COLOMBIA VS SENEGAL: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SENEGAL		COLOMBIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	18,901	5	10,773	+ 8,128
Coronary Heart Disease	2	16,376	1	43,066	- 26,690
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	14,058	38	747	+ 13,310
Stroke	4	14,056	3	16,573	- 2,517
Malaria	5	12,090	67	26	+ 12,064
Road Traffic Accidents	6	10,081	6	7,765	+ 2,316
Low Birth Weight	7	9,567	23	2,095	+ 7,472
Birth Trauma	8	9,071	41	648	+ 8,422
Tuberculosis	9	7,047	32	1,272	+ 5,775
Diabetes Mellitus	10	6,302	11	5,028	+ 1,274
Congenital Anomalies	11	6,221	16	2,963	+ 3,258
Kidney Disease	12	5,816	7	6,834	- 1,018
Liver Disease	13	5,648	19	2,426	+ 3,222
Maternal Conditions	14	4,391	46	394	+ 3,997
Meningitis	15	4,284	50	244	+ 4,041
Other Injuries	16	3,978	28	1,592	+ 2,385
Cervical Cancer	17	3,697	20	2,266	+ 1,430
Lung Disease	18	3,555	4	15,928	- 12,373
Violence	19	3,280	2	19,268	- 15,989
HIV/AIDS	20	3,121	17	2,683	+ 438
Hypertension	21	2,881	8	6,400	- 3,518
Liver Cancer	22	2,860	24	2,065	+ 795
Endocrine Disorders	23	2,739	30	1,367	+ 1,372
Suicide	24	2,573	26	1,965	+ 608
Asthma	25	2,463	54	191	+ 2,272
Alzheimers & Dementia	26	2,312	22	2,157	+ 154
Breast Cancer	27	2,265	13	3,669	- 1,405
Pertussis	28	2,030	69	18	+ 2,012
Prostate Cancer	29	1,689	14	3,584	- 1,895
Falls	30	1,637	29	1,518	+ 119
Stomach Cancer	31	1,465	9	6,112	- 4,647
Malnutrition	32	1,301	27	1,878	- 577
Drownings	33	1,299	40	689	+ 610
Fires	34	1,180	56	127	+ 1,053
Peptic Ulcer Disease	35	1,139	39	698	+ 441
Inflammatory/Heart	36	1,120	31	1,329	- 209
Colon-Rectum Cancers	37	1,011	12	4,371	- 3,360
Epilepsy	38	869	43	597	+ 272
Lymphomas	39	829	18	2,603	- 1,774
Poisonings	40	828	61	61	+ 767
Parkinson's Disease	41	718	47	383	+ 335
Ovary Cancer	42	579	33	1,122	- 543
Oral Cancer	43	546	37	807	- 261
Lung Cancers	44	475	10	5,250	- 4,775
Schistosomiasis	45	463	77	1	+ 462
Rheumatic Heart Disease	46	436	63	38	+ 398
Skin Disease	47	419	34	1,102	- 683
Pancreas Cancer	48	419	25	2,022	- 1,603
Measles	49	416	78	0	+ 416
Bladder Cancer	50	407	42	609	- 202
Skin Cancers	51	387	35	1,028	- 642
Drug Use	52	364	44	492	- 128
Syphilis	53	321	65	30	+ 291
Leukemia	54	296	21	2,208	- 1,912
Oesophagus Cancer	55	261	36	835	- 575
Uterin Cancer	56	247	45	423	- 176
Encephalitis	57	225	64	38	+ 187
Tetanus	58	223	71	14	+ 209
Alcohol	59	195	68	23	+ 172
Hepatitis B	60	185	62	50	+ 134
Appendicitis	61	101	52	213	- 112
Other Neoplasms	62	63	15	3,205	- 3,142
Leishmaniasis	63	55	74	7	+ 48
Multiple Sclerosis	64	52	60	62	- 10
Ascariasis	65	47	76	5	+ 43
Upper Respiratory	66	40	66	27	+ 14
Rheumatoid Arthritis	67	38	51	242	- 204
Hepatitis C	68	29	59	65	- 36
War	69	11	49	260	- 249
Diphtheria	70	7	80	0	+ 7
Chlamydia	71	4	81	0	+ 4
Otitis Media	72	0	73	7	- 7
Dengue	73	0	55	133	- 133
Trichuriasis	74	0	83	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	79	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	72	8	- 8
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	82	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	84	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	53	203	- 203
Osteoarthritis	80	0	58	67	- 67
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	48	333	- 333
Oral conditions	82	0	75	7	- 7
Schizophrenia	83	0	70	18	- 18
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	57	101	- 101
Depression	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to COLOMBIA

Senegal

Colombia

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.