SPAIN VS SENEGAL: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SENEGAL		SPAIN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	18,022	7	13,717	+ 4,305
Coronary Heart Disease	2	15,614	1	51,684	- 36,070
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	13,403	36	1,064	+ 12,340
Stroke	4	13,402	3	29,004	- 15,602
Malaria	5	11,527	83	0	+ 11,527
Road Traffic Accidents	6	9,612	31	1,829	+ 7,782
Low Birth Weight	7	9,122	52	253	+ 8,869
Birth Trauma	8	8,649	60	113	+ 8,536
Tuberculosis	9	6,719	50	270	+ 6,449
Diabetes Mellitus	10	6,009	10	7,773	- 1,765
Congenital Anomalies	11	5,931	38	863	+ 5,068
Kidney Disease	12	5,545	8	9,725	- 4,180
Liver Disease	13	5,385	23	4,231	+ 1,154
Maternal Conditions	14	4,187	64	14	+ 4,173
Meningitis	15	4,085	59	129	+ 3,956
Other Injuries	16	3,792	15	5,536	- 1,744
Cervical Cancer	17	3,525	39	855	+ 2,670
Lung Disease	18	3,389	5	18,926	- 15,537
Violence	19	3,127	51	262	+ 2,865
HIV/AIDS	20	2,976	43	538	+ 2,437
Hypertension	21	2,747	9	9,115	- 6,368
Liver Cancer	22	2,727	18	5,098	- 2,371
Endocrine Disorders	23	2,612	21	4,863	- 2,252
Suicide	24	2,453	25	3,609	- 1,157
Asthma	25	2,349	35	1,133	+ 1,215
Alzheimers & Dementia	26	2,204	2	42,339	- 40,135
Breast Cancer	27	2,159	11	7,067	- 4,908
Pertussis	28	1,935	73	2	+ 1,934
Prostate Cancer	29	1,611	13	6,420	- 4,809
Falls	30	1,561	26	3,246	- 1,686
Stomach Cancer	31	1,397	14	5,796	- 4,399
Malnutrition	32	1,240	47	302	+ 938
Drownings	33	1,239	45	446	+ 793
Fires	34	1,125	55	185	+ 940
Peptic Ulcer Disease	35	1,086	44	475	+ 611
Inflammatory/Heart	36	1,068	19	4,984	- 3,916
Colon-Rectum Cancers	37	964	6	16,957	- 15,993
Epilepsy	38	829	40	824	+ 5
Lymphomas	39	791	16	5,335	- 4,544
Poisonings	40	789	57	170	+ 619
Parkinson's Disease	41	684	20	4,943	- 4,258
Ovary Cancer	42	552	28	2,026	- 1,474
Oral Cancer	43	521	27	2,583	- 2,062
Lung Cancers	44	453	4	22,131	- 21,678
Schistosomiasis	45	441	74	0	+ 441
Rheumatic Heart Disease	46	416	33	1,612	- 1,196
Skin Disease	47	400	30	1,840	- 1,441
Pancreas Cancer	48	399	12	6,752	- 6,353
Measles	49	397	81	0	+ 397
Bladder Cancer	50	388	17	5,222	- 4,834
Skin Cancers	51	369	32	1,803	- 1,434
Drug Use	52	347	41	776	- 429
Syphilis	53	306	67	9	+ 297
Leukemia	54	282	24	3,772	- 3,490
Oesophagus Cancer	55	249	29	2,011	- 1,763
Uterin Cancer	56	235	34	1,612	- 1,377
Encephalitis	57	214	70	4	+ 211
Tetanus	58	213	72	2	+ 211
Alcohol	59	186	46	333	- 147
Hepatitis B	60	176	58	162	+ 14
Appendicitis	61	96	61	79	+ 17
Other Neoplasms	62	60	22	4,748	- 4,688
Leishmaniasis	63	52	65	11	+ 42
Multiple Sclerosis	64	50	49	287	- 237
Ascariasis	65	45	78	0	+ 45
Upper Respiratory	66	38	62	47	- 8
Rheumatoid Arthritis	67	37	48	294	- 257
Hepatitis C	68	27	42	652	- 625
War	69	10	68	6	+ 5
Diphtheria	70	7	76	0	+ 6
Chlamydia	71	4	82	0	+ 4
Otitis Media	72	0	66	9	- 9
Dengue	73	0	77	0	+ 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	80	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	79	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	75	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	69	4	- 4
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	84	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	71	3	- 3
Osteoarthritis	80	0	53	212	- 212
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	54	204	- 204
Oral conditions	82	0	63	44	- 44
Schizophrenia	83	0	56	181	- 181
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	37	914	- 914
Depression	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SPAIN

Senegal

Spain

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.