SENEGAL VS FINLAND: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	FINLAND		SENEGAL		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Alzheimers & Dementia	1	37,251	26	879	+ 36,372
Coronary Heart Disease	2	32,932	2	6,224	+ 26,708
Stroke	3	13,784	4	5,342	+ 8,442
Lung Cancers	4	7,745	44	180	+ 7,565
Hypertension	5	6,800	21	1,095	+ 5,705
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	4,801	37	384	+ 4,417
Falls	7	4,439	30	622	+ 3,817
Lung Disease	8	4,319	18	1,351	+ 2,968
Pancreas Cancer	9	4,177	48	159	+ 4,018
Liver Disease	10	3,578	13	2,147	+ 1,431
Prostate Cancer	11	3,250	29	642	+ 2,608
Breast Cancer	12	3,176	27	861	+ 2,316
Parkinson's Disease	13	2,857	41	273	+ 2,584
Lymphomas	14	2,850	39	315	+ 2,535
Suicide	15	2,834	24	978	+ 1,857
Liver Cancer	16	1,826	22	1,087	+ 739
Inflammatory/Heart	17	1,735	36	426	+ 1,309
Alcohol	18	1,556	59	74	+ 1,481
Stomach Cancer	19	1,497	31	557	+ 940
Other Injuries	20	1,463	16	1,512	- 49
Influenza and Pneumonia	21	1,461	1	7,184	- 5,723
Diabetes Mellitus	22	1,400	10	2,395	- 996
Other Neoplasms	23	1,263	62	24	+ 1,239
Leukemia	24	1,243	54	113	+ 1,131
Ovary Cancer	25	1,154	42	220	+ 934
Kidney Disease	26	1,145	12	2,210	- 1,065
Oesophagus Cancer	27	1,071	55	99	+ 972
Bladder Cancer	28	1,033	50	155	+ 878
Skin Cancers	29	995	51	147	+ 848
Drug Use	30	902	52	138	+ 763
Endocrine Disorders	31	860	23	1,041	- 181
Uterin Cancer	32	754	56	94	+ 660
Road Traffic Accidents	33	720	6	3,832	- 3,111
Oral Cancer	34	694	43	208	+ 486
Congenital Anomalies	35	643	11	2,364	- 1,722
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	507	35	433	+ 75
Drownings	37	355	33	494	- 139
Epilepsy	38	349	38	330	+ 18
Schizophrenia	39	311	83	0	+ 311
Asthma	40	284	25	936	- 652
Rheumatoid Arthritis	41	278	67	15	+ 263
Multiple Sclerosis	42	269	64	20	+ 249
Violence	43	215	19	1,247	- 1,031
Cervical Cancer	44	208	17	1,405	- 1,197
Fires	45	206	34	448	- 242
Tuberculosis	46	107	9	2,678	- 2,571
Skin Disease	47	91	47	159	- 68
Low Birth Weight	48	88	7	3,636	- 3,549
Poisonings	49	83	40	315	- 232
Rheumatic Heart Disease	50	64	46	166	- 102
Osteoarthritis	51	56	80	0	+ 56
Diarrhoeal diseases	52	51	3	5,343	- 5,292
Prostatic Hypertrophy	53	36	81	0	+ 36
Appendicitis	54	32	61	38	- 7
Meningitis	55	32	15	1,628	- 1,597
Birth Trauma	56	26	8	3,448	- 3,422
Malnutrition	57	22	32	494	- 472
Anemia	58	19	85	0	+ 19
HIV/AIDS	59	19	20	1,186	- 1,168
Hepatitis C	60	15	68	11	+ 4
Oral conditions	61	13	82	0	+ 13
Upper Respiratory	62	7	66	15	- 9
Hepatitis B	63	6	60	70	- 65
Maternal Conditions	64	5	14	1,669	- 1,664
War	65	2	69	4	- 2
Encephalitis	66	2	57	85	- 84
Syphilis	67	1	53	122	- 121
Otitis Media	68	1	72	0	+ 1
Pertussis	69	0	28	771	- 771
Tetanus	70	0	58	85	- 85
Diphtheria	71	0	70	3	- 3
Measles	72	0	49	158	- 158
Iodine Deficiency	73	0	77	0	- 0
Malaria	74	0	5	4,595	- 4,595
Leishmaniasis	75	0	63	21	- 21
Chagas disease	76	0	79	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	77	0	45	176	- 176
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	78	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	79	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	80	0	75	0	- 0
Ascariasis	81	0	65	18	- 18
Dengue	82	0	73	0	- 0
Leprosy	83	0	76	0	- 0
Chlamydia	84	0	71	2	- 2
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	84	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SENEGAL

Finland

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.