LIBERIA VS SENEGAL: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SENEGAL		LIBERIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	2,072	2	2,693	- 620
Coronary Heart Disease	2	1,796	7	1,885	- 89
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	1,541	10	1,592	- 50
Stroke	4	1,541	11	1,578	- 37
Malaria	5	1,326	4	2,428	- 1,102
Road Traffic Accidents	6	1,105	5	1,920	- 815
Low Birth Weight	7	1,049	8	1,652	- 603
Birth Trauma	8	995	9	1,601	- 607
Tuberculosis	9	773	1	2,766	- 1,994
Diabetes Mellitus	10	691	15	650	+ 41
Congenital Anomalies	11	682	14	833	- 151
Kidney Disease	12	638	16	609	+ 29
Liver Disease	13	619	13	858	- 239
Maternal Conditions	14	481	12	870	- 388
Meningitis	15	470	17	552	- 82
Other Injuries	16	436	22	380	+ 56
Cervical Cancer	17	405	19	474	- 68
Lung Disease	18	390	26	294	+ 96
Violence	19	360	18	477	- 117
HIV/AIDS	20	342	6	1,919	- 1,577
Hypertension	21	316	23	371	- 55
Liver Cancer	22	314	20	439	- 126
Endocrine Disorders	23	300	28	245	+ 55
Suicide	24	282	30	220	+ 63
Asthma	25	270	31	200	+ 71
Alzheimers & Dementia	26	253	29	235	+ 19
Breast Cancer	27	248	27	246	+ 3
Pertussis	28	223	32	197	+ 25
Prostate Cancer	29	185	25	297	- 112
Falls	30	179	33	155	+ 24
Stomach Cancer	31	161	37	122	+ 39
Malnutrition	32	143	24	353	- 211
Drownings	33	142	35	127	+ 16
Fires	34	129	34	153	- 24
Peptic Ulcer Disease	35	125	36	126	- 1
Inflammatory/Heart	36	123	38	115	+ 8
Colon-Rectum Cancers	37	111	40	90	+ 21
Epilepsy	38	95	42	81	+ 14
Lymphomas	39	91	39	93	- 3
Poisonings	40	91	41	82	+ 9
Parkinson's Disease	41	79	43	72	+ 6
Ovary Cancer	42	63	47	50	+ 13
Oral Cancer	43	60	48	50	+ 10
Lung Cancers	44	52	44	66	- 14
Schistosomiasis	45	51	45	51	- 1
Rheumatic Heart Disease	46	48	49	50	- 2
Skin Disease	47	46	51	41	+ 5
Pancreas Cancer	48	46	53	38	+ 8
Measles	49	46	3	2,554	- 2,509
Bladder Cancer	50	45	59	19	+ 26
Skin Cancers	51	42	46	51	- 9
Drug Use	52	40	50	42	- 2
Syphilis	53	35	21	394	- 359
Leukemia	54	32	58	23	+ 9
Oesophagus Cancer	55	29	60	16	+ 13
Uterin Cancer	56	27	55	28	- 1
Encephalitis	57	25	56	27	- 3
Tetanus	58	24	54	31	- 7
Alcohol	59	21	57	25	- 4
Hepatitis B	60	20	52	39	- 19
Appendicitis	61	11	61	12	- 1
Other Neoplasms	62	7	62	6	+ 1
Leishmaniasis	63	6	77	0	+ 6
Multiple Sclerosis	64	6	63	4	+ 2
Ascariasis	65	5	66	4	+ 1
Upper Respiratory	66	4	67	3	+ 2
Rheumatoid Arthritis	67	4	64	4	+ 0
Hepatitis C	68	3	65	4	- 1
War	69	1	70	1	+ 1
Diphtheria	70	1	68	1	- 0
Chlamydia	71	0	69	1	- 0
Otitis Media	72	0	71	0	+ 0
Dengue	73	0	72	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	73	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	74	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	75	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	78	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	80	0	85	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	84	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	80	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	82	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	83	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	81	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to LIBERIA

Senegal

Liberia

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.