SENEGAL VS NORTH KOREA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NORTH KOREA		SENEGAL		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Stroke	1	35,581	4	5,342	+ 30,239
Coronary Heart Disease	2	22,462	2	6,224	+ 16,238
Lung Disease	3	18,761	18	1,351	+ 17,410
Tuberculosis	4	12,482	9	2,678	+ 9,804
Lung Cancers	5	8,524	44	180	+ 8,343
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	4,465	1	7,184	- 2,719
Road Traffic Accidents	7	4,450	6	3,832	+ 619
Hypertension	8	3,847	21	1,095	+ 2,752
Liver Cancer	9	3,817	22	1,087	+ 2,730
Liver Disease	10	3,230	13	2,147	+ 1,083
Alzheimers & Dementia	11	3,110	26	879	+ 2,232
Kidney Disease	12	2,837	12	2,210	+ 627
Stomach Cancer	13	2,703	31	557	+ 2,146
Diabetes Mellitus	14	2,631	10	2,395	+ 235
Colon-Rectum Cancers	15	2,316	37	384	+ 1,932
Suicide	16	1,725	24	978	+ 747
Rheumatic Heart Disease	17	1,500	46	166	+ 1,334
Falls	18	1,291	30	622	+ 669
Peptic Ulcer Disease	19	1,227	35	433	+ 794
Other Injuries	20	1,097	16	1,512	- 415
Pancreas Cancer	21	1,093	48	159	+ 934
Asthma	22	1,031	25	936	+ 95
Breast Cancer	23	979	27	861	+ 118
Oesophagus Cancer	24	876	55	99	+ 777
Low Birth Weight	25	866	7	3,636	- 2,771
Parkinson's Disease	26	828	41	273	+ 555
Drownings	27	807	33	494	+ 313
Violence	28	776	19	1,247	- 471
Congenital Anomalies	29	710	11	2,364	- 1,654
Leukemia	30	692	54	113	+ 579
HIV/AIDS	31	540	20	1,186	- 646
Birth Trauma	32	527	8	3,448	- 2,920
Cervical Cancer	33	505	17	1,405	- 900
Inflammatory/Heart	34	490	36	426	+ 65
Lymphomas	35	401	39	315	+ 86
Ovary Cancer	36	381	42	220	+ 161
Oral Cancer	37	367	43	208	+ 160
Bladder Cancer	38	358	50	155	+ 203
Endocrine Disorders	39	324	23	1,041	- 717
Diarrhoeal diseases	40	268	3	5,343	- 5,075
Poisonings	41	263	40	315	- 52
Drug Use	42	255	52	138	+ 117
Malnutrition	43	227	32	494	- 267
Alcohol	44	218	59	74	+ 144
Epilepsy	45	190	38	330	- 140
Fires	46	182	34	448	- 267
Maternal Conditions	47	180	14	1,669	- 1,489
Prostate Cancer	48	157	29	642	- 485
Meningitis	49	148	15	1,628	- 1,480
Rheumatoid Arthritis	50	142	67	15	+ 128
Skin Cancers	51	121	51	147	- 26
Skin Disease	52	114	47	159	- 46
Uterin Cancer	53	99	56	94	+ 5
Encephalitis	54	84	57	85	- 2
Hepatitis B	55	49	60	70	- 21
Upper Respiratory	56	48	66	15	+ 32
Appendicitis	57	41	61	38	+ 2
Syphilis	58	39	53	122	- 83
Other Neoplasms	59	31	62	24	+ 7
Multiple Sclerosis	60	28	64	20	+ 9
Pertussis	61	25	28	771	- 747
Tetanus	62	20	58	85	- 65
War	63	12	69	4	+ 8
Hepatitis C	64	7	68	11	- 3
Measles	65	3	49	158	- 156
Chlamydia	66	1	71	2	- 0
Ascariasis	67	1	65	18	- 17
Diphtheria	68	0	70	3	- 2
Malaria	69	0	5	4,595	- 4,595
Otitis Media	70	0	72	0	+ 0
Leprosy	71	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	72	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	73	0	78	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	74	0	45	176	- 176
Leishmaniasis	75	0	63	21	- 21
Dengue	76	0	73	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
Schizophrenia	83	0	83	0	- 0
Depression	84	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	85	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	84	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SENEGAL

North Korea

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.