SENEGAL VS BELARUS: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BELARUS		SENEGAL		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	105,502	2	6,224	+ 99,278
Stroke	2	32,518	4	5,342	+ 27,176
Alzheimers & Dementia	3	7,003	26	879	+ 6,124
Lung Cancers	4	5,851	44	180	+ 5,671
Colon-Rectum Cancers	5	5,725	37	384	+ 5,341
Alcohol	6	5,477	59	74	+ 5,403
Lung Disease	7	4,380	18	1,351	+ 3,029
Liver Disease	8	4,122	13	2,147	+ 1,975
Suicide	9	3,975	24	978	+ 2,997
Stomach Cancer	10	3,352	31	557	+ 2,795
Inflammatory/Heart	11	2,699	36	426	+ 2,273
Breast Cancer	12	2,441	27	861	+ 1,580
Pancreas Cancer	13	2,322	48	159	+ 2,163
Other Injuries	14	2,180	16	1,512	+ 668
Influenza and Pneumonia	15	2,155	1	7,184	- 5,029
Falls	16	1,888	30	622	+ 1,266
Prostate Cancer	17	1,856	29	642	+ 1,214
Oral Cancer	18	1,787	43	208	+ 1,579
Road Traffic Accidents	19	1,432	6	3,832	- 2,399
Lymphomas	20	1,332	39	315	+ 1,017
Parkinson's Disease	21	1,233	41	273	+ 960
Fires	22	1,230	34	448	+ 782
Leukemia	23	1,099	54	113	+ 986
Drownings	24	1,078	33	494	+ 584
Oesophagus Cancer	25	978	55	99	+ 879
Kidney Disease	26	952	12	2,210	- 1,258
Ovary Cancer	27	850	42	220	+ 630
Uterin Cancer	28	775	56	94	+ 681
Drug Use	29	771	52	138	+ 633
Diabetes Mellitus	30	739	10	2,395	- 1,656
Hypertension	31	729	21	1,095	- 366
Liver Cancer	32	720	22	1,087	- 367
Poisonings	33	618	40	315	+ 303
Cervical Cancer	34	602	17	1,405	- 803
Bladder Cancer	35	586	50	155	+ 431
Skin Cancers	36	539	51	147	+ 392
Tuberculosis	37	533	9	2,678	- 2,146
Violence	38	506	19	1,247	- 740
Rheumatic Heart Disease	39	475	46	166	+ 309
Peptic Ulcer Disease	40	467	35	433	+ 34
Congenital Anomalies	41	401	11	2,364	- 1,964
HIV/AIDS	42	331	20	1,186	- 855
Endocrine Disorders	43	279	23	1,041	- 762
Asthma	44	241	25	936	- 695
Epilepsy	45	230	38	330	- 101
Encephalitis	46	185	57	85	+ 99
Low Birth Weight	47	128	7	3,636	- 3,509
Other Neoplasms	48	104	62	24	+ 80
Multiple Sclerosis	49	83	64	20	+ 64
Meningitis	50	72	15	1,628	- 1,556
Skin Disease	51	61	47	159	- 98
Birth Trauma	52	50	8	3,448	- 3,398
Malnutrition	53	43	32	494	- 451
Appendicitis	54	40	61	38	+ 1
Rheumatoid Arthritis	55	30	67	15	+ 15
Hepatitis B	56	27	60	70	- 43
Diarrhoeal diseases	57	25	3	5,343	- 5,318
Upper Respiratory	58	10	66	15	- 5
War	59	7	69	4	+ 2
Maternal Conditions	60	4	14	1,669	- 1,665
Chlamydia	61	2	71	2	+ 1
Hepatitis C	62	1	68	11	- 10
Syphilis	63	1	53	122	- 121
Tetanus	64	0	58	85	- 85
Pertussis	65	0	28	771	- 771
Otitis Media	66	0	72	0	- 0
Diphtheria	67	0	70	3	- 3
Measles	68	0	49	158	- 158
Hookworm Disease	69	0	75	0	- 0
Ascariasis	70	0	65	18	- 18
Dengue	71	0	73	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	72	0	74	0	- 0
Leprosy	73	0	76	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	74	0	45	176	- 176
Chagas disease	75	0	79	0	- 0
Malaria	76	0	5	4,595	- 4,595
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	78	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	63	21	- 21
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	77	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	80	0	83	0	- 0
Depression	81	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	84	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	85	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	84	0	80	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	81	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	82	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SENEGAL

Belarus

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.