JAPAN VS SENEGAL: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SENEGAL		JAPAN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	46,960	3	107,899	- 60,938
Coronary Heart Disease	2	40,686	1	163,905	- 123,219
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	34,926	37	2,731	+ 32,195
Stroke	4	34,922	2	121,823	- 86,901
Malaria	5	30,036	79	0	+ 30,036
Road Traffic Accidents	6	25,046	31	4,566	+ 20,480
Low Birth Weight	7	23,770	55	202	+ 23,568
Birth Trauma	8	22,536	61	104	+ 22,432
Tuberculosis	9	17,509	34	3,459	+ 14,050
Diabetes Mellitus	10	15,658	29	5,433	+ 10,225
Congenital Anomalies	11	15,456	40	2,473	+ 12,983
Kidney Disease	12	14,449	9	44,779	- 30,330
Liver Disease	13	14,032	17	14,195	- 163
Maternal Conditions	14	10,909	64	39	+ 10,871
Meningitis	15	10,645	52	308	+ 10,337
Other Injuries	16	9,882	12	22,068	- 12,186
Cervical Cancer	17	9,184	32	3,799	+ 5,385
Lung Disease	18	8,832	5	78,169	- 69,337
Violence	19	8,148	53	266	+ 7,882
HIV/AIDS	20	7,754	63	48	+ 7,706
Hypertension	21	7,158	28	6,673	+ 485
Liver Cancer	22	7,106	11	29,384	- 22,278
Endocrine Disorders	23	6,806	21	11,486	- 4,681
Suicide	24	6,392	13	19,466	- 13,074
Asthma	25	6,120	42	1,922	+ 4,197
Alzheimers & Dementia	26	5,743	7	56,937	- 51,194
Breast Cancer	27	5,627	15	15,805	- 10,178
Pertussis	28	5,043	71	1	+ 5,041
Prostate Cancer	29	4,197	19	13,515	- 9,318
Falls	30	4,067	23	9,736	- 5,669
Stomach Cancer	31	3,641	8	50,433	- 46,792
Malnutrition	32	3,232	43	1,910	+ 1,322
Drownings	33	3,228	25	8,409	- 5,181
Fires	34	2,931	48	1,007	+ 1,924
Peptic Ulcer Disease	35	2,830	35	2,922	- 92
Inflammatory/Heart	36	2,783	27	8,232	- 5,449
Colon-Rectum Cancers	37	2,513	6	57,340	- 54,828
Epilepsy	38	2,160	45	1,558	+ 601
Lymphomas	39	2,061	14	19,273	- 17,212
Poisonings	40	2,056	54	255	+ 1,802
Parkinson's Disease	41	1,783	18	14,007	- 12,224
Ovary Cancer	42	1,438	30	5,061	- 3,623
Oral Cancer	43	1,357	26	8,333	- 6,977
Lung Cancers	44	1,180	4	79,688	- 78,509
Schistosomiasis	45	1,150	72	0	+ 1,149
Rheumatic Heart Disease	46	1,083	39	2,555	- 1,472
Skin Disease	47	1,041	36	2,806	- 1,765
Pancreas Cancer	48	1,041	10	37,027	- 35,986
Measles	49	1,035	75	0	+ 1,035
Bladder Cancer	50	1,012	22	9,936	- 8,925
Skin Cancers	51	960	44	1,843	- 882
Drug Use	52	904	50	732	+ 172
Syphilis	53	798	65	16	+ 782
Leukemia	54	736	24	9,607	- 8,871
Oesophagus Cancer	55	648	20	12,316	- 11,668
Uterin Cancer	56	613	33	3,461	- 2,848
Encephalitis	57	558	69	5	+ 554
Tetanus	58	554	67	9	+ 545
Alcohol	59	485	51	576	- 91
Hepatitis B	60	459	46	1,423	- 964
Appendicitis	61	251	58	126	+ 125
Other Neoplasms	62	156	16	15,120	- 14,963
Leishmaniasis	63	136	77	0	+ 136
Multiple Sclerosis	64	130	59	108	+ 22
Ascariasis	65	117	82	0	+ 117
Upper Respiratory	66	100	57	159	- 59
Rheumatoid Arthritis	67	96	38	2,618	- 2,522
Hepatitis C	68	71	41	2,220	- 2,149
War	69	27	66	15	+ 13
Diphtheria	70	17	74	0	+ 17
Chlamydia	71	10	80	0	+ 10
Otitis Media	72	1	68	8	- 6
Dengue	73	1	83	0	+ 1
Trichuriasis	74	0	84	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	81	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	73	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	70	2	- 2
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	78	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	80	0	62	86	- 86
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	56	172	- 172
Oral conditions	82	0	60	106	- 106
Schizophrenia	83	0	47	1,052	- 1,052
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	49	875	- 875
Depression	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to JAPAN

Senegal

Japan

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.