SENEGAL VS SWEDEN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SWEDEN		SENEGAL		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	26,938	2	6,224	+ 20,714
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	19,430	26	879	+ 18,551
Stroke	3	10,741	4	5,342	+ 5,398
Lung Disease	4	7,732	18	1,351	+ 6,381
Lung Cancers	5	6,625	44	180	+ 6,444
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	5,427	37	384	+ 5,043
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	4,732	1	7,184	- 2,452
Prostate Cancer	8	4,667	29	642	+ 4,025
Pancreas Cancer	9	3,290	48	159	+ 3,131
Hypertension	10	3,272	21	1,095	+ 2,177
Diabetes Mellitus	11	3,265	10	2,395	+ 869
Kidney Disease	12	2,899	12	2,210	+ 689
Breast Cancer	13	2,816	27	861	+ 1,955
Suicide	14	2,633	24	978	+ 1,655
Other Injuries	15	2,445	16	1,512	+ 933
Lymphomas	16	2,415	39	315	+ 2,099
Falls	17	1,974	30	622	+ 1,352
Other Neoplasms	18	1,844	62	24	+ 1,820
Parkinson's Disease	19	1,678	41	273	+ 1,406
Leukemia	20	1,469	54	113	+ 1,357
Bladder Cancer	21	1,353	50	155	+ 1,198
Liver Cancer	22	1,338	22	1,087	+ 251
Liver Disease	23	1,288	13	2,147	- 859
Endocrine Disorders	24	1,249	23	1,041	+ 208
Skin Cancers	25	1,157	51	147	+ 1,011
Stomach Cancer	26	1,090	31	557	+ 533
Ovary Cancer	27	984	42	220	+ 764
Inflammatory/Heart	28	973	36	426	+ 548
Oesophagus Cancer	29	958	55	99	+ 859
Drug Use	30	754	52	138	+ 615
Oral Cancer	31	675	43	208	+ 467
Alcohol	32	638	59	74	+ 564
Uterin Cancer	33	613	56	94	+ 520
Road Traffic Accidents	34	561	6	3,832	- 3,271
Congenital Anomalies	35	548	11	2,364	- 1,817
Diarrhoeal diseases	36	515	3	5,343	- 4,828
Peptic Ulcer Disease	37	493	35	433	+ 60
Cervical Cancer	38	405	17	1,405	- 1,000
Skin Disease	39	391	47	159	+ 232
Anemia	40	311	85	0	+ 311
Multiple Sclerosis	41	303	64	20	+ 283
Asthma	42	282	25	936	- 654
Rheumatoid Arthritis	43	229	67	15	+ 215
Epilepsy	44	215	38	330	- 116
Malnutrition	45	208	32	494	- 286
Drownings	46	204	33	494	- 290
Violence	47	201	19	1,247	- 1,046
Rheumatic Heart Disease	48	196	46	166	+ 31
Fires	49	115	34	448	- 333
Schizophrenia	50	113	83	0	+ 113
Low Birth Weight	51	90	7	3,636	- 3,547
Prostatic Hypertrophy	52	82	81	0	+ 82
Hepatitis C	53	78	68	11	+ 68
Meningitis	54	62	15	1,628	- 1,566
Birth Trauma	55	60	8	3,448	- 3,388
Tuberculosis	56	43	9	2,678	- 2,636
Osteoarthritis	57	42	80	0	+ 42
Upper Respiratory	58	35	66	15	+ 19
Appendicitis	59	32	61	38	- 6
Poisonings	60	32	40	315	- 283
HIV/AIDS	61	23	20	1,186	- 1,164
Hepatitis B	62	17	60	70	- 53
Oral conditions	63	15	82	0	+ 15
Maternal Conditions	64	9	14	1,669	- 1,660
War	65	3	69	4	- 1
Otitis Media	66	1	72	0	+ 1
Pertussis	67	1	28	771	- 771
Tetanus	68	1	58	85	- 84
Schistosomiasis	69	1	45	176	- 175
Diphtheria	70	1	70	3	- 2
Encephalitis	71	0	57	85	- 85
Syphilis	72	0	53	122	- 122
Chlamydia	73	0	71	2	- 2
Malaria	74	0	5	4,595	- 4,595
Leishmaniasis	75	0	63	21	- 21
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	79	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	75	0	- 0
Dengue	80	0	73	0	- 0
Ascariasis	81	0	65	18	- 18
Iodine Deficiency	82	0	77	0	- 0
Measles	83	0	49	158	- 158
Leprosy	84	0	76	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	84	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SENEGAL

Sweden

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.