EQU. GUINEA VS SENEGAL: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SENEGAL		EQU. GUINEA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	685	2	913	- 228
Coronary Heart Disease	2	593	7	419	+ 174
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	509	9	349	+ 160
Stroke	4	509	6	437	+ 72
Malaria	5	438	3	668	- 230
Road Traffic Accidents	6	365	8	368	- 3
Low Birth Weight	7	346	4	457	- 110
Birth Trauma	8	328	5	441	- 112
Tuberculosis	9	255	10	321	- 66
Diabetes Mellitus	10	228	11	299	- 71
Congenital Anomalies	11	225	12	249	- 24
Kidney Disease	12	211	14	198	+ 12
Liver Disease	13	205	13	199	+ 5
Maternal Conditions	14	159	17	139	+ 20
Meningitis	15	155	19	127	+ 28
Other Injuries	16	144	23	105	+ 39
Cervical Cancer	17	134	28	56	+ 78
Lung Disease	18	129	20	120	+ 8
Violence	19	119	33	45	+ 74
HIV/AIDS	20	113	1	1,838	- 1,725
Hypertension	21	104	16	165	- 61
Liver Cancer	22	104	34	43	+ 61
Endocrine Disorders	23	99	25	73	+ 26
Suicide	24	93	22	107	- 14
Asthma	25	89	26	65	+ 24
Alzheimers & Dementia	26	84	29	55	+ 28
Breast Cancer	27	82	24	84	- 2
Pertussis	28	74	21	109	- 36
Prostate Cancer	29	61	35	43	+ 18
Falls	30	59	32	46	+ 14
Stomach Cancer	31	53	49	16	+ 37
Malnutrition	32	47	31	48	- 1
Drownings	33	47	36	39	+ 8
Fires	34	43	39	30	+ 13
Peptic Ulcer Disease	35	41	43	22	+ 19
Inflammatory/Heart	36	41	27	63	- 23
Colon-Rectum Cancers	37	37	40	29	+ 8
Epilepsy	38	31	38	32	- 1
Lymphomas	39	30	45	19	+ 11
Poisonings	40	30	44	21	+ 9
Parkinson's Disease	41	26	46	18	+ 8
Ovary Cancer	42	21	52	13	+ 8
Oral Cancer	43	20	37	35	- 15
Lung Cancers	44	17	41	27	- 10
Schistosomiasis	45	17	60	4	+ 12
Rheumatic Heart Disease	46	16	50	14	+ 2
Skin Disease	47	15	51	13	+ 2
Pancreas Cancer	48	15	55	11	+ 4
Measles	49	15	15	181	- 166
Bladder Cancer	50	15	56	9	+ 6
Skin Cancers	51	14	48	16	- 2
Drug Use	52	13	30	50	- 37
Syphilis	53	12	18	134	- 122
Leukemia	54	11	61	4	+ 7
Oesophagus Cancer	55	9	54	12	- 2
Uterin Cancer	56	9	58	8	+ 1
Encephalitis	57	8	57	8	+ 0
Tetanus	58	8	42	23	- 15
Alcohol	59	7	53	12	- 5
Hepatitis B	60	7	65	3	+ 4
Appendicitis	61	4	59	6	- 2
Other Neoplasms	62	2	63	3	- 1
Leishmaniasis	63	2	78	0	+ 2
Multiple Sclerosis	64	2	67	1	+ 0
Ascariasis	65	2	70	0	+ 1
Upper Respiratory	66	1	66	2	- 0
Rheumatoid Arthritis	67	1	62	4	- 2
Hepatitis C	68	1	69	0	+ 1
War	69	0	71	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	70	0	64	3	- 3
Chlamydia	71	0	68	0	- 0
Otitis Media	72	0	72	0	- 0
Dengue	73	0	73	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	74	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	76	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	47	16	- 16
Chagas disease	79	0	77	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	80	0	81	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	82	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	85	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to EQU. GUINEA

Senegal

Equ. Guinea

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.