TANZANIA VS SENEGAL: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SENEGAL		TANZANIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	25,714	2	26,028	- 314
Coronary Heart Disease	2	22,279	9	13,215	+ 9,064
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	19,125	6	17,587	+ 1,538
Stroke	4	19,122	7	16,894	+ 2,228
Malaria	5	16,447	3	21,758	- 5,311
Road Traffic Accidents	6	13,715	5	18,054	- 4,339
Low Birth Weight	7	13,016	10	12,173	+ 843
Birth Trauma	8	12,340	8	15,086	- 2,746
Tuberculosis	9	9,587	4	20,269	- 10,682
Diabetes Mellitus	10	8,574	15	6,247	+ 2,327
Congenital Anomalies	11	8,463	11	9,791	- 1,327
Kidney Disease	12	7,912	19	4,547	+ 3,365
Liver Disease	13	7,684	13	6,586	+ 1,098
Maternal Conditions	14	5,974	12	6,835	- 861
Meningitis	15	5,829	21	3,188	+ 2,640
Other Injuries	16	5,411	20	4,270	+ 1,141
Cervical Cancer	17	5,029	14	6,424	- 1,395
Lung Disease	18	4,836	22	3,051	+ 1,785
Violence	19	4,462	18	4,713	- 251
HIV/AIDS	20	4,246	1	27,402	- 23,156
Hypertension	21	3,919	17	5,209	- 1,289
Liver Cancer	22	3,891	36	1,413	+ 2,478
Endocrine Disorders	23	3,727	29	1,778	+ 1,949
Suicide	24	3,500	24	2,474	+ 1,026
Asthma	25	3,351	30	1,700	+ 1,651
Alzheimers & Dementia	26	3,145	27	2,048	+ 1,097
Breast Cancer	27	3,081	37	1,285	+ 1,796
Pertussis	28	2,761	23	2,774	- 13
Prostate Cancer	29	2,298	28	1,819	+ 479
Falls	30	2,227	34	1,533	+ 694
Stomach Cancer	31	1,994	39	1,190	+ 803
Malnutrition	32	1,770	16	5,574	- 3,805
Drownings	33	1,767	32	1,642	+ 126
Fires	34	1,605	35	1,424	+ 181
Peptic Ulcer Disease	35	1,550	46	462	+ 1,088
Inflammatory/Heart	36	1,524	38	1,227	+ 297
Colon-Rectum Cancers	37	1,376	33	1,567	- 191
Epilepsy	38	1,183	43	707	+ 476
Lymphomas	39	1,128	41	805	+ 323
Poisonings	40	1,126	40	1,170	- 44
Parkinson's Disease	41	976	45	513	+ 463
Ovary Cancer	42	788	53	337	+ 451
Oral Cancer	43	743	31	1,646	- 903
Lung Cancers	44	646	61	159	+ 487
Schistosomiasis	45	629	51	371	+ 259
Rheumatic Heart Disease	46	593	50	401	+ 193
Skin Disease	47	570	52	359	+ 211
Pancreas Cancer	48	570	62	158	+ 412
Measles	49	567	55	295	+ 272
Bladder Cancer	50	554	44	667	- 113
Skin Cancers	51	526	42	744	- 219
Drug Use	52	495	48	404	+ 91
Syphilis	53	437	26	2,115	- 1,678
Leukemia	54	403	47	416	- 13
Oesophagus Cancer	55	355	25	2,247	- 1,892
Uterin Cancer	56	336	57	218	+ 118
Encephalitis	57	306	59	199	+ 107
Tetanus	58	304	49	402	- 98
Alcohol	59	266	56	270	- 5
Hepatitis B	60	251	60	168	+ 83
Appendicitis	61	138	58	218	- 80
Other Neoplasms	62	86	64	58	+ 28
Leishmaniasis	63	75	77	0	+ 75
Multiple Sclerosis	64	71	68	27	+ 44
Ascariasis	65	64	65	56	+ 9
Upper Respiratory	66	55	54	299	- 244
Rheumatoid Arthritis	67	52	63	81	- 29
Hepatitis C	68	39	66	40	- 1
War	69	15	67	30	- 15
Diphtheria	70	10	70	11	- 1
Chlamydia	71	5	71	9	- 4
Otitis Media	72	1	69	17	- 16
Dengue	73	0	73	2	- 2
Trichuriasis	74	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	75	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	76	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	72	3	- 3
Chagas disease	79	0	78	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	80	0	85	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	86	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	84	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	80	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	83	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	81	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to TANZANIA

Senegal

Tanzania

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.