GREECE VS SENEGAL: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SENEGAL		GREECE		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	3,987	3	8,282	- 4,295
Coronary Heart Disease	2	3,455	1	21,124	- 17,670
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	2,966	44	95	+ 2,871
Stroke	4	2,965	2	14,077	- 11,112
Malaria	5	2,550	78	0	+ 2,550
Road Traffic Accidents	6	2,127	22	870	+ 1,256
Low Birth Weight	7	2,018	41	127	+ 1,891
Birth Trauma	8	1,914	57	17	+ 1,897
Tuberculosis	9	1,487	46	66	+ 1,420
Diabetes Mellitus	10	1,330	20	1,266	+ 64
Congenital Anomalies	11	1,312	38	174	+ 1,138
Kidney Disease	12	1,227	6	4,759	- 3,532
Liver Disease	13	1,191	23	809	+ 382
Maternal Conditions	14	926	61	2	+ 924
Meningitis	15	904	53	33	+ 871
Other Injuries	16	839	17	1,453	- 614
Cervical Cancer	17	780	36	243	+ 537
Lung Disease	18	750	5	5,526	- 4,776
Violence	19	692	42	104	+ 588
HIV/AIDS	20	658	50	47	+ 611
Hypertension	21	608	9	2,922	- 2,315
Liver Cancer	22	603	14	1,566	- 962
Endocrine Disorders	23	578	29	526	+ 52
Suicide	24	543	28	533	+ 10
Asthma	25	520	55	27	+ 492
Alzheimers & Dementia	26	488	7	3,940	- 3,452
Breast Cancer	27	478	11	2,520	- 2,043
Pertussis	28	428	69	0	+ 428
Prostate Cancer	29	356	12	2,023	- 1,667
Falls	30	345	21	1,245	- 900
Stomach Cancer	31	309	16	1,535	- 1,226
Malnutrition	32	274	66	1	+ 274
Drownings	33	274	32	435	- 161
Fires	34	249	39	146	+ 103
Peptic Ulcer Disease	35	240	26	611	- 370
Inflammatory/Heart	36	236	24	725	- 489
Colon-Rectum Cancers	37	213	8	3,264	- 3,050
Epilepsy	38	183	34	249	- 66
Lymphomas	39	175	19	1,268	- 1,093
Poisonings	40	175	56	19	+ 155
Parkinson's Disease	41	151	10	2,646	- 2,494
Ovary Cancer	42	122	27	557	- 435
Oral Cancer	43	115	30	440	- 325
Lung Cancers	44	100	4	7,355	- 7,255
Schistosomiasis	45	98	75	0	+ 98
Rheumatic Heart Disease	46	92	43	100	- 8
Skin Disease	47	88	47	56	+ 32
Pancreas Cancer	48	88	13	1,904	- 1,816
Measles	49	88	68	0	+ 88
Bladder Cancer	50	86	15	1,551	- 1,465
Skin Cancers	51	82	31	438	- 357
Drug Use	52	77	37	193	- 116
Syphilis	53	68	65	1	+ 67
Leukemia	54	62	18	1,354	- 1,291
Oesophagus Cancer	55	55	35	246	- 191
Uterin Cancer	56	52	33	373	- 320
Encephalitis	57	47	67	1	+ 47
Tetanus	58	47	62	2	+ 45
Alcohol	59	41	49	50	- 9
Hepatitis B	60	39	48	56	- 17
Appendicitis	61	21	58	9	+ 12
Other Neoplasms	62	13	25	679	- 665
Leishmaniasis	63	12	60	4	+ 8
Multiple Sclerosis	64	11	40	135	- 124
Ascariasis	65	10	73	0	+ 10
Upper Respiratory	66	8	59	8	+ 1
Rheumatoid Arthritis	67	8	45	67	- 59
Hepatitis C	68	6	52	38	- 32
War	69	2	64	1	+ 1
Diphtheria	70	1	70	0	+ 1
Chlamydia	71	1	80	0	+ 1
Otitis Media	72	0	82	0	+ 0
Dengue	73	0	71	0	+ 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	72	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	74	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	81	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	77	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	80	0	85	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	86	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	63	2	- 2
Schizophrenia	83	0	54	27	- 27
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	84	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	51	47	- 47
Depression	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to GREECE

Senegal

Greece

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.