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Sweden
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

Compare Sweden and Senegal 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.

Senegal
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
Sweden Population Pyramid
11,389,198
Senegal Population Pyramid
33,186,850
Created with Raphaël 2.2.0 95+ 90-94 85-89 80-84 75-79 70-74 65-69 60-64 55-59 50-54 45-49 40-44 35-39 30-34 25-29 20-24 15-19 10-14 5-9 0-42.5%2.5%5%5%7.5%7.5%
LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Sweden SWEDEN   Senegal SENEGAL
  Sweden SWEDEN   Senegal SENEGAL
       
World Rank
       
World Rank
  M F All M F All   M F All M F All
1960
71.2
74.9
73.0
3
3
3
 
40.2
41.2
40.7
142
147
143
1970
72.2
77.2
74.6
1
2
1
 
44.6
45.5
45.0
141
145
142
1980
72.8
78.9
75.7
2
3
3
 
50.6
51.7
51.1
134
143
140
1990
74.8
80.4
77.5
4
6
2
 
56.4
58.5
57.4
136
141
138
2000
77.3
81.9
79.6
3
7
4
 
56.0
59.0
57.5
143
145
143
2010
79.5
83.5
81.5
6
11
9
 
62.6
65.8
64.3
132
136
135
2019
80.8
84.0
82.4
8
18
13
 
66.8
70.1
68.6
128
132
129
LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Sweden SWEDEN   Senegal SENEGAL
      World Rank       World Rank
  M F M F M F M F
At Birth
80.8
84.0
8
18
66.8
70.1
128
132
Age
80.8
84.0
8
18
66.8
70.1
128
132
Age 5
81.1
84.2
9
20
70.2
73.1
119
132
Age 10
81.1
84.2
9
20
70.6
73.5
117
133
Age 15
81.1
84.2
9
21
70.9
73.7
115
133
Age 20
81.2
84.3
10
21
71.2
74.0
114
131
Age 25
81.4
84.3
9
21
71.6
74.3
114
132
Age 30
81.6
84.4
8
20
72.1
74.6
113
131
Age 35
81.8
84.5
7
20
72.5
75.0
111
130
Age 40
82.0
84.6
8
20
73.1
75.5
111
130
Age 45
82.2
84.7
8
20
73.8
76.1
109
130
Age 50
82.4
84.9
10
22
74.7
76.9
109
132
Age 55
82.8
85.2
11
24
75.8
77.8
109
131
Age 60
83.3
85.6
14
25
77.2
78.9
110
131
Age 65
84.1
86.2
16
26
79.0
80.4
110
126
Age 70
85.2
87.0
17
27
81.1
82.2
111
121
Age 75
86.5
88.0
25
30
83.6
84.4
108
116
Age 80
88.2
89.3
36
35
86.5
87.1
108
110
Age 85
90.3
91.0
59
54
89.8
90.3
100
105
TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
PER 100,000 POPULATION
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Sweden SWEDEN   Senegal SENEGAL
TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
1. Coronary Heart Disease
50.98
161
107.21
95
2. Alzheimers & Dementia
30.96
10
20.92
36
3. Prostate Cancer
20.40
64
29.08
32
4. Stroke
19.81
170
87.45
88
5. Lung Cancers
16.11
75
2.59
166
6. Lung Disease
14.83
144
23.01
88
7. Breast Cancer
13.55
127
17.64
83
8. Colon-Rectum Cancers
12.51
44
5.68
139
9. Suicide
12.37
47
10.99
62
10. Influenza and Pneumonia
8.29
165
70.75
50
11. Pancreas Cancer
7.84
25
2.36
133
12. Diabetes Mellitus
6.85
159
37.84
64
13. Hypertension
5.32
154
17.73
95
14. Lymphomas
5.29
73
3.90
125
15. Kidney Disease
5.07
167
32.13
47
16. Ovary Cancer
5.06
65
4.87
73
17. Other Injuries
4.92
134
11.48
50
18. Drug Use
4.10
18
1.58
65
19. Liver Disease
3.99
170
27.51
63
20. Falls
3.92
127
8.73
37
21. Other Neoplasms
3.65
24
0.42
96
22. Leukemia
3.40
103
1.02
169
23. Liver Cancer
3.36
156
13.96
17
24. Parkinson's Disease
3.12
140
5.57
30
25. Endocrine Disorders
3.09
106
6.44
45
26. Skin Cancers
2.90
35
2.17
73
27. Congenital Anomalies
2.78
162
6.71
60
28. Stomach Cancer
2.75
164
7.76
68
29. Bladder Cancer
2.74
65
2.18
85
30. Inflammatory/Heart
2.58
150
5.54
75
31. Road Traffic Accidents
2.57
174
35.06
35
32. Uterin Cancer
2.44
87
2.37
89
33. Oesophagus Cancer
2.39
93
1.50
126
34. Cervical Cancer
2.28
161
31.68
17
35. Alcohol
2.09
58
0.95
121
36. Oral Cancer
1.75
146
2.75
91
37. Violence
1.22
143
9.23
56
38. Peptic Ulcer Disease
1.08
148
6.11
46
39. Diarrhoeal diseases
0.88
143
51.31
33
40. Multiple Sclerosis
0.84
15
0.23
74
41. Drownings
0.83
156
2.51
89
42. Epilepsy
0.78
158
2.64
40
43. Skin Disease
0.70
124
2.18
53
44. Low Birth Weight
0.61
178
8.37
52
45. Asthma
0.56
158
13.53
46
46. Anemia
0.47
24
0.00
154
47. Rheumatoid Arthritis
0.43
71
0.24
110
48. Fires
0.40
154
3.34
40
49. Rheumatic Heart Disease
0.38
167
2.15
65
50. Birth Trauma
0.38
165
7.93
41
TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
  Sweden SWEDEN   Senegal SENEGAL
  Deaths % Deaths %
1. Coronary Heart Disease
15,136
19.91
6,224
8.03
2. Alzheimers & Dementia
10,917
14.36
879
1.13
3. Stroke
6,035
7.94
5,342
6.89
4. Lung Disease
4,344
5.72
1,351
1.74
5. Lung Cancers
3,722
4.90
180
0.23
6. Colon-Rectum Cancers
3,049
4.01
384
0.50
7. Influenza and Pneumonia
2,659
3.50
7,184
9.26
8. Prostate Cancer
2,622
3.45
642
0.83
9. Pancreas Cancer
1,849
2.43
159
0.21
10. Hypertension
1,838
2.42
1,095
1.41
11. Diabetes Mellitus
1,834
2.41
2,395
3.09
12. Kidney Disease
1,629
2.14
2,210
2.85
13. Breast Cancer
1,582
2.08
861
1.11
14. Suicide
1,479
1.95
978
1.26
15. Other Injuries
1,374
1.81
1,512
1.95
16. Lymphomas
1,357
1.79
315
0.41
17. Falls
1,109
1.46
622
0.80
18. Other Neoplasms
1,036
1.36
24
0.03
19. Parkinson's Disease
943
1.24
273
0.35
20. Leukemia
825
1.09
113
0.15
21. Bladder Cancer
760
1.00
155
0.20
22. Liver Cancer
752
0.99
1,087
1.40
23. Liver Disease
723
0.95
2,147
2.77
24. Endocrine Disorders
702
0.92
1,041
1.34
25. Skin Cancers
650
0.86
147
0.19
26. Stomach Cancer
612
0.81
557
0.72
27. Ovary Cancer
553
0.73
220
0.28
28. Inflammatory/Heart
547
0.72
426
0.55
29. Oesophagus Cancer
538
0.71
99
0.13
30. Drug Use
423
0.56
138
0.18
31. Oral Cancer
379
0.50
208
0.27
32. Alcohol
359
0.47
74
0.10
33. Uterin Cancer
345
0.45
94
0.12
34. Road Traffic Accidents
315
0.41
3,832
4.94
35. Congenital Anomalies
308
0.41
2,364
3.05
36. Diarrhoeal diseases
289
0.38
5,343
6.89
37. Peptic Ulcer Disease
277
0.36
433
0.56
38. Cervical Cancer
228
0.30
1,405
1.81
39. Skin Disease
220
0.29
159
0.21
40. Anemia
175
0.23
0
0.00
41. Multiple Sclerosis
170
0.22
20
0.03
42. Asthma
158
0.21
936
1.21
43. Rheumatoid Arthritis
129
0.17
15
0.02
44. Epilepsy
121
0.16
330
0.43
45. Malnutrition
117
0.15
494
0.64
46. Drownings
114
0.15
494
0.64
47. Violence
113
0.15
1,247
1.61
48. Rheumatic Heart Disease
110
0.14
166
0.21
49. Fires
65
0.09
448
0.58
50. Schizophrenia
63
0.08
0
0.00
CANCER RANK BY TYPE
AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
PER 100,000 POPULATION
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Sweden SWEDEN   Senegal SENEGAL
  Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
1. Prostate Cancer
20.40
64
29.08
32
2. Lung Cancers
16.11
75
2.59
166
3. Breast Cancer
13.55
127
17.64
83
4. Colon-Rectum Cancers
12.51
44
5.68
139
5. Pancreas Cancer
7.84
25
2.36
133
6. Lymphomas
5.29
73
3.90
125
7. Ovary Cancer
5.06
65
4.87
73
8. Leukemia
3.40
103
1.02
169
9. Liver Cancer
3.36
156
13.96
17
10. Skin Cancers
2.90
35
2.17
73
11. Stomach Cancer
2.75
164
7.76
68
12. Bladder Cancer
2.74
65
2.18
85
13. Uterin Cancer
2.44
87
2.37
89
14. Oesophagus Cancer
2.39
93
1.50
126
15. Cervical Cancer
2.28
161
31.68
17
16. Oral Cancer
1.75
146
2.75
91
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.