SENEGAL VS POLAND: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	POLAND		SENEGAL		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	57,253	2	6,224	+ 51,029
Stroke	2	15,903	4	5,342	+ 10,561
Lung Cancers	3	12,541	44	180	+ 12,360
Influenza and Pneumonia	4	9,728	1	7,184	+ 2,544
Colon-Rectum Cancers	5	7,107	37	384	+ 6,723
Lung Disease	6	6,653	18	1,351	+ 5,302
Other Neoplasms	7	4,503	62	24	+ 4,479
Diabetes Mellitus	8	4,352	10	2,395	+ 1,957
Breast Cancer	9	3,875	27	861	+ 3,015
Liver Disease	10	3,849	13	2,147	+ 1,702
Prostate Cancer	11	3,156	29	642	+ 2,514
Stomach Cancer	12	2,875	31	557	+ 2,318
Pancreas Cancer	13	2,641	48	159	+ 2,482
Alcohol	14	2,548	59	74	+ 2,474
Hypertension	15	2,401	21	1,095	+ 1,306
Falls	16	2,292	30	622	+ 1,670
Bladder Cancer	17	2,286	50	155	+ 2,132
Suicide	18	2,083	24	978	+ 1,105
Lymphomas	19	2,014	39	315	+ 1,699
Kidney Disease	20	1,977	12	2,210	- 233
Alzheimers & Dementia	21	1,800	26	879	+ 922
Road Traffic Accidents	22	1,729	6	3,832	- 2,102
Inflammatory/Heart	23	1,700	36	426	+ 1,274
Leukemia	24	1,681	54	113	+ 1,568
Oral Cancer	25	1,642	43	208	+ 1,435
Peptic Ulcer Disease	26	1,504	35	433	+ 1,071
Ovary Cancer	27	1,425	42	220	+ 1,205
Other Injuries	28	1,229	16	1,512	- 283
Liver Cancer	29	1,114	22	1,087	+ 27
Uterin Cancer	30	1,052	56	94	+ 958
Skin Cancers	31	1,048	51	147	+ 901
Cervical Cancer	32	927	17	1,405	- 478
Oesophagus Cancer	33	877	55	99	+ 778
Parkinson's Disease	34	730	41	273	+ 457
Epilepsy	35	557	38	330	+ 227
Congenital Anomalies	36	446	11	2,364	- 1,919
Diarrhoeal diseases	37	408	3	5,343	- 4,935
Endocrine Disorders	38	404	23	1,041	- 637
Drownings	39	310	33	494	- 184
Rheumatic Heart Disease	40	298	46	166	+ 132
Tuberculosis	41	290	9	2,678	- 2,388
Low Birth Weight	42	282	7	3,636	- 3,355
Asthma	43	263	25	936	- 674
Multiple Sclerosis	44	244	64	20	+ 225
Fires	45	231	34	448	- 218
Skin Disease	46	228	47	159	+ 69
Rheumatoid Arthritis	47	179	67	15	+ 165
Drug Use	48	156	52	138	+ 18
Violence	49	143	19	1,247	- 1,104
Malnutrition	50	141	32	494	- 353
Poisonings	51	100	40	315	- 215
Hepatitis C	52	92	68	11	+ 81
Meningitis	53	83	15	1,628	- 1,545
HIV/AIDS	54	56	20	1,186	- 1,130
Appendicitis	55	33	61	38	- 5
Hepatitis B	56	25	60	70	- 45
Birth Trauma	57	25	8	3,448	- 3,422
Schizophrenia	58	14	83	0	+ 14
Prostatic Hypertrophy	59	14	81	0	+ 14
Upper Respiratory	60	9	66	15	- 6
Osteoarthritis	61	9	80	0	+ 9
Anemia	62	6	85	0	+ 6
Maternal Conditions	63	5	14	1,669	- 1,664
Encephalitis	64	3	57	85	- 82
Oral conditions	65	2	82	0	+ 2
War	66	2	69	4	- 2
Tetanus	67	1	58	85	- 84
Otitis Media	68	0	72	0	+ 0
Syphilis	69	0	53	122	- 122
Diphtheria	70	0	70	3	- 2
Pertussis	71	0	28	771	- 771
Measles	72	0	49	158	- 158
Chlamydia	73	0	71	2	- 2
Trypanosomiasis	74	0	78	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	75	0	63	21	- 21
Schistosomiasis	76	0	45	176	- 176
Chagas disease	77	0	79	0	- 0
Malaria	78	0	5	4,595	- 4,595
Leprosy	79	0	76	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	80	0	77	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	81	0	75	0	- 0
Ascariasis	82	0	65	18	- 18
Trichuriasis	83	0	74	0	- 0
Dengue	84	0	73	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	84	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SENEGAL

Poland

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.