EGYPT VS SENEGAL: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SENEGAL		EGYPT		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	42,404	7	20,695	+ 21,709
Coronary Heart Disease	2	36,738	1	173,871	- 137,133
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	31,537	23	3,692	+ 27,845
Stroke	4	31,533	3	43,839	- 12,306
Malaria	5	27,122	77	0	+ 27,122
Road Traffic Accidents	6	22,616	12	10,141	+ 12,475
Low Birth Weight	7	21,464	11	11,391	+ 10,072
Birth Trauma	8	20,349	17	6,109	+ 14,240
Tuberculosis	9	15,810	51	432	+ 15,378
Diabetes Mellitus	10	14,139	8	19,131	- 4,992
Congenital Anomalies	11	13,956	10	12,163	+ 1,793
Kidney Disease	12	13,047	6	21,087	- 8,040
Liver Disease	13	12,671	2	60,122	- 47,452
Maternal Conditions	14	9,851	44	795	+ 9,056
Meningitis	15	9,612	43	827	+ 8,785
Other Injuries	16	8,923	21	3,819	+ 5,104
Cervical Cancer	17	8,293	48	625	+ 7,668
Lung Disease	18	7,975	9	13,393	- 5,418
Violence	19	7,358	20	4,165	+ 3,193
HIV/AIDS	20	7,002	53	397	+ 6,605
Hypertension	21	6,463	5	21,094	- 14,631
Liver Cancer	22	6,417	4	24,512	- 18,095
Endocrine Disorders	23	6,145	29	2,372	+ 3,773
Suicide	24	5,772	25	3,022	+ 2,750
Asthma	25	5,526	15	7,104	- 1,578
Alzheimers & Dementia	26	5,186	16	6,975	- 1,789
Breast Cancer	27	5,081	13	9,180	- 4,099
Pertussis	28	4,553	42	906	+ 3,647
Prostate Cancer	29	3,790	35	1,282	+ 2,507
Falls	30	3,672	30	2,019	+ 1,653
Stomach Cancer	31	3,287	32	1,844	+ 1,443
Malnutrition	32	2,918	46	759	+ 2,160
Drownings	33	2,915	37	1,122	+ 1,792
Fires	34	2,647	33	1,568	+ 1,078
Peptic Ulcer Disease	35	2,555	34	1,339	+ 1,217
Inflammatory/Heart	36	2,513	27	2,489	+ 24
Colon-Rectum Cancers	37	2,269	24	3,083	- 814
Epilepsy	38	1,950	50	451	+ 1,499
Lymphomas	39	1,861	14	7,539	- 5,678
Poisonings	40	1,857	57	195	+ 1,662
Parkinson's Disease	41	1,610	28	2,391	- 781
Ovary Cancer	42	1,299	31	1,944	- 645
Oral Cancer	43	1,225	45	793	+ 432
Lung Cancers	44	1,065	18	5,677	- 4,612
Schistosomiasis	45	1,038	54	220	+ 818
Rheumatic Heart Disease	46	978	36	1,248	- 270
Skin Disease	47	940	55	219	+ 721
Pancreas Cancer	48	940	26	2,906	- 1,966
Measles	49	934	64	43	+ 891
Bladder Cancer	50	913	19	5,133	- 4,219
Skin Cancers	51	867	39	1,013	- 146
Drug Use	52	817	62	116	+ 700
Syphilis	53	721	58	159	+ 561
Leukemia	54	664	22	3,763	- 3,098
Oesophagus Cancer	55	585	41	951	- 366
Uterin Cancer	56	554	52	422	+ 132
Encephalitis	57	504	38	1,046	- 542
Tetanus	58	501	49	540	- 40
Alcohol	59	438	60	141	+ 297
Hepatitis B	60	415	40	988	- 574
Appendicitis	61	227	59	142	+ 84
Other Neoplasms	62	141	61	116	+ 25
Leishmaniasis	63	123	66	13	+ 110
Multiple Sclerosis	64	117	56	213	- 96
Ascariasis	65	106	67	6	+ 100
Upper Respiratory	66	90	68	5	+ 85
Rheumatoid Arthritis	67	86	65	26	+ 60
Hepatitis C	68	64	63	97	- 33
War	69	25	47	714	- 689
Diphtheria	70	16	70	3	+ 13
Chlamydia	71	9	71	1	+ 8
Otitis Media	72	1	72	0	+ 1
Dengue	73	0	69	5	- 5
Trichuriasis	74	0	79	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	78	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	73	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	74	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	75	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	80	0	85	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	84	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	80	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	81	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to EGYPT

Senegal

Egypt

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.