SENEGAL VS NAMIBIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NAMIBIA		SENEGAL		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	19,686	20	1,186	+ 18,500
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	9,845	1	7,184	+ 2,661
Tuberculosis	3	9,521	9	2,678	+ 6,842
Stroke	4	8,961	4	5,342	+ 3,618
Coronary Heart Disease	5	8,206	2	6,224	+ 1,982
Road Traffic Accidents	6	5,837	6	3,832	+ 2,006
Diabetes Mellitus	7	4,870	10	2,395	+ 2,474
Diarrhoeal diseases	8	4,335	3	5,343	- 1,008
Low Birth Weight	9	3,468	7	3,636	- 168
Lung Disease	10	3,100	18	1,351	+ 1,749
Violence	11	3,023	19	1,247	+ 1,777
Hypertension	12	2,877	21	1,095	+ 1,782
Birth Trauma	13	2,316	8	3,448	- 1,131
Liver Disease	14	2,256	13	2,147	+ 109
Kidney Disease	15	2,162	12	2,210	- 48
Congenital Anomalies	16	1,903	11	2,364	- 461
Suicide	17	1,632	24	978	+ 654
Malnutrition	18	1,503	32	494	+ 1,008
Other Injuries	19	1,390	16	1,512	- 122
Asthma	20	1,348	25	936	+ 412
Alzheimers & Dementia	21	1,181	26	879	+ 302
Inflammatory/Heart	22	1,088	36	426	+ 662
Cervical Cancer	23	892	17	1,405	- 513
Breast Cancer	24	814	27	861	- 46
Maternal Conditions	25	740	14	1,669	- 929
Drownings	26	737	33	494	+ 243
Meningitis	27	731	15	1,628	- 897
Fires	28	731	34	448	+ 283
Skin Cancers	29	724	51	147	+ 577
Oral Cancer	30	670	43	208	+ 463
Prostate Cancer	31	634	29	642	- 8
Peptic Ulcer Disease	32	509	35	433	+ 76
Endocrine Disorders	33	490	23	1,041	- 551
Falls	34	418	30	622	- 205
Lung Cancers	35	395	44	180	+ 215
Colon-Rectum Cancers	36	366	37	384	- 19
Pertussis	37	364	28	771	- 407
Epilepsy	38	331	38	330	+ 0
Poisonings	39	311	40	315	- 3
Lymphomas	40	308	39	315	- 7
Liver Cancer	41	302	22	1,087	- 785
Parkinson's Disease	42	292	41	273	+ 19
Syphilis	43	234	53	122	+ 112
Rheumatic Heart Disease	44	222	46	166	+ 57
Stomach Cancer	45	219	31	557	- 338
Drug Use	46	213	52	138	+ 75
Skin Disease	47	208	47	159	+ 49
Alcohol	48	189	59	74	+ 115
Leukemia	49	159	54	113	+ 47
Ovary Cancer	50	156	42	220	- 64
Malaria	51	145	5	4,595	- 4,450
Oesophagus Cancer	52	141	55	99	+ 42
Pancreas Cancer	53	118	48	159	- 42
Bladder Cancer	54	105	50	155	- 49
Schistosomiasis	55	92	45	176	- 84
Uterin Cancer	56	77	56	94	- 17
Rheumatoid Arthritis	57	64	67	15	+ 49
Appendicitis	58	59	61	38	+ 21
Encephalitis	59	54	57	85	- 31
Other Neoplasms	60	52	62	24	+ 28
Upper Respiratory	61	43	66	15	+ 27
Tetanus	62	40	58	85	- 44
Hepatitis B	63	30	60	70	- 40
Multiple Sclerosis	64	15	64	20	- 5
Measles	65	14	49	158	- 145
Hepatitis C	66	4	68	11	- 7
War	67	3	69	4	- 1
Chlamydia	68	2	71	2	+ 1
Ascariasis	69	2	65	18	- 16
Otitis Media	70	2	72	0	+ 2
Diphtheria	71	1	70	3	- 1
Leprosy	72	0	76	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	73	0	77	0	- 0
Dengue	74	0	73	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	75	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	79	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	79	0	63	21	- 21
Oral conditions	80	0	82	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	80	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	82	0	81	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	85	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	84	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SENEGAL

Namibia

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.