ETHIOPIA VS SENEGAL: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SENEGAL		ETHIOPIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	45,187	1	59,931	- 14,743
Coronary Heart Disease	2	39,150	4	36,530	+ 2,620
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	33,607	2	44,361	- 10,753
Stroke	4	33,603	3	39,362	- 5,759
Malaria	5	28,902	26	5,626	+ 23,276
Road Traffic Accidents	6	24,100	5	31,564	- 7,464
Low Birth Weight	7	22,873	7	28,020	- 5,148
Birth Trauma	8	21,685	6	31,107	- 9,422
Tuberculosis	9	16,848	9	21,455	- 4,608
Diabetes Mellitus	10	15,067	10	16,258	- 1,191
Congenital Anomalies	11	14,872	11	15,638	- 765
Kidney Disease	12	13,904	13	12,103	+ 1,801
Liver Disease	13	13,503	8	27,270	- 13,768
Maternal Conditions	14	10,497	18	8,887	+ 1,611
Meningitis	15	10,243	14	12,019	- 1,776
Other Injuries	16	9,509	16	11,735	- 2,225
Cervical Cancer	17	8,837	27	5,019	+ 3,819
Lung Disease	18	8,499	15	11,870	- 3,372
Violence	19	7,841	22	8,076	- 235
HIV/AIDS	20	7,461	17	11,471	- 4,010
Hypertension	21	6,888	12	13,470	- 6,582
Liver Cancer	22	6,838	42	1,730	+ 5,108
Endocrine Disorders	23	6,549	45	1,623	+ 4,926
Suicide	24	6,151	25	6,030	+ 120
Asthma	25	5,889	29	4,484	+ 1,405
Alzheimers & Dementia	26	5,526	21	8,258	- 2,731
Breast Cancer	27	5,414	20	8,485	- 3,071
Pertussis	28	4,852	23	6,896	- 2,044
Prostate Cancer	29	4,038	50	1,244	+ 2,794
Falls	30	3,913	28	4,510	- 597
Stomach Cancer	31	3,503	47	1,519	+ 1,985
Malnutrition	32	3,110	19	8,643	- 5,533
Drownings	33	3,106	35	3,133	- 27
Fires	34	2,820	34	3,255	- 434
Peptic Ulcer Disease	35	2,723	41	1,758	+ 965
Inflammatory/Heart	36	2,678	39	2,168	+ 510
Colon-Rectum Cancers	37	2,418	31	3,755	- 1,337
Epilepsy	38	2,078	44	1,625	+ 453
Lymphomas	39	1,983	33	3,590	- 1,607
Poisonings	40	1,979	32	3,668	- 1,690
Parkinson's Disease	41	1,716	46	1,578	+ 138
Ovary Cancer	42	1,384	36	2,424	- 1,040
Oral Cancer	43	1,305	48	1,477	- 171
Lung Cancers	44	1,135	38	2,202	- 1,067
Schistosomiasis	45	1,106	54	839	+ 267
Rheumatic Heart Disease	46	1,043	49	1,339	- 297
Skin Disease	47	1,002	53	904	+ 98
Pancreas Cancer	48	1,002	61	488	+ 514
Measles	49	996	24	6,324	- 5,329
Bladder Cancer	50	973	51	1,080	- 106
Skin Cancers	51	924	52	1,006	- 82
Drug Use	52	870	60	513	+ 357
Syphilis	53	768	43	1,699	- 931
Leukemia	54	708	30	4,222	- 3,514
Oesophagus Cancer	55	623	40	1,839	- 1,215
Uterin Cancer	56	590	62	421	+ 169
Encephalitis	57	537	63	386	+ 152
Tetanus	58	533	37	2,203	- 1,669
Alcohol	59	467	55	750	- 283
Hepatitis B	60	442	56	742	- 300
Appendicitis	61	242	58	677	- 436
Other Neoplasms	62	150	66	148	+ 2
Leishmaniasis	63	131	59	579	- 447
Multiple Sclerosis	64	125	70	61	+ 64
Ascariasis	65	113	68	130	- 17
Upper Respiratory	66	96	57	709	- 613
Rheumatoid Arthritis	67	92	65	221	- 129
Hepatitis C	68	68	69	115	- 46
War	69	26	64	281	- 254
Diphtheria	70	17	67	146	- 129
Chlamydia	71	10	72	21	- 11
Otitis Media	72	1	71	39	- 38
Dengue	73	0	73	20	- 20
Trichuriasis	74	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	74	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	79	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	76	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	78	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	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	84	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	83	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to ETHIOPIA

Senegal

Ethiopia

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.