SENEGAL VS GREECE: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	GREECE		SENEGAL		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	38,059	2	6,224	+ 31,835
Stroke	2	25,363	4	5,342	+ 20,021
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	14,922	1	7,184	+ 7,738
Lung Cancers	4	13,252	44	180	+ 13,072
Lung Disease	5	9,956	18	1,351	+ 8,605
Kidney Disease	6	8,573	12	2,210	+ 6,363
Alzheimers & Dementia	7	7,098	26	879	+ 6,219
Colon-Rectum Cancers	8	5,880	37	384	+ 5,496
Hypertension	9	5,265	21	1,095	+ 4,170
Parkinson's Disease	10	4,767	41	273	+ 4,494
Breast Cancer	11	4,541	27	861	+ 3,680
Prostate Cancer	12	3,645	29	642	+ 3,003
Pancreas Cancer	13	3,431	48	159	+ 3,272
Liver Cancer	14	2,821	22	1,087	+ 1,733
Bladder Cancer	15	2,794	50	155	+ 2,639
Stomach Cancer	16	2,766	31	557	+ 2,209
Other Injuries	17	2,618	16	1,512	+ 1,107
Leukemia	18	2,439	54	113	+ 2,327
Lymphomas	19	2,285	39	315	+ 1,970
Diabetes Mellitus	20	2,280	10	2,395	- 115
Falls	21	2,243	30	622	+ 1,621
Road Traffic Accidents	22	1,568	6	3,832	- 2,264
Liver Disease	23	1,458	13	2,147	- 689
Inflammatory/Heart	24	1,306	36	426	+ 880
Other Neoplasms	25	1,222	62	24	+ 1,199
Peptic Ulcer Disease	26	1,100	35	433	+ 667
Ovary Cancer	27	1,004	42	220	+ 784
Suicide	28	960	24	978	- 18
Endocrine Disorders	29	948	23	1,041	- 94
Oral Cancer	30	793	43	208	+ 586
Skin Cancers	31	789	51	147	+ 642
Drownings	32	784	33	494	+ 291
Uterin Cancer	33	671	56	94	+ 577
Epilepsy	34	449	38	330	+ 118
Oesophagus Cancer	35	442	55	99	+ 343
Cervical Cancer	36	438	17	1,405	- 967
Drug Use	37	348	52	138	+ 210
Congenital Anomalies	38	314	11	2,364	- 2,051
Fires	39	264	34	448	- 185
Multiple Sclerosis	40	244	64	20	+ 224
Low Birth Weight	41	229	7	3,636	- 3,407
Violence	42	187	19	1,247	- 1,059
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	180	46	166	+ 14
Diarrhoeal diseases	44	171	3	5,343	- 5,172
Rheumatoid Arthritis	45	120	67	15	+ 106
Tuberculosis	46	120	9	2,678	- 2,559
Skin Disease	47	101	47	159	- 58
Hepatitis B	48	101	60	70	+ 31
Alcohol	49	91	59	74	+ 17
HIV/AIDS	50	85	20	1,186	- 1,101
Anemia	51	84	85	0	+ 84
Hepatitis C	52	69	68	11	+ 58
Meningitis	53	60	15	1,628	- 1,568
Schizophrenia	54	50	83	0	+ 50
Asthma	55	49	25	936	- 887
Poisonings	56	35	40	315	- 280
Birth Trauma	57	30	8	3,448	- 3,417
Appendicitis	58	17	61	38	- 21
Upper Respiratory	59	14	66	15	- 1
Leishmaniasis	60	7	63	21	- 14
Maternal Conditions	61	4	14	1,669	- 1,665
Tetanus	62	3	58	85	- 82
Oral conditions	63	3	82	0	+ 3
War	64	2	69	4	- 2
Syphilis	65	2	53	122	- 120
Malnutrition	66	1	32	494	- 493
Encephalitis	67	1	57	85	- 84
Measles	68	1	49	158	- 158
Pertussis	69	0	28	771	- 771
Diphtheria	70	0	70	3	- 3
Dengue	71	0	73	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	72	0	74	0	- 0
Ascariasis	73	0	65	18	- 18
Hookworm Disease	74	0	75	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	75	0	45	176	- 176
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	79	0	- 0
Malaria	78	0	5	4,595	- 4,595
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	77	0	- 0
Chlamydia	80	0	71	2	- 2
Leprosy	81	0	76	0	- 0
Otitis Media	82	0	72	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	84	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	80	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	86	0	81	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SENEGAL

Greece

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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.