CUBA VS SENEGAL: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SENEGAL		CUBA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	4,180	3	8,564	- 4,384
Coronary Heart Disease	2	3,621	1	22,079	- 18,457
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	3,109	43	206	+ 2,903
Stroke	4	3,108	2	10,725	- 7,617
Malaria	5	2,674	82	0	+ 2,674
Road Traffic Accidents	6	2,229	19	1,007	+ 1,222
Low Birth Weight	7	2,116	48	98	+ 2,017
Birth Trauma	8	2,006	59	49	+ 1,957
Tuberculosis	9	1,558	60	45	+ 1,514
Diabetes Mellitus	10	1,394	13	1,791	- 397
Congenital Anomalies	11	1,376	37	368	+ 1,008
Kidney Disease	12	1,286	14	1,700	- 414
Liver Disease	13	1,249	11	1,873	- 624
Maternal Conditions	14	971	61	43	+ 928
Meningitis	15	947	50	83	+ 865
Other Injuries	16	880	12	1,869	- 990
Cervical Cancer	17	817	29	666	+ 152
Lung Disease	18	786	6	5,492	- 4,706
Violence	19	725	32	584	+ 142
HIV/AIDS	20	690	34	471	+ 219
Hypertension	21	637	7	3,469	- 2,832
Liver Cancer	22	633	24	815	- 183
Endocrine Disorders	23	606	36	412	+ 193
Suicide	24	569	16	1,638	- 1,069
Asthma	25	545	40	301	+ 243
Alzheimers & Dementia	26	511	5	5,841	- 5,330
Breast Cancer	27	501	15	1,673	- 1,172
Pertussis	28	449	73	0	+ 449
Prostate Cancer	29	374	8	3,365	- 2,992
Falls	30	362	10	2,810	- 2,448
Stomach Cancer	31	324	20	991	- 667
Malnutrition	32	288	55	64	+ 224
Drownings	33	287	42	231	+ 57
Fires	34	261	58	55	+ 206
Peptic Ulcer Disease	35	252	35	420	- 168
Inflammatory/Heart	36	248	17	1,156	- 909
Colon-Rectum Cancers	37	224	9	2,958	- 2,734
Epilepsy	38	192	46	108	+ 84
Lymphomas	39	183	18	1,089	- 906
Poisonings	40	183	62	17	+ 166
Parkinson's Disease	41	159	27	691	- 532
Ovary Cancer	42	128	39	323	- 195
Oral Cancer	43	121	23	876	- 756
Lung Cancers	44	105	4	5,985	- 5,880
Schistosomiasis	45	102	81	0	+ 102
Rheumatic Heart Disease	46	96	44	162	- 65
Skin Disease	47	93	41	258	- 166
Pancreas Cancer	48	93	21	905	- 812
Measles	49	92	76	0	+ 92
Bladder Cancer	50	90	26	734	- 644
Skin Cancers	51	85	33	514	- 428
Drug Use	52	80	51	82	- 1
Syphilis	53	71	69	1	+ 70
Leukemia	54	65	30	633	- 568
Oesophagus Cancer	55	58	22	879	- 822
Uterin Cancer	56	55	31	602	- 548
Encephalitis	57	50	66	6	+ 44
Tetanus	58	49	71	1	+ 49
Alcohol	59	43	28	675	- 632
Hepatitis B	60	41	56	59	- 18
Appendicitis	61	22	47	104	- 82
Other Neoplasms	62	14	25	769	- 755
Leishmaniasis	63	12	83	0	+ 12
Multiple Sclerosis	64	12	57	55	- 44
Ascariasis	65	10	70	1	+ 10
Upper Respiratory	66	9	65	6	+ 3
Rheumatoid Arthritis	67	9	49	87	- 78
Hepatitis C	68	6	45	112	- 106
War	69	2	68	1	+ 1
Diphtheria	70	2	75	0	+ 2
Chlamydia	71	1	84	0	+ 1
Otitis Media	72	0	63	11	- 11
Dengue	73	0	74	0	+ 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	78	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	77	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	67	2	- 2
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	72	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	80	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	79	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	80	0	38	326	- 326
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	53	75	- 75
Oral conditions	82	0	64	6	- 6
Schizophrenia	83	0	54	68	- 68
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	52	77	- 77
Depression	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to CUBA

Senegal

Cuba

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.