NIGER VS SENEGAL: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SENEGAL		NIGER		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	10,041	1	21,093	- 11,052
Coronary Heart Disease	2	8,699	6	8,229	+ 470
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	7,468	3	16,030	- 8,563
Stroke	4	7,467	5	8,717	- 1,250
Malaria	5	6,422	2	17,022	- 10,600
Road Traffic Accidents	6	5,355	8	5,946	- 591
Low Birth Weight	7	5,082	4	9,560	- 4,477
Birth Trauma	8	4,819	7	8,030	- 3,212
Tuberculosis	9	3,744	13	3,703	+ 41
Diabetes Mellitus	10	3,348	17	2,630	+ 718
Congenital Anomalies	11	3,305	10	4,346	- 1,041
Kidney Disease	12	3,089	16	2,732	+ 357
Liver Disease	13	3,000	11	4,116	- 1,116
Maternal Conditions	14	2,333	14	3,317	- 985
Meningitis	15	2,276	9	5,237	- 2,961
Other Injuries	16	2,113	12	3,826	- 1,713
Cervical Cancer	17	1,964	38	487	+ 1,477
Lung Disease	18	1,888	20	2,172	- 284
Violence	19	1,742	19	2,244	- 501
HIV/AIDS	20	1,658	30	1,048	+ 610
Hypertension	21	1,530	25	1,356	+ 175
Liver Cancer	22	1,519	35	745	+ 774
Endocrine Disorders	23	1,455	23	1,806	- 351
Suicide	24	1,367	27	1,227	+ 140
Asthma	25	1,308	22	1,902	- 594
Alzheimers & Dementia	26	1,228	32	858	+ 370
Breast Cancer	27	1,203	29	1,075	+ 128
Pertussis	28	1,078	15	2,858	- 1,779
Prostate Cancer	29	897	57	128	+ 770
Falls	30	870	26	1,297	- 428
Stomach Cancer	31	778	44	300	+ 478
Malnutrition	32	691	21	2,170	- 1,479
Drownings	33	690	24	1,581	- 891
Fires	34	627	28	1,120	- 494
Peptic Ulcer Disease	35	605	31	1,044	- 439
Inflammatory/Heart	36	595	34	769	- 173
Colon-Rectum Cancers	37	537	37	522	+ 16
Epilepsy	38	462	36	676	- 214
Lymphomas	39	441	43	350	+ 90
Poisonings	40	440	33	771	- 332
Parkinson's Disease	41	381	47	275	+ 106
Ovary Cancer	42	308	40	425	- 117
Oral Cancer	43	290	49	242	+ 48
Lung Cancers	44	252	67	42	+ 210
Schistosomiasis	45	246	50	237	+ 9
Rheumatic Heart Disease	46	232	39	467	- 235
Skin Disease	47	223	52	213	+ 10
Pancreas Cancer	48	223	54	138	+ 85
Measles	49	221	18	2,414	- 2,192
Bladder Cancer	50	216	53	161	+ 55
Skin Cancers	51	205	45	287	- 81
Drug Use	52	193	58	126	+ 67
Syphilis	53	171	62	110	+ 61
Leukemia	54	157	48	258	- 100
Oesophagus Cancer	55	139	55	132	+ 7
Uterin Cancer	56	131	64	86	+ 45
Encephalitis	57	119	61	112	+ 7
Tetanus	58	119	42	372	- 254
Alcohol	59	104	60	120	- 17
Hepatitis B	60	98	46	279	- 181
Appendicitis	61	54	56	128	- 74
Other Neoplasms	62	33	68	24	+ 9
Leishmaniasis	63	29	51	237	- 208
Multiple Sclerosis	64	28	69	22	+ 5
Ascariasis	65	25	59	125	- 100
Upper Respiratory	66	21	63	94	- 72
Rheumatoid Arthritis	67	20	70	18	+ 3
Hepatitis C	68	15	66	46	- 30
War	69	6	41	409	- 404
Diphtheria	70	4	65	60	- 57
Chlamydia	71	2	71	3	- 1
Otitis Media	72	0	72	1	- 1
Dengue	73	0	73	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	74	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	76	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	79	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	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	84	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to NIGER

Senegal

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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.