BOTSWANA VS SENEGAL: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SENEGAL		BOTSWANA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	934	2	1,674	- 739
Coronary Heart Disease	2	809	3	1,632	- 823
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	695	8	527	+ 168
Stroke	4	695	4	1,588	- 894
Malaria	5	597	64	1	+ 597
Road Traffic Accidents	6	498	7	608	- 110
Low Birth Weight	7	473	13	447	+ 26
Birth Trauma	8	448	17	261	+ 187
Tuberculosis	9	348	6	649	- 300
Diabetes Mellitus	10	311	5	1,273	- 961
Congenital Anomalies	11	307	16	287	+ 20
Kidney Disease	12	287	9	506	- 219
Liver Disease	13	279	12	459	- 180
Maternal Conditions	14	217	24	118	+ 99
Meningitis	15	212	25	108	+ 103
Other Injuries	16	197	19	216	- 20
Cervical Cancer	17	183	22	164	+ 19
Lung Disease	18	176	10	482	- 306
Violence	19	162	14	389	- 227
HIV/AIDS	20	154	1	4,950	- 4,796
Hypertension	21	142	11	471	- 328
Liver Cancer	22	141	35	57	+ 84
Endocrine Disorders	23	135	27	103	+ 33
Suicide	24	127	15	370	- 243
Asthma	25	122	18	232	- 110
Alzheimers & Dementia	26	114	23	164	- 49
Breast Cancer	27	112	33	68	+ 44
Pertussis	28	100	40	45	+ 56
Prostate Cancer	29	83	41	45	+ 39
Falls	30	81	34	62	+ 19
Stomach Cancer	31	72	53	10	+ 62
Malnutrition	32	64	21	171	- 107
Drownings	33	64	30	83	- 18
Fires	34	58	26	108	- 50
Peptic Ulcer Disease	35	56	29	90	- 34
Inflammatory/Heart	36	55	20	177	- 122
Colon-Rectum Cancers	37	50	47	28	+ 22
Epilepsy	38	43	36	56	- 13
Lymphomas	39	41	31	77	- 36
Poisonings	40	41	42	42	- 1
Parkinson's Disease	41	35	38	47	- 12
Ovary Cancer	42	29	49	19	+ 9
Oral Cancer	43	27	32	70	- 43
Lung Cancers	44	23	39	45	- 22
Schistosomiasis	45	23	54	10	+ 13
Rheumatic Heart Disease	46	22	43	37	- 16
Skin Disease	47	21	46	30	- 9
Pancreas Cancer	48	21	50	16	+ 5
Measles	49	21	68	0	+ 20
Bladder Cancer	50	20	60	6	+ 14
Skin Cancers	51	19	37	52	- 33
Drug Use	52	18	48	26	- 8
Syphilis	53	16	44	36	- 21
Leukemia	54	15	51	13	+ 2
Oesophagus Cancer	55	13	28	103	- 90
Uterin Cancer	56	12	56	9	+ 3
Encephalitis	57	11	59	7	+ 4
Tetanus	58	11	61	6	+ 5
Alcohol	59	10	45	31	- 21
Hepatitis B	60	9	62	6	+ 3
Appendicitis	61	5	57	8	- 3
Other Neoplasms	62	3	55	9	- 6
Leishmaniasis	63	3	79	0	+ 3
Multiple Sclerosis	64	3	63	3	- 0
Ascariasis	65	2	67	0	+ 2
Upper Respiratory	66	2	58	7	- 5
Rheumatoid Arthritis	67	2	52	11	- 9
Hepatitis C	68	1	66	1	+ 1
War	69	1	69	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	70	0	70	0	+ 0
Chlamydia	71	0	65	1	- 0
Otitis Media	72	0	71	0	- 0
Dengue	73	0	76	0	+ 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	74	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	72	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	73	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	77	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	80	0	81	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	80	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	82	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	83	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	84	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to BOTSWANA

Senegal

Botswana

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.