SENEGAL VS TANZANIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	TANZANIA		SENEGAL		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	7,655	20	1,186	+ 6,469
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	7,272	1	7,184	+ 88
Malaria	3	6,079	5	4,595	+ 1,484
Tuberculosis	4	5,663	9	2,678	+ 2,984
Road Traffic Accidents	5	5,044	6	3,832	+ 1,212
Diarrhoeal diseases	6	4,913	3	5,343	- 430
Stroke	7	4,720	4	5,342	- 623
Birth Trauma	8	4,215	8	3,448	+ 767
Coronary Heart Disease	9	3,692	2	6,224	- 2,532
Low Birth Weight	10	3,401	7	3,636	- 236
Congenital Anomalies	11	2,735	11	2,364	+ 371
Maternal Conditions	12	1,910	14	1,669	+ 241
Liver Disease	13	1,840	13	2,147	- 307
Cervical Cancer	14	1,795	17	1,405	+ 390
Diabetes Mellitus	15	1,745	10	2,395	- 650
Malnutrition	16	1,557	32	494	+ 1,063
Hypertension	17	1,455	21	1,095	+ 360
Violence	18	1,317	19	1,247	+ 70
Kidney Disease	19	1,270	12	2,210	- 940
Other Injuries	20	1,193	16	1,512	- 319
Meningitis	21	891	15	1,628	- 738
Lung Disease	22	852	18	1,351	- 499
Pertussis	23	775	28	771	+ 4
Suicide	24	691	24	978	- 287
Oesophagus Cancer	25	628	55	99	+ 529
Syphilis	26	591	53	122	+ 469
Alzheimers & Dementia	27	572	26	879	- 306
Prostate Cancer	28	508	29	642	- 134
Endocrine Disorders	29	497	23	1,041	- 544
Asthma	30	475	25	936	- 461
Oral Cancer	31	460	43	208	+ 252
Drownings	32	459	33	494	- 35
Colon-Rectum Cancers	33	438	37	384	+ 53
Falls	34	428	30	622	- 194
Fires	35	398	34	448	- 50
Liver Cancer	36	395	22	1,087	- 692
Breast Cancer	37	359	27	861	- 502
Inflammatory/Heart	38	343	36	426	- 83
Stomach Cancer	39	333	31	557	- 224
Poisonings	40	327	40	315	+ 12
Lymphomas	41	225	39	315	- 90
Skin Cancers	42	208	51	147	+ 61
Epilepsy	43	197	38	330	- 133
Bladder Cancer	44	186	50	155	+ 32
Parkinson's Disease	45	143	41	273	- 129
Peptic Ulcer Disease	46	129	35	433	- 304
Leukemia	47	116	54	113	+ 4
Drug Use	48	113	52	138	- 25
Tetanus	49	112	58	85	+ 27
Rheumatic Heart Disease	50	112	46	166	- 54
Schistosomiasis	51	104	45	176	- 72
Skin Disease	52	100	47	159	- 59
Ovary Cancer	53	94	42	220	- 126
Upper Respiratory	54	83	66	15	+ 68
Measles	55	82	49	158	- 76
Alcohol	56	76	59	74	+ 1
Uterin Cancer	57	61	56	94	- 33
Appendicitis	58	61	61	38	+ 22
Encephalitis	59	55	57	85	- 30
Hepatitis B	60	47	60	70	- 23
Lung Cancers	61	44	44	180	- 136
Pancreas Cancer	62	44	48	159	- 115
Rheumatoid Arthritis	63	23	67	15	+ 8
Other Neoplasms	64	16	62	24	- 8
Ascariasis	65	16	65	18	- 2
Hepatitis C	66	11	68	11	+ 0
War	67	8	69	4	+ 4
Multiple Sclerosis	68	7	64	20	- 12
Otitis Media	69	5	72	0	+ 5
Diphtheria	70	3	70	3	+ 0
Chlamydia	71	3	71	2	+ 1
Trypanosomiasis	72	1	78	0	+ 1
Dengue	73	1	73	0	+ 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	75	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	76	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
Depression	81	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	85	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	84	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

Tanzania

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.