IRAN VS SENEGAL: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SENEGAL		IRAN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	33,690	8	11,243	+ 22,447
Coronary Heart Disease	2	29,189	1	93,308	- 64,119
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	25,056	33	1,836	+ 23,220
Stroke	4	25,053	2	36,730	- 11,677
Malaria	5	21,549	77	0	+ 21,549
Road Traffic Accidents	6	17,968	3	17,803	+ 166
Low Birth Weight	7	17,053	13	4,861	+ 12,192
Birth Trauma	8	16,168	25	2,735	+ 13,433
Tuberculosis	9	12,561	41	882	+ 11,679
Diabetes Mellitus	10	11,233	5	13,910	- 2,676
Congenital Anomalies	11	11,088	14	4,844	+ 6,245
Kidney Disease	12	10,366	6	11,810	- 1,444
Liver Disease	13	10,067	12	6,637	+ 3,430
Maternal Conditions	14	7,826	52	285	+ 7,541
Meningitis	15	7,637	46	642	+ 6,995
Other Injuries	16	7,090	17	4,048	+ 3,042
Cervical Cancer	17	6,589	48	501	+ 6,088
Lung Disease	18	6,336	7	11,409	- 5,072
Violence	19	5,846	27	2,535	+ 3,310
HIV/AIDS	20	5,563	28	2,521	+ 3,042
Hypertension	21	5,135	4	16,415	- 11,280
Liver Cancer	22	5,098	20	3,714	+ 1,384
Endocrine Disorders	23	4,882	32	2,092	+ 2,790
Suicide	24	4,586	16	4,334	+ 252
Asthma	25	4,390	22	3,360	+ 1,030
Alzheimers & Dementia	26	4,120	9	11,046	- 6,926
Breast Cancer	27	4,037	19	3,736	+ 301
Pertussis	28	3,618	60	75	+ 3,543
Prostate Cancer	29	3,011	21	3,583	- 572
Falls	30	2,918	24	2,821	+ 96
Stomach Cancer	31	2,612	10	9,822	- 7,210
Malnutrition	32	2,319	56	157	+ 2,162
Drownings	33	2,316	40	930	+ 1,385
Fires	34	2,103	34	1,823	+ 280
Peptic Ulcer Disease	35	2,030	37	1,246	+ 784
Inflammatory/Heart	36	1,997	35	1,611	+ 386
Colon-Rectum Cancers	37	1,803	15	4,575	- 2,773
Epilepsy	38	1,550	44	719	+ 831
Lymphomas	39	1,478	23	2,882	- 1,403
Poisonings	40	1,475	43	816	+ 659
Parkinson's Disease	41	1,279	26	2,545	- 1,266
Ovary Cancer	42	1,032	39	937	+ 95
Oral Cancer	43	973	45	655	+ 319
Lung Cancers	44	846	11	6,784	- 5,937
Schistosomiasis	45	825	66	3	+ 822
Rheumatic Heart Disease	46	777	38	996	- 219
Skin Disease	47	747	55	237	+ 510
Pancreas Cancer	48	747	29	2,418	- 1,672
Measles	49	742	68	2	+ 740
Bladder Cancer	50	726	36	1,410	- 684
Skin Cancers	51	689	47	518	+ 171
Drug Use	52	649	31	2,242	- 1,594
Syphilis	53	573	61	52	+ 521
Leukemia	54	528	18	3,966	- 3,438
Oesophagus Cancer	55	465	30	2,371	- 1,906
Uterin Cancer	56	440	51	355	+ 85
Encephalitis	57	400	54	246	+ 154
Tetanus	58	398	62	37	+ 361
Alcohol	59	348	53	253	+ 95
Hepatitis B	60	329	49	425	- 96
Appendicitis	61	180	57	155	+ 25
Other Neoplasms	62	112	58	112	+ 1
Leishmaniasis	63	98	64	8	+ 90
Multiple Sclerosis	64	93	50	405	- 312
Ascariasis	65	84	67	3	+ 82
Upper Respiratory	66	72	63	16	+ 56
Rheumatoid Arthritis	67	69	59	80	- 12
Hepatitis C	68	51	69	1	+ 50
War	69	20	42	848	- 828
Diphtheria	70	13	70	1	+ 12
Chlamydia	71	7	65	4	+ 3
Otitis Media	72	1	71	0	+ 1
Dengue	73	0	74	0	+ 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	73	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	75	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	72	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	76	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	79	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	78	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	83	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	80	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to IRAN

Senegal

Iran

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.