UNITED KINGDOM VS SENEGAL: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SENEGAL		UNITED KINGDOM		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	26,094	3	40,540	- 14,446
Coronary Heart Disease	2	22,608	2	71,728	- 49,120
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	19,407	38	1,599	+ 17,808
Stroke	4	19,405	4	37,626	- 18,222
Malaria	5	16,690	76	0	+ 16,690
Road Traffic Accidents	6	13,917	33	2,169	+ 11,748
Low Birth Weight	7	13,208	40	1,313	+ 11,895
Birth Trauma	8	12,523	54	190	+ 12,333
Tuberculosis	9	9,729	47	351	+ 9,378
Diabetes Mellitus	10	8,701	17	5,842	+ 2,858
Congenital Anomalies	11	8,588	35	2,127	+ 6,462
Kidney Disease	12	8,029	18	5,471	+ 2,558
Liver Disease	13	7,797	14	7,666	+ 132
Maternal Conditions	14	6,062	64	47	+ 6,015
Meningitis	15	5,915	52	232	+ 5,683
Other Injuries	16	5,491	19	5,464	+ 27
Cervical Cancer	17	5,103	43	1,099	+ 4,004
Lung Disease	18	4,908	6	32,896	- 27,988
Violence	19	4,528	46	868	+ 3,660
HIV/AIDS	20	4,309	55	188	+ 4,121
Hypertension	21	3,977	23	5,208	- 1,231
Liver Cancer	22	3,949	21	5,237	- 1,288
Endocrine Disorders	23	3,782	28	3,297	+ 485
Suicide	24	3,552	20	5,325	- 1,773
Asthma	25	3,400	41	1,302	+ 2,098
Alzheimers & Dementia	26	3,191	1	98,135	- 94,944
Breast Cancer	27	3,127	9	12,718	- 9,592
Pertussis	28	2,802	69	3	+ 2,799
Prostate Cancer	29	2,332	8	13,289	- 10,957
Falls	30	2,260	15	7,618	- 5,358
Stomach Cancer	31	2,023	24	4,999	- 2,976
Malnutrition	32	1,796	58	116	+ 1,680
Drownings	33	1,794	49	301	+ 1,493
Fires	34	1,629	48	334	+ 1,294
Peptic Ulcer Disease	35	1,572	36	2,090	- 517
Inflammatory/Heart	36	1,547	29	3,126	- 1,580
Colon-Rectum Cancers	37	1,396	7	18,446	- 17,050
Epilepsy	38	1,200	42	1,193	+ 7
Lymphomas	39	1,145	10	9,350	- 8,205
Poisonings	40	1,143	53	221	+ 922
Parkinson's Disease	41	991	13	8,573	- 7,582
Ovary Cancer	42	799	25	4,019	- 3,220
Oral Cancer	43	754	30	3,109	- 2,355
Lung Cancers	44	655	5	35,715	- 35,059
Schistosomiasis	45	639	78	0	+ 639
Rheumatic Heart Disease	46	602	45	876	- 274
Skin Disease	47	579	34	2,134	- 1,555
Pancreas Cancer	48	578	11	8,995	- 8,417
Measles	49	575	75	0	+ 575
Bladder Cancer	50	562	16	6,133	- 5,571
Skin Cancers	51	534	27	3,727	- 3,193
Drug Use	52	503	31	2,824	- 2,322
Syphilis	53	444	62	49	+ 395
Leukemia	54	409	22	5,211	- 4,802
Oesophagus Cancer	55	360	12	8,727	- 8,367
Uterin Cancer	56	341	32	2,346	- 2,006
Encephalitis	57	310	68	6	+ 304
Tetanus	58	308	72	0	+ 308
Alcohol	59	269	39	1,555	- 1,285
Hepatitis B	60	255	65	40	+ 215
Appendicitis	61	140	59	105	+ 34
Other Neoplasms	62	87	26	3,986	- 3,899
Leishmaniasis	63	76	70	0	+ 75
Multiple Sclerosis	64	72	37	1,856	- 1,784
Ascariasis	65	65	80	0	+ 65
Upper Respiratory	66	56	63	48	+ 7
Rheumatoid Arthritis	67	53	44	1,014	- 961
Hepatitis C	68	39	51	267	- 228
War	69	15	67	10	+ 6
Diphtheria	70	10	74	0	+ 10
Chlamydia	71	6	79	0	+ 6
Otitis Media	72	1	66	16	- 15
Dengue	73	0	73	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	82	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	81	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	83	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	84	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	71	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	80	0	57	167	- 167
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	56	184	- 184
Oral conditions	82	0	61	54	- 54
Schizophrenia	83	0	60	101	- 101
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	50	277	- 277
Depression	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to UNITED KINGDOM

Senegal

United Kingdom

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.