MALI VS BELGIUM: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BELGIUM		MALI		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	28,055	7	5,907	+ 22,147
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	17,287	34	756	+ 16,532
Stroke	3	13,600	6	6,163	+ 7,437
Lung Cancers	4	12,442	49	252	+ 12,191
Lung Disease	5	11,820	19	1,973	+ 9,847
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	10,423	1	14,885	- 4,461
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	6,111	36	703	+ 5,408
Kidney Disease	8	5,419	17	2,185	+ 3,234
Breast Cancer	9	4,749	30	947	+ 3,802
Suicide	10	3,876	32	806	+ 3,069
Other Injuries	11	3,684	15	2,310	+ 1,374
Other Neoplasms	12	3,355	67	21	+ 3,335
Prostate Cancer	13	3,350	44	362	+ 2,987
Pancreas Cancer	14	3,322	47	258	+ 3,064
Falls	15	3,223	31	867	+ 2,356
Lymphomas	16	2,850	45	316	+ 2,534
Liver Disease	17	2,631	14	2,733	- 102
Endocrine Disorders	18	2,629	21	1,618	+ 1,010
Parkinson's Disease	19	2,529	50	236	+ 2,294
Diabetes Mellitus	20	2,330	16	2,289	+ 41
Leukemia	21	2,202	56	192	+ 2,010
Bladder Cancer	22	1,980	42	431	+ 1,549
Inflammatory/Heart	23	1,947	40	549	+ 1,398
Liver Cancer	24	1,791	38	562	+ 1,229
Oesophagus Cancer	25	1,649	58	159	+ 1,490
Stomach Cancer	26	1,585	27	1,063	+ 522
Hypertension	27	1,358	25	1,291	+ 67
Oral Cancer	28	1,239	48	252	+ 987
Road Traffic Accidents	29	1,223	11	4,465	- 3,242
Ovary Cancer	30	1,198	53	197	+ 1,001
Skin Cancers	31	959	54	194	+ 765
Alcohol	32	917	60	83	+ 834
Diarrhoeal diseases	33	767	2	13,419	- 12,653
Uterin Cancer	34	705	61	80	+ 625
Skin Disease	35	697	57	170	+ 527
Epilepsy	36	638	41	485	+ 154
Rheumatic Heart Disease	37	538	46	283	+ 255
Malnutrition	38	534	8	5,848	- 5,314
Drug Use	39	528	59	139	+ 389
Congenital Anomalies	40	517	12	3,743	- 3,225
Cervical Cancer	41	446	20	1,735	- 1,289
Peptic Ulcer Disease	42	390	37	625	- 235
Anemia	43	365	85	0	+ 365
Violence	44	274	18	2,095	- 1,820
Multiple Sclerosis	45	270	68	20	+ 250
Asthma	46	234	23	1,492	- 1,257
Drownings	47	144	28	1,053	- 909
Fires	48	138	35	750	- 612
Rheumatoid Arthritis	49	133	69	16	+ 117
Low Birth Weight	50	128	4	8,880	- 8,752
Osteoarthritis	51	107	81	0	+ 107
Hepatitis C	52	97	64	32	+ 65
Birth Trauma	53	86	5	8,310	- 8,224
Tuberculosis	54	84	24	1,491	- 1,408
Poisonings	55	75	39	561	- 486
Schizophrenia	56	73	84	0	+ 73
HIV/AIDS	57	66	9	5,785	- 5,718
Meningitis	58	52	10	4,531	- 4,478
Upper Respiratory	59	40	65	31	+ 10
Prostatic Hypertrophy	60	37	80	0	+ 37
Oral conditions	61	35	82	0	+ 35
Appendicitis	62	31	62	70	- 39
Hepatitis B	63	30	52	207	- 176
Maternal Conditions	64	11	13	2,858	- 2,847
Otitis Media	65	3	71	0	+ 3
Encephalitis	66	2	55	193	- 191
War	67	2	26	1,099	- 1,096
Pertussis	68	2	29	1,006	- 1,005
Diphtheria	69	0	66	22	- 21
Syphilis	70	0	33	770	- 770
Chlamydia	71	0	70	3	- 3
Leprosy	72	0	75	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	73	0	78	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	74	0	77	0	- 0
Malaria	75	0	3	11,678	- 11,678
Schistosomiasis	76	0	51	220	- 220
Chagas disease	77	0	76	0	- 0
Tetanus	78	0	43	427	- 427
Measles	79	0	22	1,548	- 1,548
Hookworm Disease	80	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	81	0	73	0	- 0
Ascariasis	82	0	63	56	- 56
Dengue	83	0	72	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	79	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to MALI

Belgium

Mali

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.globallifeexpectancy.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.