SENEGAL VS TUNISIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	TUNISIA		SENEGAL		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	32,315	2	6,224	+ 26,090
Stroke	2	13,311	4	5,342	+ 7,969
Hypertension	3	4,417	21	1,095	+ 3,322
Kidney Disease	4	4,027	12	2,210	+ 1,816
Alzheimers & Dementia	5	3,922	26	879	+ 3,044
Road Traffic Accidents	6	3,017	6	3,832	- 815
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	2,991	1	7,184	- 4,193
Lung Cancers	8	2,893	44	180	+ 2,712
Diabetes Mellitus	9	2,773	10	2,395	+ 378
Lung Disease	10	2,743	18	1,351	+ 1,392
Liver Disease	11	2,054	13	2,147	- 93
Congenital Anomalies	12	1,534	11	2,364	- 831
Colon-Rectum Cancers	13	1,520	37	384	+ 1,135
Low Birth Weight	14	1,445	7	3,636	- 2,191
Breast Cancer	15	1,222	27	861	+ 361
Asthma	16	1,041	25	936	+ 105
Bladder Cancer	17	1,023	50	155	+ 868
Lymphomas	18	964	39	315	+ 649
Stomach Cancer	19	911	31	557	+ 355
Parkinson's Disease	20	734	41	273	+ 461
Falls	21	695	30	622	+ 73
Birth Trauma	22	682	8	3,448	- 2,766
Prostate Cancer	23	652	29	642	+ 10
Violence	24	641	19	1,247	- 606
Leukemia	25	603	54	113	+ 490
Suicide	26	599	24	978	- 379
Other Injuries	27	582	16	1,512	- 930
Pancreas Cancer	28	565	48	159	+ 405
Liver Cancer	29	563	22	1,087	- 524
Inflammatory/Heart	30	466	36	426	+ 40
Endocrine Disorders	31	446	23	1,041	- 595
HIV/AIDS	32	408	20	1,186	- 778
Peptic Ulcer Disease	33	370	35	433	- 62
Drug Use	34	368	52	138	+ 230
Oral Cancer	35	363	43	208	+ 155
Skin Cancers	36	334	51	147	+ 187
Fires	37	316	34	448	- 132
Cervical Cancer	38	315	17	1,405	- 1,090
Ovary Cancer	39	301	42	220	+ 81
Diarrhoeal diseases	40	288	3	5,343	- 5,055
Tuberculosis	41	213	9	2,678	- 2,465
Rheumatic Heart Disease	42	193	46	166	+ 27
Drownings	43	190	33	494	- 303
Oesophagus Cancer	44	170	55	99	+ 71
Epilepsy	45	158	38	330	- 172
Meningitis	46	134	15	1,628	- 1,494
Maternal Conditions	47	130	14	1,669	- 1,539
Poisonings	48	127	40	315	- 188
Hepatitis B	49	109	60	70	+ 39
Uterin Cancer	50	72	56	94	- 22
Skin Disease	51	64	47	159	- 95
Pertussis	52	63	28	771	- 709
Encephalitis	53	59	57	85	- 27
Multiple Sclerosis	54	52	64	20	+ 33
Alcohol	55	48	59	74	- 26
Tetanus	56	40	58	85	- 45
War	57	39	69	4	+ 35
Appendicitis	58	39	61	38	+ 0
Other Neoplasms	59	37	62	24	+ 13
Malnutrition	60	37	32	494	- 458
Syphilis	61	28	53	122	- 94
Rheumatoid Arthritis	62	14	67	15	- 0
Schistosomiasis	63	12	45	176	- 163
Leishmaniasis	64	5	63	21	- 15
Hepatitis C	65	2	68	11	- 9
Upper Respiratory	66	1	66	15	- 14
Ascariasis	67	1	65	18	- 17
Chlamydia	68	0	71	2	- 1
Diphtheria	69	0	70	3	- 2
Otitis Media	70	0	72	0	- 0
Leprosy	71	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	72	0	79	0	- 0
Malaria	73	0	5	4,595	- 4,595
Trypanosomiasis	74	0	78	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	75	0	- 0
Dengue	76	0	73	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	77	0	74	0	- 0
Measles	78	0	49	158	- 158
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	77	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	81	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	80	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	83	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	85	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	84	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SENEGAL

Tunisia

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.