ECUADOR VS SENEGAL: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SENEGAL		ECUADOR		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	6,979	4	5,083	+ 1,896
Coronary Heart Disease	2	6,047	1	9,805	- 3,758
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	5,191	34	410	+ 4,780
Stroke	4	5,190	3	5,429	- 239
Malaria	5	4,464	77	0	+ 4,464
Road Traffic Accidents	6	3,722	6	3,490	+ 232
Low Birth Weight	7	3,533	16	1,172	+ 2,361
Birth Trauma	8	3,349	38	302	+ 3,047
Tuberculosis	9	2,602	29	574	+ 2,028
Diabetes Mellitus	10	2,327	5	4,321	- 1,994
Congenital Anomalies	11	2,297	13	1,335	+ 962
Kidney Disease	12	2,147	2	6,184	- 4,036
Liver Disease	13	2,085	7	3,330	- 1,245
Maternal Conditions	14	1,621	46	164	+ 1,457
Meningitis	15	1,582	52	90	+ 1,492
Other Injuries	16	1,469	17	1,161	+ 308
Cervical Cancer	17	1,365	24	840	+ 525
Lung Disease	18	1,313	8	2,576	- 1,264
Violence	19	1,211	15	1,210	+ 1
HIV/AIDS	20	1,152	27	609	+ 543
Hypertension	21	1,064	10	2,507	- 1,443
Liver Cancer	22	1,056	21	954	+ 102
Endocrine Disorders	23	1,011	31	507	+ 505
Suicide	24	950	14	1,326	- 376
Asthma	25	909	53	85	+ 824
Alzheimers & Dementia	26	854	9	2,565	- 1,711
Breast Cancer	27	836	25	825	+ 11
Pertussis	28	749	56	79	+ 670
Prostate Cancer	29	624	12	1,362	- 738
Falls	30	604	18	1,114	- 510
Stomach Cancer	31	541	11	2,089	- 1,548
Malnutrition	32	480	28	578	- 98
Drownings	33	480	32	470	+ 10
Fires	34	436	43	175	+ 260
Peptic Ulcer Disease	35	421	33	417	+ 4
Inflammatory/Heart	36	414	36	308	+ 106
Colon-Rectum Cancers	37	373	19	1,109	- 736
Epilepsy	38	321	40	273	+ 48
Lymphomas	39	306	22	883	- 577
Poisonings	40	306	58	59	+ 247
Parkinson's Disease	41	265	26	658	- 393
Ovary Cancer	42	214	35	322	- 109
Oral Cancer	43	202	45	166	+ 36
Lung Cancers	44	175	20	1,075	- 899
Schistosomiasis	45	171	75	0	+ 171
Rheumatic Heart Disease	46	161	47	163	- 2
Skin Disease	47	155	51	103	+ 52
Pancreas Cancer	48	155	30	562	- 407
Measles	49	154	72	0	+ 154
Bladder Cancer	50	150	44	168	- 18
Skin Cancers	51	143	37	308	- 165
Drug Use	52	134	41	214	- 79
Syphilis	53	119	54	85	+ 34
Leukemia	54	109	23	882	- 772
Oesophagus Cancer	55	96	42	180	- 83
Uterin Cancer	56	91	48	129	- 38
Encephalitis	57	83	55	82	+ 1
Tetanus	58	82	62	9	+ 73
Alcohol	59	72	39	280	- 208
Hepatitis B	60	68	64	3	+ 65
Appendicitis	61	37	50	110	- 73
Other Neoplasms	62	23	57	64	- 41
Leishmaniasis	63	20	74	0	+ 20
Multiple Sclerosis	64	19	60	18	+ 1
Ascariasis	65	17	65	2	+ 16
Upper Respiratory	66	15	63	8	+ 7
Rheumatoid Arthritis	67	14	49	124	- 109
Hepatitis C	68	11	67	1	+ 9
War	69	4	66	2	+ 2
Diphtheria	70	3	69	1	+ 2
Chlamydia	71	1	68	1	+ 1
Otitis Media	72	0	70	0	+ 0
Dengue	73	0	61	10	- 10
Trichuriasis	74	0	79	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	78	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	71	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	73	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	59	21	- 21
Osteoarthritis	80	0	85	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	86	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	84	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	81	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	80	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to ECUADOR

Senegal

Ecuador

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.