DOMINICAN REP. VS SENEGAL: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SENEGAL		DOMINICAN REP.		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	4,123	6	2,254	+ 1,868
Coronary Heart Disease	2	3,572	1	14,986	- 11,414
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	3,066	26	504	+ 2,562
Stroke	4	3,066	2	7,882	- 4,817
Malaria	5	2,637	65	4	+ 2,633
Road Traffic Accidents	6	2,199	3	6,937	- 4,738
Low Birth Weight	7	2,087	13	1,532	+ 554
Birth Trauma	8	1,978	18	915	+ 1,064
Tuberculosis	9	1,537	38	242	+ 1,295
Diabetes Mellitus	10	1,375	4	2,762	- 1,388
Congenital Anomalies	11	1,357	17	1,038	+ 319
Kidney Disease	12	1,268	7	2,121	- 852
Liver Disease	13	1,232	5	2,680	- 1,448
Maternal Conditions	14	958	39	202	+ 755
Meningitis	15	934	45	134	+ 801
Other Injuries	16	868	19	890	- 23
Cervical Cancer	17	806	23	560	+ 246
Lung Disease	18	775	15	1,360	- 585
Violence	19	715	9	1,917	- 1,201
HIV/AIDS	20	681	8	1,931	- 1,250
Hypertension	21	628	10	1,894	- 1,266
Liver Cancer	22	624	21	664	- 40
Endocrine Disorders	23	597	22	602	- 5
Suicide	24	561	25	530	+ 32
Asthma	25	537	29	441	+ 96
Alzheimers & Dementia	26	504	11	1,808	- 1,304
Breast Cancer	27	494	14	1,460	- 966
Pertussis	28	443	47	121	+ 322
Prostate Cancer	29	368	12	1,655	- 1,286
Falls	30	357	30	435	- 78
Stomach Cancer	31	320	24	547	- 228
Malnutrition	32	284	34	372	- 88
Drownings	33	283	37	248	+ 36
Fires	34	257	44	139	+ 118
Peptic Ulcer Disease	35	248	36	295	- 46
Inflammatory/Heart	36	244	35	312	- 67
Colon-Rectum Cancers	37	221	20	851	- 630
Epilepsy	38	190	42	158	+ 31
Lymphomas	39	181	33	374	- 193
Poisonings	40	181	55	47	+ 134
Parkinson's Disease	41	157	28	446	- 290
Ovary Cancer	42	126	50	89	+ 37
Oral Cancer	43	119	31	434	- 315
Lung Cancers	44	104	16	1,244	- 1,140
Schistosomiasis	45	101	59	22	+ 79
Rheumatic Heart Disease	46	95	46	123	- 28
Skin Disease	47	91	53	50	+ 42
Pancreas Cancer	48	91	27	456	- 364
Measles	49	91	79	0	+ 91
Bladder Cancer	50	89	49	92	- 4
Skin Cancers	51	84	41	172	- 88
Drug Use	52	79	43	156	- 77
Syphilis	53	70	51	70	- 0
Leukemia	54	65	32	409	- 344
Oesophagus Cancer	55	57	40	200	- 144
Uterin Cancer	56	54	57	43	+ 11
Encephalitis	57	49	56	44	+ 5
Tetanus	58	49	61	17	+ 32
Alcohol	59	43	48	120	- 78
Hepatitis B	60	40	63	11	+ 29
Appendicitis	61	22	52	67	- 45
Other Neoplasms	62	14	58	35	- 22
Leishmaniasis	63	12	74	0	+ 12
Multiple Sclerosis	64	11	62	13	- 2
Ascariasis	65	10	70	1	+ 10
Upper Respiratory	66	9	68	1	+ 8
Rheumatoid Arthritis	67	8	54	48	- 40
Hepatitis C	68	6	60	17	- 11
War	69	2	67	1	+ 1
Diphtheria	70	2	69	1	+ 1
Chlamydia	71	1	66	2	- 1
Otitis Media	72	0	71	0	+ 0
Dengue	73	0	64	5	- 5
Trichuriasis	74	0	77	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	76	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	72	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	78	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	75	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	73	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	80	0	84	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	85	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	82	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	81	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	80	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to DOMINICAN REP.

Senegal

Dominican Rep.

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.