SENEGAL VS SOUTH AFRICA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SOUTH AFRICA		SENEGAL		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	22,450	20	1,186	+ 21,264
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	12,267	1	7,184	+ 5,083
Coronary Heart Disease	3	10,209	2	6,224	+ 3,985
Stroke	4	9,571	4	5,342	+ 4,229
Diabetes Mellitus	5	9,413	10	2,395	+ 7,018
Tuberculosis	6	6,849	9	2,678	+ 4,171
Violence	7	6,548	19	1,247	+ 5,302
Diarrhoeal diseases	8	4,940	3	5,343	- 403
Kidney Disease	9	4,771	12	2,210	+ 2,561
Suicide	10	4,295	24	978	+ 3,317
Road Traffic Accidents	11	4,058	6	3,832	+ 227
Hypertension	12	3,988	21	1,095	+ 2,893
Lung Disease	13	3,709	18	1,351	+ 2,358
Liver Disease	14	2,811	13	2,147	+ 664
Lung Cancers	15	2,403	44	180	+ 2,222
Low Birth Weight	16	1,949	7	3,636	- 1,687
Other Injuries	17	1,875	16	1,512	+ 363
Asthma	18	1,860	25	936	+ 924
Endocrine Disorders	19	1,837	23	1,041	+ 796
Cervical Cancer	20	1,732	17	1,405	+ 327
Inflammatory/Heart	21	1,686	36	426	+ 1,261
Alzheimers & Dementia	22	1,458	26	879	+ 580
Breast Cancer	23	1,414	27	861	+ 553
Prostate Cancer	24	1,364	29	642	+ 722
Congenital Anomalies	25	1,357	11	2,364	- 1,008
Meningitis	26	1,141	15	1,628	- 487
Fires	27	1,128	34	448	+ 680
Colon-Rectum Cancers	28	1,118	37	384	+ 734
Oesophagus Cancer	29	1,087	55	99	+ 988
Birth Trauma	30	937	8	3,448	- 2,511
Lymphomas	31	879	39	315	+ 563
Drownings	32	749	33	494	+ 256
Liver Cancer	33	743	22	1,087	- 344
Malnutrition	34	742	32	494	+ 248
Pancreas Cancer	35	626	48	159	+ 467
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	591	35	433	+ 158
Epilepsy	37	583	38	330	+ 253
Maternal Conditions	38	530	14	1,669	- 1,139
Stomach Cancer	39	479	31	557	- 78
Leukemia	40	456	54	113	+ 344
Oral Cancer	41	438	43	208	+ 231
Falls	42	436	30	622	- 186
Pertussis	43	356	28	771	- 415
Syphilis	44	352	53	122	+ 230
Skin Disease	45	343	47	159	+ 184
Parkinson's Disease	46	336	41	273	+ 63
Rheumatic Heart Disease	47	316	46	166	+ 151
Skin Cancers	48	310	51	147	+ 163
Alcohol	49	308	59	74	+ 234
Poisonings	50	304	40	315	- 10
Ovary Cancer	51	296	42	220	+ 76
Bladder Cancer	52	259	50	155	+ 104
Drug Use	53	240	52	138	+ 102
Uterin Cancer	54	160	56	94	+ 66
Rheumatoid Arthritis	55	117	67	15	+ 103
Appendicitis	56	85	61	38	+ 47
Measles	57	84	49	158	- 74
Other Neoplasms	58	83	62	24	+ 59
Encephalitis	59	73	57	85	- 12
Upper Respiratory	60	70	66	15	+ 54
Hepatitis B	61	43	60	70	- 27
Multiple Sclerosis	62	35	64	20	+ 15
Malaria	63	26	5	4,595	- 4,569
War	64	20	69	4	+ 16
Tetanus	65	12	58	85	- 73
Schistosomiasis	66	11	45	176	- 165
Otitis Media	67	6	72	0	+ 6
Chlamydia	68	6	71	2	+ 4
Diphtheria	69	5	70	3	+ 2
Hepatitis C	70	2	68	11	- 8
Ascariasis	71	1	65	18	- 17
Hookworm Disease	72	0	75	0	- 0
Dengue	73	0	73	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	74	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	76	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	78	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	63	21	- 21
Chagas disease	78	0	79	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	77	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	80	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	81	0	84	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	86	0	- 0
Oral conditions	84	0	82	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	80	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	86	0	81	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SENEGAL

South Africa

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.