MOROCCO VS SENEGAL: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SENEGAL		MOROCCO		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	14,251	6	7,237	+ 7,014
Coronary Heart Disease	2	12,347	1	77,340	- 64,993
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	10,599	27	1,192	+ 9,407
Stroke	4	10,597	2	31,861	- 21,263
Malaria	5	9,115	73	0	+ 9,115
Road Traffic Accidents	6	7,601	9	6,185	+ 1,416
Low Birth Weight	7	7,213	14	3,305	+ 3,909
Birth Trauma	8	6,839	23	2,067	+ 4,772
Tuberculosis	9	5,313	15	2,870	+ 2,443
Diabetes Mellitus	10	4,752	5	7,377	- 2,625
Congenital Anomalies	11	4,690	22	2,124	+ 2,566
Kidney Disease	12	4,385	4	10,216	- 5,832
Liver Disease	13	4,258	11	4,866	- 608
Maternal Conditions	14	3,311	38	704	+ 2,607
Meningitis	15	3,230	40	542	+ 2,688
Other Injuries	16	2,999	21	2,271	+ 728
Cervical Cancer	17	2,787	18	2,508	+ 279
Lung Disease	18	2,680	8	6,296	- 3,616
Violence	19	2,473	39	632	+ 1,841
HIV/AIDS	20	2,353	49	289	+ 2,064
Hypertension	21	2,172	3	10,736	- 8,564
Liver Cancer	22	2,157	44	423	+ 1,734
Endocrine Disorders	23	2,065	28	1,129	+ 936
Suicide	24	1,940	16	2,617	- 678
Asthma	25	1,857	13	3,342	- 1,485
Alzheimers & Dementia	26	1,743	10	4,967	- 3,224
Breast Cancer	27	1,707	12	3,604	- 1,896
Pertussis	28	1,530	46	324	+ 1,206
Prostate Cancer	29	1,274	24	1,914	- 640
Falls	30	1,234	19	2,456	- 1,222
Stomach Cancer	31	1,105	25	1,691	- 586
Malnutrition	32	981	51	200	+ 781
Drownings	33	980	43	426	+ 554
Fires	34	889	33	904	- 15
Peptic Ulcer Disease	35	859	29	1,076	- 217
Inflammatory/Heart	36	845	32	1,022	- 178
Colon-Rectum Cancers	37	763	17	2,556	- 1,793
Epilepsy	38	655	45	336	+ 320
Lymphomas	39	625	20	2,274	- 1,649
Poisonings	40	624	50	266	+ 358
Parkinson's Disease	41	541	26	1,511	- 970
Ovary Cancer	42	436	34	800	- 363
Oral Cancer	43	412	35	780	- 369
Lung Cancers	44	358	7	6,585	- 6,227
Schistosomiasis	45	349	61	67	+ 282
Rheumatic Heart Disease	46	329	37	718	- 390
Skin Disease	47	316	54	149	+ 167
Pancreas Cancer	48	316	36	747	- 431
Measles	49	314	70	0	+ 314
Bladder Cancer	50	307	30	1,069	- 762
Skin Cancers	51	291	41	477	- 186
Drug Use	52	274	47	321	- 47
Syphilis	53	242	55	140	+ 102
Leukemia	54	223	31	1,035	- 811
Oesophagus Cancer	55	197	42	439	- 243
Uterin Cancer	56	186	53	154	+ 32
Encephalitis	57	169	52	176	- 7
Tetanus	58	168	59	76	+ 92
Alcohol	59	147	57	109	+ 38
Hepatitis B	60	139	48	316	- 177
Appendicitis	61	76	56	130	- 54
Other Neoplasms	62	47	60	70	- 23
Leishmaniasis	63	41	64	15	+ 26
Multiple Sclerosis	64	39	58	106	- 66
Ascariasis	65	36	66	5	+ 31
Upper Respiratory	66	30	67	4	+ 27
Rheumatoid Arthritis	67	29	62	38	- 9
Hepatitis C	68	22	65	7	+ 14
War	69	8	63	22	- 13
Diphtheria	70	5	69	1	+ 4
Chlamydia	71	3	68	2	+ 1
Otitis Media	72	0	71	0	+ 0
Dengue	73	0	77	0	+ 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	78	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	76	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	72	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	75	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	74	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	80	0	81	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	80	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	82	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	84	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to MOROCCO

Senegal

Morocco

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.