GHANA VS SENEGAL: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SENEGAL		GHANA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	13,184	1	16,262	- 3,078
Coronary Heart Disease	2	11,423	3	14,103	- 2,680
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	9,805	9	6,538	+ 3,267
Stroke	4	9,804	2	15,163	- 5,359
Malaria	5	8,433	5	11,162	- 2,729
Road Traffic Accidents	6	7,032	7	7,808	- 776
Low Birth Weight	7	6,673	8	6,662	+ 12
Birth Trauma	8	6,327	10	6,194	+ 133
Tuberculosis	9	4,916	6	10,214	- 5,299
Diabetes Mellitus	10	4,396	12	5,929	- 1,533
Congenital Anomalies	11	4,339	14	3,935	+ 404
Kidney Disease	12	4,057	13	4,161	- 105
Liver Disease	13	3,940	11	6,053	- 2,114
Maternal Conditions	14	3,063	22	1,991	+ 1,072
Meningitis	15	2,989	16	2,983	+ 5
Other Injuries	16	2,774	18	2,433	+ 342
Cervical Cancer	17	2,578	20	2,161	+ 417
Lung Disease	18	2,480	15	3,120	- 640
Violence	19	2,288	27	1,857	+ 431
HIV/AIDS	20	2,177	4	13,565	- 11,388
Hypertension	21	2,010	19	2,231	- 221
Liver Cancer	22	1,995	17	2,851	- 856
Endocrine Disorders	23	1,911	24	1,965	- 54
Suicide	24	1,795	21	1,993	- 199
Asthma	25	1,718	23	1,979	- 261
Alzheimers & Dementia	26	1,612	29	1,294	+ 318
Breast Cancer	27	1,580	25	1,937	- 358
Pertussis	28	1,416	35	744	+ 671
Prostate Cancer	29	1,178	31	1,031	+ 148
Falls	30	1,142	30	1,168	- 26
Stomach Cancer	31	1,022	33	870	+ 152
Malnutrition	32	907	26	1,868	- 961
Drownings	33	906	36	740	+ 166
Fires	34	823	37	729	+ 94
Peptic Ulcer Disease	35	795	48	321	+ 474
Inflammatory/Heart	36	781	28	1,615	- 833
Colon-Rectum Cancers	37	705	34	803	- 97
Epilepsy	38	606	47	329	+ 277
Lymphomas	39	579	32	875	- 296
Poisonings	40	577	40	522	+ 56
Parkinson's Disease	41	501	43	387	+ 114
Ovary Cancer	42	404	38	698	- 295
Oral Cancer	43	381	42	483	- 102
Lung Cancers	44	331	55	237	+ 94
Schistosomiasis	45	323	51	257	+ 66
Rheumatic Heart Disease	46	304	52	256	+ 48
Skin Disease	47	292	50	264	+ 28
Pancreas Cancer	48	292	46	334	- 42
Measles	49	291	60	135	+ 155
Bladder Cancer	50	284	53	245	+ 39
Skin Cancers	51	270	58	214	+ 55
Drug Use	52	254	39	630	- 376
Syphilis	53	224	41	483	- 259
Leukemia	54	207	45	340	- 134
Oesophagus Cancer	55	182	49	285	- 103
Uterin Cancer	56	172	57	219	- 47
Encephalitis	57	157	44	357	- 200
Tetanus	58	156	56	220	- 64
Alcohol	59	136	54	244	- 108
Hepatitis B	60	129	62	101	+ 28
Appendicitis	61	70	59	146	- 75
Other Neoplasms	62	44	63	48	- 4
Leishmaniasis	63	38	77	0	+ 38
Multiple Sclerosis	64	36	61	113	- 76
Ascariasis	65	33	68	12	+ 21
Upper Respiratory	66	28	66	16	+ 12
Rheumatoid Arthritis	67	27	67	16	+ 11
Hepatitis C	68	20	65	28	- 8
War	69	8	64	29	- 21
Diphtheria	70	5	69	4	+ 1
Chlamydia	71	3	70	3	- 0
Otitis Media	72	0	72	0	+ 0
Dengue	73	0	71	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	75	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	73	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	76	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	80	0	84	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	85	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	81	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	82	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	83	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	80	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to GHANA

Senegal

Ghana

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.