SENEGAL VS LATVIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	LATVIA		SENEGAL		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	84,746	2	6,224	+ 78,522
Stroke	2	61,658	4	5,342	+ 56,316
Hypertension	3	12,491	21	1,095	+ 11,396
Lung Cancers	4	10,008	44	180	+ 9,827
Inflammatory/Heart	5	9,635	36	426	+ 9,210
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	7,555	37	384	+ 7,171
Alzheimers & Dementia	7	6,944	26	879	+ 6,065
Diabetes Mellitus	8	5,540	10	2,395	+ 3,144
Influenza and Pneumonia	9	5,244	1	7,184	- 1,940
Breast Cancer	10	4,943	27	861	+ 4,082
Stomach Cancer	11	4,913	31	557	+ 4,356
Prostate Cancer	12	4,855	29	642	+ 4,213
Pancreas Cancer	13	4,564	48	159	+ 4,405
Suicide	14	4,015	24	978	+ 3,037
Liver Disease	15	3,817	13	2,147	+ 1,670
Other Injuries	16	3,792	16	1,512	+ 2,280
Kidney Disease	17	3,730	12	2,210	+ 1,519
Lung Disease	18	3,624	18	1,351	+ 2,273
Lymphomas	19	2,568	39	315	+ 2,253
Bladder Cancer	20	2,386	50	155	+ 2,231
Alcohol	21	2,379	59	74	+ 2,305
Oral Cancer	22	2,239	43	208	+ 2,032
Falls	23	2,107	30	622	+ 1,485
Ovary Cancer	24	2,055	42	220	+ 1,835
Leukemia	25	1,948	54	113	+ 1,835
Liver Cancer	26	1,639	22	1,087	+ 552
Road Traffic Accidents	27	1,606	6	3,832	- 2,225
Other Neoplasms	28	1,597	62	24	+ 1,573
Uterin Cancer	29	1,545	56	94	+ 1,451
Skin Cancers	30	1,511	51	147	+ 1,364
Peptic Ulcer Disease	31	1,484	35	433	+ 1,051
Oesophagus Cancer	32	1,372	55	99	+ 1,273
Cervical Cancer	33	1,336	17	1,405	- 69
Drownings	34	1,327	33	494	+ 833
Parkinson's Disease	35	1,313	41	273	+ 1,040
Fires	36	1,081	34	448	+ 632
Violence	37	989	19	1,247	- 258
Skin Disease	38	800	47	159	+ 641
HIV/AIDS	39	775	20	1,186	- 411
Tuberculosis	40	746	9	2,678	- 1,933
Endocrine Disorders	41	618	23	1,041	- 423
Hepatitis C	42	553	68	11	+ 542
Congenital Anomalies	43	486	11	2,364	- 1,878
Prostatic Hypertrophy	44	476	81	0	+ 476
Epilepsy	45	463	38	330	+ 133
Asthma	46	436	25	936	- 500
Rheumatic Heart Disease	47	427	46	166	+ 261
Drug Use	48	427	52	138	+ 288
Poisonings	49	243	40	315	- 71
Multiple Sclerosis	50	212	64	20	+ 192
Rheumatoid Arthritis	51	207	67	15	+ 193
Meningitis	52	155	15	1,628	- 1,474
Anemia	53	148	85	0	+ 148
Diarrhoeal diseases	54	142	3	5,343	- 5,201
Birth Trauma	55	122	8	3,448	- 3,326
Low Birth Weight	56	118	7	3,636	- 3,518
Schizophrenia	57	78	83	0	+ 78
Osteoarthritis	58	72	80	0	+ 72
Appendicitis	59	50	61	38	+ 11
Maternal Conditions	60	48	14	1,669	- 1,621
Oral conditions	61	38	82	0	+ 38
Upper Respiratory	62	37	66	15	+ 22
Hepatitis B	63	33	60	70	- 37
Malnutrition	64	20	32	494	- 475
Syphilis	65	14	53	122	- 109
Otitis Media	66	10	72	0	+ 10
Diphtheria	67	7	70	3	+ 5
War	68	2	69	4	- 2
Encephalitis	69	0	57	85	- 85
Pertussis	70	0	28	771	- 771
Tetanus	71	0	58	85	- 85
Measles	72	0	49	158	- 158
Iodine Deficiency	73	0	77	0	- 0
Leprosy	74	0	76	0	- 0
Chlamydia	75	0	71	2	- 2
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	78	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	63	21	- 21
Schistosomiasis	78	0	45	176	- 176
Malaria	79	0	5	4,595	- 4,595
Chagas disease	80	0	79	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	81	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	82	0	75	0	- 0
Dengue	83	0	73	0	- 0
Ascariasis	84	0	65	18	- 18
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	84	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SENEGAL

Latvia

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.