SENEGAL VS SPAIN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SPAIN		SENEGAL		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	20,603	2	6,224	+ 14,379
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	16,878	26	879	+ 15,999
Stroke	3	11,562	4	5,342	+ 6,219
Lung Cancers	4	8,822	44	180	+ 8,641
Lung Disease	5	7,545	18	1,351	+ 6,194
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	6,760	37	384	+ 6,375
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	5,468	1	7,184	- 1,716
Kidney Disease	8	3,877	12	2,210	+ 1,666
Hypertension	9	3,633	21	1,095	+ 2,538
Diabetes Mellitus	10	3,099	10	2,395	+ 703
Breast Cancer	11	2,817	27	861	+ 1,957
Pancreas Cancer	12	2,692	48	159	+ 2,532
Prostate Cancer	13	2,559	29	642	+ 1,917
Stomach Cancer	14	2,311	31	557	+ 1,754
Other Injuries	15	2,207	16	1,512	+ 695
Lymphomas	16	2,127	39	315	+ 1,811
Bladder Cancer	17	2,082	50	155	+ 1,927
Liver Cancer	18	2,032	22	1,087	+ 945
Inflammatory/Heart	19	1,987	36	426	+ 1,561
Parkinson's Disease	20	1,970	41	273	+ 1,698
Endocrine Disorders	21	1,939	23	1,041	+ 898
Other Neoplasms	22	1,893	62	24	+ 1,869
Liver Disease	23	1,687	13	2,147	- 460
Leukemia	24	1,504	54	113	+ 1,391
Suicide	25	1,439	24	978	+ 461
Falls	26	1,294	30	622	+ 672
Oral Cancer	27	1,030	43	208	+ 822
Ovary Cancer	28	808	42	220	+ 588
Oesophagus Cancer	29	802	55	99	+ 703
Skin Disease	30	734	47	159	+ 574
Road Traffic Accidents	31	729	6	3,832	- 3,102
Skin Cancers	32	719	51	147	+ 572
Rheumatic Heart Disease	33	643	46	166	+ 477
Uterin Cancer	34	643	56	94	+ 549
Asthma	35	452	25	936	- 485
Diarrhoeal diseases	36	424	3	5,343	- 4,919
Anemia	37	365	85	0	+ 365
Congenital Anomalies	38	344	11	2,364	- 2,020
Cervical Cancer	39	341	17	1,405	- 1,064
Epilepsy	40	328	38	330	- 2
Drug Use	41	309	52	138	+ 171
Hepatitis C	42	260	68	11	+ 249
HIV/AIDS	43	215	20	1,186	- 972
Peptic Ulcer Disease	44	189	35	433	- 243
Drownings	45	178	33	494	- 316
Alcohol	46	133	59	74	+ 59
Malnutrition	47	121	32	494	- 374
Rheumatoid Arthritis	48	117	67	15	+ 102
Multiple Sclerosis	49	114	64	20	+ 95
Tuberculosis	50	108	9	2,678	- 2,571
Violence	51	104	19	1,247	- 1,142
Low Birth Weight	52	101	7	3,636	- 3,536
Osteoarthritis	53	85	80	0	+ 85
Prostatic Hypertrophy	54	81	81	0	+ 81
Fires	55	74	34	448	- 375
Schizophrenia	56	72	83	0	+ 72
Poisonings	57	68	40	315	- 247
Hepatitis B	58	65	60	70	- 6
Meningitis	59	51	15	1,628	- 1,577
Birth Trauma	60	45	8	3,448	- 3,403
Appendicitis	61	32	61	38	- 7
Upper Respiratory	62	19	66	15	+ 3
Oral conditions	63	17	82	0	+ 17
Maternal Conditions	64	5	14	1,669	- 1,663
Leishmaniasis	65	4	63	21	- 17
Otitis Media	66	4	72	0	+ 3
Syphilis	67	4	53	122	- 119
War	68	2	69	4	- 2
Iodine Deficiency	69	2	77	0	+ 2
Encephalitis	70	1	57	85	- 84
Chagas disease	71	1	79	0	+ 1
Tetanus	72	1	58	85	- 84
Pertussis	73	1	28	771	- 771
Schistosomiasis	74	0	45	176	- 176
Leprosy	75	0	76	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	76	0	70	3	- 3
Dengue	77	0	73	0	- 0
Ascariasis	78	0	65	18	- 18
Hookworm Disease	79	0	75	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	80	0	74	0	- 0
Measles	81	0	49	158	- 158
Chlamydia	82	0	71	2	- 2
Malaria	83	0	5	4,595	- 4,595
Trypanosomiasis	84	0	78	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	84	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SENEGAL

Spain

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.