SENEGAL VS ICELAND: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ICELAND		SENEGAL		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	20,887	2	6,224	+ 14,663
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	15,297	26	879	+ 14,418
Stroke	3	7,279	4	5,342	+ 1,936
Lung Cancers	4	6,948	44	180	+ 6,767
Lung Disease	5	6,663	18	1,351	+ 5,312
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	4,262	1	7,184	- 2,922
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	3,802	37	384	+ 3,418
Prostate Cancer	8	3,150	29	642	+ 2,508
Breast Cancer	9	2,762	27	861	+ 1,901
Parkinson's Disease	10	2,743	41	273	+ 2,470
Other Injuries	11	2,589	16	1,512	+ 1,078
Pancreas Cancer	12	2,242	48	159	+ 2,083
Suicide	13	2,083	24	978	+ 1,106
Lymphomas	14	1,903	39	315	+ 1,588
Kidney Disease	15	1,721	12	2,210	- 489
Diabetes Mellitus	16	1,535	10	2,395	- 860
Hypertension	17	1,253	21	1,095	+ 158
Falls	18	1,226	30	622	+ 604
Oesophagus Cancer	19	1,166	55	99	+ 1,067
Liver Cancer	20	1,158	22	1,087	+ 71
Bladder Cancer	21	1,054	50	155	+ 899
Leukemia	22	978	54	113	+ 866
Stomach Cancer	23	909	31	557	+ 352
Drug Use	24	870	52	138	+ 732
Ovary Cancer	25	851	42	220	+ 631
Inflammatory/Heart	26	809	36	426	+ 383
Endocrine Disorders	27	807	23	1,041	- 234
Alcohol	28	732	59	74	+ 658
Skin Cancers	29	672	51	147	+ 525
Other Neoplasms	30	504	62	24	+ 480
Liver Disease	31	490	13	2,147	- 1,657
Cervical Cancer	32	476	17	1,405	- 929
Oral Cancer	33	442	43	208	+ 235
Congenital Anomalies	34	386	11	2,364	- 1,979
Road Traffic Accidents	35	360	6	3,832	- 3,472
Uterin Cancer	36	358	56	94	+ 264
Epilepsy	37	281	38	330	- 50
Rheumatoid Arthritis	38	219	67	15	+ 204
Violence	39	208	19	1,247	- 1,039
Anemia	40	190	85	0	+ 190
Peptic Ulcer Disease	41	169	35	433	- 264
Poisonings	42	167	40	315	- 147
Low Birth Weight	43	156	7	3,636	- 3,480
Multiple Sclerosis	44	143	64	20	+ 123
Skin Disease	45	136	47	159	- 23
Birth Trauma	46	129	8	3,448	- 3,319
Osteoarthritis	47	107	80	0	+ 107
Asthma	48	86	25	936	- 850
Schizophrenia	49	75	83	0	+ 75
Meningitis	50	66	15	1,628	- 1,562
Upper Respiratory	51	57	66	15	+ 42
Hepatitis C	52	57	68	11	+ 46
Prostatic Hypertrophy	53	55	81	0	+ 55
Rheumatic Heart Disease	54	54	46	166	- 112
Diarrhoeal diseases	55	50	3	5,343	- 5,293
Drownings	56	47	33	494	- 447
Malnutrition	57	28	32	494	- 466
Fires	58	28	34	448	- 421
HIV/AIDS	59	24	20	1,186	- 1,162
Maternal Conditions	60	18	14	1,669	- 1,650
War	61	2	69	4	- 2
Pertussis	62	1	28	771	- 771
Hepatitis B	63	0	60	70	- 70
Otitis Media	64	0	72	0	- 0
Leprosy	65	0	76	0	- 0
Diphtheria	66	0	70	3	- 3
Measles	67	0	49	158	- 158
Tetanus	68	0	58	85	- 85
Ascariasis	69	0	65	18	- 18
Trichuriasis	70	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	71	0	75	0	- 0
Dengue	72	0	73	0	- 0
Malaria	73	0	5	4,595	- 4,595
Chagas disease	74	0	79	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	75	0	45	176	- 176
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	78	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	63	21	- 21
Encephalitis	78	0	57	85	- 85
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	77	0	- 0
Syphilis	80	0	53	122	- 122
Chlamydia	81	0	71	2	- 2
Tuberculosis	82	0	9	2,678	- 2,678
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	84	0	- 0
Depression	84	0	86	0	- 0
Oral conditions	85	0	82	0	- 0
Appendicitis	86	0	61	38	- 38
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SENEGAL

Iceland

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.