ITALY VS SENEGAL: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SENEGAL		ITALY		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	23,238	9	16,339	+ 6,899
Coronary Heart Disease	2	20,133	1	97,116	- 76,983
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	17,283	36	1,622	+ 15,661
Stroke	4	17,280	2	62,633	- 45,353
Malaria	5	14,863	79	0	+ 14,863
Road Traffic Accidents	6	12,394	30	3,221	+ 9,173
Low Birth Weight	7	11,762	51	357	+ 11,405
Birth Trauma	8	11,152	59	140	+ 11,011
Tuberculosis	9	8,664	53	336	+ 8,328
Diabetes Mellitus	10	7,748	8	19,836	- 12,088
Congenital Anomalies	11	7,648	37	1,443	+ 6,205
Kidney Disease	12	7,150	11	12,726	- 5,576
Liver Disease	13	6,944	23	5,559	+ 1,384
Maternal Conditions	14	5,398	67	6	+ 5,392
Meningitis	15	5,267	60	128	+ 5,140
Other Injuries	16	4,890	12	12,112	- 7,222
Cervical Cancer	17	4,545	40	1,154	+ 3,391
Lung Disease	18	4,370	5	32,382	- 28,012
Violence	19	4,032	50	409	+ 3,624
HIV/AIDS	20	3,837	46	520	+ 3,317
Hypertension	21	3,542	6	29,931	- 26,389
Liver Cancer	22	3,516	17	9,620	- 6,104
Endocrine Disorders	23	3,368	18	8,431	- 5,063
Suicide	24	3,163	26	4,042	- 879
Asthma	25	3,028	47	494	+ 2,535
Alzheimers & Dementia	26	2,842	3	41,445	- 38,603
Breast Cancer	27	2,784	10	13,868	- 11,084
Pertussis	28	2,495	73	1	+ 2,495
Prostate Cancer	29	2,077	20	8,409	- 6,332
Falls	30	2,012	25	4,222	- 2,210
Stomach Cancer	31	1,802	14	10,252	- 8,451
Malnutrition	32	1,599	41	775	+ 824
Drownings	33	1,597	52	344	+ 1,253
Fires	34	1,450	56	271	+ 1,179
Peptic Ulcer Disease	35	1,400	43	690	+ 710
Inflammatory/Heart	36	1,377	24	5,531	- 4,154
Colon-Rectum Cancers	37	1,243	7	21,254	- 20,010
Epilepsy	38	1,069	39	1,337	- 268
Lymphomas	39	1,020	16	9,670	- 8,651
Poisonings	40	1,017	58	154	+ 863
Parkinson's Disease	41	882	19	8,428	- 7,545
Ovary Cancer	42	712	28	3,282	- 2,570
Oral Cancer	43	671	27	3,343	- 2,672
Lung Cancers	44	584	4	34,152	- 33,569
Schistosomiasis	45	569	78	0	+ 569
Rheumatic Heart Disease	46	536	32	2,216	- 1,680
Skin Disease	47	515	38	1,440	- 924
Pancreas Cancer	48	515	13	12,095	- 11,579
Measles	49	512	71	1	+ 511
Bladder Cancer	50	501	22	6,711	- 6,210
Skin Cancers	51	475	29	3,239	- 2,764
Drug Use	52	447	45	654	- 207
Syphilis	53	395	69	4	+ 391
Leukemia	54	364	21	6,728	- 6,364
Oesophagus Cancer	55	321	34	2,045	- 1,725
Uterin Cancer	56	303	33	2,198	- 1,894
Encephalitis	57	276	68	5	+ 272
Tetanus	58	274	63	22	+ 253
Alcohol	59	240	55	277	- 37
Hepatitis B	60	227	54	334	- 107
Appendicitis	61	124	61	49	+ 76
Other Neoplasms	62	77	15	9,984	- 9,907
Leishmaniasis	63	67	70	3	+ 64
Multiple Sclerosis	64	64	44	677	- 613
Ascariasis	65	58	80	0	+ 58
Upper Respiratory	66	49	64	20	+ 29
Rheumatoid Arthritis	67	47	42	701	- 654
Hepatitis C	68	35	31	2,451	- 2,415
War	69	14	66	6	+ 7
Diphtheria	70	9	76	0	+ 9
Chlamydia	71	5	84	0	+ 5
Otitis Media	72	1	65	16	- 15
Dengue	73	0	81	0	+ 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	82	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	83	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	74	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	75	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	72	1	- 1
Osteoarthritis	80	0	48	481	- 481
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	57	241	- 241
Oral conditions	82	0	62	47	- 47
Schizophrenia	83	0	49	424	- 424
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	35	1,672	- 1,672
Depression	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to ITALY

Senegal

Italy

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.