NICARAGUA VS SENEGAL: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SENEGAL		NICARAGUA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	2,545	7	1,152	+ 1,393
Coronary Heart Disease	2	2,205	1	5,843	- 3,638
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	1,893	36	122	+ 1,770
Stroke	4	1,893	3	2,225	- 332
Malaria	5	1,628	83	0	+ 1,628
Road Traffic Accidents	6	1,357	8	1,109	+ 249
Low Birth Weight	7	1,288	13	490	+ 799
Birth Trauma	8	1,221	25	198	+ 1,023
Tuberculosis	9	949	37	115	+ 834
Diabetes Mellitus	10	849	4	2,068	- 1,219
Congenital Anomalies	11	838	11	571	+ 267
Kidney Disease	12	783	2	3,533	- 2,750
Liver Disease	13	760	6	1,203	- 443
Maternal Conditions	14	591	39	88	+ 503
Meningitis	15	577	51	29	+ 548
Other Injuries	16	536	17	358	+ 178
Cervical Cancer	17	498	16	374	+ 124
Lung Disease	18	479	5	1,570	- 1,091
Violence	19	442	10	619	- 177
HIV/AIDS	20	420	35	139	+ 281
Hypertension	21	388	9	1,103	- 715
Liver Cancer	22	385	12	509	- 123
Endocrine Disorders	23	369	28	164	+ 205
Suicide	24	346	19	285	+ 62
Asthma	25	332	38	105	+ 227
Alzheimers & Dementia	26	311	33	149	+ 162
Breast Cancer	27	305	20	283	+ 22
Pertussis	28	273	67	3	+ 270
Prostate Cancer	29	227	15	386	- 159
Falls	30	220	22	276	- 56
Stomach Cancer	31	197	14	478	- 280
Malnutrition	32	175	30	163	+ 12
Drownings	33	175	32	157	+ 18
Fires	34	159	57	16	+ 142
Peptic Ulcer Disease	35	153	40	85	+ 68
Inflammatory/Heart	36	151	34	139	+ 11
Colon-Rectum Cancers	37	136	18	315	- 179
Epilepsy	38	117	41	74	+ 43
Lymphomas	39	112	29	164	- 52
Poisonings	40	111	55	18	+ 94
Parkinson's Disease	41	97	42	67	+ 30
Ovary Cancer	42	78	44	61	+ 17
Oral Cancer	43	74	43	64	+ 9
Lung Cancers	44	64	23	274	- 210
Schistosomiasis	45	62	84	0	+ 62
Rheumatic Heart Disease	46	59	54	20	+ 39
Skin Disease	47	56	31	162	- 105
Pancreas Cancer	48	56	27	178	- 121
Measles	49	56	78	0	+ 56
Bladder Cancer	50	55	52	28	+ 27
Skin Cancers	51	52	45	59	- 7
Drug Use	52	49	46	50	- 1
Syphilis	53	43	60	9	+ 34
Leukemia	54	40	24	227	- 187
Oesophagus Cancer	55	35	47	42	- 7
Uterin Cancer	56	33	48	39	- 6
Encephalitis	57	30	58	10	+ 20
Tetanus	58	30	79	0	+ 30
Alcohol	59	26	21	279	- 252
Hepatitis B	60	25	62	5	+ 20
Appendicitis	61	14	49	32	- 18
Other Neoplasms	62	8	26	192	- 184
Leishmaniasis	63	7	76	0	+ 7
Multiple Sclerosis	64	7	61	7	+ 0
Ascariasis	65	6	69	1	+ 6
Upper Respiratory	66	5	72	1	+ 5
Rheumatoid Arthritis	67	5	50	31	- 25
Hepatitis C	68	4	68	1	+ 3
War	69	1	70	1	+ 1
Diphtheria	70	1	77	0	+ 1
Chlamydia	71	1	74	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	72	0	75	0	- 0
Dengue	73	0	64	4	- 4
Trichuriasis	74	0	81	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	80	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	71	1	- 1
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	73	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	82	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	65	4	- 4
Osteoarthritis	80	0	59	10	- 10
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	56	17	- 17
Oral conditions	82	0	63	5	- 5
Schizophrenia	83	0	66	3	- 3
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	53	28	- 28
Depression	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to NICARAGUA

Senegal

Nicaragua

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.