SENEGAL VS ESTONIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ESTONIA		SENEGAL		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	47,504	2	6,224	+ 41,280
Hypertension	2	42,631	21	1,095	+ 41,536
Stroke	3	17,619	4	5,342	+ 12,277
Lung Cancers	4	10,375	44	180	+ 10,195
Colon-Rectum Cancers	5	8,319	37	384	+ 7,934
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	5,506	1	7,184	- 1,678
Liver Disease	7	5,186	13	2,147	+ 3,039
Prostate Cancer	8	4,712	29	642	+ 4,070
Stomach Cancer	9	4,575	31	557	+ 4,018
Pancreas Cancer	10	4,238	48	159	+ 4,078
Breast Cancer	11	4,104	27	861	+ 3,243
Alzheimers & Dementia	12	3,622	26	879	+ 2,744
Lung Disease	13	3,611	18	1,351	+ 2,260
Inflammatory/Heart	14	3,426	36	426	+ 3,000
Lymphomas	15	3,361	39	315	+ 3,046
Suicide	16	3,117	24	978	+ 2,139
Kidney Disease	17	2,786	12	2,210	+ 575
Alcohol	18	2,343	59	74	+ 2,269
Diabetes Mellitus	19	2,306	10	2,395	- 89
Other Injuries	20	2,230	16	1,512	+ 718
Bladder Cancer	21	1,986	50	155	+ 1,831
Leukemia	22	1,983	54	113	+ 1,871
Other Neoplasms	23	1,947	62	24	+ 1,923
Falls	24	1,872	30	622	+ 1,250
Oral Cancer	25	1,743	43	208	+ 1,536
Liver Cancer	26	1,693	22	1,087	+ 606
Oesophagus Cancer	27	1,555	55	99	+ 1,456
Ovary Cancer	28	1,377	42	220	+ 1,157
Parkinson's Disease	29	1,294	41	273	+ 1,021
Skin Cancers	30	1,245	51	147	+ 1,098
Drug Use	31	1,184	52	138	+ 1,046
Cervical Cancer	32	1,067	17	1,405	- 338
Endocrine Disorders	33	1,041	23	1,041	- 0
Uterin Cancer	34	949	56	94	+ 855
Road Traffic Accidents	35	934	6	3,832	- 2,897
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	869	35	433	+ 436
Epilepsy	37	703	38	330	+ 372
Fires	38	646	34	448	+ 197
HIV/AIDS	39	636	20	1,186	- 550
Drownings	40	473	33	494	- 21
Skin Disease	41	450	47	159	+ 291
Violence	42	450	19	1,247	- 797
Congenital Anomalies	43	395	11	2,364	- 1,969
Asthma	44	380	25	936	- 556
Rheumatic Heart Disease	45	340	46	166	+ 174
Rheumatoid Arthritis	46	272	67	15	+ 257
Tuberculosis	47	260	9	2,678	- 2,419
Multiple Sclerosis	48	257	64	20	+ 237
Prostatic Hypertrophy	49	192	81	0	+ 192
Osteoarthritis	50	160	80	0	+ 160
Anemia	51	144	85	0	+ 144
Poisonings	52	131	40	315	- 183
Diarrhoeal diseases	53	130	3	5,343	- 5,213
Meningitis	54	117	15	1,628	- 1,511
Low Birth Weight	55	107	7	3,636	- 3,529
Schizophrenia	56	96	83	0	+ 96
Birth Trauma	57	79	8	3,448	- 3,368
Hepatitis C	58	64	68	11	+ 53
Appendicitis	59	32	61	38	- 6
Oral conditions	60	32	82	0	+ 32
Maternal Conditions	61	18	14	1,669	- 1,651
Syphilis	62	16	53	122	- 106
Encephalitis	63	3	57	85	- 82
War	64	2	69	4	- 2
Hepatitis B	65	0	60	70	- 70
Upper Respiratory	66	0	66	15	- 15
Otitis Media	67	0	72	0	- 0
Leprosy	68	0	76	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	69	0	63	21	- 21
Trypanosomiasis	70	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	71	0	79	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	72	0	45	176	- 176
Malaria	73	0	5	4,595	- 4,595
Ascariasis	74	0	65	18	- 18
Dengue	75	0	73	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	75	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	77	0	74	0	- 0
Chlamydia	78	0	71	2	- 2
Malnutrition	79	0	32	494	- 494
Iodine Deficiency	80	0	77	0	- 0
Tetanus	81	0	58	85	- 85
Diphtheria	82	0	70	3	- 3
Pertussis	83	0	28	771	- 771
Measles	84	0	49	158	- 158
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	84	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SENEGAL

Estonia

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.