SENEGAL VS BELGIUM: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BELGIUM		SENEGAL		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	24,045	2	6,224	+ 17,821
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	14,817	26	879	+ 13,938
Stroke	3	11,656	4	5,342	+ 6,314
Lung Cancers	4	10,664	44	180	+ 10,483
Lung Disease	5	10,131	18	1,351	+ 8,779
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	8,934	1	7,184	+ 1,750
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	5,238	37	384	+ 4,853
Kidney Disease	8	4,645	12	2,210	+ 2,434
Breast Cancer	9	4,070	27	861	+ 3,210
Suicide	10	3,322	24	978	+ 2,344
Other Injuries	11	3,157	16	1,512	+ 1,645
Other Neoplasms	12	2,876	62	24	+ 2,852
Prostate Cancer	13	2,871	29	642	+ 2,229
Pancreas Cancer	14	2,847	48	159	+ 2,688
Falls	15	2,762	30	622	+ 2,140
Lymphomas	16	2,443	39	315	+ 2,127
Liver Disease	17	2,255	13	2,147	+ 108
Endocrine Disorders	18	2,253	23	1,041	+ 1,212
Parkinson's Disease	19	2,168	41	273	+ 1,895
Diabetes Mellitus	20	1,997	10	2,395	- 398
Leukemia	21	1,887	54	113	+ 1,775
Bladder Cancer	22	1,697	50	155	+ 1,542
Inflammatory/Heart	23	1,669	36	426	+ 1,243
Liver Cancer	24	1,535	22	1,087	+ 448
Oesophagus Cancer	25	1,413	55	99	+ 1,314
Stomach Cancer	26	1,358	31	557	+ 801
Hypertension	27	1,164	21	1,095	+ 69
Oral Cancer	28	1,062	43	208	+ 854
Road Traffic Accidents	29	1,048	6	3,832	- 2,784
Ovary Cancer	30	1,027	42	220	+ 807
Skin Cancers	31	822	51	147	+ 675
Alcohol	32	786	59	74	+ 712
Diarrhoeal diseases	33	657	3	5,343	- 4,686
Uterin Cancer	34	604	56	94	+ 511
Skin Disease	35	597	47	159	+ 438
Epilepsy	36	547	38	330	+ 217
Rheumatic Heart Disease	37	461	46	166	+ 295
Malnutrition	38	457	32	494	- 37
Drug Use	39	452	52	138	+ 314
Congenital Anomalies	40	444	11	2,364	- 1,921
Cervical Cancer	41	382	17	1,405	- 1,023
Peptic Ulcer Disease	42	334	35	433	- 98
Anemia	43	313	85	0	+ 313
Violence	44	235	19	1,247	- 1,011
Multiple Sclerosis	45	231	64	20	+ 211
Asthma	46	201	25	936	- 735
Drownings	47	124	33	494	- 370
Fires	48	118	34	448	- 330
Rheumatoid Arthritis	49	114	67	15	+ 100
Low Birth Weight	50	110	7	3,636	- 3,527
Osteoarthritis	51	92	80	0	+ 92
Hepatitis C	52	83	68	11	+ 73
Birth Trauma	53	74	8	3,448	- 3,374
Tuberculosis	54	72	9	2,678	- 2,607
Poisonings	55	65	40	315	- 250
Schizophrenia	56	62	83	0	+ 62
HIV/AIDS	57	57	20	1,186	- 1,129
Meningitis	58	45	15	1,628	- 1,584
Upper Respiratory	59	35	66	15	+ 19
Prostatic Hypertrophy	60	31	81	0	+ 31
Oral conditions	61	30	82	0	+ 30
Appendicitis	62	26	61	38	- 12
Hepatitis B	63	26	60	70	- 44
Maternal Conditions	64	9	14	1,669	- 1,659
Otitis Media	65	3	72	0	+ 3
Encephalitis	66	2	57	85	- 83
War	67	2	69	4	- 2
Pertussis	68	1	28	771	- 770
Diphtheria	69	0	70	3	- 3
Syphilis	70	0	53	122	- 122
Chlamydia	71	0	71	2	- 2
Leprosy	72	0	76	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	73	0	63	21	- 21
Trypanosomiasis	74	0	78	0	- 0
Malaria	75	0	5	4,595	- 4,595
Schistosomiasis	76	0	45	176	- 176
Chagas disease	77	0	79	0	- 0
Tetanus	78	0	58	85	- 85
Measles	79	0	49	158	- 158
Hookworm Disease	80	0	75	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	81	0	74	0	- 0
Ascariasis	82	0	65	18	- 18
Dengue	83	0	73	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	77	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	84	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SENEGAL

Belgium

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.