SENEGAL VS JAPAN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	JAPAN		SENEGAL		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	25,074	2	6,224	+ 18,850
Stroke	2	18,637	4	5,342	+ 13,294
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	16,506	1	7,184	+ 9,322
Lung Cancers	4	12,191	44	180	+ 12,010
Lung Disease	5	11,958	18	1,351	+ 10,607
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	8,772	37	384	+ 8,388
Alzheimers & Dementia	7	8,710	26	879	+ 7,832
Stomach Cancer	8	7,715	31	557	+ 7,158
Kidney Disease	9	6,850	12	2,210	+ 4,640
Pancreas Cancer	10	5,664	48	159	+ 5,505
Liver Cancer	11	4,495	22	1,087	+ 3,408
Other Injuries	12	3,376	16	1,512	+ 1,864
Suicide	13	2,978	24	978	+ 2,000
Lymphomas	14	2,948	39	315	+ 2,633
Breast Cancer	15	2,418	27	861	+ 1,557
Other Neoplasms	16	2,313	62	24	+ 2,289
Liver Disease	17	2,172	13	2,147	+ 25
Parkinson's Disease	18	2,143	41	273	+ 1,870
Prostate Cancer	19	2,068	29	642	+ 1,426
Oesophagus Cancer	20	1,884	55	99	+ 1,785
Endocrine Disorders	21	1,757	23	1,041	+ 716
Bladder Cancer	22	1,520	50	155	+ 1,365
Falls	23	1,489	30	622	+ 867
Leukemia	24	1,470	54	113	+ 1,357
Drownings	25	1,286	33	494	+ 793
Oral Cancer	26	1,275	43	208	+ 1,067
Inflammatory/Heart	27	1,259	36	426	+ 834
Hypertension	28	1,021	21	1,095	- 74
Diabetes Mellitus	29	831	10	2,395	- 1,564
Ovary Cancer	30	774	42	220	+ 554
Road Traffic Accidents	31	698	6	3,832	- 3,133
Cervical Cancer	32	581	17	1,405	- 824
Uterin Cancer	33	529	56	94	+ 436
Tuberculosis	34	529	9	2,678	- 2,149
Peptic Ulcer Disease	35	447	35	433	+ 14
Skin Disease	36	429	47	159	+ 270
Diarrhoeal diseases	37	418	3	5,343	- 4,925
Rheumatoid Arthritis	38	400	67	15	+ 386
Rheumatic Heart Disease	39	391	46	166	+ 225
Congenital Anomalies	40	378	11	2,364	- 1,986
Hepatitis C	41	340	68	11	+ 329
Asthma	42	294	25	936	- 642
Malnutrition	43	292	32	494	- 202
Skin Cancers	44	282	51	147	+ 135
Epilepsy	45	238	38	330	- 92
Hepatitis B	46	218	60	70	+ 147
Schizophrenia	47	161	83	0	+ 161
Fires	48	154	34	448	- 294
Anemia	49	134	85	0	+ 134
Drug Use	50	112	52	138	- 26
Alcohol	51	88	59	74	+ 14
Meningitis	52	47	15	1,628	- 1,581
Violence	53	41	19	1,247	- 1,206
Poisonings	54	39	40	315	- 276
Low Birth Weight	55	31	7	3,636	- 3,605
Prostatic Hypertrophy	56	26	81	0	+ 26
Upper Respiratory	57	24	66	15	+ 9
Appendicitis	58	19	61	38	- 19
Multiple Sclerosis	59	17	64	20	- 3
Oral conditions	60	16	82	0	+ 16
Birth Trauma	61	16	8	3,448	- 3,432
Osteoarthritis	62	13	80	0	+ 13
HIV/AIDS	63	7	20	1,186	- 1,179
Maternal Conditions	64	6	14	1,669	- 1,663
Syphilis	65	2	53	122	- 120
War	66	2	69	4	- 2
Tetanus	67	1	58	85	- 83
Otitis Media	68	1	72	0	+ 1
Encephalitis	69	1	57	85	- 85
Iodine Deficiency	70	0	77	0	+ 0
Pertussis	71	0	28	771	- 771
Schistosomiasis	72	0	45	176	- 176
Leprosy	73	0	76	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	74	0	70	3	- 3
Measles	75	0	49	158	- 158
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	78	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	63	21	- 21
Chagas disease	78	0	79	0	- 0
Malaria	79	0	5	4,595	- 4,595
Chlamydia	80	0	71	2	- 2
Hookworm Disease	81	0	75	0	- 0
Ascariasis	82	0	65	18	- 18
Dengue	83	0	73	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	84	0	74	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	84	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SENEGAL

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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.