SWITZERLAND VS SENEGAL: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SENEGAL		SWITZERLAND		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	3,377	8	1,949	+ 1,428
Coronary Heart Disease	2	2,926	1	10,713	- 7,787
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	2,512	35	186	+ 2,326
Stroke	4	2,512	3	3,918	- 1,406
Malaria	5	2,160	77	0	+ 2,160
Road Traffic Accidents	6	1,801	34	193	+ 1,608
Low Birth Weight	7	1,710	43	105	+ 1,605
Birth Trauma	8	1,621	52	32	+ 1,589
Tuberculosis	9	1,259	56	21	+ 1,238
Diabetes Mellitus	10	1,126	17	1,022	+ 104
Congenital Anomalies	11	1,112	31	305	+ 806
Kidney Disease	12	1,039	13	1,261	- 222
Liver Disease	13	1,009	21	677	+ 332
Maternal Conditions	14	785	64	4	+ 780
Meningitis	15	766	57	20	+ 746
Other Injuries	16	711	30	410	+ 301
Cervical Cancer	17	661	42	105	+ 555
Lung Disease	18	635	5	2,902	- 2,267
Violence	19	586	51	42	+ 544
HIV/AIDS	20	558	54	29	+ 529
Hypertension	21	515	6	2,471	- 1,957
Liver Cancer	22	511	19	805	- 294
Endocrine Disorders	23	489	25	593	- 103
Suicide	24	460	14	1,249	- 789
Asthma	25	440	46	95	+ 345
Alzheimers & Dementia	26	413	2	7,192	- 6,779
Breast Cancer	27	405	11	1,577	- 1,172
Pertussis	28	363	73	0	+ 363
Prostate Cancer	29	302	10	1,579	- 1,277
Falls	30	292	9	1,919	- 1,627
Stomach Cancer	31	262	24	614	- 352
Malnutrition	32	232	47	84	+ 148
Drownings	33	232	50	49	+ 183
Fires	34	211	55	21	+ 189
Peptic Ulcer Disease	35	204	41	122	+ 81
Inflammatory/Heart	36	200	16	1,027	- 827
Colon-Rectum Cancers	37	181	7	1,995	- 1,814
Epilepsy	38	155	39	159	- 3
Lymphomas	39	148	15	1,131	- 983
Poisonings	40	148	60	13	+ 135
Parkinson's Disease	41	128	18	857	- 729
Ovary Cancer	42	103	29	457	- 354
Oral Cancer	43	98	26	500	- 403
Lung Cancers	44	85	4	3,520	- 3,435
Schistosomiasis	45	83	72	0	+ 82
Rheumatic Heart Disease	46	78	48	78	+ 0
Skin Disease	47	75	40	129	- 54
Pancreas Cancer	48	75	12	1,486	- 1,411
Measles	49	74	75	0	+ 74
Bladder Cancer	50	73	23	669	- 597
Skin Cancers	51	69	27	493	- 424
Drug Use	52	65	36	176	- 111
Syphilis	53	57	65	2	+ 56
Leukemia	54	53	22	671	- 618
Oesophagus Cancer	55	47	28	491	- 444
Uterin Cancer	56	44	33	224	- 180
Encephalitis	57	40	68	1	+ 39
Tetanus	58	40	70	0	+ 39
Alcohol	59	35	32	229	- 194
Hepatitis B	60	33	63	5	+ 28
Appendicitis	61	18	59	15	+ 4
Other Neoplasms	62	11	20	681	- 670
Leishmaniasis	63	10	71	0	+ 9
Multiple Sclerosis	64	9	38	160	- 151
Ascariasis	65	8	82	0	+ 8
Upper Respiratory	66	7	61	11	- 4
Rheumatoid Arthritis	67	7	49	68	- 61
Hepatitis C	68	5	58	15	- 10
War	69	2	67	1	+ 1
Diphtheria	70	1	74	0	+ 1
Chlamydia	71	1	79	0	+ 1
Otitis Media	72	0	69	0	- 0
Dengue	73	0	81	0	+ 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	84	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	83	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	80	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	66	1	- 1
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	76	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	80	0	37	170	- 170
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	53	32	- 32
Oral conditions	82	0	62	8	- 8
Schizophrenia	83	0	45	96	- 96
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	44	102	- 102
Depression	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SWITZERLAND

Senegal

Switzerland

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.