SENEGAL VS LUXEMBOURG: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	LUXEMBOURG		SENEGAL		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	18,384	2	6,224	+ 12,160
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	8,365	26	879	+ 7,486
Lung Cancers	3	7,293	44	180	+ 7,113
Stroke	4	7,215	4	5,342	+ 1,873
Lung Disease	5	6,805	18	1,351	+ 5,454
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	3,680	37	384	+ 3,296
Breast Cancer	7	3,180	27	861	+ 2,320
Influenza and Pneumonia	8	3,121	1	7,184	- 4,063
Kidney Disease	9	2,553	12	2,210	+ 342
Other Injuries	10	2,481	16	1,512	+ 969
Pancreas Cancer	11	2,296	48	159	+ 2,137
Liver Disease	12	2,106	13	2,147	- 40
Suicide	13	1,948	24	978	+ 970
Lymphomas	14	1,809	39	315	+ 1,494
Prostate Cancer	15	1,786	29	642	+ 1,144
Parkinson's Disease	16	1,737	41	273	+ 1,465
Diabetes Mellitus	17	1,715	10	2,395	- 680
Falls	18	1,701	30	622	+ 1,079
Hypertension	19	1,506	21	1,095	+ 411
Leukemia	20	1,487	54	113	+ 1,374
Endocrine Disorders	21	1,481	23	1,041	+ 440
Stomach Cancer	22	1,436	31	557	+ 879
Inflammatory/Heart	23	1,377	36	426	+ 951
Other Neoplasms	24	1,371	62	24	+ 1,347
Liver Cancer	25	1,362	22	1,087	+ 275
Bladder Cancer	26	1,229	50	155	+ 1,074
Ovary Cancer	27	990	42	220	+ 770
Oesophagus Cancer	28	893	55	99	+ 794
Alcohol	29	710	59	74	+ 636
Road Traffic Accidents	30	705	6	3,832	- 3,127
Skin Cancers	31	606	51	147	+ 459
Malnutrition	32	546	32	494	+ 52
Oral Cancer	33	534	43	208	+ 326
Rheumatic Heart Disease	34	531	46	166	+ 365
Epilepsy	35	472	38	330	+ 142
Uterin Cancer	36	439	56	94	+ 346
Congenital Anomalies	37	292	11	2,364	- 2,072
Cervical Cancer	38	269	17	1,405	- 1,136
Drug Use	39	261	52	138	+ 123
Anemia	40	237	85	0	+ 237
Peptic Ulcer Disease	41	189	35	433	- 243
Diarrhoeal diseases	42	173	3	5,343	- 5,170
Schizophrenia	43	163	83	0	+ 163
Skin Disease	44	151	47	159	- 9
Asthma	45	130	25	936	- 807
Multiple Sclerosis	46	115	64	20	+ 95
Hepatitis C	47	104	68	11	+ 93
Violence	48	87	19	1,247	- 1,159
Low Birth Weight	49	86	7	3,636	- 3,551
Osteoarthritis	50	74	80	0	+ 74
Fires	51	71	34	448	- 377
HIV/AIDS	52	69	20	1,186	- 1,117
Rheumatoid Arthritis	53	65	67	15	+ 50
Drownings	54	55	33	494	- 439
Tuberculosis	55	52	9	2,678	- 2,626
Poisonings	56	42	40	315	- 273
Prostatic Hypertrophy	57	33	81	0	+ 33
Meningitis	58	19	15	1,628	- 1,609
Birth Trauma	59	17	8	3,448	- 3,431
Hepatitis B	60	16	60	70	- 55
Upper Respiratory	61	11	66	15	- 4
Appendicitis	62	9	61	38	- 29
Maternal Conditions	63	9	14	1,669	- 1,660
Oral conditions	64	8	82	0	+ 8
Encephalitis	65	4	57	85	- 81
Syphilis	66	4	53	122	- 118
War	67	2	69	4	- 2
Pertussis	68	0	28	771	- 771
Tetanus	69	0	58	85	- 85
Measles	70	0	49	158	- 158
Diphtheria	71	0	70	3	- 3
Chlamydia	72	0	71	2	- 2
Iodine Deficiency	73	0	77	0	- 0
Otitis Media	74	0	72	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	76	0	- 0
Ascariasis	76	0	65	18	- 18
Hookworm Disease	77	0	75	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	74	0	- 0
Dengue	79	0	73	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	80	0	45	176	- 176
Malaria	81	0	5	4,595	- 4,595
Chagas disease	82	0	79	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	83	0	63	21	- 21
Trypanosomiasis	84	0	78	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	84	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SENEGAL

Luxembourg

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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.