SENEGAL VS NETHERLANDS: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NETHERLANDS		SENEGAL		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Alzheimers & Dementia	1	19,246	26	879	+ 18,368
Coronary Heart Disease	2	18,665	2	6,224	+ 12,441
Lung Cancers	3	11,644	44	180	+ 11,463
Stroke	4	10,294	4	5,342	+ 4,952
Lung Disease	5	10,146	18	1,351	+ 8,795
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	6,182	37	384	+ 5,798
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	5,245	1	7,184	- 1,939
Falls	8	4,381	30	622	+ 3,759
Breast Cancer	9	3,749	27	861	+ 2,888
Prostate Cancer	10	3,463	29	642	+ 2,820
Pancreas Cancer	11	3,176	48	159	+ 3,017
Kidney Disease	12	2,683	12	2,210	+ 473
Lymphomas	13	2,663	39	315	+ 2,348
Diabetes Mellitus	14	2,530	10	2,395	+ 135
Oesophagus Cancer	15	2,275	55	99	+ 2,176
Parkinson's Disease	16	2,248	41	273	+ 1,975
Suicide	17	2,147	24	978	+ 1,170
Other Neoplasms	18	1,942	62	24	+ 1,918
Other Injuries	19	1,748	16	1,512	+ 236
Leukemia	20	1,674	54	113	+ 1,561
Bladder Cancer	21	1,560	50	155	+ 1,405
Stomach Cancer	22	1,443	31	557	+ 886
Inflammatory/Heart	23	1,273	36	426	+ 848
Liver Cancer	24	1,233	22	1,087	+ 146
Ovary Cancer	25	1,131	42	220	+ 911
Endocrine Disorders	26	1,118	23	1,041	+ 77
Skin Cancers	27	1,086	51	147	+ 939
Liver Disease	28	992	13	2,147	- 1,154
Hypertension	29	868	21	1,095	- 227
Oral Cancer	30	814	43	208	+ 607
Road Traffic Accidents	31	722	6	3,832	- 3,109
Alcohol	32	650	59	74	+ 575
Diarrhoeal diseases	33	619	3	5,343	- 4,724
Uterin Cancer	34	601	56	94	+ 507
Congenital Anomalies	35	577	11	2,364	- 1,788
Skin Disease	36	313	47	159	+ 154
Multiple Sclerosis	37	313	64	20	+ 293
Epilepsy	38	306	38	330	- 24
Cervical Cancer	39	282	17	1,405	- 1,123
Anemia	40	264	85	0	+ 264
Rheumatic Heart Disease	41	252	46	166	+ 86
Drug Use	42	245	52	138	+ 106
Osteoarthritis	43	233	80	0	+ 233
Rheumatoid Arthritis	44	227	67	15	+ 213
Low Birth Weight	45	178	7	3,636	- 3,459
Asthma	46	175	25	936	- 761
Peptic Ulcer Disease	47	138	35	433	- 295
Violence	48	114	19	1,247	- 1,133
Drownings	49	104	33	494	- 390
Schizophrenia	50	101	83	0	+ 101
Meningitis	51	83	15	1,628	- 1,545
Birth Trauma	52	78	8	3,448	- 3,369
Fires	53	52	34	448	- 396
Prostatic Hypertrophy	54	44	81	0	+ 44
HIV/AIDS	55	35	20	1,186	- 1,151
Tuberculosis	56	30	9	2,678	- 2,648
Upper Respiratory	57	30	66	15	+ 14
Appendicitis	58	27	61	38	- 11
Oral conditions	59	22	82	0	+ 22
Hepatitis C	60	22	68	11	+ 11
Poisonings	61	18	40	315	- 296
Hepatitis B	62	14	60	70	- 56
Malnutrition	63	13	32	494	- 482
Otitis Media	64	11	72	0	+ 10
Maternal Conditions	65	9	14	1,669	- 1,660
War	66	2	69	4	- 2
Pertussis	67	1	28	771	- 770
Encephalitis	68	1	57	85	- 84
Syphilis	69	1	53	122	- 121
Leishmaniasis	70	0	63	21	- 20
Diphtheria	71	0	70	3	- 3
Tetanus	72	0	58	85	- 85
Measles	73	0	49	158	- 158
Schistosomiasis	74	0	45	176	- 176
Chagas disease	75	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	78	0	- 0
Malaria	77	0	5	4,595	- 4,595
Chlamydia	78	0	71	2	- 2
Leprosy	79	0	76	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	80	0	77	0	- 0
Dengue	81	0	73	0	- 0
Ascariasis	82	0	65	18	- 18
Hookworm Disease	83	0	75	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	84	0	74	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	84	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SENEGAL

Netherlands

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.