SENEGAL VS SOUTH KOREA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SOUTH KOREA		SENEGAL		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	10,148	2	6,224	+ 3,924
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	9,644	1	7,184	+ 2,460
Stroke	3	9,263	4	5,342	+ 3,920
Lung Cancers	4	7,344	44	180	+ 7,163
Suicide	5	5,296	24	978	+ 4,319
Alzheimers & Dementia	6	4,395	26	879	+ 3,516
Liver Cancer	7	4,194	22	1,087	+ 3,107
Colon-Rectum Cancers	8	3,684	37	384	+ 3,300
Kidney Disease	9	3,658	12	2,210	+ 1,447
Stomach Cancer	10	3,121	31	557	+ 2,564
Lung Disease	11	3,086	18	1,351	+ 1,734
Pancreas Cancer	12	2,531	48	159	+ 2,372
Diabetes Mellitus	13	2,465	10	2,395	+ 70
Liver Disease	14	2,297	13	2,147	+ 151
Road Traffic Accidents	15	1,592	6	3,832	- 2,240
Parkinson's Disease	16	1,430	41	273	+ 1,157
Hypertension	17	1,343	21	1,095	+ 248
Other Injuries	18	1,315	16	1,512	- 197
Lymphomas	19	1,258	39	315	+ 943
Falls	20	1,062	30	622	+ 440
Breast Cancer	21	1,042	27	861	+ 182
Prostate Cancer	22	838	29	642	+ 196
Leukemia	23	775	54	113	+ 662
Tuberculosis	24	706	9	2,678	- 1,973
Endocrine Disorders	25	684	23	1,041	- 357
Other Neoplasms	26	654	62	24	+ 630
Bladder Cancer	27	640	50	155	+ 485
Oesophagus Cancer	28	627	55	99	+ 528
Oral Cancer	29	527	43	208	+ 320
Ovary Cancer	30	481	42	220	+ 261
Inflammatory/Heart	31	480	36	426	+ 54
Asthma	32	416	25	936	- 520
Alcohol	33	391	59	74	+ 317
Cervical Cancer	34	385	17	1,405	- 1,020
Diarrhoeal diseases	35	336	3	5,343	- 5,007
Skin Disease	36	255	47	159	+ 96
Skin Cancers	37	212	51	147	+ 65
Peptic Ulcer Disease	38	195	35	433	- 238
Hepatitis B	39	190	60	70	+ 120
Epilepsy	40	190	38	330	- 141
Congenital Anomalies	41	187	11	2,364	- 2,177
Drownings	42	181	33	494	- 313
Uterin Cancer	43	152	56	94	+ 58
Violence	44	140	19	1,247	- 1,107
Low Birth Weight	45	134	7	3,636	- 3,502
Anemia	46	119	85	0	+ 119
Fires	47	95	34	448	- 353
Rheumatic Heart Disease	48	81	46	166	- 85
Hepatitis C	49	61	68	11	+ 50
Drug Use	50	56	52	138	- 83
Rheumatoid Arthritis	51	54	67	15	+ 40
Poisonings	52	42	40	315	- 273
Malnutrition	53	32	32	494	- 462
Birth Trauma	54	32	8	3,448	- 3,416
HIV/AIDS	55	31	20	1,186	- 1,156
Schizophrenia	56	28	83	0	+ 28
Appendicitis	57	19	61	38	- 19
Meningitis	58	18	15	1,628	- 1,610
Prostatic Hypertrophy	59	18	81	0	+ 18
Osteoarthritis	60	15	80	0	+ 15
Maternal Conditions	61	12	14	1,669	- 1,657
Syphilis	62	10	53	122	- 112
Upper Respiratory	63	9	66	15	- 6
Oral conditions	64	8	82	0	+ 8
Encephalitis	65	7	57	85	- 79
Multiple Sclerosis	66	4	64	20	- 16
Pertussis	67	2	28	771	- 769
War	68	2	69	4	- 2
Tetanus	69	2	58	85	- 83
Otitis Media	70	2	72	0	+ 1
Malaria	71	0	5	4,595	- 4,595
Schistosomiasis	72	0	45	176	- 175
Diphtheria	73	0	70	3	- 3
Ascariasis	74	0	65	18	- 18
Trichuriasis	75	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	75	0	- 0
Dengue	77	0	73	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	78	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	79	0	63	21	- 21
Chagas disease	80	0	79	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	81	0	77	0	- 0
Leprosy	82	0	76	0	- 0
Measles	83	0	49	158	- 158
Chlamydia	84	0	71	2	- 2
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	84	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SENEGAL

South Korea

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.