SENEGAL VS IRELAND: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	IRELAND		SENEGAL		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	17,149	2	6,224	+ 10,925
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	11,557	26	879	+ 10,679
Lung Cancers	3	6,900	44	180	+ 6,719
Lung Disease	4	6,898	18	1,351	+ 5,547
Stroke	5	6,373	4	5,342	+ 1,031
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	4,675	1	7,184	- 2,509
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	3,944	37	384	+ 3,560
Breast Cancer	8	2,736	27	861	+ 1,875
Prostate Cancer	9	2,107	29	642	+ 1,465
Kidney Disease	10	2,040	12	2,210	- 170
Pancreas Cancer	11	1,910	48	159	+ 1,751
Parkinson's Disease	12	1,907	41	273	+ 1,635
Lymphomas	13	1,847	39	315	+ 1,532
Suicide	14	1,692	24	978	+ 715
Oesophagus Cancer	15	1,507	55	99	+ 1,408
Diabetes Mellitus	16	1,489	10	2,395	- 906
Stomach Cancer	17	1,284	31	557	+ 727
Liver Cancer	18	1,145	22	1,087	+ 58
Liver Disease	19	1,006	13	2,147	- 1,141
Leukemia	20	986	54	113	+ 873
Ovary Cancer	21	983	42	220	+ 763
Bladder Cancer	22	922	50	155	+ 767
Skin Cancers	23	906	51	147	+ 759
Endocrine Disorders	24	898	23	1,041	- 143
Falls	25	889	30	622	+ 267
Inflammatory/Heart	26	864	36	426	+ 438
Other Neoplasms	27	785	62	24	+ 761
Oral Cancer	28	658	43	208	+ 450
Hypertension	29	629	21	1,095	- 466
Other Injuries	30	615	16	1,512	- 897
Drug Use	31	601	52	138	+ 462
Congenital Anomalies	32	551	11	2,364	- 1,813
Road Traffic Accidents	33	551	6	3,832	- 3,281
Uterin Cancer	34	454	56	94	+ 361
Cervical Cancer	35	371	17	1,405	- 1,034
Epilepsy	36	306	38	330	- 24
Multiple Sclerosis	37	299	64	20	+ 279
Peptic Ulcer Disease	38	241	35	433	- 192
Alcohol	39	231	59	74	+ 157
Rheumatoid Arthritis	40	212	67	15	+ 198
Asthma	41	209	25	936	- 728
Skin Disease	42	208	47	159	+ 48
Drownings	43	206	33	494	- 288
Low Birth Weight	44	201	7	3,636	- 3,435
Diarrhoeal diseases	45	189	3	5,343	- 5,154
Rheumatic Heart Disease	46	179	46	166	+ 14
Violence	47	137	19	1,247	- 1,109
Fires	48	108	34	448	- 340
Anemia	49	104	85	0	+ 104
Tuberculosis	50	83	9	2,678	- 2,595
Osteoarthritis	51	71	80	0	+ 71
Hepatitis C	52	69	68	11	+ 58
Poisonings	53	51	40	315	- 264
Prostatic Hypertrophy	54	49	81	0	+ 49
Schizophrenia	55	42	83	0	+ 42
Birth Trauma	56	36	8	3,448	- 3,411
HIV/AIDS	57	31	20	1,186	- 1,155
Meningitis	58	26	15	1,628	- 1,602
Hepatitis B	59	21	60	70	- 49
Appendicitis	60	12	61	38	- 26
Maternal Conditions	61	11	14	1,669	- 1,658
Oral conditions	62	8	82	0	+ 8
Malnutrition	63	6	32	494	- 488
Upper Respiratory	64	4	66	15	- 12
War	65	2	69	4	- 2
Encephalitis	66	1	57	85	- 85
Pertussis	67	0	28	771	- 771
Syphilis	68	0	53	122	- 122
Chlamydia	69	0	71	2	- 2
Leprosy	70	0	76	0	- 0
Otitis Media	71	0	72	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	72	0	45	176	- 176
Chagas disease	73	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	74	0	78	0	- 0
Malaria	75	0	5	4,595	- 4,595
Leishmaniasis	76	0	63	21	- 21
Ascariasis	77	0	65	18	- 18
Dengue	78	0	73	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	79	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	80	0	75	0	- 0
Tetanus	81	0	58	85	- 85
Diphtheria	82	0	70	3	- 3
Measles	83	0	49	158	- 158
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	77	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	84	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SENEGAL

Ireland

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.