SENEGAL VS NORWAY: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NORWAY		SENEGAL		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	18,201	2	6,224	+ 11,977
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	15,271	26	879	+ 14,393
Lung Disease	3	9,314	18	1,351	+ 7,963
Stroke	4	8,468	4	5,342	+ 3,126
Lung Cancers	5	7,936	44	180	+ 7,755
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	6,146	1	7,184	- 1,038
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	6,112	37	384	+ 5,727
Prostate Cancer	8	4,010	29	642	+ 3,368
Falls	9	2,659	30	622	+ 2,037
Pancreas Cancer	10	2,634	48	159	+ 2,475
Breast Cancer	11	2,388	27	861	+ 1,527
Lymphomas	12	2,209	39	315	+ 1,893
Suicide	13	2,167	24	978	+ 1,189
Kidney Disease	14	2,089	12	2,210	- 121
Other Injuries	15	1,994	16	1,512	+ 482
Diabetes Mellitus	16	1,914	10	2,395	- 481
Parkinson's Disease	17	1,896	41	273	+ 1,623
Skin Cancers	18	1,394	51	147	+ 1,247
Endocrine Disorders	19	1,228	23	1,041	+ 186
Bladder Cancer	20	1,218	50	155	+ 1,063
Leukemia	21	1,210	54	113	+ 1,098
Stomach Cancer	22	1,175	31	557	+ 618
Other Neoplasms	23	1,110	62	24	+ 1,086
Ovary Cancer	24	1,057	42	220	+ 837
Drug Use	25	902	52	138	+ 763
Liver Cancer	26	887	22	1,087	- 200
Oesophagus Cancer	27	848	55	99	+ 749
Hypertension	28	786	21	1,095	- 309
Inflammatory/Heart	29	756	36	426	+ 330
Liver Disease	30	731	13	2,147	- 1,416
Alcohol	31	700	59	74	+ 626
Oral Cancer	32	574	43	208	+ 366
Peptic Ulcer Disease	33	546	35	433	+ 113
Congenital Anomalies	34	466	11	2,364	- 1,898
Malnutrition	35	462	32	494	- 32
Uterin Cancer	36	459	56	94	+ 365
Diarrhoeal diseases	37	437	3	5,343	- 4,906
Skin Disease	38	437	47	159	+ 277
Cervical Cancer	39	428	17	1,405	- 977
Epilepsy	40	408	38	330	+ 78
Multiple Sclerosis	41	407	64	20	+ 388
Road Traffic Accidents	42	391	6	3,832	- 3,441
Asthma	43	289	25	936	- 647
Anemia	44	255	85	0	+ 255
Drownings	45	221	33	494	- 273
Rheumatic Heart Disease	46	210	46	166	+ 44
Rheumatoid Arthritis	47	207	67	15	+ 192
Fires	48	153	34	448	- 296
Prostatic Hypertrophy	49	111	81	0	+ 111
Violence	50	109	19	1,247	- 1,137
Osteoarthritis	51	93	80	0	+ 93
Low Birth Weight	52	80	7	3,636	- 3,556
Schizophrenia	53	78	83	0	+ 78
Birth Trauma	54	60	8	3,448	- 3,388
Hepatitis C	55	58	68	11	+ 47
Tuberculosis	56	51	9	2,678	- 2,627
Poisonings	57	49	40	315	- 265
Meningitis	58	47	15	1,628	- 1,582
Appendicitis	59	41	61	38	+ 3
Upper Respiratory	60	40	66	15	+ 24
HIV/AIDS	61	35	20	1,186	- 1,151
Oral conditions	62	30	82	0	+ 30
Hepatitis B	63	12	60	70	- 59
Pertussis	64	4	28	771	- 767
Otitis Media	65	4	72	0	+ 4
Maternal Conditions	66	4	14	1,669	- 1,665
Syphilis	67	3	53	122	- 119
War	68	2	69	4	- 2
Tetanus	69	1	58	85	- 84
Encephalitis	70	1	57	85	- 85
Diphtheria	71	0	70	3	- 3
Measles	72	0	49	158	- 158
Trichuriasis	73	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	75	0	- 0
Dengue	75	0	73	0	- 0
Ascariasis	76	0	65	18	- 18
Chlamydia	77	0	71	2	- 2
Leprosy	78	0	76	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	80	0	79	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	81	0	63	21	- 21
Trypanosomiasis	82	0	78	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	83	0	45	176	- 176
Malaria	84	0	5	4,595	- 4,595
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	84	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SENEGAL

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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.