PORTUGAL VS SENEGAL: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SENEGAL		PORTUGAL		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	3,891	4	6,851	- 2,961
Coronary Heart Disease	2	3,371	1	12,878	- 9,507
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	2,894	36	231	+ 2,663
Stroke	4	2,893	2	12,339	- 9,446
Malaria	5	2,488	78	0	+ 2,488
Road Traffic Accidents	6	2,075	27	838	+ 1,237
Low Birth Weight	7	1,969	52	79	+ 1,891
Birth Trauma	8	1,867	60	24	+ 1,843
Tuberculosis	9	1,451	38	213	+ 1,238
Diabetes Mellitus	10	1,297	8	3,601	- 2,304
Congenital Anomalies	11	1,281	40	196	+ 1,084
Kidney Disease	12	1,197	9	2,803	- 1,606
Liver Disease	13	1,163	22	1,126	+ 37
Maternal Conditions	14	904	63	7	+ 897
Meningitis	15	882	56	43	+ 839
Other Injuries	16	819	13	1,937	- 1,118
Cervical Cancer	17	761	34	329	+ 432
Lung Disease	18	732	7	4,286	- 3,554
Violence	19	675	48	96	+ 579
HIV/AIDS	20	642	35	320	+ 323
Hypertension	21	593	14	1,880	- 1,287
Liver Cancer	22	589	18	1,270	- 682
Endocrine Disorders	23	564	17	1,547	- 983
Suicide	24	530	19	1,172	- 642
Asthma	25	507	43	146	+ 361
Alzheimers & Dementia	26	476	3	7,191	- 6,715
Breast Cancer	27	466	12	1,997	- 1,531
Pertussis	28	418	72	0	+ 418
Prostate Cancer	29	348	11	2,124	- 1,776
Falls	30	337	23	1,033	- 696
Stomach Cancer	31	302	10	2,532	- 2,230
Malnutrition	32	268	53	79	+ 189
Drownings	33	267	51	79	+ 188
Fires	34	243	46	108	+ 135
Peptic Ulcer Disease	35	234	37	229	+ 6
Inflammatory/Heart	36	231	26	909	- 678
Colon-Rectum Cancers	37	208	6	4,389	- 4,181
Epilepsy	38	179	31	415	- 236
Lymphomas	39	171	16	1,608	- 1,437
Poisonings	40	170	57	29	+ 141
Parkinson's Disease	41	148	21	1,139	- 992
Ovary Cancer	42	119	33	397	- 278
Oral Cancer	43	112	25	912	- 800
Lung Cancers	44	98	5	4,406	- 4,308
Schistosomiasis	45	95	77	0	+ 95
Rheumatic Heart Disease	46	90	41	169	- 79
Skin Disease	47	86	39	202	- 116
Pancreas Cancer	48	86	15	1,669	- 1,583
Measles	49	86	71	0	+ 85
Bladder Cancer	50	84	20	1,171	- 1,087
Skin Cancers	51	80	30	523	- 444
Drug Use	52	75	44	128	- 53
Syphilis	53	66	64	3	+ 63
Leukemia	54	61	24	1,015	- 954
Oesophagus Cancer	55	54	29	623	- 569
Uterin Cancer	56	51	32	406	- 355
Encephalitis	57	46	67	1	+ 45
Tetanus	58	46	73	0	+ 46
Alcohol	59	40	45	111	- 71
Hepatitis B	60	38	59	26	+ 12
Appendicitis	61	21	61	21	- 0
Other Neoplasms	62	13	28	652	- 639
Leishmaniasis	63	11	68	1	+ 10
Multiple Sclerosis	64	11	54	56	- 45
Ascariasis	65	10	83	0	+ 10
Upper Respiratory	66	8	62	15	- 6
Rheumatoid Arthritis	67	8	47	99	- 91
Hepatitis C	68	6	49	87	- 81
War	69	2	69	1	+ 1
Diphtheria	70	1	74	0	+ 1
Chlamydia	71	1	76	0	+ 1
Otitis Media	72	0	66	2	- 2
Dengue	73	0	84	0	+ 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	81	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	82	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	70	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	75	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	80	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	79	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	80	0	58	29	- 29
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	50	82	- 82
Oral conditions	82	0	65	3	- 3
Schizophrenia	83	0	55	49	- 49
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	42	151	- 151
Depression	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to PORTUGAL

Senegal

Portugal

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.