SENEGAL VS UNITED KINGDOM: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	UNITED KINGDOM		SENEGAL		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Alzheimers & Dementia	1	27,018	26	879	+ 26,139
Coronary Heart Disease	2	19,747	2	6,224	+ 13,523
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	11,161	1	7,184	+ 3,977
Stroke	4	10,359	4	5,342	+ 5,017
Lung Cancers	5	9,833	44	180	+ 9,652
Lung Disease	6	9,057	18	1,351	+ 7,705
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	5,078	37	384	+ 4,694
Prostate Cancer	8	3,659	29	642	+ 3,017
Breast Cancer	9	3,501	27	861	+ 2,641
Lymphomas	10	2,574	39	315	+ 2,259
Pancreas Cancer	11	2,477	48	159	+ 2,317
Oesophagus Cancer	12	2,403	55	99	+ 2,303
Parkinson's Disease	13	2,360	41	273	+ 2,087
Liver Disease	14	2,110	13	2,147	- 36
Falls	15	2,097	30	622	+ 1,475
Bladder Cancer	16	1,689	50	155	+ 1,534
Diabetes Mellitus	17	1,608	10	2,395	- 787
Kidney Disease	18	1,506	12	2,210	- 704
Other Injuries	19	1,504	16	1,512	- 8
Suicide	20	1,466	24	978	+ 488
Liver Cancer	21	1,442	22	1,087	+ 355
Leukemia	22	1,435	54	113	+ 1,322
Hypertension	23	1,434	21	1,095	+ 339
Stomach Cancer	24	1,376	31	557	+ 819
Ovary Cancer	25	1,106	42	220	+ 886
Other Neoplasms	26	1,097	62	24	+ 1,073
Skin Cancers	27	1,026	51	147	+ 879
Endocrine Disorders	28	908	23	1,041	- 133
Inflammatory/Heart	29	861	36	426	+ 435
Oral Cancer	30	856	43	208	+ 648
Drug Use	31	778	52	138	+ 639
Uterin Cancer	32	646	56	94	+ 552
Road Traffic Accidents	33	597	6	3,832	- 3,234
Skin Disease	34	587	47	159	+ 428
Congenital Anomalies	35	585	11	2,364	- 1,779
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	575	35	433	+ 142
Multiple Sclerosis	37	511	64	20	+ 491
Diarrhoeal diseases	38	440	3	5,343	- 4,903
Alcohol	39	428	59	74	+ 354
Low Birth Weight	40	362	7	3,636	- 3,275
Asthma	41	359	25	936	- 578
Epilepsy	42	329	38	330	- 2
Cervical Cancer	43	303	17	1,405	- 1,102
Rheumatoid Arthritis	44	279	67	15	+ 264
Rheumatic Heart Disease	45	241	46	166	+ 75
Violence	46	239	19	1,247	- 1,008
Tuberculosis	47	97	9	2,678	- 2,582
Fires	48	92	34	448	- 356
Drownings	49	83	33	494	- 411
Anemia	50	76	85	0	+ 76
Hepatitis C	51	74	68	11	+ 63
Meningitis	52	64	15	1,628	- 1,564
Poisonings	53	61	40	315	- 254
Birth Trauma	54	52	8	3,448	- 3,395
HIV/AIDS	55	52	20	1,186	- 1,134
Prostatic Hypertrophy	56	51	81	0	+ 51
Osteoarthritis	57	46	80	0	+ 46
Malnutrition	58	32	32	494	- 463
Appendicitis	59	29	61	38	- 9
Schizophrenia	60	28	83	0	+ 28
Oral conditions	61	15	82	0	+ 15
Syphilis	62	13	53	122	- 109
Upper Respiratory	63	13	66	15	- 2
Maternal Conditions	64	13	14	1,669	- 1,656
Hepatitis B	65	11	60	70	- 59
Otitis Media	66	4	72	0	+ 4
War	67	3	69	4	- 2
Encephalitis	68	2	57	85	- 84
Pertussis	69	1	28	771	- 771
Leishmaniasis	70	0	63	21	- 21
Chagas disease	71	0	79	0	+ 0
Tetanus	72	0	58	85	- 85
Dengue	73	0	73	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	74	0	70	3	- 3
Measles	75	0	49	158	- 158
Malaria	76	0	5	4,595	- 4,595
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	78	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	78	0	45	176	- 176
Chlamydia	79	0	71	2	- 2
Ascariasis	80	0	65	18	- 18
Hookworm Disease	81	0	75	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	82	0	74	0	- 0
Leprosy	83	0	76	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	77	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	84	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SENEGAL

United Kingdom

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.