MALI VS BENIN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BENIN		MALI		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	15,269	1	14,885	+ 384
Malaria	2	10,529	3	11,678	- 1,149
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	10,220	2	13,419	- 3,199
Stroke	4	8,760	6	6,163	+ 2,597
Coronary Heart Disease	5	8,076	7	5,907	+ 2,168
Low Birth Weight	6	7,343	4	8,880	- 1,537
Birth Trauma	7	5,910	5	8,310	- 2,400
Road Traffic Accidents	8	4,731	11	4,465	+ 267
Liver Disease	9	3,661	14	2,733	+ 928
Congenital Anomalies	10	3,389	12	3,743	- 354
HIV/AIDS	11	3,386	9	5,785	- 2,399
Meningitis	12	2,943	10	4,531	- 1,588
Kidney Disease	13	2,886	17	2,185	+ 700
Diabetes Mellitus	14	2,860	16	2,289	+ 571
Other Injuries	15	2,292	15	2,310	- 17
Endocrine Disorders	16	2,175	21	1,618	+ 557
Lung Disease	17	1,825	19	1,973	- 148
Pertussis	18	1,747	29	1,006	+ 741
Hypertension	19	1,629	25	1,291	+ 338
Maternal Conditions	20	1,555	13	2,858	- 1,303
Malnutrition	21	1,388	8	5,848	- 4,460
Suicide	22	1,379	32	806	+ 573
Tuberculosis	23	1,375	24	1,491	- 117
Asthma	24	1,333	23	1,492	- 159
Prostate Cancer	25	1,297	44	362	+ 935
Measles	26	1,179	22	1,548	- 369
Breast Cancer	27	1,173	30	947	+ 226
Violence	28	1,086	18	2,095	- 1,008
Alzheimers & Dementia	29	1,070	34	756	+ 314
Cervical Cancer	30	1,000	20	1,735	- 734
Drownings	31	853	28	1,053	- 200
Falls	32	812	31	867	- 55
Inflammatory/Heart	33	684	40	549	+ 135
Peptic Ulcer Disease	34	662	37	625	+ 37
Fires	35	645	35	750	- 105
Lymphomas	36	579	45	316	+ 263
Epilepsy	37	552	41	485	+ 67
Stomach Cancer	38	540	27	1,063	- 523
Oesophagus Cancer	39	488	58	159	+ 329
Liver Cancer	40	482	38	562	- 80
Colon-Rectum Cancers	41	466	36	703	- 237
Poisonings	42	460	39	561	- 102
Parkinson's Disease	43	317	50	236	+ 81
Drug Use	44	295	59	139	+ 156
Rheumatic Heart Disease	45	295	46	283	+ 12
Leukemia	46	293	56	192	+ 101
Schistosomiasis	47	274	51	220	+ 54
Pancreas Cancer	48	265	47	258	+ 7
Oral Cancer	49	234	48	252	- 18
Tetanus	50	233	43	427	- 193
Syphilis	51	225	33	770	- 545
Skin Disease	52	215	57	170	+ 45
Hepatitis B	53	214	52	207	+ 7
Skin Cancers	54	152	54	194	- 42
Uterin Cancer	55	148	61	80	+ 68
Ovary Cancer	56	128	53	197	- 69
Encephalitis	57	128	55	193	- 66
Alcohol	58	127	60	83	+ 44
Lung Cancers	59	99	49	252	- 152
Appendicitis	60	67	62	70	- 2
Bladder Cancer	61	65	42	431	- 366
Ascariasis	62	60	63	56	+ 4
Other Neoplasms	63	29	67	21	+ 9
Upper Respiratory	64	26	65	31	- 5
Hepatitis C	65	25	64	32	- 7
Multiple Sclerosis	66	23	68	20	+ 3
Rheumatoid Arthritis	67	17	69	16	+ 1
Diphtheria	68	15	66	22	- 6
War	69	4	26	1,099	- 1,095
Chlamydia	70	2	70	3	- 0
Otitis Media	71	0	71	0	- 0
Dengue	72	0	72	0	+ 0
Trichuriasis	73	0	73	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	74	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	75	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	79	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	76	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	77	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	79	0	78	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	80	0	84	0	- 0
Depression	81	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	85	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	80	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	81	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	82	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to MALI

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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.