NEPAL VS SENEGAL: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SENEGAL		NEPAL		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	11,863	6	6,237	+ 5,626
Coronary Heart Disease	2	10,278	2	19,677	- 9,399
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	8,823	7	6,071	+ 2,752
Stroke	4	8,822	4	12,909	- 4,087
Malaria	5	7,588	72	0	+ 7,588
Road Traffic Accidents	6	6,327	9	4,654	+ 1,672
Low Birth Weight	7	6,005	11	3,822	+ 2,182
Birth Trauma	8	5,693	15	2,676	+ 3,017
Tuberculosis	9	4,423	3	16,535	- 12,112
Diabetes Mellitus	10	3,955	14	2,929	+ 1,026
Congenital Anomalies	11	3,904	21	1,949	+ 1,956
Kidney Disease	12	3,650	10	4,284	- 634
Liver Disease	13	3,545	5	6,383	- 2,838
Maternal Conditions	14	2,756	28	977	+ 1,779
Meningitis	15	2,689	43	377	+ 2,312
Other Injuries	16	2,496	22	1,655	+ 842
Cervical Cancer	17	2,320	20	1,969	+ 351
Lung Disease	18	2,231	1	27,027	- 24,796
Violence	19	2,058	35	704	+ 1,355
HIV/AIDS	20	1,959	34	737	+ 1,222
Hypertension	21	1,808	18	2,092	- 283
Liver Cancer	22	1,795	46	256	+ 1,539
Endocrine Disorders	23	1,719	45	257	+ 1,462
Suicide	24	1,615	16	2,571	- 956
Asthma	25	1,546	8	5,930	- 4,384
Alzheimers & Dementia	26	1,451	19	2,022	- 571
Breast Cancer	27	1,421	27	1,038	+ 383
Pertussis	28	1,274	40	453	+ 821
Prostate Cancer	29	1,060	58	85	+ 975
Falls	30	1,027	13	3,321	- 2,294
Stomach Cancer	31	920	25	1,379	- 460
Malnutrition	32	816	31	845	- 28
Drownings	33	815	23	1,505	- 690
Fires	34	740	50	184	+ 557
Peptic Ulcer Disease	35	715	49	191	+ 524
Inflammatory/Heart	36	703	48	217	+ 486
Colon-Rectum Cancers	37	635	26	1,167	- 533
Epilepsy	38	546	30	874	- 328
Lymphomas	39	521	32	768	- 247
Poisonings	40	519	39	474	+ 46
Parkinson's Disease	41	450	33	760	- 309
Ovary Cancer	42	363	37	585	- 221
Oral Cancer	43	343	24	1,389	- 1,046
Lung Cancers	44	298	12	3,586	- 3,288
Schistosomiasis	45	290	73	0	+ 290
Rheumatic Heart Disease	46	274	17	2,320	- 2,046
Skin Disease	47	263	67	17	+ 246
Pancreas Cancer	48	263	41	445	- 182
Measles	49	261	59	60	+ 201
Bladder Cancer	50	256	44	325	- 69
Skin Cancers	51	243	42	400	- 157
Drug Use	52	228	57	93	+ 135
Syphilis	53	202	54	134	+ 68
Leukemia	54	186	36	668	- 482
Oesophagus Cancer	55	164	38	491	- 327
Uterin Cancer	56	155	60	56	+ 98
Encephalitis	57	141	29	882	- 741
Tetanus	58	140	53	134	+ 6
Alcohol	59	123	52	168	- 45
Hepatitis B	60	116	56	117	- 1
Appendicitis	61	63	47	220	- 157
Other Neoplasms	62	39	61	50	- 10
Leishmaniasis	63	34	62	39	- 4
Multiple Sclerosis	64	33	63	38	- 6
Ascariasis	65	30	69	4	+ 25
Upper Respiratory	66	25	66	24	+ 2
Rheumatoid Arthritis	67	24	51	173	- 149
Hepatitis C	68	18	64	29	- 11
War	69	7	65	24	- 17
Diphtheria	70	4	71	1	+ 3
Chlamydia	71	3	68	5	- 3
Otitis Media	72	0	70	4	- 3
Dengue	73	0	55	120	- 120
Trichuriasis	74	0	77	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	78	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	76	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	84	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to NEPAL

Senegal

Nepal

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.