AUSTRALIA VS SENEGAL: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SENEGAL		AUSTRALIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	10,203	8	4,446	+ 5,757
Coronary Heart Disease	2	8,840	1	21,548	- 12,708
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	7,589	40	296	+ 7,293
Stroke	4	7,588	3	10,331	- 2,744
Malaria	5	6,526	82	0	+ 6,526
Road Traffic Accidents	6	5,442	29	1,245	+ 4,197
Low Birth Weight	7	5,165	43	248	+ 4,917
Birth Trauma	8	4,897	50	140	+ 4,756
Tuberculosis	9	3,804	56	53	+ 3,752
Diabetes Mellitus	10	3,402	7	4,471	- 1,069
Congenital Anomalies	11	3,358	33	711	+ 2,648
Kidney Disease	12	3,139	12	3,139	+ 0
Liver Disease	13	3,049	26	1,421	+ 1,627
Maternal Conditions	14	2,370	63	20	+ 2,350
Meningitis	15	2,313	60	37	+ 2,276
Other Injuries	16	2,147	22	1,642	+ 505
Cervical Cancer	17	1,995	39	342	+ 1,654
Lung Disease	18	1,919	5	8,487	- 6,568
Violence	19	1,770	44	243	+ 1,527
HIV/AIDS	20	1,685	57	50	+ 1,635
Hypertension	21	1,555	23	1,631	- 76
Liver Cancer	22	1,544	20	2,036	- 492
Endocrine Disorders	23	1,479	16	2,328	- 850
Suicide	24	1,389	11	3,150	- 1,761
Asthma	25	1,330	36	455	+ 874
Alzheimers & Dementia	26	1,248	2	15,588	- 14,341
Breast Cancer	27	1,223	10	3,405	- 2,183
Pertussis	28	1,096	69	1	+ 1,094
Prostate Cancer	29	912	9	3,766	- 2,854
Falls	30	884	14	3,116	- 2,232
Stomach Cancer	31	791	27	1,288	- 497
Malnutrition	32	702	51	117	+ 585
Drownings	33	701	47	177	+ 524
Fires	34	637	55	55	+ 582
Peptic Ulcer Disease	35	615	42	276	+ 339
Inflammatory/Heart	36	605	24	1,571	- 966
Colon-Rectum Cancers	37	546	6	6,209	- 5,663
Epilepsy	38	469	41	285	+ 185
Lymphomas	39	448	15	3,039	- 2,591
Poisonings	40	447	61	35	+ 412
Parkinson's Disease	41	387	19	2,036	- 1,649
Ovary Cancer	42	312	31	1,003	- 690
Oral Cancer	43	295	32	972	- 677
Lung Cancers	44	256	4	8,769	- 8,512
Schistosomiasis	45	250	79	0	+ 250
Rheumatic Heart Disease	46	235	38	379	- 143
Skin Disease	47	226	34	594	- 368
Pancreas Cancer	48	226	13	3,118	- 2,891
Measles	49	225	78	0	+ 225
Bladder Cancer	50	220	30	1,187	- 968
Skin Cancers	51	209	17	2,319	- 2,110
Drug Use	52	196	21	1,783	- 1,586
Syphilis	53	173	67	3	+ 171
Leukemia	54	160	18	2,126	- 1,966
Oesophagus Cancer	55	141	25	1,494	- 1,353
Uterin Cancer	56	133	35	524	- 391
Encephalitis	57	121	68	3	+ 119
Tetanus	58	120	70	1	+ 119
Alcohol	59	105	37	380	- 274
Hepatitis B	60	100	58	41	+ 59
Appendicitis	61	55	62	26	+ 28
Other Neoplasms	62	34	28	1,252	- 1,218
Leishmaniasis	63	30	81	0	+ 30
Multiple Sclerosis	64	28	46	188	- 160
Ascariasis	65	26	75	0	+ 26
Upper Respiratory	66	22	64	17	+ 5
Rheumatoid Arthritis	67	21	45	229	- 208
Hepatitis C	68	15	48	173	- 158
War	69	6	65	8	- 2
Diphtheria	70	4	71	0	+ 3
Chlamydia	71	2	77	0	+ 2
Otitis Media	72	0	66	6	- 6
Dengue	73	0	72	0	+ 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	73	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	74	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	76	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	84	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	83	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	80	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	80	0	52	114	- 114
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	53	71	- 71
Oral conditions	82	0	59	40	- 40
Schizophrenia	83	0	54	64	- 64
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	49	157	- 157
Depression	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to AUSTRALIA

Senegal

Australia

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.