SWEDEN VS SENEGAL: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SENEGAL		SWEDEN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	4,036	7	2,659	+ 1,378
Coronary Heart Disease	2	3,497	1	15,136	- 11,638
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	3,002	36	289	+ 2,713
Stroke	4	3,002	3	6,035	- 3,033
Malaria	5	2,582	74	0	+ 2,582
Road Traffic Accidents	6	2,153	34	315	+ 1,838
Low Birth Weight	7	2,043	51	50	+ 1,993
Birth Trauma	8	1,937	55	34	+ 1,904
Tuberculosis	9	1,505	56	24	+ 1,481
Diabetes Mellitus	10	1,346	11	1,834	- 488
Congenital Anomalies	11	1,329	35	308	+ 1,021
Kidney Disease	12	1,242	12	1,629	- 387
Liver Disease	13	1,206	23	723	+ 483
Maternal Conditions	14	938	64	5	+ 933
Meningitis	15	915	54	35	+ 880
Other Injuries	16	849	15	1,374	- 524
Cervical Cancer	17	789	38	228	+ 562
Lung Disease	18	759	4	4,344	- 3,585
Violence	19	700	47	113	+ 587
HIV/AIDS	20	666	61	13	+ 654
Hypertension	21	615	10	1,838	- 1,223
Liver Cancer	22	611	22	752	- 141
Endocrine Disorders	23	585	24	702	- 117
Suicide	24	549	14	1,479	- 930
Asthma	25	526	42	158	+ 368
Alzheimers & Dementia	26	494	2	10,917	- 10,423
Breast Cancer	27	484	13	1,582	- 1,099
Pertussis	28	433	67	0	+ 433
Prostate Cancer	29	361	8	2,622	- 2,261
Falls	30	350	17	1,109	- 759
Stomach Cancer	31	313	26	612	- 300
Malnutrition	32	278	45	117	+ 161
Drownings	33	277	46	114	+ 163
Fires	34	252	49	65	+ 187
Peptic Ulcer Disease	35	243	37	277	- 34
Inflammatory/Heart	36	239	28	547	- 308
Colon-Rectum Cancers	37	216	6	3,049	- 2,833
Epilepsy	38	186	44	121	+ 65
Lymphomas	39	177	16	1,357	- 1,180
Poisonings	40	177	60	18	+ 159
Parkinson's Disease	41	153	19	943	- 790
Ovary Cancer	42	124	27	553	- 429
Oral Cancer	43	117	31	379	- 263
Lung Cancers	44	101	5	3,722	- 3,621
Schistosomiasis	45	99	69	0	+ 98
Rheumatic Heart Disease	46	93	48	110	- 17
Skin Disease	47	90	39	220	- 130
Pancreas Cancer	48	89	9	1,849	- 1,759
Measles	49	89	83	0	+ 89
Bladder Cancer	50	87	21	760	- 673
Skin Cancers	51	83	25	650	- 568
Drug Use	52	78	30	423	- 346
Syphilis	53	69	72	0	+ 69
Leukemia	54	63	20	825	- 762
Oesophagus Cancer	55	56	29	538	- 482
Uterin Cancer	56	53	33	345	- 292
Encephalitis	57	48	71	0	+ 48
Tetanus	58	48	68	0	+ 47
Alcohol	59	42	32	359	- 317
Hepatitis B	60	39	62	9	+ 30
Appendicitis	61	22	59	18	+ 4
Other Neoplasms	62	13	18	1,036	- 1,023
Leishmaniasis	63	12	75	0	+ 12
Multiple Sclerosis	64	11	41	170	- 159
Ascariasis	65	10	81	0	+ 10
Upper Respiratory	66	9	58	20	- 11
Rheumatoid Arthritis	67	8	43	129	- 121
Hepatitis C	68	6	53	44	- 38
War	69	2	65	2	+ 1
Diphtheria	70	2	70	0	+ 1
Chlamydia	71	1	73	0	+ 1
Otitis Media	72	0	66	1	- 1
Dengue	73	0	80	0	+ 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	78	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	79	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	84	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	82	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	77	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	80	0	57	24	- 24
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	52	46	- 46
Oral conditions	82	0	63	8	- 8
Schizophrenia	83	0	50	63	- 63
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	40	175	- 175
Depression	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SWEDEN

Senegal

Sweden

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.