ZIMBABWE VS SENEGAL: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SENEGAL		ZIMBABWE		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	6,537	2	10,779	- 4,242
Coronary Heart Disease	2	5,664	3	8,493	- 2,829
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	4,862	6	4,595	+ 267
Stroke	4	4,861	5	5,126	- 265
Malaria	5	4,181	15	2,003	+ 2,178
Road Traffic Accidents	6	3,487	4	6,037	- 2,551
Low Birth Weight	7	3,309	7	4,038	- 729
Birth Trauma	8	3,137	8	3,405	- 268
Tuberculosis	9	2,437	16	1,999	+ 438
Diabetes Mellitus	10	2,180	9	3,344	- 1,164
Congenital Anomalies	11	2,152	11	2,217	- 66
Kidney Disease	12	2,011	12	2,214	- 202
Liver Disease	13	1,953	17	1,941	+ 12
Maternal Conditions	14	1,519	19	1,749	- 230
Meningitis	15	1,482	22	1,325	+ 157
Other Injuries	16	1,376	20	1,656	- 280
Cervical Cancer	17	1,278	14	2,023	- 744
Lung Disease	18	1,229	23	1,163	+ 66
Violence	19	1,134	18	1,916	- 782
HIV/AIDS	20	1,079	1	19,988	- 18,909
Hypertension	21	996	24	1,146	- 149
Liver Cancer	22	989	38	510	+ 480
Endocrine Disorders	23	947	34	553	+ 394
Suicide	24	890	13	2,069	- 1,179
Asthma	25	852	21	1,531	- 679
Alzheimers & Dementia	26	799	31	768	+ 32
Breast Cancer	27	783	28	839	- 56
Pertussis	28	702	42	419	+ 283
Prostate Cancer	29	584	32	628	- 44
Falls	30	566	41	465	+ 101
Stomach Cancer	31	507	33	559	- 52
Malnutrition	32	450	10	2,396	- 1,946
Drownings	33	449	27	956	- 506
Fires	34	408	30	793	- 385
Peptic Ulcer Disease	35	394	35	548	- 154
Inflammatory/Heart	36	387	25	1,047	- 660
Colon-Rectum Cancers	37	350	40	505	- 155
Epilepsy	38	301	39	508	- 207
Lymphomas	39	287	26	960	- 673
Poisonings	40	286	37	515	- 229
Parkinson's Disease	41	248	46	226	+ 23
Ovary Cancer	42	200	51	173	+ 27
Oral Cancer	43	189	49	208	- 19
Lung Cancers	44	164	43	286	- 122
Schistosomiasis	45	160	53	172	- 12
Rheumatic Heart Disease	46	151	36	542	- 391
Skin Disease	47	145	52	173	- 28
Pancreas Cancer	48	145	47	217	- 72
Measles	49	144	63	30	+ 114
Bladder Cancer	50	141	54	125	+ 16
Skin Cancers	51	134	44	264	- 130
Drug Use	52	126	48	213	- 87
Syphilis	53	111	55	124	- 13
Leukemia	54	102	45	244	- 141
Oesophagus Cancer	55	90	29	801	- 711
Uterin Cancer	56	85	50	182	- 97
Encephalitis	57	78	56	117	- 40
Tetanus	58	77	57	102	- 25
Alcohol	59	68	61	48	+ 19
Hepatitis B	60	64	60	57	+ 7
Appendicitis	61	35	58	66	- 31
Other Neoplasms	62	22	62	37	- 15
Leishmaniasis	63	19	77	0	+ 19
Multiple Sclerosis	64	18	67	14	+ 4
Ascariasis	65	16	70	2	+ 14
Upper Respiratory	66	14	59	65	- 51
Rheumatoid Arthritis	67	13	64	26	- 13
Hepatitis C	68	10	66	14	- 4
War	69	4	65	26	- 22
Diphtheria	70	2	72	2	+ 0
Chlamydia	71	1	69	3	- 2
Otitis Media	72	0	68	3	- 3
Dengue	73	0	73	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	75	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	78	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	71	2	- 2
Chagas disease	79	0	76	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	80	0	81	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	80	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 ZIMBABWE

Senegal

Zimbabwe

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.