SENEGAL VS NEPAL: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NEPAL		SENEGAL		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Lung Disease	1	16,367	18	1,351	+ 15,016
Coronary Heart Disease	2	11,916	2	6,224	+ 5,692
Tuberculosis	3	10,013	9	2,678	+ 7,335
Stroke	4	7,817	4	5,342	+ 2,475
Liver Disease	5	3,866	13	2,147	+ 1,719
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	3,777	1	7,184	- 3,407
Diarrhoeal diseases	7	3,676	3	5,343	- 1,667
Asthma	8	3,591	25	936	+ 2,655
Road Traffic Accidents	9	2,819	6	3,832	- 1,013
Kidney Disease	10	2,594	12	2,210	+ 384
Low Birth Weight	11	2,315	7	3,636	- 1,322
Lung Cancers	12	2,172	44	180	+ 1,991
Falls	13	2,011	30	622	+ 1,389
Diabetes Mellitus	14	1,774	10	2,395	- 621
Birth Trauma	15	1,620	8	3,448	- 1,827
Suicide	16	1,557	24	978	+ 579
Rheumatic Heart Disease	17	1,405	46	166	+ 1,239
Hypertension	18	1,267	21	1,095	+ 172
Alzheimers & Dementia	19	1,224	26	879	+ 346
Cervical Cancer	20	1,193	17	1,405	- 212
Congenital Anomalies	21	1,180	11	2,364	- 1,184
Other Injuries	22	1,002	16	1,512	- 510
Drownings	23	911	33	494	+ 418
Oral Cancer	24	841	43	208	+ 633
Stomach Cancer	25	835	31	557	+ 278
Colon-Rectum Cancers	26	707	37	384	+ 323
Breast Cancer	27	629	27	861	- 232
Maternal Conditions	28	592	14	1,669	- 1,077
Encephalitis	29	534	57	85	+ 449
Epilepsy	30	529	38	330	+ 199
Malnutrition	31	512	32	494	+ 17
Lymphomas	32	465	39	315	+ 150
Parkinson's Disease	33	460	41	273	+ 187
HIV/AIDS	34	446	20	1,186	- 740
Violence	35	426	19	1,247	- 820
Leukemia	36	404	54	113	+ 292
Ovary Cancer	37	354	42	220	+ 134
Oesophagus Cancer	38	297	55	99	+ 198
Poisonings	39	287	40	315	- 28
Pertussis	40	274	28	771	- 497
Pancreas Cancer	41	270	48	159	+ 110
Skin Cancers	42	242	51	147	+ 95
Meningitis	43	228	15	1,628	- 1,400
Bladder Cancer	44	197	50	155	+ 42
Endocrine Disorders	45	156	23	1,041	- 885
Liver Cancer	46	155	22	1,087	- 932
Appendicitis	47	133	61	38	+ 95
Inflammatory/Heart	48	132	36	426	- 294
Peptic Ulcer Disease	49	116	35	433	- 317
Fires	50	111	34	448	- 337
Rheumatoid Arthritis	51	105	67	15	+ 90
Alcohol	52	101	59	74	+ 27
Tetanus	53	81	58	85	- 3
Syphilis	54	81	53	122	- 41
Dengue	55	73	73	0	+ 72
Hepatitis B	56	71	60	70	+ 0
Drug Use	57	57	52	138	- 82
Prostate Cancer	58	52	29	642	- 590
Measles	59	36	49	158	- 122
Uterin Cancer	60	34	56	94	- 60
Other Neoplasms	61	30	62	24	+ 6
Leishmaniasis	62	24	63	21	+ 3
Multiple Sclerosis	63	23	64	20	+ 3
Hepatitis C	64	17	68	11	+ 6
War	65	15	69	4	+ 10
Upper Respiratory	66	14	66	15	- 1
Skin Disease	67	10	47	159	- 149
Chlamydia	68	3	71	2	+ 2
Ascariasis	69	3	65	18	- 15
Otitis Media	70	2	72	0	+ 2
Diphtheria	71	1	70	3	- 2
Malaria	72	0	5	4,595	- 4,595
Schistosomiasis	73	0	45	176	- 176
Chagas disease	74	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	75	0	78	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	76	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	77	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	78	0	75	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	77	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	81	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	80	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	84	0	- 0
Anemia	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SENEGAL

Nepal

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.