INDIA VS SENEGAL: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SENEGAL		INDIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	537,110	6	392,425	+ 144,685
Coronary Heart Disease	2	465,349	1	1,520,034	- 1,054,685
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	399,467	4	670,315	- 270,848
Stroke	4	399,416	3	697,038	- 297,622
Malaria	5	343,544	57	7,705	+ 335,839
Road Traffic Accidents	6	286,465	12	212,596	+ 73,869
Low Birth Weight	7	271,871	9	238,739	+ 33,131
Birth Trauma	8	257,758	20	102,819	+ 154,940
Tuberculosis	9	200,256	5	435,882	- 235,626
Diabetes Mellitus	10	179,090	7	271,495	- 92,406
Congenital Anomalies	11	176,779	23	82,769	+ 94,010
Kidney Disease	12	165,262	11	222,903	- 57,640
Liver Disease	13	160,497	8	268,580	- 108,083
Maternal Conditions	14	124,774	41	25,917	+ 98,857
Meningitis	15	121,749	36	33,337	+ 88,413
Other Injuries	16	113,030	15	149,570	- 36,540
Cervical Cancer	17	105,044	30	45,319	+ 59,725
Lung Disease	18	101,018	2	879,732	- 778,714
Violence	19	93,196	27	51,767	+ 41,430
HIV/AIDS	20	88,686	31	44,406	+ 44,280
Hypertension	21	81,869	19	108,050	- 26,181
Liver Cancer	22	81,278	39	30,369	+ 50,909
Endocrine Disorders	23	77,839	47	15,264	+ 62,574
Suicide	24	73,107	14	173,347	- 100,240
Asthma	25	69,994	13	196,051	- 126,057
Alzheimers & Dementia	26	65,687	17	126,593	- 60,906
Breast Cancer	27	64,355	22	82,821	- 18,466
Pertussis	28	57,677	54	10,094	+ 47,584
Prostate Cancer	29	48,002	38	30,945	+ 17,058
Falls	30	46,513	10	225,755	- 179,242
Stomach Cancer	31	41,641	24	81,058	- 39,417
Malnutrition	32	36,965	55	8,626	+ 28,339
Drownings	33	36,919	28	48,774	- 11,856
Fires	34	33,524	42	23,265	+ 10,259
Peptic Ulcer Disease	35	32,367	26	68,108	- 35,740
Inflammatory/Heart	36	31,833	49	12,651	+ 19,182
Colon-Rectum Cancers	37	28,740	25	77,368	- 48,628
Epilepsy	38	24,704	40	30,307	- 5,604
Lymphomas	39	23,568	33	40,159	- 16,591
Poisonings	40	23,517	61	3,540	+ 19,977
Parkinson's Disease	41	20,397	32	43,398	- 23,001
Ovary Cancer	42	16,450	44	21,947	- 5,497
Oral Cancer	43	15,515	16	134,187	- 118,671
Lung Cancers	44	13,491	21	88,276	- 74,785
Schistosomiasis	45	13,148	76	0	+ 13,148
Rheumatic Heart Disease	46	12,392	18	126,079	- 113,687
Skin Disease	47	11,911	45	17,857	- 5,946
Pancreas Cancer	48	11,905	37	32,812	- 20,906
Measles	49	11,835	51	11,923	- 88
Bladder Cancer	50	11,570	48	14,081	- 2,510
Skin Cancers	51	10,986	60	5,054	+ 5,932
Drug Use	52	10,343	52	11,747	- 1,404
Syphilis	53	9,130	64	2,007	+ 7,122
Leukemia	54	8,416	35	33,383	- 24,967
Oesophagus Cancer	55	7,409	34	38,898	- 31,489
Uterin Cancer	56	7,013	59	6,841	+ 172
Encephalitis	57	6,385	29	48,080	- 41,696
Tetanus	58	6,341	58	7,093	- 751
Alcohol	59	5,547	43	23,097	- 17,550
Hepatitis B	60	5,251	56	8,184	- 2,933
Appendicitis	61	2,872	53	11,245	- 8,373
Other Neoplasms	62	1,787	62	2,968	- 1,182
Leishmaniasis	63	1,560	66	973	+ 586
Multiple Sclerosis	64	1,482	63	2,328	- 847
Ascariasis	65	1,343	70	126	+ 1,217
Upper Respiratory	66	1,143	68	584	+ 559
Rheumatoid Arthritis	67	1,093	50	11,931	- 10,838
Hepatitis C	68	811	65	1,364	- 553
War	69	312	67	890	- 578
Diphtheria	70	200	72	65	+ 135
Chlamydia	71	114	69	379	- 265
Otitis Media	72	14	71	68	- 54
Dengue	73	6	46	17,546	- 17,540
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	77	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	80	0	85	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	86	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	84	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	80	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	81	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	82	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to INDIA

Senegal

India

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.