RWANDA VS SENEGAL: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SENEGAL		RWANDA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	5,193	1	5,280	- 87
Coronary Heart Disease	2	4,499	4	3,605	+ 893
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	3,862	6	3,121	+ 741
Stroke	4	3,862	2	5,060	- 1,199
Malaria	5	3,321	5	3,298	+ 23
Road Traffic Accidents	6	2,770	3	3,718	- 949
Low Birth Weight	7	2,628	9	2,193	+ 436
Birth Trauma	8	2,492	10	1,888	+ 604
Tuberculosis	9	1,936	26	625	+ 1,311
Diabetes Mellitus	10	1,731	11	1,858	- 127
Congenital Anomalies	11	1,709	12	1,777	- 68
Kidney Disease	12	1,598	15	1,206	+ 392
Liver Disease	13	1,552	8	2,548	- 996
Maternal Conditions	14	1,206	21	722	+ 484
Meningitis	15	1,177	19	847	+ 330
Other Injuries	16	1,093	17	944	+ 149
Cervical Cancer	17	1,016	18	941	+ 75
Lung Disease	18	977	13	1,555	- 578
Violence	19	901	29	548	+ 353
HIV/AIDS	20	857	7	2,826	- 1,968
Hypertension	21	792	14	1,357	- 566
Liver Cancer	22	786	23	706	+ 79
Endocrine Disorders	23	753	41	219	+ 533
Suicide	24	707	24	704	+ 3
Asthma	25	677	22	717	- 41
Alzheimers & Dementia	26	635	25	657	- 22
Breast Cancer	27	622	27	600	+ 22
Pertussis	28	558	42	218	+ 340
Prostate Cancer	29	464	32	396	+ 68
Falls	30	450	31	412	+ 37
Stomach Cancer	31	403	20	780	- 378
Malnutrition	32	357	16	1,168	- 810
Drownings	33	357	36	285	+ 72
Fires	34	324	38	270	+ 54
Peptic Ulcer Disease	35	313	33	362	- 49
Inflammatory/Heart	36	308	34	347	- 39
Colon-Rectum Cancers	37	278	28	591	- 313
Epilepsy	38	239	45	191	+ 48
Lymphomas	39	228	30	450	- 222
Poisonings	40	227	40	220	+ 7
Parkinson's Disease	41	197	47	146	+ 51
Ovary Cancer	42	159	53	92	+ 67
Oral Cancer	43	150	37	272	- 122
Lung Cancers	44	130	39	234	- 104
Schistosomiasis	45	127	51	111	+ 16
Rheumatic Heart Disease	46	120	48	136	- 16
Skin Disease	47	115	52	103	+ 12
Pancreas Cancer	48	115	43	214	- 99
Measles	49	114	59	51	+ 63
Bladder Cancer	50	112	62	35	+ 77
Skin Cancers	51	106	50	113	- 7
Drug Use	52	100	60	45	+ 55
Syphilis	53	88	46	173	- 84
Leukemia	54	81	35	317	- 236
Oesophagus Cancer	55	72	44	213	- 141
Uterin Cancer	56	68	56	58	+ 10
Encephalitis	57	62	61	39	+ 23
Tetanus	58	61	58	53	+ 9
Alcohol	59	54	49	125	- 72
Hepatitis B	60	51	55	68	- 17
Appendicitis	61	28	54	70	- 42
Other Neoplasms	62	17	64	16	+ 1
Leishmaniasis	63	15	77	0	+ 15
Multiple Sclerosis	64	14	66	7	+ 7
Ascariasis	65	13	67	5	+ 8
Upper Respiratory	66	11	57	58	- 47
Rheumatoid Arthritis	67	11	63	23	- 13
Hepatitis C	68	8	65	12	- 4
War	69	3	69	3	+ 0
Diphtheria	70	2	71	1	+ 1
Chlamydia	71	1	70	2	- 1
Otitis Media	72	0	68	4	- 4
Dengue	73	0	72	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	73	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	74	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	76	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	75	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	79	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	80	0	81	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	80	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	82	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	84	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to RWANDA

Senegal

Rwanda

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.