FIJI VS SENEGAL: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SENEGAL		FIJI		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	363	5	228	+ 134
Coronary Heart Disease	2	314	2	1,481	- 1,167
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	270	12	96	+ 173
Stroke	4	270	3	583	- 313
Malaria	5	232	75	0	+ 232
Road Traffic Accidents	6	193	11	120	+ 73
Low Birth Weight	7	184	14	86	+ 98
Birth Trauma	8	174	28	36	+ 138
Tuberculosis	9	135	27	39	+ 96
Diabetes Mellitus	10	121	1	1,628	- 1,507
Congenital Anomalies	11	119	10	129	- 10
Kidney Disease	12	112	4	277	- 165
Liver Disease	13	108	15	82	+ 27
Maternal Conditions	14	84	49	9	+ 76
Meningitis	15	82	43	17	+ 65
Other Injuries	16	76	17	77	- 0
Cervical Cancer	17	71	13	86	- 15
Lung Disease	18	68	9	141	- 72
Violence	19	63	40	19	+ 43
HIV/AIDS	20	60	31	30	+ 30
Hypertension	21	55	7	170	- 115
Liver Cancer	22	55	18	68	- 13
Endocrine Disorders	23	53	34	28	+ 25
Suicide	24	49	16	80	- 30
Asthma	25	47	6	226	- 179
Alzheimers & Dementia	26	44	19	63	- 19
Breast Cancer	27	43	8	162	- 119
Pertussis	28	39	48	10	+ 29
Prostate Cancer	29	32	25	41	- 8
Falls	30	31	36	27	+ 5
Stomach Cancer	31	28	37	23	+ 5
Malnutrition	32	25	45	14	+ 11
Drownings	33	25	21	60	- 35
Fires	34	23	33	28	- 5
Peptic Ulcer Disease	35	22	29	34	- 12
Inflammatory/Heart	36	21	23	45	- 24
Colon-Rectum Cancers	37	19	24	45	- 26
Epilepsy	38	17	44	16	+ 0
Lymphomas	39	16	35	27	- 11
Poisonings	40	16	56	2	+ 14
Parkinson's Disease	41	14	26	40	- 27
Ovary Cancer	42	11	32	29	- 18
Oral Cancer	43	10	46	13	- 2
Lung Cancers	44	9	22	48	- 39
Schistosomiasis	45	9	74	0	+ 9
Rheumatic Heart Disease	46	8	20	62	- 54
Skin Disease	47	8	41	19	- 11
Pancreas Cancer	48	8	38	21	- 13
Measles	49	8	63	0	+ 8
Bladder Cancer	50	8	50	8	- 0
Skin Cancers	51	7	61	1	+ 7
Drug Use	52	7	52	4	+ 3
Syphilis	53	6	47	11	- 5
Leukemia	54	6	30	31	- 25
Oesophagus Cancer	55	5	42	18	- 13
Uterin Cancer	56	5	39	20	- 15
Encephalitis	57	4	51	7	- 3
Tetanus	58	4	58	1	+ 3
Alcohol	59	4	57	2	+ 2
Hepatitis B	60	4	59	1	+ 2
Appendicitis	61	2	54	3	- 1
Other Neoplasms	62	1	53	3	- 2
Leishmaniasis	63	1	73	0	+ 1
Multiple Sclerosis	64	1	60	1	+ 0
Ascariasis	65	1	67	0	+ 1
Upper Respiratory	66	1	69	0	+ 1
Rheumatoid Arthritis	67	1	62	0	+ 0
Hepatitis C	68	1	65	0	+ 0
War	69	0	66	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	70	0	68	0	+ 0
Chlamydia	71	0	64	0	- 0
Otitis Media	72	0	70	0	+ 0
Dengue	73	0	55	3	- 3
Trichuriasis	74	0	79	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	78	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	71	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	72	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	76	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	80	0	85	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	84	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	81	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	83	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	80	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to FIJI

Senegal

Fiji

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.