BELGIUM VS SENEGAL: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SENEGAL		BELGIUM		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	4,565	6	5,677	- 1,112
Coronary Heart Disease	2	3,955	1	15,281	- 11,325
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	3,395	33	418	+ 2,978
Stroke	4	3,395	3	7,408	- 4,012
Malaria	5	2,920	75	0	+ 2,920
Road Traffic Accidents	6	2,435	29	666	+ 1,769
Low Birth Weight	7	2,311	50	70	+ 2,241
Birth Trauma	8	2,191	53	47	+ 2,144
Tuberculosis	9	1,702	54	46	+ 1,657
Diabetes Mellitus	10	1,522	20	1,269	+ 253
Congenital Anomalies	11	1,503	40	282	+ 1,221
Kidney Disease	12	1,405	8	2,952	- 1,547
Liver Disease	13	1,364	17	1,433	- 69
Maternal Conditions	14	1,061	64	6	+ 1,055
Meningitis	15	1,035	58	28	+ 1,006
Other Injuries	16	961	11	2,006	- 1,046
Cervical Cancer	17	893	41	243	+ 650
Lung Disease	18	859	5	6,438	- 5,579
Violence	19	792	44	149	+ 643
HIV/AIDS	20	754	57	36	+ 718
Hypertension	21	696	27	740	- 44
Liver Cancer	22	691	24	976	- 285
Endocrine Disorders	23	662	18	1,432	- 770
Suicide	24	621	10	2,111	- 1,490
Asthma	25	595	46	128	+ 467
Alzheimers & Dementia	26	558	2	9,416	- 8,858
Breast Cancer	27	547	9	2,587	- 2,040
Pertussis	28	490	68	1	+ 489
Prostate Cancer	29	408	13	1,824	- 1,416
Falls	30	395	15	1,756	- 1,360
Stomach Cancer	31	354	26	863	- 509
Malnutrition	32	314	38	291	+ 23
Drownings	33	314	47	79	+ 235
Fires	34	285	48	75	+ 210
Peptic Ulcer Disease	35	275	42	213	+ 63
Inflammatory/Heart	36	271	23	1,060	- 790
Colon-Rectum Cancers	37	244	7	3,329	- 3,084
Epilepsy	38	210	36	348	- 138
Lymphomas	39	200	16	1,552	- 1,352
Poisonings	40	200	55	41	+ 159
Parkinson's Disease	41	173	19	1,378	- 1,204
Ovary Cancer	42	140	30	653	- 513
Oral Cancer	43	132	28	675	- 543
Lung Cancers	44	115	4	6,777	- 6,662
Schistosomiasis	45	112	76	0	+ 112
Rheumatic Heart Disease	46	105	37	293	- 187
Skin Disease	47	101	35	380	- 278
Pancreas Cancer	48	101	14	1,809	- 1,708
Measles	49	101	79	0	+ 101
Bladder Cancer	50	98	22	1,078	- 980
Skin Cancers	51	93	31	522	- 429
Drug Use	52	88	39	287	- 200
Syphilis	53	78	70	0	+ 78
Leukemia	54	72	21	1,199	- 1,128
Oesophagus Cancer	55	63	25	898	- 835
Uterin Cancer	56	60	34	384	- 325
Encephalitis	57	54	66	1	+ 53
Tetanus	58	54	78	0	+ 54
Alcohol	59	47	32	500	- 452
Hepatitis B	60	45	63	17	+ 28
Appendicitis	61	24	62	17	+ 8
Other Neoplasms	62	15	12	1,828	- 1,812
Leishmaniasis	63	13	73	0	+ 13
Multiple Sclerosis	64	13	45	147	- 134
Ascariasis	65	11	82	0	+ 11
Upper Respiratory	66	10	59	22	- 12
Rheumatoid Arthritis	67	9	49	73	- 63
Hepatitis C	68	7	52	53	- 46
War	69	3	67	1	+ 1
Diphtheria	70	2	69	0	+ 2
Chlamydia	71	1	71	0	+ 1
Otitis Media	72	0	65	2	- 2
Dengue	73	0	83	0	+ 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	81	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	80	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	72	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	84	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	74	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	77	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	80	0	51	59	- 59
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	60	20	- 20
Oral conditions	82	0	61	19	- 19
Schizophrenia	83	0	56	40	- 40
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	43	199	- 199
Depression	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to BELGIUM

Senegal

Belgium

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.