DR CONGO VS SENEGAL: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SENEGAL		DR CONGO		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	43,988	1	73,546	- 29,558
Coronary Heart Disease	2	38,111	7	34,713	+ 3,397
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	32,715	5	41,301	- 8,586
Stroke	4	32,711	6	36,596	- 3,885
Malaria	5	28,135	4	41,813	- 13,678
Road Traffic Accidents	6	23,461	10	30,256	- 6,796
Low Birth Weight	7	22,265	8	34,668	- 12,403
Birth Trauma	8	21,110	9	33,075	- 11,966
Tuberculosis	9	16,400	2	43,759	- 27,359
Diabetes Mellitus	10	14,667	16	12,902	+ 1,765
Congenital Anomalies	11	14,478	11	16,256	- 1,779
Kidney Disease	12	13,534	20	9,077	+ 4,458
Liver Disease	13	13,144	13	15,044	- 1,900
Maternal Conditions	14	10,219	19	10,513	- 294
Meningitis	15	9,971	17	11,568	- 1,597
Other Injuries	16	9,257	22	8,272	+ 985
Cervical Cancer	17	8,603	27	4,823	+ 3,780
Lung Disease	18	8,273	14	13,527	- 5,254
Violence	19	7,632	18	11,120	- 3,488
HIV/AIDS	20	7,263	15	13,286	- 6,023
Hypertension	21	6,705	12	15,743	- 9,038
Liver Cancer	22	6,656	31	3,840	+ 2,817
Endocrine Disorders	23	6,375	25	7,380	- 1,005
Suicide	24	5,987	26	5,812	+ 175
Asthma	25	5,732	24	7,733	- 2,001
Alzheimers & Dementia	26	5,380	28	4,548	+ 832
Breast Cancer	27	5,270	35	3,416	+ 1,855
Pertussis	28	4,724	23	7,921	- 3,198
Prostate Cancer	29	3,931	30	3,948	- 17
Falls	30	3,809	33	3,483	+ 326
Stomach Cancer	31	3,410	37	2,579	+ 831
Malnutrition	32	3,027	21	8,910	- 5,883
Drownings	33	3,024	34	3,454	- 430
Fires	34	2,746	39	2,007	+ 738
Peptic Ulcer Disease	35	2,651	40	1,923	+ 728
Inflammatory/Heart	36	2,607	29	4,045	- 1,438
Colon-Rectum Cancers	37	2,354	36	2,966	- 613
Epilepsy	38	2,023	44	1,727	+ 297
Lymphomas	39	1,930	38	2,061	- 131
Poisonings	40	1,926	42	1,729	+ 197
Parkinson's Disease	41	1,670	49	1,035	+ 636
Ovary Cancer	42	1,347	58	656	+ 691
Oral Cancer	43	1,271	51	1,003	+ 268
Lung Cancers	44	1,105	47	1,158	- 53
Schistosomiasis	45	1,077	48	1,071	+ 6
Rheumatic Heart Disease	46	1,015	43	1,728	- 713
Skin Disease	47	975	54	781	+ 195
Pancreas Cancer	48	975	50	1,017	- 42
Measles	49	969	3	42,254	- 41,285
Bladder Cancer	50	948	65	270	+ 678
Skin Cancers	51	900	55	765	+ 134
Drug Use	52	847	59	638	+ 209
Syphilis	53	748	32	3,751	- 3,004
Leukemia	54	689	41	1,871	- 1,182
Oesophagus Cancer	55	607	53	790	- 183
Uterin Cancer	56	574	63	352	+ 222
Encephalitis	57	523	57	680	- 157
Tetanus	58	519	46	1,166	- 646
Alcohol	59	454	60	635	- 181
Hepatitis B	60	430	61	456	- 26
Appendicitis	61	235	56	703	- 468
Other Neoplasms	62	146	67	88	+ 59
Leishmaniasis	63	128	52	869	- 741
Multiple Sclerosis	64	121	71	44	+ 78
Ascariasis	65	110	68	80	+ 30
Upper Respiratory	66	94	62	370	- 276
Rheumatoid Arthritis	67	90	66	217	- 128
Hepatitis C	68	66	69	69	- 2
War	69	26	45	1,658	- 1,633
Diphtheria	70	16	70	47	- 30
Chlamydia	71	9	73	15	- 5
Otitis Media	72	1	72	38	- 37
Dengue	73	0	74	1	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	76	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	75	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	77	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	78	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	64	347	- 347
Chagas disease	79	0	79	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	80	0	80	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	81	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	82	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	84	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to DR CONGO

Senegal

DR Congo

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.