
Birth Trauma	13	1,523	8	3,448	- 1,924
Breast Cancer	14	1,389	27	861	+ 528
Liver Disease	15	1,389	13	2,147	- 758
Colon-Rectum Cancers	16	1,258	37	384	+ 874
Tuberculosis	17	1,138	9	2,678	- 1,540
Asthma	18	818	25	936	- 119
Stomach Cancer	19	815	31	557	+ 258
Lymphomas	20	735	39	315	+ 419
Bladder Cancer	21	570	50	155	+ 416
Other Injuries	22	562	16	1,512	- 950
Falls	23	527	30	622	- 95
Parkinson's Disease	24	501	41	273	+ 228
Leukemia	25	464	54	113	+ 351
Diarrhoeal diseases	26	445	3	5,343	- 4,898
Cervical Cancer	27	436	17	1,405	- 969
Suicide	28	430	24	978	- 548
Prostate Cancer	29	428	29	642	- 214
Drug Use	30	394	52	138	+ 256
Pancreas Cancer	31	390	48	159	+ 231
Endocrine Disorders	32	371	23	1,041	- 670
Maternal Conditions	33	367	14	1,669	- 1,301
Inflammatory/Heart	34	331	36	426	- 95
Peptic Ulcer Disease	35	289	35	433	- 144
Violence	36	286	19	1,247	- 961
Skin Cancers	37	285	51	147	+ 138
Oral Cancer	38	279	43	208	+ 71
Fires	39	255	34	448	- 193
Ovary Cancer	40	245	42	220	+ 25
Liver Cancer	41	221	22	1,087	- 866
Drownings	42	181	33	494	- 313
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	145	46	166	- 21
Epilepsy	44	142	38	330	- 188
Meningitis	45	128	15	1,628	- 1,500
Oesophagus Cancer	46	126	55	99	+ 27
Poisonings	47	115	40	315	- 200
HIV/AIDS	48	77	20	1,186	- 1,109
Pertussis	49	68	28	771	- 704
Hepatitis B	50	66	60	70	- 4
Encephalitis	51	58	57	85	- 27
Skin Disease	52	44	47	159	- 115
Malnutrition	53	33	32	494	- 462
Alcohol	54	33	59	74	- 42
Appendicitis	55	32	61	38	- 6
Uterin Cancer	56	30	56	94	- 64
Multiple Sclerosis	57	30	64	20	+ 10
Other Neoplasms	58	23	62	24	- 1
Measles	59	22	49	158	- 136
Tetanus	60	21	58	85	- 64
Syphilis	61	16	53	122	- 106
War	62	16	69	4	+ 12
Schistosomiasis	63	9	45	176	- 167
Rheumatoid Arthritis	64	9	67	15	- 6
Hepatitis C	65	2	68	11	- 9
Leishmaniasis	66	1	63	21	- 19
Ascariasis	67	1	65	18	- 17
Upper Respiratory	68	1	66	15	- 15
Chlamydia	69	0	71	2	- 1
Diphtheria	70	0	70	3	- 2
Otitis Media	71	0	72	0	- 0
Malaria	72	0	5	4,595	- 4,595
Chagas disease	73	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	74	0	78	0	- 0
Dengue	75	0	73	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	76	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	77	0	75	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	77	0	- 0
Leprosy	79	0	76	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	83	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	85	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	84	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	81	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	80	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	82	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SENEGAL

Algeria

Senegal

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.globallifeexpectancy.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.