SRI LANKA VS SENEGAL: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SENEGAL		SRI LANKA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	8,379	8	5,117	+ 3,262
Coronary Heart Disease	2	7,260	1	26,304	- 19,045
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	6,232	28	605	+ 5,627
Stroke	4	6,231	6	6,805	- 574
Malaria	5	5,359	80	0	+ 5,359
Road Traffic Accidents	6	4,469	9	4,200	+ 269
Low Birth Weight	7	4,241	29	536	+ 3,705
Birth Trauma	8	4,021	44	193	+ 3,828
Tuberculosis	9	3,124	25	769	+ 2,355
Diabetes Mellitus	10	2,794	2	12,460	- 9,667
Congenital Anomalies	11	2,758	22	989	+ 1,769
Kidney Disease	12	2,578	5	6,858	- 4,280
Liver Disease	13	2,504	17	1,303	+ 1,201
Maternal Conditions	14	1,946	48	96	+ 1,850
Meningitis	15	1,899	46	146	+ 1,753
Other Injuries	16	1,763	14	1,529	+ 234
Cervical Cancer	17	1,639	26	762	+ 876
Lung Disease	18	1,576	3	9,456	- 7,880
Violence	19	1,454	31	499	+ 955
HIV/AIDS	20	1,384	55	39	+ 1,344
Hypertension	21	1,277	20	1,055	+ 222
Liver Cancer	22	1,268	19	1,090	+ 178
Endocrine Disorders	23	1,214	32	462	+ 752
Suicide	24	1,140	10	2,977	- 1,837
Asthma	25	1,092	7	6,471	- 5,379
Alzheimers & Dementia	26	1,025	4	6,939	- 5,914
Breast Cancer	27	1,004	15	1,383	- 379
Pertussis	28	900	59	15	+ 885
Prostate Cancer	29	749	30	507	+ 242
Falls	30	726	23	964	- 238
Stomach Cancer	31	650	16	1,321	- 671
Malnutrition	32	577	54	43	+ 533
Drownings	33	576	27	731	- 155
Fires	34	523	41	239	+ 284
Peptic Ulcer Disease	35	505	56	38	+ 467
Inflammatory/Heart	36	497	35	425	+ 72
Colon-Rectum Cancers	37	448	24	911	- 463
Epilepsy	38	385	39	269	+ 116
Lymphomas	39	368	21	1,027	- 660
Poisonings	40	367	49	93	+ 274
Parkinson's Disease	41	318	45	168	+ 151
Ovary Cancer	42	257	37	281	- 25
Oral Cancer	43	242	11	2,893	- 2,651
Lung Cancers	44	210	12	1,775	- 1,564
Schistosomiasis	45	205	81	0	+ 205
Rheumatic Heart Disease	46	193	53	49	+ 144
Skin Disease	47	186	36	293	- 107
Pancreas Cancer	48	186	43	214	- 28
Measles	49	185	77	0	+ 185
Bladder Cancer	50	181	34	432	- 251
Skin Cancers	51	171	52	58	+ 113
Drug Use	52	161	40	257	- 96
Syphilis	53	142	58	15	+ 128
Leukemia	54	131	18	1,155	- 1,024
Oesophagus Cancer	55	116	13	1,544	- 1,429
Uterin Cancer	56	109	42	218	- 108
Encephalitis	57	100	61	10	+ 89
Tetanus	58	99	57	27	+ 71
Alcohol	59	87	51	82	+ 4
Hepatitis B	60	82	62	6	+ 76
Appendicitis	61	45	64	5	+ 40
Other Neoplasms	62	28	50	86	- 58
Leishmaniasis	63	24	73	0	+ 24
Multiple Sclerosis	64	23	69	2	+ 21
Ascariasis	65	21	72	0	+ 21
Upper Respiratory	66	18	66	5	+ 13
Rheumatoid Arthritis	67	17	60	11	+ 6
Hepatitis C	68	13	75	0	+ 13
War	69	5	38	280	- 275
Diphtheria	70	3	74	0	+ 3
Chlamydia	71	2	84	0	+ 2
Otitis Media	72	0	76	0	+ 0
Dengue	73	0	47	131	- 131
Trichuriasis	74	0	79	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	71	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	63	6	- 6
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	78	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	82	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	83	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	80	0	67	3	- 3
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	70	2	- 2
Oral conditions	82	0	68	3	- 3
Schizophrenia	83	0	65	5	- 5
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	33	445	- 445
Depression	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SRI LANKA

Senegal

Sri Lanka

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.