UGANDA VS SENEGAL: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SENEGAL		UGANDA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	18,785	2	18,865	- 80
Coronary Heart Disease	2	16,275	9	8,784	+ 7,491
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	13,971	5	12,103	+ 1,868
Stroke	4	13,969	6	11,181	+ 2,788
Malaria	5	12,015	3	13,576	- 1,561
Road Traffic Accidents	6	10,019	4	13,012	- 2,994
Low Birth Weight	7	9,508	8	9,673	- 165
Birth Trauma	8	9,015	7	10,405	- 1,390
Tuberculosis	9	7,004	10	7,255	- 251
Diabetes Mellitus	10	6,264	14	4,794	+ 1,469
Congenital Anomalies	11	6,183	11	6,641	- 458
Kidney Disease	12	5,780	19	3,168	+ 2,612
Liver Disease	13	5,613	13	5,122	+ 491
Maternal Conditions	14	4,364	17	3,641	+ 722
Meningitis	15	4,258	16	3,718	+ 540
Other Injuries	16	3,953	20	3,130	+ 823
Cervical Cancer	17	3,674	15	4,378	- 704
Lung Disease	18	3,533	22	3,051	+ 482
Violence	19	3,259	12	6,175	- 2,915
HIV/AIDS	20	3,102	1	21,188	- 18,086
Hypertension	21	2,863	21	3,120	- 257
Liver Cancer	22	2,843	29	1,522	+ 1,320
Endocrine Disorders	23	2,722	38	761	+ 1,961
Suicide	24	2,557	24	2,033	+ 524
Asthma	25	2,448	27	1,745	+ 703
Alzheimers & Dementia	26	2,297	30	1,286	+ 1,011
Breast Cancer	27	2,251	32	1,128	+ 1,123
Pertussis	28	2,017	25	1,909	+ 108
Prostate Cancer	29	1,679	34	950	+ 729
Falls	30	1,627	33	1,127	+ 500
Stomach Cancer	31	1,456	45	515	+ 941
Malnutrition	32	1,293	18	3,317	- 2,024
Drownings	33	1,291	31	1,238	+ 54
Fires	34	1,172	36	872	+ 300
Peptic Ulcer Disease	35	1,132	41	687	+ 445
Inflammatory/Heart	36	1,113	37	859	+ 254
Colon-Rectum Cancers	37	1,005	35	919	+ 86
Epilepsy	38	864	43	599	+ 265
Lymphomas	39	824	26	1,762	- 937
Poisonings	40	822	39	745	+ 77
Parkinson's Disease	41	713	48	351	+ 362
Ovary Cancer	42	575	44	519	+ 56
Oral Cancer	43	543	40	731	- 188
Lung Cancers	44	472	46	441	+ 31
Schistosomiasis	45	460	52	286	+ 174
Rheumatic Heart Disease	46	433	50	348	+ 86
Skin Disease	47	417	55	242	+ 174
Pancreas Cancer	48	416	47	358	+ 58
Measles	49	414	51	343	+ 71
Bladder Cancer	50	405	59	181	+ 224
Skin Cancers	51	384	49	349	+ 36
Drug Use	52	362	57	233	+ 129
Syphilis	53	319	23	2,235	- 1,916
Leukemia	54	294	42	599	- 305
Oesophagus Cancer	55	259	28	1,674	- 1,415
Uterin Cancer	56	245	56	234	+ 12
Encephalitis	57	223	62	122	+ 101
Tetanus	58	222	53	271	- 49
Alcohol	59	194	54	256	- 62
Hepatitis B	60	184	61	123	+ 60
Appendicitis	61	100	58	211	- 111
Other Neoplasms	62	62	66	37	+ 25
Leishmaniasis	63	55	68	28	+ 26
Multiple Sclerosis	64	52	69	16	+ 36
Ascariasis	65	47	70	16	+ 31
Upper Respiratory	66	40	60	144	- 104
Rheumatoid Arthritis	67	38	64	55	- 17
Hepatitis C	68	28	67	30	- 2
War	69	11	63	88	- 77
Diphtheria	70	7	72	11	- 4
Chlamydia	71	4	73	6	- 2
Otitis Media	72	0	71	11	- 11
Dengue	73	0	74	1	- 1
Trichuriasis	74	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	76	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	77	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	78	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	65	50	- 50
Chagas disease	79	0	79	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	80	0	80	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	81	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	82	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	84	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to UGANDA

Senegal

Uganda

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.