NORTH KOREA VS SENEGAL: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SENEGAL		NORTH KOREA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	10,024	6	6,231	+ 3,794
Coronary Heart Disease	2	8,685	2	31,342	- 22,657
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	7,455	40	374	+ 7,081
Stroke	4	7,454	1	49,648	- 42,193
Malaria	5	6,412	69	0	+ 6,411
Road Traffic Accidents	6	5,346	7	6,210	- 864
Low Birth Weight	7	5,074	25	1,208	+ 3,866
Birth Trauma	8	4,811	32	736	+ 4,075
Tuberculosis	9	3,737	4	17,417	- 13,680
Diabetes Mellitus	10	3,342	14	3,671	- 328
Congenital Anomalies	11	3,299	29	991	+ 2,308
Kidney Disease	12	3,084	12	3,959	- 874
Liver Disease	13	2,995	10	4,506	- 1,511
Maternal Conditions	14	2,329	47	252	+ 2,077
Meningitis	15	2,272	49	207	+ 2,065
Other Injuries	16	2,109	20	1,531	+ 578
Cervical Cancer	17	1,960	33	704	+ 1,256
Lung Disease	18	1,885	3	26,178	- 24,292
Violence	19	1,739	28	1,082	+ 657
HIV/AIDS	20	1,655	31	753	+ 902
Hypertension	21	1,528	8	5,368	- 3,840
Liver Cancer	22	1,517	9	5,326	- 3,809
Endocrine Disorders	23	1,453	39	452	+ 1,001
Suicide	24	1,364	16	2,407	- 1,043
Asthma	25	1,306	22	1,439	- 133
Alzheimers & Dementia	26	1,226	11	4,340	- 3,114
Breast Cancer	27	1,201	23	1,366	- 165
Pertussis	28	1,076	61	34	+ 1,042
Prostate Cancer	29	896	48	219	+ 677
Falls	30	868	18	1,801	- 933
Stomach Cancer	31	777	13	3,771	- 2,994
Malnutrition	32	690	43	317	+ 373
Drownings	33	689	27	1,126	- 437
Fires	34	626	46	253	+ 372
Peptic Ulcer Disease	35	604	19	1,712	- 1,108
Inflammatory/Heart	36	594	34	684	- 90
Colon-Rectum Cancers	37	536	15	3,232	- 2,695
Epilepsy	38	461	45	266	+ 195
Lymphomas	39	440	35	560	- 120
Poisonings	40	439	41	366	+ 72
Parkinson's Disease	41	381	26	1,155	- 774
Ovary Cancer	42	307	36	532	- 225
Oral Cancer	43	290	37	513	- 223
Lung Cancers	44	252	5	11,893	- 11,642
Schistosomiasis	45	245	74	0	+ 245
Rheumatic Heart Disease	46	231	17	2,093	- 1,861
Skin Disease	47	222	52	158	+ 64
Pancreas Cancer	48	222	21	1,525	- 1,303
Measles	49	221	65	4	+ 217
Bladder Cancer	50	216	38	500	- 284
Skin Cancers	51	205	51	168	+ 37
Drug Use	52	193	42	356	- 163
Syphilis	53	170	58	54	+ 116
Leukemia	54	157	30	965	- 808
Oesophagus Cancer	55	138	24	1,222	- 1,084
Uterin Cancer	56	131	53	138	- 7
Encephalitis	57	119	54	117	+ 2
Tetanus	58	118	62	28	+ 91
Alcohol	59	104	44	304	- 201
Hepatitis B	60	98	55	68	+ 30
Appendicitis	61	54	57	57	- 3
Other Neoplasms	62	33	59	44	- 10
Leishmaniasis	63	29	75	0	+ 29
Multiple Sclerosis	64	28	60	40	- 12
Ascariasis	65	25	67	1	+ 24
Upper Respiratory	66	21	56	67	- 45
Rheumatoid Arthritis	67	20	50	198	- 178
Hepatitis C	68	15	64	10	+ 5
War	69	6	63	16	- 10
Diphtheria	70	4	68	0	+ 3
Chlamydia	71	2	66	1	+ 1
Otitis Media	72	0	70	0	- 0
Dengue	73	0	76	0	+ 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	77	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	78	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	71	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	73	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	72	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	86	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	84	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to NORTH KOREA

Senegal

North Korea

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.