MALAWI VS SENEGAL: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SENEGAL		MALAWI		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	8,295	2	7,739	+ 557
Coronary Heart Disease	2	7,187	7	4,929	+ 2,258
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	6,170	6	5,782	+ 388
Stroke	4	6,169	5	5,939	+ 230
Malaria	5	5,306	3	6,308	- 1,002
Road Traffic Accidents	6	4,424	4	6,221	- 1,797
Low Birth Weight	7	4,199	8	4,339	- 140
Birth Trauma	8	3,981	9	3,563	+ 418
Tuberculosis	9	3,093	11	2,992	+ 101
Diabetes Mellitus	10	2,766	14	2,267	+ 499
Congenital Anomalies	11	2,730	13	2,509	+ 221
Kidney Disease	12	2,552	19	1,567	+ 985
Liver Disease	13	2,479	10	3,259	- 780
Maternal Conditions	14	1,927	15	1,854	+ 73
Meningitis	15	1,880	18	1,792	+ 88
Other Injuries	16	1,746	22	1,266	+ 479
Cervical Cancer	17	1,622	12	2,876	- 1,254
Lung Disease	18	1,560	21	1,340	+ 220
Violence	19	1,439	32	406	+ 1,033
HIV/AIDS	20	1,370	1	12,839	- 11,469
Hypertension	21	1,264	17	1,797	- 532
Liver Cancer	22	1,255	38	317	+ 939
Endocrine Disorders	23	1,202	42	257	+ 946
Suicide	24	1,129	23	1,007	+ 122
Asthma	25	1,081	26	705	+ 376
Alzheimers & Dementia	26	1,015	25	782	+ 232
Breast Cancer	27	994	27	600	+ 394
Pertussis	28	891	31	436	+ 455
Prostate Cancer	29	741	40	271	+ 471
Falls	30	718	28	562	+ 157
Stomach Cancer	31	643	45	206	+ 437
Malnutrition	32	571	20	1,499	- 928
Drownings	33	570	30	458	+ 112
Fires	34	518	34	380	+ 138
Peptic Ulcer Disease	35	500	39	280	+ 220
Inflammatory/Heart	36	492	35	370	+ 121
Colon-Rectum Cancers	37	444	44	234	+ 209
Epilepsy	38	382	41	260	+ 122
Lymphomas	39	364	24	839	- 475
Poisonings	40	363	37	325	+ 38
Parkinson's Disease	41	315	46	200	+ 115
Ovary Cancer	42	254	48	158	+ 96
Oral Cancer	43	240	43	251	- 11
Lung Cancers	44	208	51	131	+ 78
Schistosomiasis	45	203	50	143	+ 60
Rheumatic Heart Disease	46	191	49	154	+ 37
Skin Disease	47	184	53	101	+ 83
Pancreas Cancer	48	184	60	38	+ 146
Measles	49	183	67	6	+ 177
Bladder Cancer	50	179	33	388	- 209
Skin Cancers	51	170	36	331	- 161
Drug Use	52	160	59	48	+ 112
Syphilis	53	141	29	480	- 339
Leukemia	54	130	56	82	+ 48
Oesophagus Cancer	55	114	16	1,842	- 1,727
Uterin Cancer	56	108	62	23	+ 86
Encephalitis	57	99	58	48	+ 51
Tetanus	58	98	47	178	- 80
Alcohol	59	86	52	114	- 28
Hepatitis B	60	81	55	88	- 7
Appendicitis	61	44	54	94	- 49
Other Neoplasms	62	28	63	17	+ 11
Leishmaniasis	63	24	74	0	+ 24
Multiple Sclerosis	64	23	66	9	+ 14
Ascariasis	65	21	69	4	+ 17
Upper Respiratory	66	18	57	60	- 42
Rheumatoid Arthritis	67	17	61	29	- 12
Hepatitis C	68	13	64	15	- 2
War	69	5	71	2	+ 2
Diphtheria	70	3	72	2	+ 1
Chlamydia	71	2	70	3	- 1
Otitis Media	72	0	68	5	- 5
Dengue	73	0	65	9	- 9
Trichuriasis	74	0	78	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	79	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	76	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	73	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	75	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	80	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	82	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	81	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to MALAWI

Senegal

Malawi

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.