BAHAMAS VS SENEGAL: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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Senegal SENEGAL BAHAMAS Deaths
Cause Of Death Rnk Deaths Rnk Deaths Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia 1 157 8 98 + 59
Coronary Heart Disease 2 136 1 334 - 198
Diarrhoeal diseases 3 116 43 5 + 111
Stroke 4 116 2 224 - 108
Malaria 5 100 77 0 + 100
Road Traffic Accidents 6 84 18 30 + 53
Low Birth Weight 7 79 28 16 + 63
Birth Trauma 8 75 42 6 + 69
Tuberculosis 9 58 58 0 + 58
Diabetes Mellitus 10 52 4 154 - 101
Congenital Anomalies 11 52 29 16 + 36
Kidney Disease 12 48 7 120 - 72
Liver Disease 13 47 11 67 - 20
Maternal Conditions 14 36 41 6 + 30
Meningitis 15 35 49 2 + 33
Other Injuries 16 33 10 67 - 34
Cervical Cancer 17 31 23 21 + 10
Lung Disease 18 29 17 33 - 4
Violence 19 27 5 148 - 121
HIV/AIDS 20 26 6 134 - 108
Hypertension 21 24 3 198 - 174
Liver Cancer 22 24 32 12 + 12
Endocrine Disorders 23 23 13 62 - 39
Suicide 24 21 31 14 + 8
Asthma 25 20 39 9 + 12
Alzheimers & Dementia 26 19 14 53 - 34
Breast Cancer 27 19 9 69 - 50
Pertussis 28 17 68 0 + 17
Prostate Cancer 29 14 12 65 - 51
Falls 30 14 26 18 - 4
Stomach Cancer 31 12 25 18 - 6
Malnutrition 32 11 45 4 + 7
Drownings 33 11 21 26 - 15
Fires 34 10 33 10 - 1
Peptic Ulcer Disease 35 9 34 10 - 1
Inflammatory/Heart 36 9 15 47 - 38
Colon-Rectum Cancers 37 8 16 42 - 34
Epilepsy 38 7 40 8 - 1
Lymphomas 39 7 22 25 - 18
Poisonings 40 7 56 1 + 6
Parkinson's Disease 41 6 27 17 - 11
Ovary Cancer 42 5 36 10 - 5
Oral Cancer 43 5 46 3 + 1
Lung Cancers 44 4 19 29 - 25
Schistosomiasis 45 4 74 0 + 4
Rheumatic Heart Disease 46 4 44 4 - 1
Skin Disease 47 3 20 27 - 23
Pancreas Cancer 48 3 37 10 - 6
Measles 49 3 69 0 + 3
Bladder Cancer 50 3 50 2 + 1
Skin Cancers 51 3 55 1 + 2
Drug Use 52 3 48 2 + 1
Syphilis 53 3 63 0 + 3
Leukemia 54 2 35 10 - 8
Oesophagus Cancer 55 2 38 9 - 7
Uterin Cancer 56 2 30 14 - 12
Encephalitis 57 2 51 2 + 0
Tetanus 58 2 62 0 + 2
Alcohol 59 2 24 20 - 18
Hepatitis B 60 2 60 0 + 1
Appendicitis 61 1 52 2 - 1
Other Neoplasms 62 1 47 3 - 3
Leishmaniasis 63 0 75 0 + 0
Multiple Sclerosis 64 0 54 2 - 1
Ascariasis 65 0 67 0 + 0
Upper Respiratory 66 0 61 0 + 0
Rheumatoid Arthritis 67 0 53 2 - 1
Hepatitis C 68 0 65 0 + 0
War 69 0 57 1 - 1
Diphtheria 70 0 70 0 + 0
Chlamydia 71 0 64 0 - 0
Otitis Media 72 0 66 0 - 0
Dengue 73 0 59 0 - 0
Trichuriasis 74 0 71 0 - 0
Hookworm Disease 75 0 72 0 - 0
Leprosy 76 0 73 0 - 0
Iodine Deficiency 77 0 79 0 - 0
Trypanosomiasis 78 0 78 0 - 0
Chagas disease 79 0 76 0 - 0
Osteoarthritis 80 0 86 0 - 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy 81 0 85 0 - 0
Oral conditions 82 0 84 0 - 0
Schizophrenia 83 0 83 0 - 0
Vitamin A Deficiency 84 0 80 0 - 0
Anemia 85 0 81 0 - 0
Depression 86 0 82 0 - 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to BAHAMAS

Senegal

Senegal

Bahamas

Bahamas

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.worldlifeexpectancy.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.

Data rounded. Decimals affect ranking.
Data Source: WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION 2020