IRAQ VS SENEGAL: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SENEGAL		IRAQ		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	16,041	8	5,551	+ 10,490
Coronary Heart Disease	2	13,898	1	36,594	- 22,696
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	11,930	18	1,578	+ 10,352
Stroke	4	11,929	2	20,793	- 8,864
Malaria	5	10,260	73	0	+ 10,260
Road Traffic Accidents	6	8,555	3	10,726	- 2,171
Low Birth Weight	7	8,119	5	6,573	+ 1,547
Birth Trauma	8	7,698	10	4,223	+ 3,475
Tuberculosis	9	5,981	25	821	+ 5,159
Diabetes Mellitus	10	5,348	4	7,395	- 2,046
Congenital Anomalies	11	5,279	9	4,812	+ 468
Kidney Disease	12	4,936	6	6,323	- 1,387
Liver Disease	13	4,793	16	2,127	+ 2,666
Maternal Conditions	14	3,726	27	780	+ 2,947
Meningitis	15	3,636	42	372	+ 3,264
Other Injuries	16	3,376	14	2,212	+ 1,164
Cervical Cancer	17	3,137	48	162	+ 2,975
Lung Disease	18	3,017	20	1,329	+ 1,688
Violence	19	2,783	7	5,658	- 2,875
HIV/AIDS	20	2,649	72	0	+ 2,649
Hypertension	21	2,445	12	2,451	- 6
Liver Cancer	22	2,427	35	555	+ 1,873
Endocrine Disorders	23	2,325	37	462	+ 1,862
Suicide	24	2,183	19	1,418	+ 766
Asthma	25	2,090	23	914	+ 1,177
Alzheimers & Dementia	26	1,962	13	2,429	- 467
Breast Cancer	27	1,922	17	1,783	+ 139
Pertussis	28	1,723	33	636	+ 1,087
Prostate Cancer	29	1,434	47	171	+ 1,263
Falls	30	1,389	30	709	+ 680
Stomach Cancer	31	1,244	28	771	+ 473
Malnutrition	32	1,104	53	92	+ 1,012
Drownings	33	1,103	32	658	+ 445
Fires	34	1,001	29	742	+ 259
Peptic Ulcer Disease	35	967	49	159	+ 808
Inflammatory/Heart	36	951	22	1,190	- 239
Colon-Rectum Cancers	37	858	24	852	+ 7
Epilepsy	38	738	45	253	+ 485
Lymphomas	39	704	26	811	- 107
Poisonings	40	702	52	95	+ 607
Parkinson's Disease	41	609	31	658	- 49
Ovary Cancer	42	491	41	376	+ 116
Oral Cancer	43	463	39	410	+ 53
Lung Cancers	44	403	15	2,162	- 1,759
Schistosomiasis	45	393	59	37	+ 355
Rheumatic Heart Disease	46	370	44	283	+ 87
Skin Disease	47	356	57	49	+ 307
Pancreas Cancer	48	356	36	530	- 175
Measles	49	353	55	59	+ 295
Bladder Cancer	50	346	34	628	- 282
Skin Cancers	51	328	43	339	- 11
Drug Use	52	309	38	441	- 132
Syphilis	53	273	50	137	+ 136
Leukemia	54	251	21	1,315	- 1,064
Oesophagus Cancer	55	221	46	173	+ 48
Uterin Cancer	56	209	54	61	+ 148
Encephalitis	57	191	40	378	- 188
Tetanus	58	189	51	111	+ 78
Alcohol	59	166	58	40	+ 126
Hepatitis B	60	157	56	57	+ 100
Appendicitis	61	86	64	15	+ 71
Other Neoplasms	62	53	61	26	+ 28
Leishmaniasis	63	47	62	22	+ 24
Multiple Sclerosis	64	44	60	30	+ 14
Ascariasis	65	40	67	2	+ 39
Upper Respiratory	66	34	65	6	+ 28
Rheumatoid Arthritis	67	33	63	21	+ 11
Hepatitis C	68	24	68	1	+ 23
War	69	9	11	2,942	- 2,933
Diphtheria	70	6	66	4	+ 2
Chlamydia	71	3	69	1	+ 3
Otitis Media	72	0	70	0	+ 0
Dengue	73	0	77	0	+ 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	79	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	78	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	71	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	76	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	74	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	75	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	80	0	81	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	80	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	82	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	84	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to IRAQ

Senegal

Iraq

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.