SENEGAL VS CENTRAL AFRICA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	CENTRAL AFRICA		SENEGAL		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	17,448	1	7,184	+ 10,264
Tuberculosis	2	15,688	9	2,678	+ 13,010
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	15,622	3	5,343	+ 10,279
HIV/AIDS	4	12,516	20	1,186	+ 11,330
Stroke	5	10,952	4	5,342	+ 5,610
Malaria	6	10,938	5	4,595	+ 6,343
Coronary Heart Disease	7	9,672	2	6,224	+ 3,448
Low Birth Weight	8	7,430	7	3,636	+ 3,794
Birth Trauma	9	7,310	8	3,448	+ 3,862
Road Traffic Accidents	10	5,970	6	3,832	+ 2,138
Measles	11	5,420	49	158	+ 5,262
Hypertension	12	4,176	21	1,095	+ 3,081
Maternal Conditions	13	3,917	14	1,669	+ 2,248
Liver Disease	14	3,847	13	2,147	+ 1,700
Diabetes Mellitus	15	3,807	10	2,395	+ 1,411
Meningitis	16	3,384	15	1,628	+ 1,756
Violence	17	3,364	19	1,247	+ 2,117
Lung Disease	18	3,189	18	1,351	+ 1,838
Congenital Anomalies	19	2,587	11	2,364	+ 222
Asthma	20	2,537	25	936	+ 1,601
Kidney Disease	21	2,369	12	2,210	+ 158
Malnutrition	22	2,304	32	494	+ 1,809
Other Injuries	23	2,070	16	1,512	+ 558
Suicide	24	1,951	24	978	+ 973
Endocrine Disorders	25	1,411	23	1,041	+ 370
Breast Cancer	26	1,148	27	861	+ 287
Peptic Ulcer Disease	27	1,058	35	433	+ 625
War	28	1,046	69	4	+ 1,042
Tetanus	29	935	58	85	+ 850
Inflammatory/Heart	30	900	36	426	+ 474
Pertussis	31	884	28	771	+ 113
Cervical Cancer	32	767	17	1,405	- 638
Alzheimers & Dementia	33	680	26	879	- 199
Drownings	34	675	33	494	+ 181
Rheumatic Heart Disease	35	647	46	166	+ 481
Falls	36	605	30	622	- 17
Schistosomiasis	37	564	45	176	+ 389
Prostate Cancer	38	521	29	642	- 121
Fires	39	473	34	448	+ 25
Poisonings	40	447	40	315	+ 132
Syphilis	41	400	53	122	+ 278
Lymphomas	42	397	39	315	+ 82
Epilepsy	43	396	38	330	+ 66
Liver Cancer	44	389	22	1,087	- 698
Colon-Rectum Cancers	45	388	37	384	+ 4
Oral Cancer	46	304	43	208	+ 96
Leukemia	47	294	54	113	+ 181
Parkinson's Disease	48	224	41	273	- 49
Stomach Cancer	49	218	31	557	- 339
Ovary Cancer	50	213	42	220	- 7
Appendicitis	51	206	61	38	+ 168
Alcohol	52	206	59	74	+ 132
Oesophagus Cancer	53	161	55	99	+ 62
Skin Disease	54	161	47	159	+ 1
Lung Cancers	55	156	44	180	- 24
Leishmaniasis	56	152	63	21	+ 131
Drug Use	57	146	52	138	+ 8
Skin Cancers	58	143	51	147	- 4
Trypanosomiasis	59	132	78	0	+ 132
Pancreas Cancer	60	122	48	159	- 37
Hepatitis B	61	110	60	70	+ 40
Encephalitis	62	93	57	85	+ 8
Upper Respiratory	63	81	66	15	+ 66
Bladder Cancer	64	78	50	155	- 77
Uterin Cancer	65	65	56	94	- 29
Rheumatoid Arthritis	66	50	67	15	+ 35
Diphtheria	67	35	70	3	+ 33
Otitis Media	68	21	72	0	+ 20
Hepatitis C	69	19	68	11	+ 8
Other Neoplasms	70	16	62	24	- 8
Ascariasis	71	16	65	18	- 2
Multiple Sclerosis	72	13	64	20	- 7
Chlamydia	73	6	71	2	+ 5
Dengue	74	0	73	0	+ 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	75	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	77	0	- 0
Leprosy	78	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	79	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	81	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	80	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	84	0	85	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	84	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SENEGAL

Central Africa

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.