TRINIDAD/TOB. VS SENEGAL: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SENEGAL		TRINIDAD/TOB.		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	537	10	205	+ 332
Coronary Heart Disease	2	465	1	1,476	- 1,010
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	399	45	18	+ 381
Stroke	4	399	3	822	- 423
Malaria	5	344	72	0	+ 344
Road Traffic Accidents	6	286	15	130	+ 156
Low Birth Weight	7	272	23	83	+ 189
Birth Trauma	8	258	40	25	+ 232
Tuberculosis	9	200	43	22	+ 179
Diabetes Mellitus	10	179	2	1,275	- 1,096
Congenital Anomalies	11	177	22	93	+ 83
Kidney Disease	12	165	5	439	- 274
Liver Disease	13	160	14	136	+ 25
Maternal Conditions	14	125	50	10	+ 114
Meningitis	15	122	52	9	+ 112
Other Injuries	16	113	30	61	+ 52
Cervical Cancer	17	105	21	97	+ 8
Lung Disease	18	101	16	129	- 28
Violence	19	93	4	549	- 456
HIV/AIDS	20	89	12	196	- 107
Hypertension	21	82	11	201	- 119
Liver Cancer	22	81	28	66	+ 15
Endocrine Disorders	23	78	18	119	- 42
Suicide	24	73	17	121	- 48
Asthma	25	70	35	40	+ 30
Alzheimers & Dementia	26	66	9	215	- 149
Breast Cancer	27	64	7	258	- 194
Pertussis	28	58	67	0	+ 58
Prostate Cancer	29	48	6	330	- 282
Falls	30	47	33	43	+ 3
Stomach Cancer	31	42	26	69	- 27
Malnutrition	32	37	47	17	+ 20
Drownings	33	37	39	31	+ 6
Fires	34	34	48	16	+ 17
Peptic Ulcer Disease	35	32	31	52	- 20
Inflammatory/Heart	36	32	25	72	- 40
Colon-Rectum Cancers	37	29	13	196	- 167
Epilepsy	38	25	37	32	- 7
Lymphomas	39	24	20	111	- 88
Poisonings	40	24	59	1	+ 22
Parkinson's Disease	41	20	32	51	- 31
Ovary Cancer	42	16	24	80	- 64
Oral Cancer	43	16	38	31	- 15
Lung Cancers	44	13	8	217	- 204
Schistosomiasis	45	13	71	0	+ 13
Rheumatic Heart Disease	46	12	49	11	+ 1
Skin Disease	47	12	36	39	- 27
Pancreas Cancer	48	12	19	114	- 102
Measles	49	12	76	0	+ 12
Bladder Cancer	50	12	34	41	- 29
Skin Cancers	51	11	57	4	+ 7
Drug Use	52	10	44	19	- 8
Syphilis	53	9	61	0	+ 9
Leukemia	54	8	29	62	- 54
Oesophagus Cancer	55	7	41	24	- 17
Uterin Cancer	56	7	27	68	- 61
Encephalitis	57	6	54	6	+ 0
Tetanus	58	6	65	0	+ 6
Alcohol	59	6	42	23	- 18
Hepatitis B	60	5	60	0	+ 5
Appendicitis	61	3	56	4	- 2
Other Neoplasms	62	2	51	10	- 8
Leishmaniasis	63	2	73	0	+ 2
Multiple Sclerosis	64	1	58	2	- 1
Ascariasis	65	1	66	0	+ 1
Upper Respiratory	66	1	64	0	+ 1
Rheumatoid Arthritis	67	1	53	8	- 7
Hepatitis C	68	1	62	0	+ 1
War	69	0	46	17	- 17
Diphtheria	70	0	68	0	+ 0
Chlamydia	71	0	63	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	72	0	69	0	+ 0
Dengue	73	0	55	5	- 5
Trichuriasis	74	0	78	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	77	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	70	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	75	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	74	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	80	0	81	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	82	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	80	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	84	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to TRINIDAD/TOB.

Senegal

Trinidad/Tob.

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.