TURKEY VS SENEGAL: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SENEGAL		TURKEY		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	32,063	9	12,845	+ 19,219
Coronary Heart Disease	2	27,780	1	85,905	- 58,125
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	23,847	40	741	+ 23,106
Stroke	4	23,844	2	44,006	- 20,162
Malaria	5	20,508	75	0	+ 20,508
Road Traffic Accidents	6	17,101	16	5,573	+ 11,528
Low Birth Weight	7	16,230	24	3,478	+ 12,751
Birth Trauma	8	15,387	41	720	+ 14,667
Tuberculosis	9	11,954	50	303	+ 11,651
Diabetes Mellitus	10	10,691	5	17,900	- 7,209
Congenital Anomalies	11	10,553	17	4,966	+ 5,587
Kidney Disease	12	9,866	7	17,021	- 7,155
Liver Disease	13	9,581	13	6,340	+ 3,241
Maternal Conditions	14	7,449	57	109	+ 7,339
Meningitis	15	7,268	51	274	+ 6,994
Other Injuries	16	6,747	30	1,678	+ 5,069
Cervical Cancer	17	6,271	34	1,311	+ 4,960
Lung Disease	18	6,030	4	25,088	- 19,058
Violence	19	5,563	23	4,010	+ 1,553
HIV/AIDS	20	5,294	53	204	+ 5,090
Hypertension	21	4,887	8	14,763	- 9,876
Liver Cancer	22	4,852	20	4,542	+ 310
Endocrine Disorders	23	4,647	26	2,612	+ 2,035
Suicide	24	4,364	29	2,003	+ 2,361
Asthma	25	4,178	27	2,434	+ 1,744
Alzheimers & Dementia	26	3,921	6	17,308	- 13,387
Breast Cancer	27	3,842	14	5,643	- 1,801
Pertussis	28	3,443	58	103	+ 3,340
Prostate Cancer	29	2,866	15	5,608	- 2,742
Falls	30	2,777	22	4,373	- 1,597
Stomach Cancer	31	2,486	11	10,333	- 7,847
Malnutrition	32	2,207	43	588	+ 1,619
Drownings	33	2,204	44	549	+ 1,655
Fires	34	2,001	47	343	+ 1,659
Peptic Ulcer Disease	35	1,932	39	789	+ 1,143
Inflammatory/Heart	36	1,900	31	1,632	+ 268
Colon-Rectum Cancers	37	1,716	10	10,606	- 8,890
Epilepsy	38	1,475	36	1,147	+ 328
Lymphomas	39	1,407	19	4,849	- 3,442
Poisonings	40	1,404	46	369	+ 1,035
Parkinson's Disease	41	1,218	25	3,439	- 2,222
Ovary Cancer	42	982	28	2,287	- 1,305
Oral Cancer	43	926	35	1,305	- 379
Lung Cancers	44	805	3	35,070	- 34,265
Schistosomiasis	45	785	62	33	+ 752
Rheumatic Heart Disease	46	740	45	452	+ 288
Skin Disease	47	711	48	324	+ 387
Pancreas Cancer	48	711	12	6,882	- 6,172
Measles	49	707	65	6	+ 700
Bladder Cancer	50	691	21	4,485	- 3,794
Skin Cancers	51	656	32	1,548	- 892
Drug Use	52	617	38	972	- 355
Syphilis	53	545	61	50	+ 495
Leukemia	54	502	18	4,870	- 4,368
Oesophagus Cancer	55	442	33	1,321	- 879
Uterin Cancer	56	419	37	1,090	- 672
Encephalitis	57	381	54	184	+ 197
Tetanus	58	379	64	12	+ 367
Alcohol	59	331	55	182	+ 149
Hepatitis B	60	313	60	72	+ 241
Appendicitis	61	171	59	93	+ 78
Other Neoplasms	62	107	42	646	- 540
Leishmaniasis	63	93	68	2	+ 91
Multiple Sclerosis	64	88	56	169	- 80
Ascariasis	65	80	70	1	+ 79
Upper Respiratory	66	68	66	5	+ 63
Rheumatoid Arthritis	67	65	52	237	- 172
Hepatitis C	68	48	63	19	+ 29
War	69	19	49	318	- 300
Diphtheria	70	12	71	1	+ 11
Chlamydia	71	7	69	2	+ 5
Otitis Media	72	1	67	3	- 2
Dengue	73	0	73	0	+ 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	72	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	79	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	78	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	76	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	80	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	82	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	81	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to TURKEY

Senegal

Turkey

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.