SENEGAL VS NEW ZEALAND: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NEW ZEALAND		SENEGAL		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	18,606	2	6,224	+ 12,382
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	11,071	26	879	+ 10,192
Stroke	3	8,685	4	5,342	+ 3,343
Lung Cancers	4	6,841	44	180	+ 6,661
Lung Disease	5	6,627	18	1,351	+ 5,276
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	5,458	37	384	+ 5,074
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	3,360	1	7,184	- 3,824
Diabetes Mellitus	8	2,807	10	2,395	+ 411
Prostate Cancer	9	2,698	29	642	+ 2,056
Breast Cancer	10	2,691	27	861	+ 1,830
Falls	11	2,288	30	622	+ 1,666
Skin Cancers	12	2,233	51	147	+ 2,086
Lymphomas	13	2,221	39	315	+ 1,906
Pancreas Cancer	14	1,982	48	159	+ 1,823
Suicide	15	1,929	24	978	+ 952
Road Traffic Accidents	16	1,672	6	3,832	- 2,159
Kidney Disease	17	1,578	12	2,210	- 633
Leukemia	18	1,428	54	113	+ 1,315
Parkinson's Disease	19	1,289	41	273	+ 1,016
Hypertension	20	1,193	21	1,095	+ 98
Endocrine Disorders	21	1,185	23	1,041	+ 144
Stomach Cancer	22	1,179	31	557	+ 622
Inflammatory/Heart	23	1,143	36	426	+ 717
Liver Cancer	24	1,051	22	1,087	- 36
Oesophagus Cancer	25	1,019	55	99	+ 920
Bladder Cancer	26	974	50	155	+ 820
Other Neoplasms	27	894	62	24	+ 871
Other Injuries	28	796	16	1,512	- 715
Ovary Cancer	29	755	42	220	+ 535
Congenital Anomalies	30	641	11	2,364	- 1,724
Oral Cancer	31	598	43	208	+ 390
Liver Disease	32	576	13	2,147	- 1,571
Uterin Cancer	33	528	56	94	+ 434
Skin Disease	34	431	47	159	+ 271
Rheumatic Heart Disease	35	411	46	166	+ 245
Asthma	36	331	25	936	- 605
Diarrhoeal diseases	37	295	3	5,343	- 5,048
Low Birth Weight	38	286	7	3,636	- 3,350
Peptic Ulcer Disease	39	256	35	433	- 176
Drug Use	40	252	52	138	+ 114
Cervical Cancer	41	222	17	1,405	- 1,183
Violence	42	209	19	1,247	- 1,037
Epilepsy	43	201	38	330	- 130
Drownings	44	198	33	494	- 295
Alcohol	45	188	59	74	+ 113
Rheumatoid Arthritis	46	172	67	15	+ 157
Multiple Sclerosis	47	158	64	20	+ 139
Hepatitis C	48	108	68	11	+ 97
Osteoarthritis	49	88	80	0	+ 88
Prostatic Hypertrophy	50	81	81	0	+ 81
Anemia	51	64	85	0	+ 64
Tuberculosis	52	63	9	2,678	- 2,616
Fires	53	62	34	448	- 387
Birth Trauma	54	53	8	3,448	- 3,394
Malnutrition	55	51	32	494	- 443
Hepatitis B	56	51	60	70	- 20
HIV/AIDS	57	38	20	1,186	- 1,148
Poisonings	58	34	40	315	- 281
Meningitis	59	33	15	1,628	- 1,596
Schizophrenia	60	29	83	0	+ 29
Oral conditions	61	28	82	0	+ 28
Appendicitis	62	21	61	38	- 17
Maternal Conditions	63	18	14	1,669	- 1,651
Upper Respiratory	64	13	66	15	- 2
Pertussis	65	3	28	771	- 769
Encephalitis	66	3	57	85	- 83
Otitis Media	67	2	72	0	+ 2
War	68	2	69	4	- 2
Tetanus	69	1	58	85	- 83
Syphilis	70	1	53	122	- 121
Chlamydia	71	0	71	2	- 2
Leprosy	72	0	76	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	73	0	75	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	74	0	- 0
Dengue	75	0	73	0	- 0
Ascariasis	76	0	65	18	- 18
Schistosomiasis	77	0	45	176	- 176
Malaria	78	0	5	4,595	- 4,595
Chagas disease	79	0	79	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	80	0	63	21	- 21
Trypanosomiasis	81	0	78	0	- 0
Measles	82	0	49	158	- 158
Diphtheria	83	0	70	3	- 3
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	77	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	84	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SENEGAL

New Zealand

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.