AFGHANISTAN VS SENEGAL: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SENEGAL		AFGHANISTAN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	15,293	4	14,649	+ 643
Coronary Heart Disease	2	13,250	1	40,195	- 26,945
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	11,374	13	5,555	+ 5,819
Stroke	4	11,372	3	19,060	- 7,688
Malaria	5	9,782	57	185	+ 9,596
Road Traffic Accidents	6	8,156	11	6,033	+ 2,123
Low Birth Weight	7	7,741	5	12,631	- 4,890
Birth Trauma	8	7,339	6	10,723	- 3,384
Tuberculosis	9	5,702	7	9,839	- 4,137
Diabetes Mellitus	10	5,099	12	5,750	- 650
Congenital Anomalies	11	5,033	14	5,001	+ 33
Kidney Disease	12	4,705	10	6,590	- 1,885
Liver Disease	13	4,570	16	4,600	- 30
Maternal Conditions	14	3,553	9	7,807	- 4,254
Meningitis	15	3,467	20	2,626	+ 841
Other Injuries	16	3,218	18	3,241	- 23
Cervical Cancer	17	2,991	44	541	+ 2,450
Lung Disease	18	2,876	15	4,650	- 1,774
Violence	19	2,654	19	3,217	- 563
HIV/AIDS	20	2,525	46	464	+ 2,061
Hypertension	21	2,331	8	7,995	- 5,664
Liver Cancer	22	2,314	40	657	+ 1,657
Endocrine Disorders	23	2,216	28	1,364	+ 852
Suicide	24	2,082	24	1,573	+ 509
Asthma	25	1,993	17	3,403	- 1,410
Alzheimers & Dementia	26	1,870	23	1,765	+ 105
Breast Cancer	27	1,832	22	1,822	+ 10
Pertussis	28	1,642	21	2,107	- 465
Prostate Cancer	29	1,367	55	258	+ 1,109
Falls	30	1,324	37	905	+ 419
Stomach Cancer	31	1,186	26	1,501	- 315
Malnutrition	32	1,053	43	589	+ 463
Drownings	33	1,051	34	996	+ 55
Fires	34	955	50	348	+ 607
Peptic Ulcer Disease	35	922	25	1,505	- 583
Inflammatory/Heart	36	906	45	527	+ 380
Colon-Rectum Cancers	37	818	39	741	+ 77
Epilepsy	38	703	35	993	- 289
Lymphomas	39	671	36	946	- 275
Poisonings	40	670	47	384	+ 286
Parkinson's Disease	41	581	41	628	- 47
Ovary Cancer	42	468	48	369	+ 99
Oral Cancer	43	442	27	1,467	- 1,026
Lung Cancers	44	384	32	1,076	- 692
Schistosomiasis	45	374	79	0	+ 374
Rheumatic Heart Disease	46	353	33	1,041	- 688
Skin Disease	47	339	61	94	+ 245
Pancreas Cancer	48	339	56	229	+ 110
Measles	49	337	49	350	- 13
Bladder Cancer	50	329	54	272	+ 58
Skin Cancers	51	313	59	145	+ 168
Drug Use	52	294	51	328	- 34
Syphilis	53	260	60	94	+ 166
Leukemia	54	240	42	610	- 371
Oesophagus Cancer	55	211	29	1,314	- 1,103
Uterin Cancer	56	200	53	289	- 89
Encephalitis	57	182	31	1,190	- 1,008
Tetanus	58	181	30	1,254	- 1,074
Alcohol	59	158	58	150	+ 8
Hepatitis B	60	150	38	863	- 714
Appendicitis	61	82	52	298	- 217
Other Neoplasms	62	51	63	29	+ 22
Leishmaniasis	63	44	70	1	+ 43
Multiple Sclerosis	64	42	62	84	- 42
Ascariasis	65	38	66	17	+ 21
Upper Respiratory	66	33	68	9	+ 23
Rheumatoid Arthritis	67	31	65	25	+ 6
Hepatitis C	68	23	64	28	- 5
War	69	9	2	25,620	- 25,611
Diphtheria	70	6	67	16	- 11
Chlamydia	71	3	69	1	+ 2
Otitis Media	72	0	71	1	- 0
Dengue	73	0	72	0	+ 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	73	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	75	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	76	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	77	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	80	0	84	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	85	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	81	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	82	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	83	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	80	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to AFGHANISTAN

Senegal

Afghanistan

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.