SENEGAL VS GERMANY: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	GERMANY		SENEGAL		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	32,949	2	6,224	+ 26,725
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	11,465	26	879	+ 10,586
Stroke	3	11,157	4	5,342	+ 5,814
Lung Cancers	4	10,432	44	180	+ 10,252
Lung Disease	5	9,589	18	1,351	+ 8,238
Hypertension	6	6,004	21	1,095	+ 4,909
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	5,831	37	384	+ 5,447
Kidney Disease	8	5,102	12	2,210	+ 2,891
Influenza and Pneumonia	9	4,641	1	7,184	- 2,543
Breast Cancer	10	4,222	27	861	+ 3,361
Pancreas Cancer	11	4,027	48	159	+ 3,867
Prostate Cancer	12	3,694	29	642	+ 3,052
Diabetes Mellitus	13	3,486	10	2,395	+ 1,091
Falls	14	3,434	30	622	+ 2,812
Liver Disease	15	3,404	13	2,147	+ 1,258
Parkinson's Disease	16	2,822	41	273	+ 2,549
Lymphomas	17	2,744	39	315	+ 2,429
Endocrine Disorders	18	2,392	23	1,041	+ 1,351
Suicide	19	2,304	24	978	+ 1,326
Stomach Cancer	20	2,164	31	557	+ 1,607
Inflammatory/Heart	21	1,992	36	426	+ 1,566
Leukemia	22	1,958	54	113	+ 1,845
Other Injuries	23	1,848	16	1,512	+ 336
Other Neoplasms	24	1,829	62	24	+ 1,805
Liver Cancer	25	1,805	22	1,087	+ 718
Alcohol	26	1,402	59	74	+ 1,328
Oesophagus Cancer	27	1,392	55	99	+ 1,293
Bladder Cancer	28	1,388	50	155	+ 1,233
Oral Cancer	29	1,350	43	208	+ 1,142
Ovary Cancer	30	1,163	42	220	+ 943
Skin Cancers	31	909	51	147	+ 762
Diarrhoeal diseases	32	858	3	5,343	- 4,485
Rheumatic Heart Disease	33	810	46	166	+ 644
Road Traffic Accidents	34	708	6	3,832	- 3,124
Epilepsy	35	693	38	330	+ 362
Congenital Anomalies	36	513	11	2,364	- 1,851
Uterin Cancer	37	500	56	94	+ 406
Peptic Ulcer Disease	38	485	35	433	+ 52
Cervical Cancer	39	478	17	1,405	- 927
Drug Use	40	432	52	138	+ 294
Multiple Sclerosis	41	352	64	20	+ 332
Skin Disease	42	346	47	159	+ 186
Anemia	43	223	85	0	+ 223
Asthma	44	207	25	936	- 729
Low Birth Weight	45	173	7	3,636	- 3,464
Violence	46	172	19	1,247	- 1,074
Rheumatoid Arthritis	47	122	67	15	+ 107
Hepatitis C	48	114	68	11	+ 103
Drownings	49	103	33	494	- 391
Malnutrition	50	101	32	494	- 394
Schizophrenia	51	88	83	0	+ 88
Osteoarthritis	52	81	80	0	+ 81
Fires	53	80	34	448	- 368
HIV/AIDS	54	77	20	1,186	- 1,109
Prostatic Hypertrophy	55	65	81	0	+ 65
Tuberculosis	56	63	9	2,678	- 2,616
Birth Trauma	57	54	8	3,448	- 3,394
Poisonings	58	49	40	315	- 266
Hepatitis B	59	41	60	70	- 30
Meningitis	60	38	15	1,628	- 1,591
Upper Respiratory	61	31	66	15	+ 16
Appendicitis	62	29	61	38	- 10
Oral conditions	63	14	82	0	+ 14
Maternal Conditions	64	9	14	1,669	- 1,660
Otitis Media	65	4	72	0	+ 3
War	66	2	69	4	- 2
Encephalitis	67	2	57	85	- 84
Syphilis	68	1	53	122	- 121
Pertussis	69	1	28	771	- 771
Measles	70	0	49	158	- 158
Iodine Deficiency	71	0	77	0	+ 0
Leishmaniasis	72	0	63	21	- 21
Schistosomiasis	73	0	45	176	- 176
Chagas disease	74	0	79	0	+ 0
Tetanus	75	0	58	85	- 85
Vitamin A Deficiency	76	0	84	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	77	0	70	3	- 3
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	78	0	- 0
Malaria	79	0	5	4,595	- 4,595
Hookworm Disease	80	0	75	0	- 0
Ascariasis	81	0	65	18	- 18
Trichuriasis	82	0	74	0	- 0
Dengue	83	0	73	0	- 0
Leprosy	84	0	76	0	- 0
Chlamydia	85	0	71	2	- 2
Depression	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SENEGAL

Germany

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.