NIGERIA VS SENEGAL: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SENEGAL		NIGERIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	90,240	1	207,281	- 117,041
Coronary Heart Disease	2	78,183	7	61,374	+ 16,810
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	67,114	2	144,724	- 77,610
Stroke	4	67,106	8	57,744	+ 9,362
Malaria	5	57,719	4	100,963	- 43,244
Road Traffic Accidents	6	48,129	12	41,693	+ 6,436
Low Birth Weight	7	45,677	6	95,959	- 50,282
Birth Trauma	8	43,306	5	100,186	- 56,880
Tuberculosis	9	33,645	3	127,335	- 93,691
Diabetes Mellitus	10	30,089	18	22,497	+ 7,592
Congenital Anomalies	11	29,701	9	49,696	- 19,996
Kidney Disease	12	27,766	20	18,189	+ 9,577
Liver Disease	13	26,965	13	38,326	- 11,361
Maternal Conditions	14	20,963	15	23,540	- 2,577
Meningitis	15	20,455	11	43,651	- 23,196
Other Injuries	16	18,990	17	22,696	- 3,706
Cervical Cancer	17	17,648	25	10,574	+ 7,075
Lung Disease	18	16,972	22	12,569	+ 4,404
Violence	19	15,658	19	18,407	- 2,750
HIV/AIDS	20	14,900	10	44,124	- 29,224
Hypertension	21	13,755	24	10,692	+ 3,063
Liver Cancer	22	13,655	39	5,289	+ 8,367
Endocrine Disorders	23	13,078	21	15,799	- 2,721
Suicide	24	12,283	30	7,019	+ 5,264
Asthma	25	11,760	27	8,192	+ 3,568
Alzheimers & Dementia	26	11,036	31	6,786	+ 4,251
Breast Cancer	27	10,812	23	11,884	- 1,072
Pertussis	28	9,690	16	23,282	- 13,592
Prostate Cancer	29	8,065	35	5,914	+ 2,150
Falls	30	7,815	28	7,528	+ 287
Stomach Cancer	31	6,996	50	2,129	+ 4,867
Malnutrition	32	6,211	36	5,896	+ 314
Drownings	33	6,203	32	6,584	- 382
Fires	34	5,632	29	7,132	- 1,499
Peptic Ulcer Disease	35	5,438	37	5,846	- 408
Inflammatory/Heart	36	5,348	42	4,826	+ 522
Colon-Rectum Cancers	37	4,829	43	4,152	+ 677
Epilepsy	38	4,150	41	5,001	- 851
Lymphomas	39	3,960	40	5,202	- 1,242
Poisonings	40	3,951	33	6,570	- 2,619
Parkinson's Disease	41	3,427	46	2,473	+ 954
Ovary Cancer	42	2,764	49	2,133	+ 631
Oral Cancer	43	2,607	48	2,238	+ 368
Lung Cancers	44	2,267	57	1,295	+ 971
Schistosomiasis	45	2,209	54	1,508	+ 701
Rheumatic Heart Disease	46	2,082	52	1,946	+ 136
Skin Disease	47	2,001	56	1,468	+ 533
Pancreas Cancer	48	2,000	51	1,975	+ 25
Measles	49	1,988	14	29,439	- 27,450
Bladder Cancer	50	1,944	63	670	+ 1,274
Skin Cancers	51	1,846	53	1,933	- 87
Drug Use	52	1,738	34	6,273	- 4,535
Syphilis	53	1,534	38	5,449	- 3,915
Leukemia	54	1,414	47	2,257	- 843
Oesophagus Cancer	55	1,245	64	560	+ 685
Uterin Cancer	56	1,178	62	679	+ 499
Encephalitis	57	1,073	59	937	+ 136
Tetanus	58	1,065	26	8,355	- 7,289
Alcohol	59	932	58	1,031	- 99
Hepatitis B	60	882	55	1,488	- 606
Appendicitis	61	483	60	760	- 278
Other Neoplasms	62	300	66	290	+ 10
Leishmaniasis	63	262	70	23	+ 239
Multiple Sclerosis	64	249	68	179	+ 70
Ascariasis	65	226	61	685	- 459
Upper Respiratory	66	192	67	259	- 67
Rheumatoid Arthritis	67	184	69	165	+ 19
Hepatitis C	68	136	65	304	- 167
War	69	52	45	3,245	- 3,192
Diphtheria	70	34	44	3,800	- 3,766
Chlamydia	71	19	71	14	+ 6
Otitis Media	72	2	72	3	- 1
Dengue	73	1	73	2	- 1
Trichuriasis	74	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	74	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	76	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	78	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	80	0	85	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	84	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	80	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	83	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	81	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to NIGERIA

Senegal

Nigeria

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.