ZAMBIA VS SENEGAL: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SENEGAL		ZAMBIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	7,928	2	9,517	- 1,589
Coronary Heart Disease	2	6,869	10	4,432	+ 2,437
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	5,896	5	6,275	- 379
Stroke	4	5,895	3	7,948	- 2,052
Malaria	5	5,071	4	7,882	- 2,811
Road Traffic Accidents	6	4,228	11	3,654	+ 574
Low Birth Weight	7	4,013	8	4,857	- 844
Birth Trauma	8	3,805	7	5,062	- 1,257
Tuberculosis	9	2,956	6	5,941	- 2,985
Diabetes Mellitus	10	2,643	14	2,395	+ 248
Congenital Anomalies	11	2,609	12	3,146	- 536
Kidney Disease	12	2,439	18	1,760	+ 679
Liver Disease	13	2,369	9	4,501	- 2,132
Maternal Conditions	14	1,842	22	1,188	+ 654
Meningitis	15	1,797	16	1,976	- 179
Other Injuries	16	1,668	19	1,729	- 60
Cervical Cancer	17	1,550	17	1,799	- 248
Lung Disease	18	1,491	21	1,273	+ 219
Violence	19	1,376	23	1,153	+ 222
HIV/AIDS	20	1,309	1	17,234	- 15,925
Hypertension	21	1,208	13	2,616	- 1,408
Liver Cancer	22	1,200	46	177	+ 1,023
Endocrine Disorders	23	1,149	37	354	+ 795
Suicide	24	1,079	20	1,303	- 223
Asthma	25	1,033	26	741	+ 292
Alzheimers & Dementia	26	970	29	590	+ 380
Breast Cancer	27	950	35	366	+ 584
Pertussis	28	851	25	743	+ 109
Prostate Cancer	29	709	30	561	+ 147
Falls	30	687	28	596	+ 90
Stomach Cancer	31	615	42	206	+ 408
Malnutrition	32	546	15	2,303	- 1,757
Drownings	33	545	27	689	- 144
Fires	34	495	32	546	- 51
Peptic Ulcer Disease	35	478	40	246	+ 232
Inflammatory/Heart	36	470	33	501	- 31
Colon-Rectum Cancers	37	424	43	203	+ 222
Epilepsy	38	365	38	332	+ 33
Lymphomas	39	348	31	548	- 200
Poisonings	40	347	34	456	- 109
Parkinson's Disease	41	301	47	164	+ 137
Ovary Cancer	42	243	57	82	+ 160
Oral Cancer	43	229	48	155	+ 74
Lung Cancers	44	199	41	226	- 27
Schistosomiasis	45	194	51	128	+ 66
Rheumatic Heart Disease	46	183	45	190	- 7
Skin Disease	47	176	52	126	+ 50
Pancreas Cancer	48	176	62	42	+ 133
Measles	49	175	61	48	+ 126
Bladder Cancer	50	171	50	132	+ 39
Skin Cancers	51	162	54	108	+ 54
Drug Use	52	153	53	122	+ 30
Syphilis	53	135	24	885	- 750
Leukemia	54	124	39	261	- 137
Oesophagus Cancer	55	109	36	359	- 249
Uterin Cancer	56	104	64	30	+ 74
Encephalitis	57	94	59	70	+ 24
Tetanus	58	94	44	190	- 96
Alcohol	59	82	49	140	- 58
Hepatitis B	60	78	55	104	- 27
Appendicitis	61	42	56	84	- 41
Other Neoplasms	62	26	65	20	+ 7
Leishmaniasis	63	23	58	72	- 49
Multiple Sclerosis	64	22	67	13	+ 8
Ascariasis	65	20	68	9	+ 11
Upper Respiratory	66	17	60	68	- 51
Rheumatoid Arthritis	67	16	63	30	- 14
Hepatitis C	68	12	66	18	- 6
War	69	5	69	6	- 2
Diphtheria	70	3	73	3	+ 0
Chlamydia	71	2	71	3	- 2
Otitis Media	72	0	70	5	- 5
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	72	3	- 3
Chagas disease	79	0	79	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	80	0	85	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	84	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	81	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	82	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	83	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	80	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to ZAMBIA

Senegal

Zambia

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.