SENEGAL VS EQU. GUINEA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	EQU. GUINEA		SENEGAL		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	19,294	20	1,186	+ 18,108
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	9,578	1	7,184	+ 2,394
Malaria	3	7,006	5	4,595	+ 2,411
Low Birth Weight	4	4,795	7	3,636	+ 1,159
Birth Trauma	5	4,627	8	3,448	+ 1,179
Stroke	6	4,588	4	5,342	- 755
Coronary Heart Disease	7	4,396	2	6,224	- 1,828
Road Traffic Accidents	8	3,867	6	3,832	+ 36
Diarrhoeal diseases	9	3,661	3	5,343	- 1,682
Tuberculosis	10	3,367	9	2,678	+ 689
Diabetes Mellitus	11	3,140	10	2,395	+ 744
Congenital Anomalies	12	2,616	11	2,364	+ 252
Liver Disease	13	2,091	13	2,147	- 55
Kidney Disease	14	2,082	12	2,210	- 128
Measles	15	1,900	49	158	+ 1,742
Hypertension	16	1,733	21	1,095	+ 638
Maternal Conditions	17	1,456	14	1,669	- 213
Syphilis	18	1,405	53	122	+ 1,283
Meningitis	19	1,333	15	1,628	- 295
Lung Disease	20	1,264	18	1,351	- 87
Pertussis	21	1,144	28	771	+ 373
Suicide	22	1,124	24	978	+ 147
Other Injuries	23	1,103	16	1,512	- 409
Breast Cancer	24	885	27	861	+ 24
Endocrine Disorders	25	767	23	1,041	- 274
Asthma	26	684	25	936	- 252
Inflammatory/Heart	27	662	36	426	+ 236
Cervical Cancer	28	588	17	1,405	- 817
Alzheimers & Dementia	29	582	26	879	- 296
Drug Use	30	528	52	138	+ 389
Malnutrition	31	505	32	494	+ 10
Falls	32	479	30	622	- 143
Violence	33	469	19	1,247	- 777
Liver Cancer	34	452	22	1,087	- 636
Prostate Cancer	35	449	29	642	- 193
Drownings	36	414	33	494	- 79
Oral Cancer	37	362	43	208	+ 155
Epilepsy	38	339	38	330	+ 8
Fires	39	316	34	448	- 132
Colon-Rectum Cancers	40	300	37	384	- 84
Lung Cancers	41	281	44	180	+ 100
Tetanus	42	244	58	85	+ 160
Peptic Ulcer Disease	43	230	35	433	- 203
Poisonings	44	221	40	315	- 94
Lymphomas	45	203	39	315	- 112
Parkinson's Disease	46	185	41	273	- 88
Trypanosomiasis	47	173	78	0	+ 173
Skin Cancers	48	170	51	147	+ 23
Stomach Cancer	49	164	31	557	- 393
Rheumatic Heart Disease	50	149	46	166	- 17
Skin Disease	51	136	47	159	- 23
Ovary Cancer	52	134	42	220	- 86
Alcohol	53	125	59	74	+ 51
Oesophagus Cancer	54	124	55	99	+ 25
Pancreas Cancer	55	119	48	159	- 40
Bladder Cancer	56	89	50	155	- 66
Encephalitis	57	81	57	85	- 4
Uterin Cancer	58	81	56	94	- 13
Appendicitis	59	58	61	38	+ 20
Schistosomiasis	60	45	45	176	- 131
Leukemia	61	39	54	113	- 73
Rheumatoid Arthritis	62	38	67	15	+ 24
Other Neoplasms	63	33	62	24	+ 9
Diphtheria	64	32	70	3	+ 30
Hepatitis B	65	32	60	70	- 38
Upper Respiratory	66	18	66	15	+ 2
Multiple Sclerosis	67	15	64	20	- 5
Chlamydia	68	5	71	2	+ 3
Hepatitis C	69	3	68	11	- 8
Ascariasis	70	3	65	18	- 15
War	71	2	69	4	- 2
Otitis Media	72	2	72	0	+ 1
Dengue	73	0	73	0	+ 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	75	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	74	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	79	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	63	21	- 21
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	77	0	- 0
Oral conditions	80	0	82	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	80	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	82	0	81	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	84	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SENEGAL

Equ. Guinea

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.