CHILE VS SENEGAL: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SENEGAL		CHILE		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	7,114	6	3,920	+ 3,194
Coronary Heart Disease	2	6,164	1	10,685	- 4,521
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	5,291	39	334	+ 4,957
Stroke	4	5,290	2	9,731	- 4,441
Malaria	5	4,550	82	0	+ 4,550
Road Traffic Accidents	6	3,794	12	2,826	+ 968
Low Birth Weight	7	3,601	36	437	+ 3,164
Birth Trauma	8	3,414	54	87	+ 3,327
Tuberculosis	9	2,652	38	410	+ 2,242
Diabetes Mellitus	10	2,372	10	3,177	- 804
Congenital Anomalies	11	2,342	25	858	+ 1,484
Kidney Disease	12	2,189	3	4,065	- 1,876
Liver Disease	13	2,126	13	2,647	- 521
Maternal Conditions	14	1,653	63	24	+ 1,629
Meningitis	15	1,613	53	95	+ 1,518
Other Injuries	16	1,497	21	1,310	+ 187
Cervical Cancer	17	1,391	27	780	+ 612
Lung Disease	18	1,338	4	4,062	- 2,724
Violence	19	1,234	29	744	+ 491
HIV/AIDS	20	1,175	33	539	+ 635
Hypertension	21	1,084	7	3,817	- 2,732
Liver Cancer	22	1,077	19	1,369	- 293
Endocrine Disorders	23	1,031	22	1,286	- 255
Suicide	24	968	15	1,700	- 732
Asthma	25	927	42	295	+ 633
Alzheimers & Dementia	26	870	5	4,000	- 3,130
Breast Cancer	27	852	16	1,689	- 836
Pertussis	28	764	68	3	+ 761
Prostate Cancer	29	636	14	2,435	- 1,799
Falls	30	616	23	904	- 288
Stomach Cancer	31	552	8	3,631	- 3,079
Malnutrition	32	490	37	420	+ 70
Drownings	33	489	44	283	+ 206
Fires	34	444	41	295	+ 149
Peptic Ulcer Disease	35	429	46	223	+ 205
Inflammatory/Heart	36	422	31	709	- 288
Colon-Rectum Cancers	37	381	11	3,022	- 2,642
Epilepsy	38	327	43	294	+ 33
Lymphomas	39	312	18	1,394	- 1,082
Poisonings	40	312	57	68	+ 243
Parkinson's Disease	41	270	26	790	- 520
Ovary Cancer	42	218	35	514	- 296
Oral Cancer	43	206	40	307	- 101
Lung Cancers	44	179	9	3,452	- 3,274
Schistosomiasis	45	174	84	0	+ 174
Rheumatic Heart Disease	46	164	52	104	+ 60
Skin Disease	47	158	28	763	- 606
Pancreas Cancer	48	158	17	1,567	- 1,409
Measles	49	157	75	0	+ 157
Bladder Cancer	50	153	32	641	- 488
Skin Cancers	51	146	34	526	- 380
Drug Use	52	137	50	149	- 12
Syphilis	53	121	66	5	+ 116
Leukemia	54	111	24	879	- 768
Oesophagus Cancer	55	98	30	722	- 624
Uterin Cancer	56	93	45	275	- 182
Encephalitis	57	85	70	2	+ 83
Tetanus	58	84	69	2	+ 82
Alcohol	59	73	47	207	- 134
Hepatitis B	60	70	60	30	+ 40
Appendicitis	61	38	59	37	+ 1
Other Neoplasms	62	24	20	1,358	- 1,334
Leishmaniasis	63	21	81	0	+ 21
Multiple Sclerosis	64	20	62	27	- 7
Ascariasis	65	18	72	0	+ 18
Upper Respiratory	66	15	67	4	+ 11
Rheumatoid Arthritis	67	14	48	187	- 172
Hepatitis C	68	11	61	27	- 16
War	69	4	64	14	- 9
Diphtheria	70	3	74	0	+ 3
Chlamydia	71	2	80	0	+ 2
Otitis Media	72	0	71	2	- 1
Dengue	73	0	73	0	+ 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	78	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	79	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	76	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	83	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	55	79	- 79
Osteoarthritis	80	0	51	131	- 131
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	56	73	- 73
Oral conditions	82	0	65	5	- 5
Schizophrenia	83	0	58	38	- 38
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	49	180	- 180
Depression	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to CHILE

Senegal

Chile

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.