POLAND VS SENEGAL: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SENEGAL		POLAND		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	14,769	4	19,998	- 5,230
Coronary Heart Disease	2	12,796	1	117,700	- 104,904
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	10,984	37	839	+ 10,145
Stroke	4	10,983	2	32,693	- 21,711
Malaria	5	9,446	78	0	+ 9,446
Road Traffic Accidents	6	7,877	22	3,555	+ 4,322
Low Birth Weight	7	7,476	42	579	+ 6,897
Birth Trauma	8	7,087	57	52	+ 7,036
Tuberculosis	9	5,506	41	597	+ 4,910
Diabetes Mellitus	10	4,924	8	8,947	- 4,023
Congenital Anomalies	11	4,861	36	916	+ 3,945
Kidney Disease	12	4,544	20	4,065	+ 479
Liver Disease	13	4,413	10	7,912	- 3,499
Maternal Conditions	14	3,431	63	10	+ 3,421
Meningitis	15	3,348	53	171	+ 3,177
Other Injuries	16	3,108	28	2,527	+ 581
Cervical Cancer	17	2,888	32	1,907	+ 982
Lung Disease	18	2,778	6	13,677	- 10,899
Violence	19	2,563	49	294	+ 2,269
HIV/AIDS	20	2,439	54	115	+ 2,324
Hypertension	21	2,251	15	4,937	- 2,686
Liver Cancer	22	2,235	29	2,290	- 55
Endocrine Disorders	23	2,140	38	831	+ 1,309
Suicide	24	2,010	18	4,282	- 2,272
Asthma	25	1,925	43	540	+ 1,385
Alzheimers & Dementia	26	1,806	21	3,701	- 1,895
Breast Cancer	27	1,770	9	7,967	- 6,197
Pertussis	28	1,586	71	0	+ 1,586
Prostate Cancer	29	1,320	11	6,489	- 5,169
Falls	30	1,279	16	4,712	- 3,433
Stomach Cancer	31	1,145	12	5,910	- 4,765
Malnutrition	32	1,016	50	291	+ 726
Drownings	33	1,015	39	636	+ 379
Fires	34	922	45	474	+ 448
Peptic Ulcer Disease	35	890	26	3,091	- 2,201
Inflammatory/Heart	36	875	23	3,495	- 2,619
Colon-Rectum Cancers	37	790	5	14,610	- 13,820
Epilepsy	38	679	35	1,145	- 466
Lymphomas	39	648	19	4,141	- 3,493
Poisonings	40	647	51	205	+ 442
Parkinson's Disease	41	561	34	1,500	- 939
Ovary Cancer	42	452	27	2,929	- 2,477
Oral Cancer	43	427	25	3,377	- 2,950
Lung Cancers	44	371	3	25,781	- 25,410
Schistosomiasis	45	362	76	0	+ 362
Rheumatic Heart Disease	46	341	40	612	- 271
Skin Disease	47	328	46	469	- 142
Pancreas Cancer	48	327	13	5,430	- 5,102
Measles	49	325	72	0	+ 325
Bladder Cancer	50	318	17	4,700	- 4,382
Skin Cancers	51	302	31	2,155	- 1,853
Drug Use	52	284	48	321	- 37
Syphilis	53	251	69	0	+ 251
Leukemia	54	231	24	3,456	- 3,224
Oesophagus Cancer	55	204	33	1,803	- 1,599
Uterin Cancer	56	193	30	2,163	- 1,970
Encephalitis	57	176	64	6	+ 169
Tetanus	58	174	67	2	+ 173
Alcohol	59	153	14	5,238	- 5,086
Hepatitis B	60	144	56	52	+ 92
Appendicitis	61	79	55	69	+ 10
Other Neoplasms	62	49	7	9,256	- 9,207
Leishmaniasis	63	43	75	0	+ 43
Multiple Sclerosis	64	41	44	502	- 462
Ascariasis	65	37	82	0	+ 37
Upper Respiratory	66	31	60	19	+ 12
Rheumatoid Arthritis	67	30	47	369	- 339
Hepatitis C	68	22	52	188	- 166
War	69	9	66	4	+ 5
Diphtheria	70	5	70	0	+ 5
Chlamydia	71	3	73	0	+ 3
Otitis Media	72	0	68	1	- 1
Dengue	73	0	84	0	+ 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	83	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	81	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	79	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	80	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	74	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	77	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	80	0	61	18	- 18
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	59	29	- 29
Oral conditions	82	0	65	4	- 4
Schizophrenia	83	0	58	30	- 30
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	62	12	- 12
Depression	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to POLAND

Senegal

Poland

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.