SENEGAL VS COSTA RICA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	COSTA RICA		SENEGAL		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	9,447	2	6,224	+ 3,223
Stroke	2	5,814	4	5,342	+ 472
Kidney Disease	3	5,305	12	2,210	+ 3,095
Lung Disease	4	3,745	18	1,351	+ 2,394
Diabetes Mellitus	5	3,413	10	2,395	+ 1,017
Hypertension	6	3,089	21	1,095	+ 1,994
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	2,991	1	7,184	- 4,193
Alzheimers & Dementia	8	2,929	26	879	+ 2,050
Road Traffic Accidents	9	2,670	6	3,832	- 1,162
Stomach Cancer	10	2,364	31	557	+ 1,807
Violence	11	2,274	19	1,247	+ 1,027
Colon-Rectum Cancers	12	2,222	37	384	+ 1,837
Other Injuries	13	2,043	16	1,512	+ 531
Prostate Cancer	14	1,604	29	642	+ 962
Suicide	15	1,456	24	978	+ 478
Breast Cancer	16	1,375	27	861	+ 514
Liver Cancer	17	1,367	22	1,087	+ 280
Liver Disease	18	1,323	13	2,147	- 824
Lymphomas	19	1,273	39	315	+ 958
Lung Cancers	20	1,229	44	180	+ 1,049
Congenital Anomalies	21	1,128	11	2,364	- 1,236
Pancreas Cancer	22	1,051	48	159	+ 892
Other Neoplasms	23	951	62	24	+ 927
Leukemia	24	936	54	113	+ 824
HIV/AIDS	25	687	20	1,186	- 499
Inflammatory/Heart	26	685	36	426	+ 259
Endocrine Disorders	27	656	23	1,041	- 385
Low Birth Weight	28	637	7	3,636	- 3,000
Cervical Cancer	29	569	17	1,405	- 836
Parkinson's Disease	30	494	41	273	+ 221
Skin Cancers	31	489	51	147	+ 342
Skin Disease	32	452	47	159	+ 292
Alcohol	33	451	59	74	+ 377
Epilepsy	34	416	38	330	+ 85
Falls	35	415	30	622	- 207
Bladder Cancer	36	357	50	155	+ 202
Drownings	37	346	33	494	- 148
Oral Cancer	38	344	43	208	+ 136
Diarrhoeal diseases	39	312	3	5,343	- 5,031
Ovary Cancer	40	288	42	220	+ 68
Uterin Cancer	41	287	56	94	+ 194
Peptic Ulcer Disease	42	263	35	433	- 170
Drug Use	43	226	52	138	+ 87
Oesophagus Cancer	44	218	55	99	+ 119
Asthma	45	216	25	936	- 720
Rheumatoid Arthritis	46	197	67	15	+ 182
Birth Trauma	47	172	8	3,448	- 3,276
Malnutrition	48	132	32	494	- 363
Rheumatic Heart Disease	49	115	46	166	- 50
Tuberculosis	50	113	9	2,678	- 2,565
Anemia	51	89	85	0	+ 89
Appendicitis	52	77	61	38	+ 39
Schizophrenia	53	74	83	0	+ 74
Meningitis	54	64	15	1,628	- 1,565
Maternal Conditions	55	61	14	1,669	- 1,608
Prostatic Hypertrophy	56	47	81	0	+ 47
Multiple Sclerosis	57	38	64	20	+ 19
Fires	58	36	34	448	- 412
Hepatitis B	59	25	60	70	- 45
Poisonings	60	19	40	315	- 295
Osteoarthritis	61	18	80	0	+ 18
Upper Respiratory	62	11	66	15	- 5
Encephalitis	63	9	57	85	- 76
Hepatitis C	64	4	68	11	- 7
Syphilis	65	4	53	122	- 118
Oral conditions	66	4	82	0	+ 4
Leprosy	67	4	76	0	+ 4
War	68	2	69	4	- 2
Pertussis	69	0	28	771	- 771
Dengue	70	0	73	0	+ 0
Ascariasis	71	0	65	18	- 18
Leishmaniasis	72	0	63	21	- 21
Diphtheria	73	0	70	3	- 3
Tetanus	74	0	58	85	- 85
Measles	75	0	49	158	- 158
Schistosomiasis	76	0	45	176	- 176
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	78	0	- 0
Malaria	78	0	5	4,595	- 4,595
Chagas disease	79	0	79	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	80	0	75	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	81	0	74	0	- 0
Otitis Media	82	0	72	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	83	0	77	0	- 0
Chlamydia	84	0	71	2	- 2
Depression	85	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	84	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SENEGAL

Costa Rica

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.