SURINAME VS SENEGAL: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SENEGAL		SURINAME		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	247	5	171	+ 76
Coronary Heart Disease	2	214	1	650	- 437
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	183	27	31	+ 152
Stroke	4	183	2	615	- 432
Malaria	5	158	78	0	+ 158
Road Traffic Accidents	6	131	13	89	+ 42
Low Birth Weight	7	125	19	51	+ 73
Birth Trauma	8	118	30	28	+ 91
Tuberculosis	9	92	37	17	+ 75
Diabetes Mellitus	10	82	3	286	- 204
Congenital Anomalies	11	81	22	40	+ 41
Kidney Disease	12	76	4	281	- 205
Liver Disease	13	74	8	134	- 60
Maternal Conditions	14	57	41	14	+ 43
Meningitis	15	56	50	5	+ 51
Other Injuries	16	52	15	73	- 21
Cervical Cancer	17	48	20	48	+ 0
Lung Disease	18	46	12	93	- 46
Violence	19	43	26	34	+ 9
HIV/AIDS	20	41	7	138	- 97
Hypertension	21	38	9	134	- 96
Liver Cancer	22	37	21	45	- 8
Endocrine Disorders	23	36	24	37	- 1
Suicide	24	34	6	148	- 114
Asthma	25	32	39	16	+ 17
Alzheimers & Dementia	26	30	10	117	- 87
Breast Cancer	27	30	17	55	- 25
Pertussis	28	26	59	1	+ 25
Prostate Cancer	29	22	14	78	- 56
Falls	30	21	25	34	- 13
Stomach Cancer	31	19	33	25	- 6
Malnutrition	32	17	43	13	+ 4
Drownings	33	17	29	28	- 11
Fires	34	15	44	13	+ 3
Peptic Ulcer Disease	35	15	28	29	- 14
Inflammatory/Heart	36	15	23	37	- 23
Colon-Rectum Cancers	37	13	16	72	- 59
Epilepsy	38	11	36	18	- 7
Lymphomas	39	11	34	23	- 12
Poisonings	40	11	57	2	+ 9
Parkinson's Disease	41	9	31	28	- 18
Ovary Cancer	42	8	42	14	- 6
Oral Cancer	43	7	40	16	- 8
Lung Cancers	44	6	11	102	- 96
Schistosomiasis	45	6	55	2	+ 4
Rheumatic Heart Disease	46	6	47	6	- 1
Skin Disease	47	5	18	53	- 48
Pancreas Cancer	48	5	32	26	- 21
Measles	49	5	73	0	+ 5
Bladder Cancer	50	5	48	5	+ 0
Skin Cancers	51	5	60	1	+ 4
Drug Use	52	5	45	7	- 3
Syphilis	53	4	52	3	+ 1
Leukemia	54	4	35	20	- 16
Oesophagus Cancer	55	3	56	2	+ 1
Uterin Cancer	56	3	49	5	- 2
Encephalitis	57	3	51	4	- 1
Tetanus	58	3	62	1	+ 2
Alcohol	59	3	38	16	- 14
Hepatitis B	60	2	63	1	+ 2
Appendicitis	61	1	53	3	- 2
Other Neoplasms	62	1	54	3	- 2
Leishmaniasis	63	1	65	0	+ 1
Multiple Sclerosis	64	1	61	1	- 0
Ascariasis	65	1	69	0	+ 1
Upper Respiratory	66	1	67	0	+ 0
Rheumatoid Arthritis	67	1	58	1	- 1
Hepatitis C	68	0	70	0	+ 0
War	69	0	66	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	70	0	72	0	+ 0
Chlamydia	71	0	68	0	- 0
Otitis Media	72	0	71	0	- 0
Dengue	73	0	46	7	- 7
Trichuriasis	74	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	76	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	74	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	64	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	80	0	84	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	85	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	82	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	80	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	81	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SURINAME

Senegal

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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.