CANADA VS SENEGAL: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SENEGAL		CANADA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	14,787	7	7,431	+ 7,356
Coronary Heart Disease	2	12,812	1	40,063	- 27,252
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	10,998	36	840	+ 10,157
Stroke	4	10,996	5	14,159	- 3,162
Malaria	5	9,458	76	0	+ 9,458
Road Traffic Accidents	6	7,887	28	1,998	+ 5,889
Low Birth Weight	7	7,485	42	553	+ 6,931
Birth Trauma	8	7,096	50	193	+ 6,904
Tuberculosis	9	5,513	58	97	+ 5,416
Diabetes Mellitus	10	4,931	9	5,718	- 787
Congenital Anomalies	11	4,867	35	1,081	+ 3,786
Kidney Disease	12	4,550	14	4,578	- 28
Liver Disease	13	4,419	17	3,624	+ 795
Maternal Conditions	14	3,435	64	45	+ 3,390
Meningitis	15	3,352	59	68	+ 3,283
Other Injuries	16	3,112	24	2,392	+ 719
Cervical Cancer	17	2,892	41	578	+ 2,314
Lung Disease	18	2,781	4	14,212	- 11,431
Violence	19	2,566	40	605	+ 1,961
HIV/AIDS	20	2,442	53	163	+ 2,279
Hypertension	21	2,254	22	2,563	- 309
Liver Cancer	22	2,238	20	3,113	- 875
Endocrine Disorders	23	2,143	19	3,233	- 1,090
Suicide	24	2,013	15	4,417	- 2,404
Asthma	25	1,927	49	262	+ 1,665
Alzheimers & Dementia	26	1,808	2	30,970	- 29,161
Breast Cancer	27	1,772	8	5,910	- 4,138
Pertussis	28	1,588	69	1	+ 1,587
Prostate Cancer	29	1,322	13	4,711	- 3,389
Falls	30	1,281	12	4,829	- 3,549
Stomach Cancer	31	1,146	26	2,177	- 1,031
Malnutrition	32	1,018	51	192	+ 825
Drownings	33	1,016	48	283	+ 733
Fires	34	923	52	192	+ 731
Peptic Ulcer Disease	35	891	43	442	+ 449
Inflammatory/Heart	36	876	27	2,060	- 1,183
Colon-Rectum Cancers	37	791	6	9,651	- 8,860
Epilepsy	38	680	44	384	+ 296
Lymphomas	39	649	10	5,146	- 4,497
Poisonings	40	647	56	121	+ 526
Parkinson's Disease	41	562	18	3,359	- 2,797
Ovary Cancer	42	453	29	1,902	- 1,449
Oral Cancer	43	427	32	1,592	- 1,165
Lung Cancers	44	371	3	20,937	- 20,565
Schistosomiasis	45	362	78	0	+ 362
Rheumatic Heart Disease	46	341	39	636	- 295
Skin Disease	47	328	38	679	- 351
Pancreas Cancer	48	328	11	5,057	- 4,730
Measles	49	326	74	0	+ 326
Bladder Cancer	50	319	23	2,521	- 2,202
Skin Cancers	51	302	30	1,756	- 1,454
Drug Use	52	285	16	3,686	- 3,401
Syphilis	53	251	67	5	+ 246
Leukemia	54	232	21	3,098	- 2,866
Oesophagus Cancer	55	204	25	2,230	- 2,026
Uterin Cancer	56	193	34	1,183	- 990
Encephalitis	57	176	68	3	+ 173
Tetanus	58	175	71	0	+ 174
Alcohol	59	153	33	1,491	- 1,338
Hepatitis B	60	145	60	66	+ 79
Appendicitis	61	79	62	49	+ 30
Other Neoplasms	62	49	31	1,679	- 1,629
Leishmaniasis	63	43	77	0	+ 43
Multiple Sclerosis	64	41	37	692	- 651
Ascariasis	65	37	82	0	+ 37
Upper Respiratory	66	31	63	47	- 15
Rheumatoid Arthritis	67	30	47	322	- 292
Hepatitis C	68	22	45	363	- 341
War	69	9	65	21	- 12
Diphtheria	70	5	73	0	+ 5
Chlamydia	71	3	83	0	+ 3
Otitis Media	72	0	66	8	- 7
Dengue	73	0	72	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	80	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	81	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	79	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	84	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	75	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	70	1	- 1
Osteoarthritis	80	0	55	139	- 139
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	54	143	- 143
Oral conditions	82	0	61	51	- 51
Schizophrenia	83	0	57	118	- 118
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	46	343	- 343
Depression	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to CANADA

Senegal

Canada

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.