SENEGAL VS LESOTHO: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	LESOTHO		SENEGAL		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	40,338	20	1,186	+ 39,152
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	27,196	1	7,184	+ 20,012
Stroke	3	23,833	4	5,342	+ 18,491
Diarrhoeal diseases	4	19,919	3	5,343	+ 14,576
Coronary Heart Disease	5	17,776	2	6,224	+ 11,552
Diabetes Mellitus	6	16,918	10	2,395	+ 14,523
Suicide	7	13,025	24	978	+ 12,048
Tuberculosis	8	10,224	9	2,678	+ 7,545
Lung Disease	9	9,323	18	1,351	+ 7,972
Kidney Disease	10	8,584	12	2,210	+ 6,373
Hypertension	11	8,376	21	1,095	+ 7,281
Low Birth Weight	12	8,096	7	3,636	+ 4,459
Violence	13	7,817	19	1,247	+ 6,571
Liver Disease	14	6,702	13	2,147	+ 4,555
Birth Trauma	15	6,069	8	3,448	+ 2,621
Road Traffic Accidents	16	5,741	6	3,832	+ 1,909
Asthma	17	5,735	25	936	+ 4,799
Other Injuries	18	4,508	16	1,512	+ 2,996
Congenital Anomalies	19	3,294	11	2,364	+ 930
Cervical Cancer	20	3,151	17	1,405	+ 1,746
Malnutrition	21	3,022	32	494	+ 2,528
Meningitis	22	2,689	15	1,628	+ 1,060
Inflammatory/Heart	23	2,581	36	426	+ 2,155
Maternal Conditions	24	2,473	14	1,669	+ 804
Peptic Ulcer Disease	25	2,358	35	433	+ 1,925
Fires	26	2,274	34	448	+ 1,826
Endocrine Disorders	27	1,988	23	1,041	+ 946
Drownings	28	1,691	33	494	+ 1,197
Alzheimers & Dementia	29	1,643	26	879	+ 765
Epilepsy	30	1,214	38	330	+ 883
Falls	31	1,081	30	622	+ 459
Rheumatic Heart Disease	32	1,062	46	166	+ 896
Poisonings	33	940	40	315	+ 625
Breast Cancer	34	822	27	861	- 39
Prostate Cancer	35	682	29	642	+ 40
Lymphomas	36	659	39	315	+ 343
Oesophagus Cancer	37	621	55	99	+ 522
Alcohol	38	599	59	74	+ 525
Liver Cancer	39	598	22	1,087	- 489
Skin Disease	40	591	47	159	+ 432
Parkinson's Disease	41	463	41	273	+ 191
Oral Cancer	42	437	43	208	+ 229
Lung Cancers	43	432	44	180	+ 251
Pertussis	44	432	28	771	- 340
Syphilis	45	427	53	122	+ 305
Skin Cancers	46	392	51	147	+ 245
Tetanus	47	382	58	85	+ 297
Colon-Rectum Cancers	48	335	37	384	- 49
Leukemia	49	329	54	113	+ 216
Drug Use	50	267	52	138	+ 129
Hepatitis B	51	226	60	70	+ 156
Appendicitis	52	210	61	38	+ 172
Ovary Cancer	53	207	42	220	- 13
Uterin Cancer	54	198	56	94	+ 105
Upper Respiratory	55	153	66	15	+ 138
Rheumatoid Arthritis	56	153	67	15	+ 138
Encephalitis	57	115	57	85	+ 29
Pancreas Cancer	58	103	48	159	- 56
Measles	59	99	49	158	- 59
Stomach Cancer	60	91	31	557	- 466
Bladder Cancer	61	81	50	155	- 74
Other Neoplasms	62	78	62	24	+ 54
Multiple Sclerosis	63	50	64	20	+ 30
Hepatitis C	64	21	68	11	+ 10
Chlamydia	65	13	71	2	+ 12
Otitis Media	66	10	72	0	+ 10
Ascariasis	67	6	65	18	- 12
War	68	2	69	4	- 2
Diphtheria	69	2	70	3	- 0
Dengue	70	1	73	0	+ 1
Trichuriasis	71	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	72	0	75	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	73	0	77	0	- 0
Leprosy	74	0	76	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	75	0	63	21	- 21
Schistosomiasis	76	0	45	176	- 176
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	79	0	- 0
Malaria	79	0	5	4,595	- 4,595
Depression	80	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	84	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	85	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	84	0	80	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	81	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	82	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SENEGAL

Lesotho

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.