SENEGAL VS SWITZERLAND: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SWITZERLAND		SENEGAL		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	22,788	2	6,224	+ 16,564
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	15,299	26	879	+ 14,420
Stroke	3	8,333	4	5,342	+ 2,991
Lung Cancers	4	7,486	44	180	+ 7,306
Lung Disease	5	6,173	18	1,351	+ 4,822
Hypertension	6	5,257	21	1,095	+ 4,162
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	4,243	37	384	+ 3,858
Influenza and Pneumonia	8	4,146	1	7,184	- 3,038
Falls	9	4,083	30	622	+ 3,460
Prostate Cancer	10	3,359	29	642	+ 2,717
Breast Cancer	11	3,354	27	861	+ 2,493
Pancreas Cancer	12	3,161	48	159	+ 3,001
Kidney Disease	13	2,682	12	2,210	+ 472
Suicide	14	2,657	24	978	+ 1,679
Lymphomas	15	2,406	39	315	+ 2,091
Inflammatory/Heart	16	2,184	36	426	+ 1,758
Diabetes Mellitus	17	2,174	10	2,395	- 222
Parkinson's Disease	18	1,823	41	273	+ 1,550
Liver Cancer	19	1,712	22	1,087	+ 625
Other Neoplasms	20	1,449	62	24	+ 1,425
Liver Disease	21	1,441	13	2,147	- 706
Leukemia	22	1,428	54	113	+ 1,315
Bladder Cancer	23	1,424	50	155	+ 1,269
Stomach Cancer	24	1,305	31	557	+ 748
Endocrine Disorders	25	1,261	23	1,041	+ 220
Oral Cancer	26	1,064	43	208	+ 857
Skin Cancers	27	1,049	51	147	+ 902
Oesophagus Cancer	28	1,044	55	99	+ 945
Ovary Cancer	29	973	42	220	+ 753
Other Injuries	30	871	16	1,512	- 641
Congenital Anomalies	31	649	11	2,364	- 1,715
Alcohol	32	487	59	74	+ 413
Uterin Cancer	33	476	56	94	+ 382
Road Traffic Accidents	34	411	6	3,832	- 3,421
Diarrhoeal diseases	35	395	3	5,343	- 4,948
Drug Use	36	374	52	138	+ 236
Osteoarthritis	37	361	80	0	+ 361
Multiple Sclerosis	38	340	64	20	+ 320
Epilepsy	39	337	38	330	+ 7
Skin Disease	40	275	47	159	+ 116
Peptic Ulcer Disease	41	260	35	433	- 173
Cervical Cancer	42	224	17	1,405	- 1,181
Low Birth Weight	43	223	7	3,636	- 3,413
Anemia	44	216	85	0	+ 216
Schizophrenia	45	205	83	0	+ 205
Asthma	46	201	25	936	- 735
Malnutrition	47	179	32	494	- 315
Rheumatic Heart Disease	48	166	46	166	- 0
Rheumatoid Arthritis	49	144	67	15	+ 130
Drownings	50	105	33	494	- 389
Violence	51	90	19	1,247	- 1,156
Birth Trauma	52	68	8	3,448	- 3,380
Prostatic Hypertrophy	53	68	81	0	+ 68
HIV/AIDS	54	62	20	1,186	- 1,124
Fires	55	45	34	448	- 403
Tuberculosis	56	45	9	2,678	- 2,633
Meningitis	57	42	15	1,628	- 1,586
Hepatitis C	58	32	68	11	+ 21
Appendicitis	59	31	61	38	- 7
Poisonings	60	28	40	315	- 287
Upper Respiratory	61	23	66	15	+ 8
Oral conditions	62	17	82	0	+ 17
Hepatitis B	63	10	60	70	- 61
Maternal Conditions	64	9	14	1,669	- 1,660
Syphilis	65	3	53	122	- 119
Iodine Deficiency	66	2	77	0	+ 2
War	67	2	69	4	- 2
Encephalitis	68	1	57	85	- 84
Otitis Media	69	1	72	0	+ 1
Tetanus	70	1	58	85	- 84
Leishmaniasis	71	1	63	21	- 20
Schistosomiasis	72	1	45	176	- 175
Pertussis	73	0	28	771	- 771
Diphtheria	74	0	70	3	- 3
Measles	75	0	49	158	- 158
Chagas disease	76	0	79	0	- 0
Malaria	77	0	5	4,595	- 4,595
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	78	0	- 0
Chlamydia	79	0	71	2	- 2
Leprosy	80	0	76	0	- 0
Dengue	81	0	73	0	- 0
Ascariasis	82	0	65	18	- 18
Hookworm Disease	83	0	75	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	84	0	74	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	84	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SENEGAL

Switzerland

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.