SYRIA VS SENEGAL: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SENEGAL		SYRIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	9,097	4	2,958	+ 6,138
Coronary Heart Disease	2	7,881	1	28,203	- 20,322
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	6,765	7	2,156	+ 4,610
Stroke	4	6,765	2	8,088	- 1,324
Malaria	5	5,818	79	0	+ 5,818
Road Traffic Accidents	6	4,852	5	2,550	+ 2,302
Low Birth Weight	7	4,604	12	1,652	+ 2,953
Birth Trauma	8	4,365	21	744	+ 3,621
Tuberculosis	9	3,392	56	23	+ 3,368
Diabetes Mellitus	10	3,033	15	1,534	+ 1,499
Congenital Anomalies	11	2,994	8	2,077	+ 917
Kidney Disease	12	2,799	6	2,329	+ 470
Liver Disease	13	2,718	11	1,720	+ 998
Maternal Conditions	14	2,113	45	105	+ 2,008
Meningitis	15	2,062	35	295	+ 1,767
Other Injuries	16	1,914	24	521	+ 1,393
Cervical Cancer	17	1,779	42	188	+ 1,591
Lung Disease	18	1,711	13	1,601	+ 110
Violence	19	1,578	25	444	+ 1,134
HIV/AIDS	20	1,502	58	15	+ 1,487
Hypertension	21	1,387	23	707	+ 679
Liver Cancer	22	1,377	31	366	+ 1,010
Endocrine Disorders	23	1,318	26	418	+ 900
Suicide	24	1,238	33	333	+ 906
Asthma	25	1,185	17	1,052	+ 133
Alzheimers & Dementia	26	1,112	14	1,551	- 438
Breast Cancer	27	1,090	10	1,953	- 863
Pertussis	28	977	37	289	+ 688
Prostate Cancer	29	813	28	404	+ 409
Falls	30	788	29	383	+ 405
Stomach Cancer	31	705	22	725	- 19
Malnutrition	32	626	51	73	+ 553
Drownings	33	625	40	215	+ 410
Fires	34	568	43	179	+ 389
Peptic Ulcer Disease	35	548	49	79	+ 469
Inflammatory/Heart	36	539	32	337	+ 202
Colon-Rectum Cancers	37	487	16	1,224	- 737
Epilepsy	38	418	48	92	+ 326
Lymphomas	39	399	18	827	- 428
Poisonings	40	398	46	98	+ 300
Parkinson's Disease	41	345	30	367	- 22
Ovary Cancer	42	279	34	328	- 49
Oral Cancer	43	263	36	289	- 26
Lung Cancers	44	228	9	2,048	- 1,819
Schistosomiasis	45	223	60	11	+ 211
Rheumatic Heart Disease	46	210	41	197	+ 12
Skin Disease	47	202	61	8	+ 194
Pancreas Cancer	48	202	27	411	- 209
Measles	49	200	70	0	+ 200
Bladder Cancer	50	196	20	757	- 561
Skin Cancers	51	186	38	276	- 90
Drug Use	52	175	39	249	- 74
Syphilis	53	155	55	31	+ 124
Leukemia	54	143	19	796	- 653
Oesophagus Cancer	55	125	47	97	+ 28
Uterin Cancer	56	119	44	146	- 27
Encephalitis	57	108	50	77	+ 31
Tetanus	58	107	52	57	+ 50
Alcohol	59	94	53	51	+ 43
Hepatitis B	60	89	63	5	+ 84
Appendicitis	61	49	54	36	+ 12
Other Neoplasms	62	30	57	21	+ 9
Leishmaniasis	63	26	65	5	+ 21
Multiple Sclerosis	64	25	59	14	+ 11
Ascariasis	65	23	67	1	+ 22
Upper Respiratory	66	19	66	3	+ 16
Rheumatoid Arthritis	67	19	62	7	+ 12
Hepatitis C	68	14	68	1	+ 13
War	69	5	3	7,760	- 7,755
Diphtheria	70	3	64	5	- 2
Chlamydia	71	2	69	1	+ 1
Otitis Media	72	0	71	0	+ 0
Dengue	73	0	72	0	+ 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	73	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	75	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	76	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	78	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	81	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	82	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	83	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	80	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SYRIA

Senegal

Syria

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.