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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 AFGHANISTAN

Compare Senegal and Afghanistan 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.

Afghanistan
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
Senegal Population Pyramid
33,186,850
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Afghanistan Population Pyramid
64,682,976
LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Senegal SENEGAL   Afghanistan AFGHANISTAN
  Senegal SENEGAL   Afghanistan AFGHANISTAN
       
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
  
31.6
31.0
31.3
171
172
172
1970
44.6
45.5
45.0
141
145
142
  
35.5
35.0
35.3
171
173
172
1980
50.6
51.7
51.1
134
143
140
  
39.5
39.1
39.3
172
175
173
1990
56.4
58.5
57.4
136
141
138
  
41.4
41.3
41.3
178
181
180
2000
56.0
59.0
57.5
143
145
143
  
53.7
56.1
54.8
150
150
150
2010
62.6
65.8
64.3
132
136
135
  
57.7
60.1
58.8
154
155
154
2019
66.8
70.1
68.6
128
132
129
  
63.3
63.2
63.2
147
174
160
LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Senegal SENEGAL   Afghanistan AFGHANISTAN
      World Rank       World Rank
  M F M F M F M F
At Birth
66.8
70.1
128
132
63.3
63.2
147
174
Age
66.8
70.1
128
132
63.3
63.2
147
174
Age 5
70.2
73.1
119
132
67.5
66.9
146
177
Age 10
70.6
73.5
117
133
67.7
67.0
147
178
Age 15
70.9
73.7
115
133
67.8
67.1
150
178
Age 20
71.2
74.0
114
131
68.1
67.4
150
179
Age 25
71.6
74.3
114
132
68.6
67.8
149
180
Age 30
72.1
74.6
113
131
69.2
68.3
149
180
Age 35
72.5
75.0
111
130
69.7
68.9
149
180
Age 40
73.1
75.5
111
130
70.4
69.6
151
180
Age 45
73.8
76.1
109
130
71.3
70.6
156
180
Age 50
74.7
76.9
109
132
72.3
71.8
157
180
Age 55
75.8
77.8
109
131
73.7
73.2
157
180
Age 60
77.2
78.9
110
131
75.4
75.1
157
181
Age 65
79.0
80.4
110
126
77.5
77.2
160
181
Age 70
81.1
82.2
111
121
79.9
79.6
158
181
Age 75
83.6
84.4
108
116
82.7
82.4
156
180
Age 80
86.5
87.1
108
110
85.8
85.6
154
174
Age 85
89.8
90.3
100
105
89.2
89.1
156
171
TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
PER 100,000 POPULATION
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Senegal SENEGAL   Afghanistan AFGHANISTAN
TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
1. Coronary Heart Disease
107.21
95
301.71
6
2. Stroke
87.45
88
149.10
25
3. Influenza and Pneumonia
70.75
50
49.80
62
4. Diarrhoeal diseases
51.31
33
9.72
68
5. Malaria
42.82
21
0.55
49
6. Diabetes Mellitus
37.84
64
40.94
58
7. Road Traffic Accidents
35.06
35
19.81
76
8. Kidney Disease
32.13
47
46.10
15
9. Cervical Cancer
31.68
17
5.73
117
10. Prostate Cancer
29.08
32
4.49
167
11. Liver Disease
27.51
63
27.20
67
12. Tuberculosis
23.25
48
41.14
24
13. Lung Disease
23.01
88
37.01
32
14. Alzheimers & Dementia
20.92
36
22.34
26
15. Hypertension
17.73
95
65.86
4
16. Breast Cancer
17.64
83
20.24
48
17. Liver Cancer
13.96
17
4.22
119
18. Asthma
13.53
46
24.23
13
19. Meningitis
12.50
28
5.20
48
20. Maternal Conditions
12.22
25
25.94
4
21. Other Injuries
11.48
50
13.02
36
22. Suicide
10.99
62
5.96
129
23. HIV/AIDS
10.34
58
1.72
110
24. Violence
9.23
56
9.87
52
25. Falls
8.73
37
5.13
99
26. Low Birth Weight
8.37
52
12.07
17
27. Birth Trauma
7.93
41
10.16
24
28. Stomach Cancer
7.76
68
10.39
42
29. Congenital Anomalies
6.71
60
6.42
70
30. Endocrine Disorders
6.44
45
4.30
80
31. Peptic Ulcer Disease
6.11
46
10.64
9
32. Colon-Rectum Cancers
5.68
139
4.09
169
33. Parkinson's Disease
5.57
30
5.98
24
34. Inflammatory/Heart
5.54
75
3.32
130
35. Ovary Cancer
4.87
73
4.07
106
36. Lymphomas
3.90
125
4.32
108
37. Malnutrition
3.50
62
1.44
89
38. Fires
3.34
40
1.60
89
39. Oral Cancer
2.75
91
8.18
9
40. Pertussis
2.69
28
3.38
22
41. Epilepsy
2.64
40
2.70
37
42. Lung Cancers
2.59
166
6.90
122
43. Drownings
2.51
89
2.78
78
44. Uterin Cancer
2.37
89
3.66
32
45. Pancreas Cancer
2.36
133
1.54
153
46. Schistosomiasis
2.31
18
0.00
75
47. Poisonings
2.22
41
1.58
56
48. Bladder Cancer
2.18
85
1.95
98
49. Skin Disease
2.18
53
0.77
121
50. Skin Cancers
2.17
73
1.03
138
TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
  Senegal SENEGAL   Afghanistan AFGHANISTAN
  Deaths % Deaths %
1. Influenza and Pneumonia
7,184
9.26
14,649
6.32
2. Coronary Heart Disease
6,224
8.03
40,195
17.35
3. Diarrhoeal diseases
5,343
6.89
5,555
2.40
4. Stroke
5,342
6.89
19,060
8.23
5. Malaria
4,595
5.92
185
0.08
6. Road Traffic Accidents
3,832
4.94
6,033
2.60
7. Low Birth Weight
3,636
4.69
12,631
5.45
8. Birth Trauma
3,448
4.45
10,723
4.63
9. Tuberculosis
2,678
3.45
9,839
4.25
10. Diabetes Mellitus
2,395
3.09
5,750
2.48
11. Congenital Anomalies
2,364
3.05
5,001
2.16
12. Kidney Disease
2,210
2.85
6,590
2.85
13. Liver Disease
2,147
2.77
4,600
1.99
14. Maternal Conditions
1,669
2.15
7,807
3.37
15. Meningitis
1,628
2.10
2,626
1.13
16. Other Injuries
1,512
1.95
3,241
1.40
17. Cervical Cancer
1,405
1.81
541
0.23
18. Lung Disease
1,351
1.74
4,650
2.01
19. Violence
1,247
1.61
3,217
1.39
20. HIV/AIDS
1,186
1.53
464
0.20
21. Hypertension
1,095
1.41
7,995
3.45
22. Liver Cancer
1,087
1.40
657
0.28
23. Endocrine Disorders
1,041
1.34
1,364
0.59
24. Suicide
978
1.26
1,573
0.68
25. Asthma
936
1.21
3,403
1.47
26. Alzheimers & Dementia
879
1.13
1,765
0.76
27. Breast Cancer
861
1.11
1,822
0.79
28. Pertussis
771
0.99
2,107
0.91
29. Prostate Cancer
642
0.83
258
0.11
30. Falls
622
0.80
905
0.39
31. Stomach Cancer
557
0.72
1,501
0.65
32. Malnutrition
494
0.64
589
0.25
33. Drownings
494
0.64
996
0.43
34. Fires
448
0.58
348
0.15
35. Peptic Ulcer Disease
433
0.56
1,505
0.65
36. Inflammatory/Heart
426
0.55
527
0.23
37. Colon-Rectum Cancers
384
0.50
741
0.32
38. Epilepsy
330
0.43
993
0.43
39. Lymphomas
315
0.41
946
0.41
40. Poisonings
315
0.41
384
0.17
41. Parkinson's Disease
273
0.35
628
0.27
42. Ovary Cancer
220
0.28
369
0.16
43. Oral Cancer
208
0.27
1,467
0.63
44. Lung Cancers
180
0.23
1,076
0.46
45. Schistosomiasis
176
0.23
0
0.00
46. Rheumatic Heart Disease
166
0.21
1,041
0.45
47. Pancreas Cancer
159
0.21
229
0.10
48. Skin Disease
159
0.21
94
0.04
49. Measles
158
0.20
350
0.15
50. Bladder Cancer
155
0.20
272
0.12
CANCER RANK BY TYPE
AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
PER 100,000 POPULATION
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Senegal SENEGAL   Afghanistan AFGHANISTAN
  Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
1. Cervical Cancer
31.68
17
5.73
117
2. Prostate Cancer
29.08
32
4.49
167
3. Breast Cancer
17.64
83
20.24
48
4. Liver Cancer
13.96
17
4.22
119
5. Stomach Cancer
7.76
68
10.39
42
6. Colon-Rectum Cancers
5.68
139
4.09
169
7. Ovary Cancer
4.87
73
4.07
106
8. Lymphomas
3.90
125
4.32
108
9. Oral Cancer
2.75
91
8.18
9
10. Lung Cancers
2.59
166
6.90
122
11. Uterin Cancer
2.37
89
3.66
32
12. Pancreas Cancer
2.36
133
1.54
153
13. Bladder Cancer
2.18
85
1.95
98
14. Skin Cancers
2.17
73
1.03
138
15. Oesophagus Cancer
1.50
126
8.78
13
16. Leukemia
1.02
169
1.95
154
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.