SENEGAL VS ZAMBIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ZAMBIA		SENEGAL		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	15,617	20	1,186	+ 14,431
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	8,624	1	7,184	+ 1,440
Stroke	3	7,202	4	5,342	+ 1,860
Malaria	4	7,142	5	4,595	+ 2,547
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	5,686	3	5,343	+ 343
Tuberculosis	6	5,384	9	2,678	+ 2,705
Birth Trauma	7	4,587	8	3,448	+ 1,139
Low Birth Weight	8	4,401	7	3,636	+ 765
Liver Disease	9	4,078	13	2,147	+ 1,932
Coronary Heart Disease	10	4,016	2	6,224	- 2,208
Road Traffic Accidents	11	3,311	6	3,832	- 520
Congenital Anomalies	12	2,851	11	2,364	+ 486
Hypertension	13	2,371	21	1,095	+ 1,276
Diabetes Mellitus	14	2,170	10	2,395	- 225
Malnutrition	15	2,087	32	494	+ 1,592
Meningitis	16	1,791	15	1,628	+ 162
Cervical Cancer	17	1,630	17	1,405	+ 225
Kidney Disease	18	1,595	12	2,210	- 615
Other Injuries	19	1,566	16	1,512	+ 55
Suicide	20	1,180	24	978	+ 202
Lung Disease	21	1,153	18	1,351	- 198
Maternal Conditions	22	1,076	14	1,669	- 592
Violence	23	1,045	19	1,247	- 202
Syphilis	24	802	53	122	+ 680
Pertussis	25	673	28	771	- 98
Asthma	26	671	25	936	- 265
Drownings	27	624	33	494	+ 130
Falls	28	540	30	622	- 82
Alzheimers & Dementia	29	534	26	879	- 344
Prostate Cancer	30	509	29	642	- 133
Lymphomas	31	496	39	315	+ 181
Fires	32	495	34	448	+ 47
Inflammatory/Heart	33	454	36	426	+ 28
Poisonings	34	413	40	315	+ 99
Breast Cancer	35	332	27	861	- 529
Oesophagus Cancer	36	325	55	99	+ 226
Endocrine Disorders	37	320	23	1,041	- 721
Epilepsy	38	301	38	330	- 30
Leukemia	39	237	54	113	+ 124
Peptic Ulcer Disease	40	222	35	433	- 210
Lung Cancers	41	205	44	180	+ 24
Stomach Cancer	42	187	31	557	- 370
Colon-Rectum Cancers	43	184	37	384	- 201
Tetanus	44	172	58	85	+ 87
Rheumatic Heart Disease	45	172	46	166	+ 6
Liver Cancer	46	160	22	1,087	- 927
Parkinson's Disease	47	149	41	273	- 124
Oral Cancer	48	141	43	208	- 67
Alcohol	49	127	59	74	+ 53
Bladder Cancer	50	119	50	155	- 35
Schistosomiasis	51	116	45	176	- 60
Skin Disease	52	114	47	159	- 45
Drug Use	53	111	52	138	- 27
Skin Cancers	54	98	51	147	- 49
Hepatitis B	55	94	60	70	+ 24
Appendicitis	56	76	61	38	+ 38
Ovary Cancer	57	75	42	220	- 145
Leishmaniasis	58	66	63	21	+ 45
Encephalitis	59	63	57	85	- 22
Upper Respiratory	60	61	66	15	+ 46
Measles	61	44	49	158	- 115
Pancreas Cancer	62	38	48	159	- 121
Rheumatoid Arthritis	63	27	67	15	+ 12
Uterin Cancer	64	27	56	94	- 67
Other Neoplasms	65	18	62	24	- 6
Hepatitis C	66	16	68	11	+ 5
Multiple Sclerosis	67	12	64	20	- 8
Ascariasis	68	8	65	18	- 10
War	69	6	69	4	+ 2
Otitis Media	70	4	72	0	+ 4
Chlamydia	71	3	71	2	+ 2
Trypanosomiasis	72	3	78	0	+ 3
Diphtheria	73	2	70	3	- 0
Dengue	74	1	73	0	+ 1
Trichuriasis	75	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	75	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	76	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	79	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	84	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	85	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	81	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	80	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	82	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SENEGAL

Zambia

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.