CHINA VS SENEGAL: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SENEGAL		CHINA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	539,746	12	183,342	+ 356,404
Coronary Heart Disease	2	467,633	2	1,771,525	- 1,303,893
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	401,427	50	8,719	+ 392,708
Stroke	4	401,377	1	2,043,210	- 1,641,834
Malaria	5	345,229	75	0	+ 345,229
Road Traffic Accidents	6	287,871	8	250,272	+ 37,599
Low Birth Weight	7	273,205	40	21,631	+ 251,573
Birth Trauma	8	259,023	43	17,644	+ 241,379
Tuberculosis	9	201,238	32	34,802	+ 166,436
Diabetes Mellitus	10	179,969	14	161,672	+ 18,296
Congenital Anomalies	11	177,646	31	36,613	+ 141,034
Kidney Disease	12	166,073	11	192,302	- 26,229
Liver Disease	13	161,284	15	145,603	+ 15,681
Maternal Conditions	14	125,386	54	3,596	+ 121,790
Meningitis	15	122,347	51	5,704	+ 116,643
Other Injuries	16	113,585	25	54,087	+ 59,497
Cervical Cancer	17	105,560	27	51,650	+ 53,910
Lung Disease	18	101,514	3	968,607	- 867,093
Violence	19	93,654	47	11,115	+ 82,539
HIV/AIDS	20	89,121	34	28,746	+ 60,375
Hypertension	21	82,271	7	301,183	- 218,912
Liver Cancer	22	81,677	13	180,952	- 99,275
Endocrine Disorders	23	78,221	37	25,613	+ 52,608
Suicide	24	73,466	17	116,324	- 42,858
Asthma	25	70,337	39	23,147	+ 47,190
Alzheimers & Dementia	26	66,009	6	304,455	- 238,446
Breast Cancer	27	64,671	19	92,757	- 28,086
Pertussis	28	57,961	64	484	+ 57,477
Prostate Cancer	29	48,238	28	51,056	- 2,818
Falls	30	46,742	16	138,878	- 92,136
Stomach Cancer	31	41,845	5	398,439	- 356,594
Malnutrition	32	37,147	44	12,995	+ 24,152
Drownings	33	37,100	26	52,807	- 15,707
Fires	34	33,689	48	10,498	+ 23,191
Peptic Ulcer Disease	35	32,526	30	37,723	- 5,197
Inflammatory/Heart	36	31,989	33	29,954	+ 2,035
Colon-Rectum Cancers	37	28,881	9	248,388	- 219,508
Epilepsy	38	24,825	46	11,365	+ 13,460
Lymphomas	39	23,683	23	57,838	- 34,155
Poisonings	40	23,633	36	25,762	- 2,130
Parkinson's Disease	41	20,497	20	70,699	- 50,202
Ovary Cancer	42	16,531	35	28,078	- 11,547
Oral Cancer	43	15,591	24	54,695	- 39,104
Lung Cancers	44	13,557	4	714,311	- 700,754
Schistosomiasis	45	13,213	65	400	+ 12,813
Rheumatic Heart Disease	46	12,452	21	65,350	- 52,898
Skin Disease	47	11,970	52	5,222	+ 6,747
Pancreas Cancer	48	11,964	18	111,537	- 99,573
Measles	49	11,893	62	558	+ 11,336
Bladder Cancer	50	11,627	29	37,873	- 26,246
Skin Cancers	51	11,040	41	19,669	- 8,630
Drug Use	52	10,394	38	24,214	- 13,820
Syphilis	53	9,174	58	1,824	+ 7,351
Leukemia	54	8,458	22	58,145	- 49,687
Oesophagus Cancer	55	7,445	10	242,891	- 235,446
Uterin Cancer	56	7,047	45	11,751	- 4,704
Encephalitis	57	6,416	55	2,796	+ 3,620
Tetanus	58	6,372	63	491	+ 5,881
Alcohol	59	5,574	42	19,071	- 13,497
Hepatitis B	60	5,277	56	2,757	+ 2,520
Appendicitis	61	2,886	60	1,468	+ 1,419
Other Neoplasms	62	1,795	53	4,374	- 2,579
Leishmaniasis	63	1,567	78	0	+ 1,567
Multiple Sclerosis	64	1,489	59	1,734	- 245
Ascariasis	65	1,350	68	34	+ 1,316
Upper Respiratory	66	1,148	57	2,663	- 1,514
Rheumatoid Arthritis	67	1,098	49	10,108	- 9,010
Hepatitis C	68	815	66	86	+ 729
War	69	314	61	900	- 587
Diphtheria	70	201	71	11	+ 190
Chlamydia	71	114	67	55	+ 59
Otitis Media	72	14	69	15	- 2
Dengue	73	6	70	12	- 6
Trichuriasis	74	0	73	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	74	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	72	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	76	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	80	0	82	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	81	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	80	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	84	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	83	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to CHINA

Senegal

China

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.