SUDAN VS SENEGAL: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SENEGAL		SUDAN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	19,236	4	12,619	+ 6,617
Coronary Heart Disease	2	16,666	1	43,966	- 27,300
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	14,307	9	6,277	+ 8,030
Stroke	4	14,305	2	20,582	- 6,277
Malaria	5	12,304	10	5,614	+ 6,690
Road Traffic Accidents	6	10,260	5	11,459	- 1,199
Low Birth Weight	7	9,737	3	16,036	- 6,299
Birth Trauma	8	9,231	7	8,526	+ 706
Tuberculosis	9	7,172	15	4,250	+ 2,922
Diabetes Mellitus	10	6,414	17	3,070	+ 3,344
Congenital Anomalies	11	6,331	11	5,507	+ 824
Kidney Disease	12	5,919	12	5,095	+ 824
Liver Disease	13	5,748	14	4,348	+ 1,400
Maternal Conditions	14	4,469	23	1,961	+ 2,508
Meningitis	15	4,360	33	1,092	+ 3,268
Other Injuries	16	4,048	18	2,912	+ 1,136
Cervical Cancer	17	3,762	41	770	+ 2,993
Lung Disease	18	3,618	13	4,382	- 764
Violence	19	3,338	21	2,478	+ 860
HIV/AIDS	20	3,176	22	2,331	+ 845
Hypertension	21	2,932	8	7,287	- 4,355
Liver Cancer	22	2,911	37	946	+ 1,965
Endocrine Disorders	23	2,788	30	1,459	+ 1,329
Suicide	24	2,618	27	1,644	+ 974
Asthma	25	2,507	19	2,636	- 129
Alzheimers & Dementia	26	2,353	20	2,584	- 231
Breast Cancer	27	2,305	16	3,071	- 766
Pertussis	28	2,066	24	1,899	+ 167
Prostate Cancer	29	1,719	49	523	+ 1,196
Falls	30	1,666	28	1,559	+ 107
Stomach Cancer	31	1,491	51	478	+ 1,014
Malnutrition	32	1,324	34	1,089	+ 235
Drownings	33	1,322	26	1,684	- 362
Fires	34	1,201	31	1,310	- 110
Peptic Ulcer Disease	35	1,159	40	775	+ 384
Inflammatory/Heart	36	1,140	38	839	+ 301
Colon-Rectum Cancers	37	1,029	35	1,049	- 19
Epilepsy	38	885	43	735	+ 150
Lymphomas	39	844	29	1,533	- 689
Poisonings	40	842	42	744	+ 98
Parkinson's Disease	41	731	45	705	+ 26
Ovary Cancer	42	589	39	794	- 205
Oral Cancer	43	556	50	493	+ 63
Lung Cancers	44	483	48	545	- 62
Schistosomiasis	45	471	63	68	+ 403
Rheumatic Heart Disease	46	444	46	684	- 241
Skin Disease	47	427	60	112	+ 315
Pancreas Cancer	48	426	58	272	+ 154
Measles	49	424	6	9,301	- 8,877
Bladder Cancer	50	414	54	369	+ 46
Skin Cancers	51	393	55	356	+ 37
Drug Use	52	370	36	1,036	- 665
Syphilis	53	327	47	603	- 276
Leukemia	54	301	25	1,828	- 1,527
Oesophagus Cancer	55	265	32	1,126	- 860
Uterin Cancer	56	251	62	71	+ 180
Encephalitis	57	229	57	303	- 75
Tetanus	58	227	53	378	- 151
Alcohol	59	199	61	84	+ 114
Hepatitis B	60	188	44	730	- 542
Appendicitis	61	103	59	155	- 52
Other Neoplasms	62	64	65	35	+ 29
Leishmaniasis	63	56	52	448	- 392
Multiple Sclerosis	64	53	64	54	- 1
Ascariasis	65	48	66	21	+ 27
Upper Respiratory	66	41	70	5	+ 36
Rheumatoid Arthritis	67	39	67	20	+ 19
Hepatitis C	68	29	68	17	+ 12
War	69	11	56	336	- 325
Diphtheria	70	7	69	11	- 4
Chlamydia	71	4	71	1	+ 3
Otitis Media	72	0	73	0	+ 0
Dengue	73	0	72	0	+ 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	77	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	76	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	74	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	75	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	79	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	78	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	80	0	81	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	80	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	82	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	84	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SUDAN

Senegal

Sudan

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.