NETHERLANDS VS SENEGAL: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SENEGAL		NETHERLANDS		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	6,774	7	4,946	+ 1,828
Coronary Heart Disease	2	5,869	2	17,601	- 11,732
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	5,038	33	584	+ 4,454
Stroke	4	5,038	4	9,707	- 4,669
Malaria	5	4,333	77	0	+ 4,333
Road Traffic Accidents	6	3,613	31	681	+ 2,932
Low Birth Weight	7	3,429	45	167	+ 3,261
Birth Trauma	8	3,251	52	74	+ 3,177
Tuberculosis	9	2,526	56	29	+ 2,497
Diabetes Mellitus	10	2,259	14	2,386	- 127
Congenital Anomalies	11	2,230	35	544	+ 1,686
Kidney Disease	12	2,084	12	2,530	- 446
Liver Disease	13	2,024	28	936	+ 1,089
Maternal Conditions	14	1,574	65	8	+ 1,565
Meningitis	15	1,536	51	78	+ 1,457
Other Injuries	16	1,426	19	1,648	- 223
Cervical Cancer	17	1,325	39	266	+ 1,059
Lung Disease	18	1,274	5	9,567	- 8,293
Violence	19	1,175	48	107	+ 1,068
HIV/AIDS	20	1,119	55	33	+ 1,086
Hypertension	21	1,033	29	818	+ 214
Liver Cancer	22	1,025	24	1,163	- 138
Endocrine Disorders	23	982	26	1,055	- 73
Suicide	24	922	17	2,025	- 1,103
Asthma	25	883	46	165	+ 718
Alzheimers & Dementia	26	828	1	18,148	- 17,320
Breast Cancer	27	812	9	3,535	- 2,723
Pertussis	28	727	67	1	+ 726
Prostate Cancer	29	605	10	3,265	- 2,660
Falls	30	587	8	4,131	- 3,544
Stomach Cancer	31	525	22	1,361	- 836
Malnutrition	32	466	63	12	+ 454
Drownings	33	466	49	98	+ 368
Fires	34	423	53	49	+ 374
Peptic Ulcer Disease	35	408	47	130	+ 278
Inflammatory/Heart	36	401	23	1,201	- 799
Colon-Rectum Cancers	37	362	6	5,829	- 5,467
Epilepsy	38	312	38	289	+ 23
Lymphomas	39	297	13	2,511	- 2,214
Poisonings	40	297	61	17	+ 279
Parkinson's Disease	41	257	16	2,120	- 1,862
Ovary Cancer	42	207	25	1,067	- 859
Oral Cancer	43	196	30	768	- 572
Lung Cancers	44	170	3	10,980	- 10,809
Schistosomiasis	45	166	74	0	+ 166
Rheumatic Heart Disease	46	156	41	238	- 81
Skin Disease	47	150	36	295	- 145
Pancreas Cancer	48	150	11	2,995	- 2,845
Measles	49	149	73	0	+ 149
Bladder Cancer	50	146	21	1,471	- 1,325
Skin Cancers	51	139	27	1,024	- 886
Drug Use	52	130	42	231	- 100
Syphilis	53	115	69	1	+ 114
Leukemia	54	106	20	1,578	- 1,472
Oesophagus Cancer	55	93	15	2,145	- 2,052
Uterin Cancer	56	88	34	566	- 478
Encephalitis	57	81	68	1	+ 80
Tetanus	58	80	72	0	+ 80
Alcohol	59	70	32	612	- 543
Hepatitis B	60	66	62	14	+ 53
Appendicitis	61	36	58	26	+ 11
Other Neoplasms	62	23	18	1,831	- 1,809
Leishmaniasis	63	20	70	0	+ 19
Multiple Sclerosis	64	19	37	295	- 276
Ascariasis	65	17	82	0	+ 17
Upper Respiratory	66	14	57	28	- 14
Rheumatoid Arthritis	67	14	44	214	- 200
Hepatitis C	68	10	60	20	- 10
War	69	4	66	2	+ 2
Diphtheria	70	3	71	0	+ 3
Chlamydia	71	1	78	0	+ 1
Otitis Media	72	0	64	10	- 10
Dengue	73	0	81	0	+ 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	84	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	83	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	79	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	80	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	75	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	80	0	43	220	- 220
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	54	42	- 42
Oral conditions	82	0	59	21	- 21
Schizophrenia	83	0	50	96	- 96
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	40	249	- 249
Depression	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to NETHERLANDS

Senegal

Netherlands

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.