KENYA VS SENEGAL: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SENEGAL		KENYA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	22,201	1	22,571	- 370
Coronary Heart Disease	2	19,235	9	11,972	+ 7,263
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	16,512	5	15,420	+ 1,092
Stroke	4	16,510	4	15,895	+ 615
Malaria	5	14,200	8	12,652	+ 1,548
Road Traffic Accidents	6	11,841	6	14,883	- 3,042
Low Birth Weight	7	11,238	11	9,562	+ 1,676
Birth Trauma	8	10,654	10	9,957	+ 697
Tuberculosis	9	8,278	3	19,655	- 11,378
Diabetes Mellitus	10	7,403	14	5,651	+ 1,751
Congenital Anomalies	11	7,307	12	6,115	+ 1,192
Kidney Disease	12	6,831	16	4,464	+ 2,368
Liver Disease	13	6,634	7	13,405	- 6,770
Maternal Conditions	14	5,158	13	5,651	- 494
Meningitis	15	5,033	15	5,364	- 331
Other Injuries	16	4,672	19	4,336	+ 336
Cervical Cancer	17	4,342	22	3,389	+ 953
Lung Disease	18	4,176	20	4,280	- 105
Violence	19	3,852	24	2,942	+ 910
HIV/AIDS	20	3,666	2	20,885	- 17,219
Hypertension	21	3,384	17	4,418	- 1,034
Liver Cancer	22	3,360	34	1,351	+ 2,009
Endocrine Disorders	23	3,217	44	831	+ 2,387
Suicide	24	3,022	23	3,214	- 192
Asthma	25	2,893	26	2,300	+ 593
Alzheimers & Dementia	26	2,715	31	1,827	+ 888
Breast Cancer	27	2,660	25	2,658	+ 2
Pertussis	28	2,384	42	1,014	+ 1,371
Prostate Cancer	29	1,984	37	1,292	+ 692
Falls	30	1,923	33	1,465	+ 458
Stomach Cancer	31	1,721	28	2,010	- 288
Malnutrition	32	1,528	21	4,212	- 2,684
Drownings	33	1,526	39	1,200	+ 326
Fires	34	1,386	36	1,316	+ 69
Peptic Ulcer Disease	35	1,338	41	1,089	+ 249
Inflammatory/Heart	36	1,316	40	1,121	+ 194
Colon-Rectum Cancers	37	1,188	32	1,477	- 289
Epilepsy	38	1,021	43	832	+ 189
Lymphomas	39	974	29	1,931	- 957
Poisonings	40	972	38	1,269	- 297
Parkinson's Disease	41	843	50	470	+ 373
Ovary Cancer	42	680	45	795	- 115
Oral Cancer	43	641	30	1,842	- 1,201
Lung Cancers	44	558	47	669	- 111
Schistosomiasis	45	543	54	370	+ 174
Rheumatic Heart Disease	46	512	53	408	+ 105
Skin Disease	47	492	51	455	+ 37
Pancreas Cancer	48	492	46	716	- 224
Measles	49	489	63	103	+ 386
Bladder Cancer	50	478	57	318	+ 161
Skin Cancers	51	454	48	638	- 184
Drug Use	52	428	62	113	+ 314
Syphilis	53	377	52	449	- 72
Leukemia	54	348	35	1,327	- 979
Oesophagus Cancer	55	306	18	4,373	- 4,066
Uterin Cancer	56	290	56	323	- 33
Encephalitis	57	264	60	189	+ 75
Tetanus	58	262	27	2,129	- 1,867
Alcohol	59	229	55	355	- 126
Hepatitis B	60	217	49	522	- 305
Appendicitis	61	119	58	240	- 122
Other Neoplasms	62	74	67	60	+ 14
Leishmaniasis	63	64	59	194	- 130
Multiple Sclerosis	64	61	68	39	+ 23
Ascariasis	65	56	71	9	+ 47
Upper Respiratory	66	47	64	95	- 48
Rheumatoid Arthritis	67	45	66	84	- 39
Hepatitis C	68	34	61	152	- 119
War	69	13	65	89	- 76
Diphtheria	70	8	69	13	- 4
Chlamydia	71	5	70	10	- 6
Otitis Media	72	1	72	7	- 7
Dengue	73	0	73	0	+ 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	74	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	76	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	79	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	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	81	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	80	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to KENYA

Senegal

Kenya

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.