SENEGAL VS SINGAPORE: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SINGAPORE		SENEGAL		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	16,544	2	6,224	+ 10,320
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	16,224	1	7,184	+ 9,040
Stroke	3	4,873	4	5,342	- 469
Lung Cancers	4	4,816	44	180	+ 4,636
Colon-Rectum Cancers	5	3,760	37	384	+ 3,375
Kidney Disease	6	3,215	12	2,210	+ 1,005
Liver Cancer	7	2,331	22	1,087	+ 1,244
Hypertension	8	2,288	21	1,095	+ 1,193
Suicide	9	2,034	24	978	+ 1,056
Breast Cancer	10	1,892	27	861	+ 1,032
Pancreas Cancer	11	1,679	48	159	+ 1,520
Stomach Cancer	12	1,265	31	557	+ 708
Lymphomas	13	1,241	39	315	+ 925
Lung Disease	14	1,197	18	1,351	- 154
Oral Cancer	15	991	43	208	+ 783
Prostate Cancer	16	946	29	642	+ 304
Leukemia	17	779	54	113	+ 667
Falls	18	680	30	622	+ 58
Inflammatory/Heart	19	673	36	426	+ 247
Liver Disease	20	654	13	2,147	- 1,493
Ovary Cancer	21	637	42	220	+ 417
Other Neoplasms	22	610	62	24	+ 587
Uterin Cancer	23	460	56	94	+ 366
Oesophagus Cancer	24	428	55	99	+ 329
Skin Disease	25	425	47	159	+ 266
Road Traffic Accidents	26	379	6	3,832	- 3,453
Bladder Cancer	27	376	50	155	+ 221
Diabetes Mellitus	28	336	10	2,395	- 2,059
Parkinson's Disease	29	280	41	273	+ 8
Cervical Cancer	30	266	17	1,405	- 1,139
Congenital Anomalies	31	249	11	2,364	- 2,116
Other Injuries	32	247	16	1,512	- 1,265
Peptic Ulcer Disease	33	216	35	433	- 216
Skin Cancers	34	175	51	147	+ 28
Asthma	35	116	25	936	- 820
Alzheimers & Dementia	36	101	26	879	- 777
Endocrine Disorders	37	95	23	1,041	- 946
Drownings	38	91	33	494	- 403
Diarrhoeal diseases	39	87	3	5,343	- 5,256
Tuberculosis	40	80	9	2,678	- 2,599
Low Birth Weight	41	79	7	3,636	- 3,557
Epilepsy	42	78	38	330	- 253
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	69	46	166	- 97
Drug Use	44	60	52	138	- 79
HIV/AIDS	45	57	20	1,186	- 1,129
Violence	46	46	19	1,247	- 1,201
Alcohol	47	32	59	74	- 42
Meningitis	48	26	15	1,628	- 1,603
Fires	49	22	34	448	- 427
Appendicitis	50	18	61	38	- 20
Prostatic Hypertrophy	51	18	81	0	+ 18
Hepatitis B	52	13	60	70	- 57
Maternal Conditions	53	10	14	1,669	- 1,658
Upper Respiratory	54	10	66	15	- 5
Birth Trauma	55	10	8	3,448	- 3,438
Hepatitis C	56	9	68	11	- 2
Multiple Sclerosis	57	8	64	20	- 12
Rheumatoid Arthritis	58	7	67	15	- 8
War	59	7	69	4	+ 3
Poisonings	60	3	40	315	- 311
Encephalitis	61	0	57	85	- 85
Pertussis	62	0	28	771	- 771
Malnutrition	63	0	32	494	- 494
Diphtheria	64	0	70	3	- 3
Syphilis	65	0	53	122	- 122
Dengue	66	0	73	0	- 0
Ascariasis	67	0	65	18	- 18
Hookworm Disease	68	0	75	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	69	0	74	0	- 0
Chlamydia	70	0	71	2	- 2
Iodine Deficiency	71	0	77	0	- 0
Measles	72	0	49	158	- 158
Tetanus	73	0	58	85	- 85
Chagas disease	74	0	79	0	- 0
Malaria	75	0	5	4,595	- 4,595
Leishmaniasis	76	0	63	21	- 21
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	78	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	78	0	45	176	- 176
Otitis Media	79	0	72	0	- 0
Leprosy	80	0	76	0	- 0
Oral conditions	81	0	82	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	82	0	80	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	83	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	85	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	84	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SENEGAL

Singapore

Senegal

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.