BENIN VS SENEGAL: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SENEGAL		BENIN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	5,602	1	10,205	- 4,603
Coronary Heart Disease	2	4,854	5	5,397	- 544
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	4,166	3	6,830	- 2,664
Stroke	4	4,166	4	5,855	- 1,689
Malaria	5	3,583	2	7,037	- 3,454
Road Traffic Accidents	6	2,988	8	3,162	- 174
Low Birth Weight	7	2,836	6	4,908	- 2,072
Birth Trauma	8	2,688	7	3,950	- 1,261
Tuberculosis	9	2,089	23	919	+ 1,170
Diabetes Mellitus	10	1,868	14	1,912	- 44
Congenital Anomalies	11	1,844	10	2,265	- 421
Kidney Disease	12	1,724	13	1,929	- 205
Liver Disease	13	1,674	9	2,447	- 773
Maternal Conditions	14	1,301	20	1,039	+ 262
Meningitis	15	1,270	12	1,967	- 697
Other Injuries	16	1,179	15	1,532	- 353
Cervical Cancer	17	1,096	30	669	+ 427
Lung Disease	18	1,054	17	1,220	- 166
Violence	19	972	28	726	+ 246
HIV/AIDS	20	925	11	2,263	- 1,338
Hypertension	21	854	19	1,088	- 235
Liver Cancer	22	848	40	322	+ 526
Endocrine Disorders	23	812	16	1,454	- 642
Suicide	24	763	22	922	- 159
Asthma	25	730	24	891	- 161
Alzheimers & Dementia	26	685	29	715	- 30
Breast Cancer	27	671	27	784	- 113
Pertussis	28	602	18	1,168	- 566
Prostate Cancer	29	501	25	867	- 366
Falls	30	485	32	543	- 58
Stomach Cancer	31	434	38	361	+ 73
Malnutrition	32	386	21	928	- 542
Drownings	33	385	31	570	- 185
Fires	34	350	35	431	- 81
Peptic Ulcer Disease	35	338	34	442	- 105
Inflammatory/Heart	36	332	33	457	- 125
Colon-Rectum Cancers	37	300	41	311	- 11
Epilepsy	38	258	37	369	- 111
Lymphomas	39	246	36	387	- 141
Poisonings	40	245	42	307	- 62
Parkinson's Disease	41	213	43	212	+ 1
Ovary Cancer	42	172	56	86	+ 86
Oral Cancer	43	162	49	156	+ 5
Lung Cancers	44	141	59	66	+ 74
Schistosomiasis	45	137	47	183	- 46
Rheumatic Heart Disease	46	129	45	197	- 68
Skin Disease	47	124	52	144	- 20
Pancreas Cancer	48	124	48	177	- 53
Measles	49	123	26	788	- 664
Bladder Cancer	50	121	61	43	+ 77
Skin Cancers	51	115	54	102	+ 13
Drug Use	52	108	44	197	- 89
Syphilis	53	95	51	150	- 55
Leukemia	54	88	46	196	- 108
Oesophagus Cancer	55	77	39	326	- 249
Uterin Cancer	56	73	55	99	- 26
Encephalitis	57	67	57	85	- 19
Tetanus	58	66	50	156	- 90
Alcohol	59	58	58	85	- 27
Hepatitis B	60	55	53	143	- 88
Appendicitis	61	30	60	45	- 15
Other Neoplasms	62	19	63	20	- 1
Leishmaniasis	63	16	79	0	+ 16
Multiple Sclerosis	64	15	66	16	- 0
Ascariasis	65	14	62	40	- 26
Upper Respiratory	66	12	64	17	- 5
Rheumatoid Arthritis	67	11	67	11	- 0
Hepatitis C	68	8	65	17	- 8
War	69	3	69	2	+ 1
Diphtheria	70	2	68	10	- 8
Chlamydia	71	1	70	2	- 0
Otitis Media	72	0	71	0	- 0
Dengue	73	0	72	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	73	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	74	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	85	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	84	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	80	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	82	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	83	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	81	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to BENIN

Senegal

Benin

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.