VENEZUELA VS SENEGAL: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SENEGAL		VENEZUELA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	11,912	7	7,188	+ 4,723
Coronary Heart Disease	2	10,320	1	26,905	- 16,585
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	8,859	22	1,359	+ 7,500
Stroke	4	8,858	3	12,133	- 3,275
Malaria	5	7,619	42	402	+ 7,217
Road Traffic Accidents	6	6,353	5	11,127	- 4,774
Low Birth Weight	7	6,029	12	3,088	+ 2,941
Birth Trauma	8	5,716	24	1,087	+ 4,629
Tuberculosis	9	4,441	31	748	+ 3,694
Diabetes Mellitus	10	3,972	4	11,176	- 7,205
Congenital Anomalies	11	3,920	14	2,846	+ 1,075
Kidney Disease	12	3,665	8	5,932	- 2,267
Liver Disease	13	3,559	16	2,340	+ 1,219
Maternal Conditions	14	2,767	39	422	+ 2,345
Meningitis	15	2,700	49	251	+ 2,449
Other Injuries	16	2,507	21	1,693	+ 813
Cervical Cancer	17	2,330	20	1,986	+ 343
Lung Disease	18	2,240	10	5,150	- 2,909
Violence	19	2,067	2	18,132	- 16,065
HIV/AIDS	20	1,967	6	7,490	- 5,523
Hypertension	21	1,816	9	5,195	- 3,379
Liver Cancer	22	1,803	26	1,029	+ 773
Endocrine Disorders	23	1,726	30	760	+ 966
Suicide	24	1,621	34	585	+ 1,036
Asthma	25	1,552	46	311	+ 1,241
Alzheimers & Dementia	26	1,457	35	572	+ 885
Breast Cancer	27	1,427	15	2,563	- 1,136
Pertussis	28	1,279	64	26	+ 1,254
Prostate Cancer	29	1,065	13	2,848	- 1,784
Falls	30	1,032	28	865	+ 166
Stomach Cancer	31	923	17	2,175	- 1,252
Malnutrition	32	820	32	629	+ 191
Drownings	33	819	43	388	+ 430
Fires	34	743	54	144	+ 599
Peptic Ulcer Disease	35	718	40	418	+ 300
Inflammatory/Heart	36	706	33	599	+ 107
Colon-Rectum Cancers	37	637	19	2,037	- 1,400
Epilepsy	38	548	41	411	+ 137
Lymphomas	39	523	23	1,248	- 725
Poisonings	40	522	58	68	+ 454
Parkinson's Disease	41	452	48	252	+ 201
Ovary Cancer	42	365	36	563	- 198
Oral Cancer	43	344	38	544	- 200
Lung Cancers	44	299	11	3,900	- 3,601
Schistosomiasis	45	292	76	1	+ 291
Rheumatic Heart Disease	46	275	57	80	+ 195
Skin Disease	47	264	66	18	+ 247
Pancreas Cancer	48	264	25	1,082	- 818
Measles	49	262	79	0	+ 262
Bladder Cancer	50	257	45	365	- 108
Skin Cancers	51	244	37	553	- 309
Drug Use	52	229	50	225	+ 4
Syphilis	53	202	67	15	+ 187
Leukemia	54	187	27	1,007	- 821
Oesophagus Cancer	55	164	44	370	- 206
Uterin Cancer	56	156	47	309	- 154
Encephalitis	57	142	61	37	+ 105
Tetanus	58	141	68	8	+ 133
Alcohol	59	123	62	34	+ 89
Hepatitis B	60	116	63	30	+ 87
Appendicitis	61	64	56	98	- 34
Other Neoplasms	62	40	18	2,167	- 2,128
Leishmaniasis	63	35	73	3	+ 32
Multiple Sclerosis	64	33	60	51	- 18
Ascariasis	65	30	70	5	+ 25
Upper Respiratory	66	25	74	1	+ 24
Rheumatoid Arthritis	67	24	52	180	- 156
Hepatitis C	68	18	65	21	- 3
War	69	7	51	185	- 178
Diphtheria	70	4	78	0	+ 4
Chlamydia	71	3	82	0	+ 3
Otitis Media	72	0	75	1	- 1
Dengue	73	0	59	65	- 65
Trichuriasis	74	0	81	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	80	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	71	4	- 4
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	83	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	29	826	- 826
Osteoarthritis	80	0	72	3	- 3
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	53	151	- 151
Oral conditions	82	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	69	6	- 6
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	84	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	55	126	- 126
Depression	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to VENEZUELA

Senegal

Venezuela

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.