SOUTH AFRICA VS SENEGAL: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SENEGAL		SOUTH AFRICA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	23,039	2	39,341	- 16,302
Coronary Heart Disease	2	19,961	3	32,739	- 12,778
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	17,135	8	15,843	+ 1,291
Stroke	4	17,132	4	30,693	- 13,561
Malaria	5	14,736	63	83	+ 14,653
Road Traffic Accidents	6	12,288	11	13,014	- 727
Low Birth Weight	7	11,662	16	6,250	+ 5,411
Birth Trauma	8	11,056	30	3,004	+ 8,053
Tuberculosis	9	8,590	6	21,965	- 13,376
Diabetes Mellitus	10	7,682	5	30,188	- 22,506
Congenital Anomalies	11	7,583	25	4,351	+ 3,232
Kidney Disease	12	7,089	9	15,302	- 8,213
Liver Disease	13	6,884	14	9,013	- 2,129
Maternal Conditions	14	5,352	38	1,700	+ 3,652
Meningitis	15	5,222	26	3,660	+ 1,562
Other Injuries	16	4,848	17	6,014	- 1,165
Cervical Cancer	17	4,506	20	5,555	- 1,050
Lung Disease	18	4,333	13	11,895	- 7,562
Violence	19	3,998	7	21,000	- 17,002
HIV/AIDS	20	3,804	1	71,996	- 68,192
Hypertension	21	3,512	12	12,789	- 9,277
Liver Cancer	22	3,486	33	2,383	+ 1,103
Endocrine Disorders	23	3,339	19	5,890	- 2,551
Suicide	24	3,136	10	13,774	- 10,638
Asthma	25	3,002	18	5,966	- 2,964
Alzheimers & Dementia	26	2,818	22	4,676	- 1,858
Breast Cancer	27	2,760	23	4,533	- 1,773
Pertussis	28	2,474	43	1,142	+ 1,332
Prostate Cancer	29	2,059	24	4,374	- 2,315
Falls	30	1,995	42	1,399	+ 596
Stomach Cancer	31	1,786	39	1,535	+ 252
Malnutrition	32	1,586	34	2,381	- 795
Drownings	33	1,584	32	2,403	- 820
Fires	34	1,438	27	3,618	- 2,180
Peptic Ulcer Disease	35	1,388	36	1,894	- 506
Inflammatory/Heart	36	1,365	21	5,408	- 4,043
Colon-Rectum Cancers	37	1,233	28	3,587	- 2,354
Epilepsy	38	1,060	37	1,870	- 810
Lymphomas	39	1,011	31	2,818	- 1,807
Poisonings	40	1,009	50	975	+ 33
Parkinson's Disease	41	875	46	1,077	- 202
Ovary Cancer	42	706	51	951	- 245
Oral Cancer	43	666	41	1,406	- 740
Lung Cancers	44	579	15	7,705	- 7,127
Schistosomiasis	45	564	66	35	+ 529
Rheumatic Heart Disease	46	532	47	1,015	- 483
Skin Disease	47	511	45	1,101	- 591
Pancreas Cancer	48	511	35	2,007	- 1,496
Measles	49	508	57	270	+ 237
Bladder Cancer	50	496	52	829	- 333
Skin Cancers	51	471	48	993	- 522
Drug Use	52	444	53	770	- 326
Syphilis	53	392	44	1,130	- 738
Leukemia	54	361	40	1,464	- 1,103
Oesophagus Cancer	55	318	29	3,486	- 3,168
Uterin Cancer	56	301	54	512	- 211
Encephalitis	57	274	59	234	+ 40
Tetanus	58	272	65	38	+ 234
Alcohol	59	238	49	987	- 749
Hepatitis B	60	225	61	139	+ 86
Appendicitis	61	123	56	274	- 151
Other Neoplasms	62	77	58	267	- 190
Leishmaniasis	63	67	77	0	+ 67
Multiple Sclerosis	64	64	62	113	- 49
Ascariasis	65	58	71	3	+ 55
Upper Respiratory	66	49	60	223	- 174
Rheumatoid Arthritis	67	47	55	376	- 329
Hepatitis C	68	35	70	8	+ 27
War	69	13	64	66	- 52
Diphtheria	70	9	69	16	- 8
Chlamydia	71	5	68	18	- 13
Otitis Media	72	1	67	19	- 19
Dengue	73	0	73	0	+ 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	72	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	75	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	78	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	80	0	85	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	86	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	84	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	80	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	81	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SOUTH AFRICA

Senegal

South Africa

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.