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Senegal
COUNTRY #1
Afghanistan Albania Algeria Angola Antigua/Bar. Arab Emirates Argentina Armenia Australia Austria Azerbaijan Bahamas Bahrain Bangladesh Barbados Belarus Belgium Belize Benin Bhutan Bolivia Bosnia/Herzeg. Botswana Brazil Brunei Bulgaria Burkina Faso Burundi Cambodia Cameroon Canada Cape Verde Central Africa Chad Chile China Colombia Comoros Congo Costa Rica Cote d Ivoire Croatia Cuba Cyprus Czech Republic Denmark Djibouti Dominican Rep. DR Congo Ecuador Egypt El Salvador Equ. Guinea Eritrea Estonia Ethiopia Fiji Finland France Gabon Gambia Georgia Germany Ghana Greece Grenada Guatemala Guinea Guinea-Bissau Guyana Haiti Honduras Hungary Iceland India Indonesia Iran Iraq Ireland Israel Italy Jamaica Japan Jordan Kazakhstan Kenya Kiribati Kuwait Kyrgyzstan Laos Latvia Lebanon Lesotho Liberia Libya Lithuania Luxembourg Madagascar Malawi Malaysia Maldives Mali Malta Mauritania Mauritius Mexico Micronesia Moldova Mongolia Montenegro Morocco Mozambique Myanmar Namibia Nepal Netherlands New Guinea New Zealand Nicaragua Niger Nigeria No Macedonia North Korea Norway Oman Pakistan Panama Paraguay Peru Philippines Poland Portugal Qatar Romania Russia Rwanda Saint Lucia Saint Vincent Samoa Sao Tome Saudi Arabia Senegal Serbia Seychelles Sierra Leone Singapore Slovakia Slovenia Solomon Isl. Somalia South Africa South Korea South Sudan Spain Sri Lanka Sudan Suriname Swaziland Sweden Switzerland Syria Tajikistan Tanzania Thailand Timor-Leste Togo Tonga Trinidad/Tob. Tunisia Turkey Turkmenistan Uganda Ukraine United Kingdom United States Uruguay Uzbekistan Vanuatu Venezuela Viet Nam Yemen Zambia Zimbabwe
SENEGAL VS UNITED STATES

Compare Senegal and United States health profiles including life expectancy history, causes of death and population dynamics side by side. Health Data used is WHO, World Bank and the United Nations for population.

United States
COUNTRY #2
Afghanistan Albania Algeria Angola Antigua/Bar. Arab Emirates Argentina Armenia Australia Austria Azerbaijan Bahamas Bahrain Bangladesh Barbados Belarus Belgium Belize Benin Bhutan Bolivia Bosnia/Herzeg. Botswana Brazil Brunei Bulgaria Burkina Faso Burundi Cambodia Cameroon Canada Cape Verde Central Africa Chad Chile China Colombia Comoros Congo Costa Rica Cote d Ivoire Croatia Cuba Cyprus Czech Republic Denmark Djibouti Dominican Rep. DR Congo Ecuador Egypt El Salvador Equ. Guinea Eritrea Estonia Ethiopia Fiji Finland France Gabon Gambia Georgia Germany Ghana Greece Grenada Guatemala Guinea Guinea-Bissau Guyana Haiti Honduras Hungary Iceland India Indonesia Iran Iraq Ireland Israel Italy Jamaica Japan Jordan Kazakhstan Kenya Kiribati Kuwait Kyrgyzstan Laos Latvia Lebanon Lesotho Liberia Libya Lithuania Luxembourg Madagascar Malawi Malaysia Maldives Mali Malta Mauritania Mauritius Mexico Micronesia Moldova Mongolia Montenegro Morocco Mozambique Myanmar Namibia Nepal Netherlands New Guinea New Zealand Nicaragua Niger Nigeria No Macedonia North Korea Norway Oman Pakistan Panama Paraguay Peru Philippines Poland Portugal Qatar Romania Russia Rwanda Saint Lucia Saint Vincent Samoa Sao Tome Saudi Arabia Senegal Serbia Seychelles Sierra Leone Singapore Slovakia Slovenia Solomon Isl. Somalia South Africa South Korea South Sudan Spain Sri Lanka Sudan Suriname Swaziland Sweden Switzerland Syria Tajikistan Tanzania Thailand Timor-Leste Togo Tonga Trinidad/Tob. Tunisia Turkey Turkmenistan Uganda Ukraine United Kingdom United States Uruguay Uzbekistan Vanuatu Venezuela Viet Nam Yemen Zambia Zimbabwe
DYNAMIC PYRAMIDS
Data Source: United Nations
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    LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Senegal SENEGAL   United States UNITED STATES
      Senegal SENEGAL   United States UNITED STATES
           
    World Rank
    		        
    World Rank
      M F All M F All   M F All M F All
    1960
    40.2
    41.2
    40.7
    142
    147
    143
    		  
    66.6
    73.1
    69.8
    23
    15
    16
    1970
    44.6
    45.5
    45.0
    141
    145
    142
    		  
    67.1
    74.7
    70.8
    24
    12
    21
    1980
    50.6
    51.7
    51.1
    134
    143
    140
    		  
    70.0
    77.5
    73.7
    22
    11
    18
    1990
    56.4
    58.5
    57.4
    136
    141
    138
    		  
    71.8
    78.8
    75.2
    29
    17
    21
    2000
    56.0
    59.0
    57.5
    143
    145
    143
    		  
    74.0
    79.5
    76.8
    28
    29
    28
    2010
    62.6
    65.8
    64.3
    132
    136
    135
    		  
    76.2
    81.1
    78.7
    30
    30
    30
    2019
    66.8
    70.1
    68.6
    128
    132
    129
    		  
    76.3
    80.7
    78.5
    41
    42
    40
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Senegal SENEGAL   United States UNITED STATES
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    66.8
    70.1
    128
    132
    76.3
    80.7
    41
    42
    Age 5
    70.2
    73.1
    119
    132
    76.8
    81.2
    42
    45
    Age 10
    70.6
    73.5
    117
    133
    76.9
    81.2
    43
    45
    Age 15
    70.9
    73.7
    115
    133
    76.9
    81.3
    43
    45
    Age 20
    71.2
    74.0
    114
    131
    77.1
    81.4
    43
    45
    Age 25
    71.6
    74.3
    114
    132
    77.5
    81.5
    43
    45
    Age 30
    72.1
    74.6
    113
    131
    77.9
    81.7
    41
    45
    Age 35
    72.5
    75.0
    111
    130
    78.3
    81.9
    41
    43
    Age 40
    73.1
    75.5
    111
    130
    78.8
    82.2
    40
    43
    Age 45
    73.8
    76.1
    109
    130
    79.3
    82.5
    40
    42
    Age 50
    74.7
    76.9
    109
    132
    79.9
    83.0
    41
    41
    Age 55
    75.8
    77.8
    109
    131
    80.7
    83.6
    40
    40
    Age 60
    77.2
    78.9
    110
    131
    81.8
    84.4
    37
    38
    Age 65
    79.0
    80.4
    110
    126
    83.1
    85.3
    34
    38
    Age 70
    81.1
    82.2
    111
    121
    84.6
    86.4
    32
    38
    Age 75
    83.6
    84.4
    108
    116
    86.5
    87.7
    23
    35
    Age 80
    86.5
    87.1
    108
    110
    88.6
    89.4
    18
    27
    Age 85
    89.8
    90.3
    100
    105
    91.1
    91.5
    22
    30
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Senegal SENEGAL   United States UNITED STATES
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    107.21
    95
    73.49
    142
    2. Stroke
    87.45
    88
    22.27
    164
    3. Influenza and Pneumonia
    70.75
    50
    8.86
    163
    4. Diarrhoeal diseases
    51.31
    33
    1.55
    114
    5. Malaria
    42.82
    21
    0.00
    180
    6. Diabetes Mellitus
    37.84
    64
    10.58
    144
    7. Road Traffic Accidents
    35.06
    35
    11.10
    120
    8. Kidney Disease
    32.13
    47
    13.08
    127
    9. Cervical Cancer
    31.68
    17
    2.77
    151
    10. Prostate Cancer
    29.08
    32
    11.64
    126
    11. Liver Disease
    27.51
    63
    8.98
    134
    12. Tuberculosis
    23.25
    48
    0.09
    178
    13. Lung Disease
    23.01
    88
    28.49
    60
    14. Alzheimers & Dementia
    20.92
    36
    33.26
    8
    15. Hypertension
    17.73
    95
    10.26
    133
    16. Breast Cancer
    17.64
    83
    15.93
    105
    17. Liver Cancer
    13.96
    17
    4.69
    110
    18. Asthma
    13.53
    46
    0.84
    141
    19. Meningitis
    12.50
    28
    0.15
    166
    20. Maternal Conditions
    12.22
    25
    0.26
    129
    21. Other Injuries
    11.48
    50
    5.11
    130
    22. Suicide
    10.99
    62
    14.51
    31
    23. HIV/AIDS
    10.34
    58
    1.37
    113
    24. Violence
    9.23
    56
    6.00
    81
    25. Falls
    8.73
    37
    5.68
    90
    26. Low Birth Weight
    8.37
    52
    2.37
    138
    27. Birth Trauma
    7.93
    41
    0.42
    157
    28. Stomach Cancer
    7.76
    68
    2.24
    173
    29. Congenital Anomalies
    6.71
    60
    3.78
    140
    30. Endocrine Disorders
    6.44
    45
    8.22
    28
    31. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    6.11
    46
    0.55
    170
    32. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    5.68
    139
    10.28
    71
    33. Parkinson's Disease
    5.57
    30
    4.55
    68
    34. Inflammatory/Heart
    5.54
    75
    5.64
    73
    35. Ovary Cancer
    4.87
    73
    4.70
    79
    36. Lymphomas
    3.90
    125
    6.36
    31
    37. Malnutrition
    3.50
    62
    0.90
    104
    38. Fires
    3.34
    40
    0.73
    124
    39. Oral Cancer
    2.75
    91
    2.01
    132
    40. Pertussis
    2.69
    28
    0.01
    135
    41. Epilepsy
    2.64
    40
    0.78
    159
    42. Lung Cancers
    2.59
    166
    25.54
    24
    43. Drownings
    2.51
    89
    1.19
    140
    44. Uterin Cancer
    2.37
    89
    3.11
    50
    45. Pancreas Cancer
    2.36
    133
    7.26
    36
    46. Schistosomiasis
    2.31
    18
    0.00
    179
    47. Poisonings
    2.22
    41
    0.46
    102
    48. Bladder Cancer
    2.18
    85
    2.84
    61
    49. Skin Disease
    2.18
    53
    0.86
    115
    50. Skin Cancers
    2.17
    73
    2.36
    57
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Senegal SENEGAL   United States UNITED STATES
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Influenza and Pneumonia
    7,184
    9.26
    60,317
    2.41
    2. Coronary Heart Disease
    6,224
    8.03
    504,904
    20.15
    3. Diarrhoeal diseases
    5,343
    6.89
    9,955
    0.40
    4. Stroke
    5,342
    6.89
    158,520
    6.33
    5. Malaria
    4,595
    5.92
    0
    0.00
    6. Road Traffic Accidents
    3,832
    4.94
    41,694
    1.66
    7. Low Birth Weight
    3,636
    4.69
    6,924
    0.28
    8. Birth Trauma
    3,448
    4.45
    1,233
    0.05
    9. Tuberculosis
    2,678
    3.45
    546
    0.02
    10. Diabetes Mellitus
    2,395
    3.09
    61,418
    2.45
    11. Congenital Anomalies
    2,364
    3.05
    11,762
    0.47
    12. Kidney Disease
    2,210
    2.85
    85,861
    3.43
    13. Liver Disease
    2,147
    2.77
    43,402
    1.73
    14. Maternal Conditions
    1,669
    2.15
    779
    0.03
    15. Meningitis
    1,628
    2.10
    606
    0.02
    16. Other Injuries
    1,512
    1.95
    25,997
    1.04
    17. Cervical Cancer
    1,405
    1.81
    6,984
    0.28
    18. Lung Disease
    1,351
    1.74
    195,387
    7.80
    19. Violence
    1,247
    1.61
    18,976
    0.76
    20. HIV/AIDS
    1,186
    1.53
    5,660
    0.23
    21. Hypertension
    1,095
    1.41
    65,960
    2.63
    22. Liver Cancer
    1,087
    1.40
    27,064
    1.08
    23. Endocrine Disorders
    1,041
    1.34
    46,985
    1.87
    24. Suicide
    978
    1.26
    53,099
    2.12
    25. Asthma
    936
    1.21
    3,818
    0.15
    26. Alzheimers & Dementia
    879
    1.13
    287,198
    11.46
    27. Breast Cancer
    861
    1.11
    48,671
    1.94
    28. Pertussis
    771
    0.99
    16
    0.00
    29. Prostate Cancer
    642
    0.83
    35,612
    1.42
    30. Falls
    622
    0.80
    40,418
    1.61
    31. Stomach Cancer
    557
    0.72
    13,077
    0.52
    32. Malnutrition
    494
    0.64
    6,762
    0.27
    33. Drownings
    494
    0.64
    4,070
    0.16
    34. Fires
    448
    0.58
    3,183
    0.13
    35. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    433
    0.56
    3,461
    0.14
    36. Inflammatory/Heart
    426
    0.55
    32,529
    1.30
    37. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    384
    0.50
    61,827
    2.47
    38. Epilepsy
    330
    0.43
    3,162
    0.13
    39. Lymphomas
    315
    0.41
    40,281
    1.61
    40. Poisonings
    315
    0.41
    1,674
    0.07
    41. Parkinson's Disease
    273
    0.35
    34,491
    1.38
    42. Ovary Cancer
    220
    0.28
    14,591
    0.58
    43. Oral Cancer
    208
    0.27
    11,555
    0.46
    44. Lung Cancers
    180
    0.23
    155,533
    6.21
    45. Schistosomiasis
    176
    0.23
    1
    0.00
    46. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    166
    0.21
    3,646
    0.15
    47. Pancreas Cancer
    159
    0.21
    44,293
    1.77
    48. Skin Disease
    159
    0.21
    5,409
    0.22
    49. Measles
    158
    0.20
    0
    0.00
    50. Bladder Cancer
    155
    0.20
    19,622
    0.78
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Senegal SENEGAL   United States UNITED STATES
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Cervical Cancer
    31.68
    17
    2.77
    151
    2. Prostate Cancer
    29.08
    32
    11.64
    126
    3. Breast Cancer
    17.64
    83
    15.93
    105
    4. Liver Cancer
    13.96
    17
    4.69
    110
    5. Stomach Cancer
    7.76
    68
    2.24
    173
    6. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    5.68
    139
    10.28
    71
    7. Ovary Cancer
    4.87
    73
    4.70
    79
    8. Lymphomas
    3.90
    125
    6.36
    31
    9. Oral Cancer
    2.75
    91
    2.01
    132
    10. Lung Cancers
    2.59
    166
    25.54
    24
    11. Uterin Cancer
    2.37
    89
    3.11
    50
    12. Pancreas Cancer
    2.36
    133
    7.26
    36
    13. Bladder Cancer
    2.18
    85
    2.84
    61
    14. Skin Cancers
    2.17
    73
    2.36
    57
    15. Oesophagus Cancer
    1.50
    126
    3.04
    71
    16. Leukemia
    1.02
    169
    4.43
    49
    Data rounded. Decimals affect ranking.
    Data Source: WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION 2020
    Data Accuracy Not Guaranteed
    WHO Excludes Cause of Death Data For the following countries: Andorra, Cook Islands, Dominica, Marshall Islands, Monaco, Nauru, Niue, Palau, Saint Kitts, San Marino, Tuvalu.