USA VS SENEGAL: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SENEGAL		UNITED STATES		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	130,344	11	60,317	+ 70,027
Coronary Heart Disease	2	112,930	1	504,904	- 391,974
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	96,942	37	9,955	+ 86,987
Stroke	4	96,929	4	158,520	- 61,591
Malaria	5	83,370	77	0	+ 83,370
Road Traffic Accidents	6	69,519	17	41,694	+ 27,824
Low Birth Weight	7	65,977	39	6,924	+ 59,053
Birth Trauma	8	62,552	54	1,233	+ 61,319
Tuberculosis	9	48,597	62	546	+ 48,051
Diabetes Mellitus	10	43,461	10	61,418	- 17,957
Congenital Anomalies	11	42,900	34	11,762	+ 31,139
Kidney Disease	12	40,105	6	85,861	- 45,755
Liver Disease	13	38,949	16	43,402	- 4,454
Maternal Conditions	14	30,280	56	779	+ 29,501
Meningitis	15	29,546	60	606	+ 28,940
Other Injuries	16	27,430	25	25,997	+ 1,432
Cervical Cancer	17	25,492	38	6,984	+ 18,508
Lung Disease	18	24,515	3	195,387	- 170,872
Violence	19	22,617	27	18,976	+ 3,641
HIV/AIDS	20	21,522	42	5,660	+ 15,862
Hypertension	21	19,868	8	65,960	- 46,093
Liver Cancer	22	19,724	23	27,064	- 7,340
Endocrine Disorders	23	18,890	14	46,985	- 28,095
Suicide	24	17,741	12	53,099	- 35,357
Asthma	25	16,986	46	3,818	+ 13,168
Alzheimers & Dementia	26	15,941	2	287,198	- 271,258
Breast Cancer	27	15,617	13	48,671	- 33,053
Pertussis	28	13,997	69	16	+ 13,981
Prostate Cancer	29	11,649	20	35,612	- 23,963
Falls	30	11,288	18	40,418	- 29,130
Stomach Cancer	31	10,105	33	13,077	- 2,971
Malnutrition	32	8,971	40	6,762	+ 2,209
Drownings	33	8,959	45	4,070	+ 4,889
Fires	34	8,136	49	3,183	+ 4,953
Peptic Ulcer Disease	35	7,855	48	3,461	+ 4,394
Inflammatory/Heart	36	7,725	22	32,529	- 24,804
Colon-Rectum Cancers	37	6,974	9	61,827	- 54,853
Epilepsy	38	5,995	50	3,162	+ 2,833
Lymphomas	39	5,719	19	40,281	- 34,562
Poisonings	40	5,707	53	1,674	+ 4,033
Parkinson's Disease	41	4,950	21	34,491	- 29,541
Ovary Cancer	42	3,992	31	14,591	- 10,599
Oral Cancer	43	3,765	35	11,555	- 7,790
Lung Cancers	44	3,274	5	155,533	- 152,259
Schistosomiasis	45	3,191	72	1	+ 3,190
Rheumatic Heart Disease	46	3,007	47	3,646	- 639
Skin Disease	47	2,891	43	5,409	- 2,518
Pancreas Cancer	48	2,889	15	44,293	- 41,403
Measles	49	2,872	80	0	+ 2,872
Bladder Cancer	50	2,808	26	19,622	- 16,814
Skin Cancers	51	2,666	32	14,311	- 11,645
Drug Use	52	2,510	7	74,435	- 71,925
Syphilis	53	2,216	66	49	+ 2,166
Leukemia	54	2,042	24	26,966	- 24,923
Oesophagus Cancer	55	1,798	28	17,829	- 16,031
Uterin Cancer	56	1,702	36	10,063	- 8,361
Encephalitis	57	1,549	68	25	+ 1,524
Tetanus	58	1,539	71	2	+ 1,537
Alcohol	59	1,346	30	14,659	- 13,313
Hepatitis B	60	1,274	59	608	+ 667
Appendicitis	61	697	63	424	+ 273
Other Neoplasms	62	434	29	17,743	- 17,310
Leishmaniasis	63	379	79	0	+ 379
Multiple Sclerosis	64	360	44	5,059	- 4,699
Ascariasis	65	326	82	0	+ 326
Upper Respiratory	66	277	65	229	+ 48
Rheumatoid Arthritis	67	265	52	2,461	- 2,195
Hepatitis C	68	197	41	5,684	- 5,487
War	69	76	55	1,198	- 1,122
Diphtheria	70	48	75	0	+ 48
Chlamydia	71	28	84	0	+ 28
Otitis Media	72	3	67	34	- 31
Dengue	73	1	76	0	+ 1
Trichuriasis	74	0	83	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	81	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	74	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	73	1	- 1
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	70	4	- 4
Osteoarthritis	80	0	61	579	- 579
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	58	678	- 678
Oral conditions	82	0	64	286	- 286
Schizophrenia	83	0	57	723	- 723
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	51	3,115	- 3,115
Depression	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to USA

Senegal

United States

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.