SENEGAL VS SOMALIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SOMALIA		SENEGAL		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	31,436	1	7,184	+ 24,252
Diarrhoeal diseases	2	22,243	3	5,343	+ 16,900
Measles	3	16,760	49	158	+ 16,602
Tuberculosis	4	14,857	9	2,678	+ 12,179
Birth Trauma	5	13,861	8	3,448	+ 10,414
Stroke	6	12,445	4	5,342	+ 7,103
Coronary Heart Disease	7	10,472	2	6,224	+ 4,248
Low Birth Weight	8	9,050	7	3,636	+ 5,413
Meningitis	9	7,791	15	1,628	+ 6,163
Malnutrition	10	6,986	32	494	+ 6,491
Road Traffic Accidents	11	6,126	6	3,832	+ 2,295
Maternal Conditions	12	5,975	14	1,669	+ 4,306
Liver Disease	13	5,671	13	2,147	+ 3,524
Other Injuries	14	5,215	16	1,512	+ 3,703
Congenital Anomalies	15	4,937	11	2,364	+ 2,573
Diabetes Mellitus	16	4,181	10	2,395	+ 1,786
Tetanus	17	3,834	58	85	+ 3,749
Hypertension	18	3,827	21	1,095	+ 2,732
Lung Disease	19	3,536	18	1,351	+ 2,185
Pertussis	20	2,974	28	771	+ 2,203
Kidney Disease	21	2,970	12	2,210	+ 759
Malaria	22	2,812	5	4,595	- 1,783
Asthma	23	2,719	25	936	+ 1,783
War	24	1,909	69	4	+ 1,904
Drownings	25	1,841	33	494	+ 1,347
Breast Cancer	26	1,783	27	861	+ 922
Suicide	27	1,765	24	978	+ 787
Cervical Cancer	28	1,278	17	1,405	- 127
Violence	29	1,199	19	1,247	- 47
Fires	30	1,173	34	448	+ 725
Poisonings	31	1,098	40	315	+ 783
Alzheimers & Dementia	32	937	26	879	+ 59
HIV/AIDS	33	883	20	1,186	- 303
Lymphomas	34	875	39	315	+ 560
Leukemia	35	813	54	113	+ 700
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	809	35	433	+ 377
Falls	37	793	30	622	+ 171
Colon-Rectum Cancers	38	791	37	384	+ 407
Inflammatory/Heart	39	754	36	426	+ 329
Oesophagus Cancer	40	748	55	99	+ 648
Rheumatic Heart Disease	41	646	46	166	+ 480
Schistosomiasis	42	630	45	176	+ 455
Epilepsy	43	606	38	330	+ 276
Endocrine Disorders	44	588	23	1,041	- 453
Syphilis	45	547	53	122	+ 425
Oral Cancer	46	475	43	208	+ 267
Upper Respiratory	47	472	66	15	+ 456
Hepatitis B	48	456	60	70	+ 385
Stomach Cancer	49	449	31	557	- 108
Ovary Cancer	50	427	42	220	+ 207
Leishmaniasis	51	420	63	21	+ 399
Prostate Cancer	52	413	29	642	- 229
Liver Cancer	53	370	22	1,087	- 717
Lung Cancers	54	337	44	180	+ 157
Appendicitis	55	272	61	38	+ 233
Parkinson's Disease	56	266	41	273	- 7
Skin Cancers	57	237	51	147	+ 90
Skin Disease	58	219	47	159	+ 60
Alcohol	59	219	59	74	+ 144
Diphtheria	60	217	70	3	+ 214
Bladder Cancer	61	216	50	155	+ 61
Pancreas Cancer	62	156	48	159	- 4
Encephalitis	63	131	57	85	+ 46
Uterin Cancer	64	113	56	94	+ 19
Drug Use	65	79	52	138	- 60
Rheumatoid Arthritis	66	51	67	15	+ 36
Hepatitis C	67	50	68	11	+ 39
Otitis Media	68	46	72	0	+ 45
Ascariasis	69	43	65	18	+ 25
Other Neoplasms	70	18	62	24	- 6
Multiple Sclerosis	71	11	64	20	- 8
Chlamydia	72	7	71	2	+ 6
Dengue	73	1	73	0	+ 1
Hookworm Disease	74	0	75	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	74	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	77	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	76	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	79	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	84	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	85	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	81	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	80	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	82	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SENEGAL

Somalia

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.