SENEGAL VS DENMARK: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	DENMARK		SENEGAL		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	16,854	2	6,224	+ 10,630
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	16,463	26	879	+ 15,585
Lung Disease	3	13,841	18	1,351	+ 12,490
Lung Cancers	4	11,742	44	180	+ 11,561
Stroke	5	11,556	4	5,342	+ 6,214
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	7,079	1	7,184	- 105
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	6,774	37	384	+ 6,389
Prostate Cancer	8	4,670	29	642	+ 4,028
Breast Cancer	9	4,099	27	861	+ 3,238
Diabetes Mellitus	10	4,051	10	2,395	+ 1,656
Pancreas Cancer	11	3,458	48	159	+ 3,299
Kidney Disease	12	2,874	12	2,210	+ 663
Lymphomas	13	2,302	39	315	+ 1,987
Liver Disease	14	2,184	13	2,147	+ 37
Hypertension	15	2,027	21	1,095	+ 932
Suicide	16	1,948	24	978	+ 970
Parkinson's Disease	17	1,893	41	273	+ 1,620
Alcohol	18	1,888	59	74	+ 1,814
Endocrine Disorders	19	1,813	23	1,041	+ 772
Leukemia	20	1,762	54	113	+ 1,649
Bladder Cancer	21	1,721	50	155	+ 1,566
Falls	22	1,706	30	622	+ 1,084
Stomach Cancer	23	1,528	31	557	+ 971
Oesophagus Cancer	24	1,504	55	99	+ 1,405
Liver Cancer	25	1,465	22	1,087	+ 378
Skin Cancers	26	1,226	51	147	+ 1,079
Other Neoplasms	27	1,193	62	24	+ 1,169
Oral Cancer	28	1,170	43	208	+ 962
Ovary Cancer	29	1,158	42	220	+ 938
Other Injuries	30	1,095	16	1,512	- 416
Inflammatory/Heart	31	897	36	426	+ 472
Peptic Ulcer Disease	32	682	35	433	+ 249
Road Traffic Accidents	33	674	6	3,832	- 3,158
Drug Use	34	621	52	138	+ 483
Uterin Cancer	35	491	56	94	+ 397
Congenital Anomalies	36	483	11	2,364	- 1,881
Cervical Cancer	37	482	17	1,405	- 923
Diarrhoeal diseases	38	456	3	5,343	- 4,887
Multiple Sclerosis	39	416	64	20	+ 397
Epilepsy	40	394	38	330	+ 64
Low Birth Weight	41	367	7	3,636	- 3,269
Rheumatic Heart Disease	42	304	46	166	+ 138
Rheumatoid Arthritis	43	267	67	15	+ 252
Asthma	44	260	25	936	- 676
Skin Disease	45	249	47	159	+ 90
Anemia	46	231	85	0	+ 231
Violence	47	199	19	1,247	- 1,048
Schizophrenia	48	179	83	0	+ 179
Fires	49	167	34	448	- 282
Drownings	50	117	33	494	- 376
Osteoarthritis	51	80	80	0	+ 80
Meningitis	52	79	15	1,628	- 1,550
Prostatic Hypertrophy	53	77	81	0	+ 77
Appendicitis	54	72	61	38	+ 34
HIV/AIDS	55	71	20	1,186	- 1,115
Birth Trauma	56	67	8	3,448	- 3,381
Tuberculosis	57	49	9	2,678	- 2,630
Upper Respiratory	58	48	66	15	+ 33
Malnutrition	59	44	32	494	- 450
Hepatitis C	60	27	68	11	+ 16
Hepatitis B	61	19	60	70	- 51
Poisonings	62	18	40	315	- 297
Oral conditions	63	13	82	0	+ 13
Maternal Conditions	64	7	14	1,669	- 1,662
Otitis Media	65	6	72	0	+ 5
War	66	2	69	4	- 2
Encephalitis	67	2	57	85	- 84
Tetanus	68	1	58	85	- 84
Chlamydia	69	1	71	2	- 0
Syphilis	70	1	53	122	- 121
Measles	71	1	49	158	- 157
Pertussis	72	0	28	771	- 771
Diphtheria	73	0	70	3	- 3
Leprosy	74	0	76	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	75	0	45	176	- 176
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	79	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	63	21	- 21
Malaria	79	0	5	4,595	- 4,595
Trichuriasis	80	0	74	0	- 0
Ascariasis	81	0	65	18	- 18
Hookworm Disease	82	0	75	0	- 0
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

Denmark

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.