SOUTH KOREA VS SENEGAL: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SENEGAL		SOUTH KOREA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	19,852	2	26,650	- 6,798
Coronary Heart Disease	2	17,199	1	28,043	- 10,843
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	14,764	35	929	+ 13,836
Stroke	4	14,763	3	25,596	- 10,833
Malaria	5	12,697	71	1	+ 12,696
Road Traffic Accidents	6	10,588	15	4,399	+ 6,189
Low Birth Weight	7	10,048	45	370	+ 9,678
Birth Trauma	8	9,527	54	88	+ 9,439
Tuberculosis	9	7,402	24	1,950	+ 5,451
Diabetes Mellitus	10	6,619	13	6,812	- 193
Congenital Anomalies	11	6,534	41	518	+ 6,016
Kidney Disease	12	6,108	9	10,107	- 3,999
Liver Disease	13	5,932	14	6,348	- 416
Maternal Conditions	14	4,612	61	34	+ 4,578
Meningitis	15	4,500	58	51	+ 4,449
Other Injuries	16	4,178	18	3,634	+ 544
Cervical Cancer	17	3,882	34	1,065	+ 2,817
Lung Disease	18	3,734	11	8,526	- 4,793
Violence	19	3,445	44	386	+ 3,058
HIV/AIDS	20	3,278	55	84	+ 3,193
Hypertension	21	3,026	17	3,711	- 685
Liver Cancer	22	3,004	7	11,589	- 8,585
Endocrine Disorders	23	2,877	25	1,891	+ 986
Suicide	24	2,702	5	14,636	- 11,934
Asthma	25	2,587	32	1,150	+ 1,437
Alzheimers & Dementia	26	2,428	6	12,145	- 9,717
Breast Cancer	27	2,379	21	2,880	- 502
Pertussis	28	2,132	67	6	+ 2,126
Prostate Cancer	29	1,774	22	2,316	- 541
Falls	30	1,719	20	2,934	- 1,215
Stomach Cancer	31	1,539	10	8,625	- 7,086
Malnutrition	32	1,366	53	88	+ 1,278
Drownings	33	1,365	42	501	+ 864
Fires	34	1,239	47	263	+ 976
Peptic Ulcer Disease	35	1,196	38	540	+ 657
Inflammatory/Heart	36	1,177	31	1,325	- 149
Colon-Rectum Cancers	37	1,062	8	10,180	- 9,118
Epilepsy	38	913	40	524	+ 389
Lymphomas	39	871	19	3,477	- 2,606
Poisonings	40	869	52	115	+ 754
Parkinson's Disease	41	754	16	3,951	- 3,197
Ovary Cancer	42	608	30	1,330	- 722
Oral Cancer	43	573	29	1,457	- 884
Lung Cancers	44	499	4	20,293	- 19,794
Schistosomiasis	45	486	72	1	+ 485
Rheumatic Heart Disease	46	458	48	224	+ 234
Skin Disease	47	440	36	704	- 264
Pancreas Cancer	48	440	12	6,994	- 6,554
Measles	49	437	83	0	+ 437
Bladder Cancer	50	428	27	1,768	- 1,340
Skin Cancers	51	406	37	585	- 179
Drug Use	52	382	50	154	+ 228
Syphilis	53	337	62	27	+ 311
Leukemia	54	311	23	2,140	- 1,829
Oesophagus Cancer	55	274	28	1,733	- 1,459
Uterin Cancer	56	259	43	420	- 161
Encephalitis	57	236	65	19	+ 217
Tetanus	58	234	69	5	+ 230
Alcohol	59	205	33	1,081	- 876
Hepatitis B	60	194	39	526	- 332
Appendicitis	61	106	57	54	+ 52
Other Neoplasms	62	66	26	1,807	- 1,741
Leishmaniasis	63	58	79	0	+ 58
Multiple Sclerosis	64	55	66	11	+ 44
Ascariasis	65	50	74	0	+ 50
Upper Respiratory	66	42	63	26	+ 17
Rheumatoid Arthritis	67	40	51	150	- 110
Hepatitis C	68	30	49	168	- 138
War	69	12	68	5	+ 7
Diphtheria	70	7	73	0	+ 7
Chlamydia	71	4	84	0	+ 4
Otitis Media	72	1	70	5	- 4
Dengue	73	0	77	0	+ 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	76	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	82	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	81	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	80	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	80	0	60	41	- 41
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	59	49	- 49
Oral conditions	82	0	64	21	- 21
Schizophrenia	83	0	56	77	- 77
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	46	329	- 329
Depression	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SOUTH KOREA

Senegal

South Korea

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.