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Senegal
COUNTRY #1
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Compare Senegal and Denmark 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.

Denmark
COUNTRY #2
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DYNAMIC PYRAMIDS
Data Source: United Nations
Senegal Population Pyramid
33,186,850
Denmark Population Pyramid
6,245,374
LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Senegal SENEGAL   Denmark DENMARK
  Senegal SENEGAL   Denmark DENMARK
       
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
 
70.4
74.0
72.2
4
8
4
1970
44.6
45.5
45.0
141
145
142
 
70.9
75.9
73.3
3
7
4
1980
50.6
51.7
51.1
134
143
140
 
71.2
77.2
74.1
13
13
12
1990
56.4
58.5
57.4
136
141
138
 
72.0
77.7
74.8
24
25
26
2000
56.0
59.0
57.5
143
145
143
 
74.5
79.2
76.9
25
30
27
2010
62.6
65.8
64.3
132
136
135
 
77.1
81.3
79.2
25
29
28
2019
66.8
70.1
68.6
128
132
129
 
79.6
83.0
81.3
21
30
26
LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Senegal SENEGAL   Denmark DENMARK
      World Rank       World Rank
  M F M F M F M F
At Birth
66.8
70.1
128
132
79.6
83.0
21
30
Age
66.8
70.1
128
132
79.6
83.0
21
30
Age 5
70.2
73.1
119
132
79.9
83.3
22
31
Age 10
70.6
73.5
117
133
79.9
83.3
22
31
Age 15
70.9
73.7
115
133
80.0
83.3
22
32
Age 20
71.2
74.0
114
131
80.0
83.4
22
32
Age 25
71.6
74.3
114
132
80.1
83.4
24
32
Age 30
72.1
74.6
113
131
80.2
83.4
25
32
Age 35
72.5
75.0
111
130
80.4
83.5
25
33
Age 40
73.1
75.5
111
130
80.5
83.6
25
33
Age 45
73.8
76.1
109
130
80.7
83.8
26
33
Age 50
74.7
76.9
109
132
81.0
84.0
28
34
Age 55
75.8
77.8
109
131
81.5
84.3
30
35
Age 60
77.2
78.9
110
131
82.3
84.9
30
36
Age 65
79.0
80.4
110
126
83.3
85.6
33
37
Age 70
81.1
82.2
111
121
84.6
86.5
34
37
Age 75
83.6
84.4
108
116
86.1
87.6
36
40
Age 80
86.5
87.1
108
110
87.9
89.1
48
43
Age 85
89.8
90.3
100
105
90.2
91.0
67
57
TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
PER 100,000 POPULATION
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Senegal SENEGAL   Denmark DENMARK
TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
1. Coronary Heart Disease
107.21
95
36.00
178
2. Stroke
87.45
88
23.60
160
3. Influenza and Pneumonia
70.75
50
13.49
144
4. Diarrhoeal diseases
51.31
33
0.88
142
5. Malaria
42.82
21
0.00
99
6. Diabetes Mellitus
37.84
64
9.05
147
7. Road Traffic Accidents
35.06
35
3.00
169
8. Kidney Disease
32.13
47
5.79
161
9. Cervical Cancer
31.68
17
2.70
154
10. Prostate Cancer
29.08
32
22.37
53
11. Liver Disease
27.51
63
6.98
151
12. Tuberculosis
23.25
48
0.17
167
13. Lung Disease
23.01
88
29.30
56
14. Alzheimers & Dementia
20.92
36
29.41
11
15. Hypertension
17.73
95
3.86
162
16. Breast Cancer
17.64
83
19.03
62
17. Liver Cancer
13.96
17
3.71
144
18. Asthma
13.53
46
0.59
157
19. Meningitis
12.50
28
0.28
145
20. Maternal Conditions
12.22
25
0.05
173
21. Other Injuries
11.48
50
2.56
175
22. Suicide
10.99
62
7.63
106
23. HIV/AIDS
10.34
58
0.24
141
24. Violence
9.23
56
1.08
151
25. Falls
8.73
37
3.55
136
26. Low Birth Weight
8.37
52
2.39
136
27. Birth Trauma
7.93
41
0.44
155
28. Stomach Cancer
7.76
68
3.96
130
29. Congenital Anomalies
6.71
60
2.33
172
30. Endocrine Disorders
6.44
45
4.43
75
31. Peptic Ulcer Disease
6.11
46
1.46
134
32. Colon-Rectum Cancers
5.68
139
15.72
23
33. Parkinson's Disease
5.57
30
3.79
111
34. Inflammatory/Heart
5.54
75
2.39
155
35. Ovary Cancer
4.87
73
5.69
41
36. Lymphomas
3.90
125
5.26
76
37. Malnutrition
3.50
62
0.10
154
38. Fires
3.34
40
0.53
138
39. Oral Cancer
2.75
91
3.19
79
40. Pertussis
2.69
28
0.00
173
41. Epilepsy
2.64
40
1.24
121
42. Lung Cancers
2.59
166
28.82
15
43. Drownings
2.51
89
0.46
174
44. Uterin Cancer
2.37
89
2.13
100
45. Pancreas Cancer
2.36
133
8.44
16
46. Schistosomiasis
2.31
18
0.00
105
47. Poisonings
2.22
41
0.08
173
48. Bladder Cancer
2.18
85
3.85
28
49. Skin Disease
2.18
53
0.51
140
50. Skin Cancers
2.17
73
3.04
31
TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
  Senegal SENEGAL   Denmark DENMARK
  Deaths % Deaths %
1. Influenza and Pneumonia
7,184
9.26
2,244
5.00
2. Coronary Heart Disease
6,224
8.03
5,341
11.90
3. Diarrhoeal diseases
5,343
6.89
145
0.32
4. Stroke
5,342
6.89
3,662
8.16
5. Malaria
4,595
5.92
0
0.00
6. Road Traffic Accidents
3,832
4.94
213
0.47
7. Low Birth Weight
3,636
4.69
116
0.26
8. Birth Trauma
3,448
4.45
21
0.05
9. Tuberculosis
2,678
3.45
16
0.04
10. Diabetes Mellitus
2,395
3.09
1,284
2.86
11. Congenital Anomalies
2,364
3.05
153
0.34
12. Kidney Disease
2,210
2.85
911
2.03
13. Liver Disease
2,147
2.77
692
1.54
14. Maternal Conditions
1,669
2.15
2
0.00
15. Meningitis
1,628
2.10
25
0.06
16. Other Injuries
1,512
1.95
347
0.77
17. Cervical Cancer
1,405
1.81
153
0.34
18. Lung Disease
1,351
1.74
4,387
9.77
19. Violence
1,247
1.61
63
0.14
20. HIV/AIDS
1,186
1.53
23
0.05
21. Hypertension
1,095
1.41
642
1.43
22. Liver Cancer
1,087
1.40
464
1.03
23. Endocrine Disorders
1,041
1.34
575
1.28
24. Suicide
978
1.26
617
1.37
25. Asthma
936
1.21
82
0.18
26. Alzheimers & Dementia
879
1.13
5,218
11.62
27. Breast Cancer
861
1.11
1,299
2.89
28. Pertussis
771
0.99
0
0.00
29. Prostate Cancer
642
0.83
1,480
3.30
30. Falls
622
0.80
541
1.21
31. Stomach Cancer
557
0.72
484
1.08
32. Malnutrition
494
0.64
14
0.03
33. Drownings
494
0.64
37
0.08
34. Fires
448
0.58
53
0.12
35. Peptic Ulcer Disease
433
0.56
216
0.48
36. Inflammatory/Heart
426
0.55
284
0.63
37. Colon-Rectum Cancers
384
0.50
2,147
4.78
38. Epilepsy
330
0.43
125
0.28
39. Lymphomas
315
0.41
730
1.63
40. Poisonings
315
0.41
6
0.01
41. Parkinson's Disease
273
0.35
600
1.34
42. Ovary Cancer
220
0.28
367
0.82
43. Oral Cancer
208
0.27
371
0.83
44. Lung Cancers
180
0.23
3,721
8.29
45. Schistosomiasis
176
0.23
0
0.00
46. Rheumatic Heart Disease
166
0.21
96
0.21
47. Pancreas Cancer
159
0.21
1,096
2.44
48. Skin Disease
159
0.21
79
0.18
49. Measles
158
0.20
0
0.00
50. Bladder Cancer
155
0.20
545
1.21
CANCER RANK BY TYPE
AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
PER 100,000 POPULATION
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Senegal SENEGAL   Denmark DENMARK
  Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
1. Cervical Cancer
31.68
17
2.70
154
2. Prostate Cancer
29.08
32
22.37
53
3. Breast Cancer
17.64
83
19.03
62
4. Liver Cancer
13.96
17
3.71
144
5. Stomach Cancer
7.76
68
3.96
130
6. Colon-Rectum Cancers
5.68
139
15.72
23
7. Ovary Cancer
4.87
73
5.69
41
8. Lymphomas
3.90
125
5.26
76
9. Oral Cancer
2.75
91
3.19
79
10. Lung Cancers
2.59
166
28.82
15
11. Uterin Cancer
2.37
89
2.13
100
12. Pancreas Cancer
2.36
133
8.44
16
13. Bladder Cancer
2.18
85
3.85
28
14. Skin Cancers
2.17
73
3.04
31
15. Oesophagus Cancer
1.50
126
3.89
46
16. Leukemia
1.02
169
4.10
64
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.