SENEGAL VS CONGO: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	CONGO		SENEGAL		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	13,938	20	1,186	+ 12,752
Tuberculosis	2	8,596	9	2,678	+ 5,918
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	7,963	1	7,184	+ 779
Coronary Heart Disease	4	7,710	2	6,224	+ 1,486
Stroke	5	7,006	4	5,342	+ 1,663
Malaria	6	6,111	5	4,595	+ 1,516
Road Traffic Accidents	7	4,940	6	3,832	+ 1,109
Diarrhoeal diseases	8	4,031	3	5,343	- 1,312
Low Birth Weight	9	3,966	7	3,636	+ 329
Diabetes Mellitus	10	3,244	10	2,395	+ 849
Birth Trauma	11	3,083	8	3,448	- 365
Hypertension	12	2,882	21	1,095	+ 1,787
Liver Disease	13	2,876	13	2,147	+ 729
Congenital Anomalies	14	2,253	11	2,364	- 111
Kidney Disease	15	1,894	12	2,210	- 316
Maternal Conditions	16	1,785	14	1,669	+ 116
Lung Disease	17	1,672	18	1,351	+ 321
Violence	18	1,665	19	1,247	+ 419
Suicide	19	1,078	24	978	+ 100
Other Injuries	20	1,030	16	1,512	- 482
Pertussis	21	1,017	28	771	+ 246
Meningitis	22	925	15	1,628	- 704
Asthma	23	899	25	936	- 37
Malnutrition	24	840	32	494	+ 346
Alzheimers & Dementia	25	712	26	879	- 167
Inflammatory/Heart	26	679	36	426	+ 253
Endocrine Disorders	27	642	23	1,041	- 399
Prostate Cancer	28	611	29	642	- 31
Cervical Cancer	29	606	17	1,405	- 799
Liver Cancer	30	524	22	1,087	- 563
Measles	31	492	49	158	+ 334
Breast Cancer	32	491	27	861	- 370
Falls	33	460	30	622	- 162
Syphilis	34	329	53	122	+ 207
Peptic Ulcer Disease	35	325	35	433	- 108
Drownings	36	321	33	494	- 173
Fires	37	279	34	448	- 169
Colon-Rectum Cancers	38	274	37	384	- 110
Stomach Cancer	39	272	31	557	- 285
Epilepsy	40	235	38	330	- 96
Poisonings	41	218	40	315	- 97
Parkinson's Disease	42	213	41	273	- 60
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	206	46	166	+ 40
Drug Use	44	202	52	138	+ 64
Lymphomas	45	189	39	315	- 127
Leukemia	46	178	54	113	+ 65
Lung Cancers	47	166	44	180	- 15
Ovary Cancer	48	153	42	220	- 67
Alcohol	49	142	59	74	+ 68
Skin Disease	50	141	47	159	- 18
Schistosomiasis	51	138	45	176	- 37
Pancreas Cancer	52	129	48	159	- 30
Skin Cancers	53	111	51	147	- 36
Oral Cancer	54	101	43	208	- 107
Tetanus	55	71	58	85	- 14
Encephalitis	56	61	57	85	- 24
Oesophagus Cancer	57	60	55	99	- 39
Appendicitis	58	57	61	38	+ 19
Rheumatoid Arthritis	59	46	67	15	+ 32
Uterin Cancer	60	45	56	94	- 49
Bladder Cancer	61	45	50	155	- 110
Hepatitis B	62	45	60	70	- 25
Other Neoplasms	63	23	62	24	- 1
Upper Respiratory	64	21	66	15	+ 5
Trypanosomiasis	65	21	78	0	+ 21
Multiple Sclerosis	66	12	64	20	- 8
Hepatitis C	67	8	68	11	- 3
Diphtheria	68	6	70	3	+ 3
Ascariasis	69	3	65	18	- 15
Chlamydia	70	3	71	2	+ 2
Otitis Media	71	2	72	0	+ 2
War	72	2	69	4	- 3
Dengue	73	0	73	0	+ 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	75	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	74	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	77	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	76	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	63	21	- 21
Chagas disease	79	0	79	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

Congo

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.