SOMALIA VS SENEGAL: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SENEGAL		SOMALIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	4,962	1	21,712	- 16,750
Coronary Heart Disease	2	4,299	7	7,233	- 2,934
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	3,690	2	15,363	- 11,672
Stroke	4	3,690	6	8,595	- 4,906
Malaria	5	3,174	22	1,942	+ 1,232
Road Traffic Accidents	6	2,646	11	4,231	- 1,585
Low Birth Weight	7	2,511	8	6,250	- 3,739
Birth Trauma	8	2,381	5	9,573	- 7,192
Tuberculosis	9	1,850	4	10,261	- 8,411
Diabetes Mellitus	10	1,654	16	2,888	- 1,233
Congenital Anomalies	11	1,633	15	3,410	- 1,777
Kidney Disease	12	1,527	21	2,051	- 524
Liver Disease	13	1,483	13	3,917	- 2,434
Maternal Conditions	14	1,153	12	4,127	- 2,974
Meningitis	15	1,125	9	5,381	- 4,256
Other Injuries	16	1,044	14	3,602	- 2,557
Cervical Cancer	17	970	28	883	+ 88
Lung Disease	18	933	19	2,442	- 1,509
Violence	19	861	29	828	+ 33
HIV/AIDS	20	819	33	610	+ 209
Hypertension	21	756	18	2,643	- 1,887
Liver Cancer	22	751	53	256	+ 495
Endocrine Disorders	23	719	44	406	+ 313
Suicide	24	675	27	1,219	- 544
Asthma	25	647	23	1,878	- 1,232
Alzheimers & Dementia	26	607	32	647	- 40
Breast Cancer	27	594	26	1,232	- 637
Pertussis	28	533	20	2,054	- 1,521
Prostate Cancer	29	443	52	285	+ 158
Falls	30	430	37	548	- 118
Stomach Cancer	31	385	49	310	+ 75
Malnutrition	32	341	10	4,825	- 4,483
Drownings	33	341	25	1,272	- 931
Fires	34	310	30	810	- 501
Peptic Ulcer Disease	35	299	36	559	- 260
Inflammatory/Heart	36	294	39	521	- 227
Colon-Rectum Cancers	37	265	38	546	- 281
Epilepsy	38	228	43	419	- 190
Lymphomas	39	218	34	605	- 387
Poisonings	40	217	31	758	- 541
Parkinson's Disease	41	188	56	184	+ 5
Ovary Cancer	42	152	50	295	- 143
Oral Cancer	43	143	46	328	- 185
Lung Cancers	44	125	54	233	- 108
Schistosomiasis	45	121	42	435	- 314
Rheumatic Heart Disease	46	114	41	446	- 331
Skin Disease	47	110	58	151	- 41
Pancreas Cancer	48	110	62	108	+ 2
Measles	49	109	3	11,576	- 11,466
Bladder Cancer	50	107	61	149	- 42
Skin Cancers	51	101	57	164	- 62
Drug Use	52	96	65	54	+ 41
Syphilis	53	84	45	378	- 293
Leukemia	54	78	35	562	- 484
Oesophagus Cancer	55	68	40	516	- 448
Uterin Cancer	56	65	64	78	- 13
Encephalitis	57	59	63	91	- 32
Tetanus	58	59	17	2,648	- 2,590
Alcohol	59	51	59	151	- 100
Hepatitis B	60	49	48	315	- 266
Appendicitis	61	27	55	188	- 161
Other Neoplasms	62	17	70	12	+ 4
Leishmaniasis	63	14	51	290	- 275
Multiple Sclerosis	64	14	71	8	+ 6
Ascariasis	65	12	69	30	- 17
Upper Respiratory	66	11	47	326	- 315
Rheumatoid Arthritis	67	10	66	35	- 25
Hepatitis C	68	7	67	34	- 27
War	69	3	24	1,318	- 1,315
Diphtheria	70	2	60	150	- 148
Chlamydia	71	1	72	5	- 4
Otitis Media	72	0	68	32	- 31
Dengue	73	0	73	1	- 1
Trichuriasis	74	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	74	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	77	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	76	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	79	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	81	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	82	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	83	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	80	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SOMALIA

Senegal

Somalia

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.