SENEGAL VS CHINA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	CHINA		SENEGAL		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Stroke	1	27,195	4	5,342	+ 21,853
Coronary Heart Disease	2	23,579	2	6,224	+ 17,355
Lung Disease	3	12,892	18	1,351	+ 11,541
Lung Cancers	4	9,507	44	180	+ 9,327
Stomach Cancer	5	5,303	31	557	+ 4,746
Alzheimers & Dementia	6	4,052	26	879	+ 3,174
Hypertension	7	4,009	21	1,095	+ 2,914
Road Traffic Accidents	8	3,331	6	3,832	- 500
Colon-Rectum Cancers	9	3,306	37	384	+ 2,922
Oesophagus Cancer	10	3,233	55	99	+ 3,134
Kidney Disease	11	2,560	12	2,210	+ 349
Influenza and Pneumonia	12	2,440	1	7,184	- 4,744
Liver Cancer	13	2,408	22	1,087	+ 1,321
Diabetes Mellitus	14	2,152	10	2,395	- 244
Liver Disease	15	1,938	13	2,147	- 209
Falls	16	1,848	30	622	+ 1,226
Suicide	17	1,548	24	978	+ 570
Pancreas Cancer	18	1,485	48	159	+ 1,325
Breast Cancer	19	1,235	27	861	+ 374
Parkinson's Disease	20	941	41	273	+ 668
Rheumatic Heart Disease	21	870	46	166	+ 704
Leukemia	22	774	54	113	+ 661
Lymphomas	23	770	39	315	+ 455
Oral Cancer	24	728	43	208	+ 520
Other Injuries	25	720	16	1,512	- 792
Drownings	26	703	33	494	+ 209
Cervical Cancer	27	687	17	1,405	- 718
Prostate Cancer	28	680	29	642	+ 38
Bladder Cancer	29	504	50	155	+ 349
Peptic Ulcer Disease	30	502	35	433	+ 69
Congenital Anomalies	31	487	11	2,364	- 1,877
Tuberculosis	32	463	9	2,678	- 2,215
Inflammatory/Heart	33	399	36	426	- 27
HIV/AIDS	34	383	20	1,186	- 804
Ovary Cancer	35	374	42	220	+ 154
Poisonings	36	343	40	315	+ 28
Endocrine Disorders	37	341	23	1,041	- 700
Drug Use	38	322	52	138	+ 184
Asthma	39	308	25	936	- 628
Low Birth Weight	40	288	7	3,636	- 3,348
Skin Cancers	41	262	51	147	+ 115
Alcohol	42	254	59	74	+ 180
Birth Trauma	43	235	8	3,448	- 3,213
Malnutrition	44	173	32	494	- 321
Uterin Cancer	45	156	56	94	+ 63
Epilepsy	46	151	38	330	- 179
Violence	47	148	19	1,247	- 1,099
Fires	48	140	34	448	- 309
Rheumatoid Arthritis	49	135	67	15	+ 120
Diarrhoeal diseases	50	116	3	5,343	- 5,227
Meningitis	51	76	15	1,628	- 1,553
Skin Disease	52	70	47	159	- 90
Other Neoplasms	53	58	62	24	+ 34
Maternal Conditions	54	48	14	1,669	- 1,621
Encephalitis	55	37	57	85	- 48
Hepatitis B	56	37	60	70	- 34
Upper Respiratory	57	35	66	15	+ 20
Syphilis	58	24	53	122	- 98
Multiple Sclerosis	59	23	64	20	+ 3
Appendicitis	60	20	61	38	- 19
War	61	12	69	4	+ 8
Measles	62	7	49	158	- 151
Tetanus	63	7	58	85	- 78
Pertussis	64	6	28	771	- 765
Schistosomiasis	65	5	45	176	- 171
Hepatitis C	66	1	68	11	- 10
Chlamydia	67	1	71	2	- 1
Ascariasis	68	0	65	18	- 18
Otitis Media	69	0	72	0	+ 0
Dengue	70	0	73	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	71	0	70	3	- 3
Leprosy	72	0	76	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	73	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	75	0	- 0
Malaria	75	0	5	4,595	- 4,595
Chagas disease	76	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	78	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	63	21	- 21
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	77	0	- 0
Oral conditions	80	0	82	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	81	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	82	0	80	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	85	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	84	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SENEGAL

China

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.