HAITI VS SENEGAL: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SENEGAL		HAITI		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	4,480	3	7,064	- 2,584
Coronary Heart Disease	2	3,882	1	13,208	- 9,326
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	3,332	8	2,540	+ 793
Stroke	4	3,332	2	11,779	- 8,447
Malaria	5	2,866	59	36	+ 2,830
Road Traffic Accidents	6	2,389	13	2,115	+ 275
Low Birth Weight	7	2,268	9	2,516	- 248
Birth Trauma	8	2,150	14	2,100	+ 50
Tuberculosis	9	1,670	22	1,007	+ 663
Diabetes Mellitus	10	1,494	4	5,026	- 3,532
Congenital Anomalies	11	1,475	15	1,819	- 345
Kidney Disease	12	1,379	6	2,701	- 1,322
Liver Disease	13	1,339	10	2,425	- 1,086
Maternal Conditions	14	1,041	18	1,349	- 308
Meningitis	15	1,016	28	780	+ 236
Other Injuries	16	943	16	1,499	- 556
Cervical Cancer	17	876	34	573	+ 304
Lung Disease	18	843	11	2,334	- 1,492
Violence	19	777	12	2,330	- 1,552
HIV/AIDS	20	740	5	2,706	- 1,966
Hypertension	21	683	7	2,632	- 1,949
Liver Cancer	22	678	33	662	+ 15
Endocrine Disorders	23	649	24	951	- 302
Suicide	24	610	21	1,085	- 476
Asthma	25	584	20	1,107	- 523
Alzheimers & Dementia	26	548	23	955	- 407
Breast Cancer	27	537	30	705	- 168
Pertussis	28	481	38	446	+ 35
Prostate Cancer	29	400	17	1,356	- 956
Falls	30	388	35	549	- 161
Stomach Cancer	31	347	26	863	- 516
Malnutrition	32	308	29	717	- 408
Drownings	33	308	19	1,306	- 998
Fires	34	280	37	470	- 190
Peptic Ulcer Disease	35	270	31	704	- 434
Inflammatory/Heart	36	266	25	941	- 675
Colon-Rectum Cancers	37	240	32	680	- 440
Epilepsy	38	206	41	409	- 203
Lymphomas	39	197	47	235	- 39
Poisonings	40	196	50	154	+ 42
Parkinson's Disease	41	170	42	329	- 159
Ovary Cancer	42	137	51	153	- 16
Oral Cancer	43	129	45	261	- 131
Lung Cancers	44	113	36	492	- 379
Schistosomiasis	45	110	76	0	+ 110
Rheumatic Heart Disease	46	103	27	814	- 711
Skin Disease	47	99	40	425	- 325
Pancreas Cancer	48	99	44	268	- 169
Measles	49	99	74	0	+ 99
Bladder Cancer	50	97	55	92	+ 4
Skin Cancers	51	92	56	56	+ 35
Drug Use	52	86	52	140	- 54
Syphilis	53	76	46	251	- 175
Leukemia	54	70	43	300	- 230
Oesophagus Cancer	55	62	49	155	- 93
Uterin Cancer	56	58	57	42	+ 17
Encephalitis	57	53	54	118	- 64
Tetanus	58	53	53	119	- 66
Alcohol	59	46	39	428	- 381
Hepatitis B	60	44	62	26	+ 18
Appendicitis	61	24	48	172	- 148
Other Neoplasms	62	15	60	31	- 16
Leishmaniasis	63	13	79	0	+ 13
Multiple Sclerosis	64	12	61	28	- 16
Ascariasis	65	11	67	5	+ 6
Upper Respiratory	66	10	63	19	- 9
Rheumatoid Arthritis	67	9	58	37	- 28
Hepatitis C	68	7	65	7	- 1
War	69	3	66	5	- 3
Diphtheria	70	2	69	3	- 1
Chlamydia	71	1	68	5	- 4
Otitis Media	72	0	70	1	- 1
Dengue	73	0	64	17	- 17
Trichuriasis	74	0	72	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	73	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	71	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	75	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	77	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	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	84	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to HAITI

Senegal

Haiti

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.