SAUDI ARABIA VS SENEGAL: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SENEGAL		SAUDI ARABIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	13,929	5	6,132	+ 7,798
Coronary Heart Disease	2	12,068	1	39,037	- 26,968
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	10,360	35	457	+ 9,903
Stroke	4	10,358	2	16,793	- 6,434
Malaria	5	8,909	75	0	+ 8,909
Road Traffic Accidents	6	7,429	3	12,317	- 4,888
Low Birth Weight	7	7,051	18	989	+ 6,062
Birth Trauma	8	6,685	37	343	+ 6,342
Tuberculosis	9	5,193	27	752	+ 4,442
Diabetes Mellitus	10	4,645	9	3,890	+ 755
Congenital Anomalies	11	4,585	12	2,307	+ 2,277
Kidney Disease	12	4,286	4	9,051	- 4,765
Liver Disease	13	4,162	7	4,931	- 769
Maternal Conditions	14	3,236	48	172	+ 3,064
Meningitis	15	3,157	45	227	+ 2,931
Other Injuries	16	2,931	8	4,004	- 1,073
Cervical Cancer	17	2,724	49	157	+ 2,568
Lung Disease	18	2,620	10	2,842	- 222
Violence	19	2,417	30	646	+ 1,771
HIV/AIDS	20	2,300	47	192	+ 2,108
Hypertension	21	2,123	22	834	+ 1,289
Liver Cancer	22	2,108	21	845	+ 1,263
Endocrine Disorders	23	2,019	15	1,447	+ 571
Suicide	24	1,896	13	2,046	- 150
Asthma	25	1,815	17	1,168	+ 648
Alzheimers & Dementia	26	1,704	11	2,442	- 739
Breast Cancer	27	1,669	20	908	+ 761
Pertussis	28	1,496	54	56	+ 1,440
Prostate Cancer	29	1,245	50	148	+ 1,097
Falls	30	1,206	6	5,340	- 4,134
Stomach Cancer	31	1,080	36	389	+ 691
Malnutrition	32	959	52	79	+ 879
Drownings	33	957	24	821	+ 136
Fires	34	869	23	825	+ 44
Peptic Ulcer Disease	35	839	41	275	+ 564
Inflammatory/Heart	36	826	16	1,342	- 516
Colon-Rectum Cancers	37	745	14	1,630	- 885
Epilepsy	38	641	29	694	- 54
Lymphomas	39	611	28	716	- 105
Poisonings	40	610	40	279	+ 330
Parkinson's Disease	41	529	25	776	- 247
Ovary Cancer	42	427	42	247	+ 179
Oral Cancer	43	402	34	465	- 62
Lung Cancers	44	350	26	775	- 425
Schistosomiasis	45	341	60	25	+ 316
Rheumatic Heart Disease	46	321	39	280	+ 41
Skin Disease	47	309	32	516	- 207
Pancreas Cancer	48	309	31	526	- 217
Measles	49	307	68	1	+ 306
Bladder Cancer	50	300	46	214	+ 86
Skin Cancers	51	285	55	55	+ 230
Drug Use	52	268	33	491	- 223
Syphilis	53	237	59	33	+ 204
Leukemia	54	218	19	925	- 706
Oesophagus Cancer	55	192	44	229	- 37
Uterin Cancer	56	182	38	323	- 141
Encephalitis	57	166	43	234	- 69
Tetanus	58	164	61	16	+ 149
Alcohol	59	144	51	128	+ 16
Hepatitis B	60	136	53	57	+ 79
Appendicitis	61	74	58	35	+ 40
Other Neoplasms	62	46	57	40	+ 6
Leishmaniasis	63	40	67	1	+ 39
Multiple Sclerosis	64	38	56	49	- 10
Ascariasis	65	35	66	1	+ 33
Upper Respiratory	66	30	70	1	+ 29
Rheumatoid Arthritis	67	28	62	9	+ 19
Hepatitis C	68	21	64	7	+ 14
War	69	8	65	3	+ 5
Diphtheria	70	5	69	1	+ 5
Chlamydia	71	3	71	0	+ 3
Otitis Media	72	0	72	0	+ 0
Dengue	73	0	63	9	- 9
Trichuriasis	74	0	78	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	79	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	73	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	74	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	76	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	80	0	80	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	81	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	82	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	84	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SAUDI ARABIA

Senegal

Saudi Arabia

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.