MALI VS CONGO: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	CONGO		MALI		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	16,263	9	5,785	+ 10,478
Tuberculosis	2	10,030	24	1,491	+ 8,538
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	9,291	1	14,885	- 5,594
Coronary Heart Disease	4	8,996	7	5,907	+ 3,088
Stroke	5	8,174	6	6,163	+ 2,011
Malaria	6	7,130	3	11,678	- 4,548
Road Traffic Accidents	7	5,764	11	4,465	+ 1,299
Diarrhoeal diseases	8	4,703	2	13,419	- 8,716
Low Birth Weight	9	4,627	4	8,880	- 4,253
Diabetes Mellitus	10	3,785	16	2,289	+ 1,496
Birth Trauma	11	3,597	5	8,310	- 4,713
Hypertension	12	3,363	25	1,291	+ 2,072
Liver Disease	13	3,356	14	2,733	+ 623
Congenital Anomalies	14	2,629	12	3,743	- 1,114
Kidney Disease	15	2,210	17	2,185	+ 25
Maternal Conditions	16	2,083	13	2,858	- 775
Lung Disease	17	1,950	19	1,973	- 22
Violence	18	1,943	18	2,095	- 152
Suicide	19	1,257	32	806	+ 451
Other Injuries	20	1,201	15	2,310	- 1,108
Pertussis	21	1,187	29	1,006	+ 181
Meningitis	22	1,079	10	4,531	- 3,452
Asthma	23	1,049	23	1,492	- 443
Malnutrition	24	980	8	5,848	- 4,868
Alzheimers & Dementia	25	830	34	756	+ 75
Inflammatory/Heart	26	792	40	549	+ 243
Endocrine Disorders	27	750	21	1,618	- 868
Prostate Cancer	28	713	44	362	+ 351
Cervical Cancer	29	707	20	1,735	- 1,027
Liver Cancer	30	611	38	562	+ 49
Measles	31	575	22	1,548	- 973
Breast Cancer	32	572	30	947	- 375
Falls	33	536	31	867	- 330
Syphilis	34	384	33	770	- 386
Peptic Ulcer Disease	35	379	37	625	- 246
Drownings	36	375	28	1,053	- 678
Fires	37	326	35	750	- 424
Colon-Rectum Cancers	38	320	36	703	- 383
Stomach Cancer	39	317	27	1,063	- 746
Epilepsy	40	274	41	485	- 211
Poisonings	41	254	39	561	- 307
Parkinson's Disease	42	249	50	236	+ 13
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	240	46	283	- 43
Drug Use	44	236	59	139	+ 97
Lymphomas	45	220	45	316	- 96
Leukemia	46	207	56	192	+ 15
Lung Cancers	47	194	49	252	- 58
Ovary Cancer	48	178	53	197	- 19
Alcohol	49	166	60	83	+ 83
Skin Disease	50	165	57	170	- 5
Schistosomiasis	51	162	51	220	- 59
Pancreas Cancer	52	151	47	258	- 107
Skin Cancers	53	130	54	194	- 64
Oral Cancer	54	118	48	252	- 134
Tetanus	55	83	43	427	- 344
Encephalitis	56	71	55	193	- 122
Oesophagus Cancer	57	70	58	159	- 89
Appendicitis	58	67	62	70	- 3
Rheumatoid Arthritis	59	54	69	16	+ 38
Uterin Cancer	60	53	61	80	- 28
Bladder Cancer	61	53	42	431	- 378
Hepatitis B	62	52	52	207	- 154
Other Neoplasms	63	27	67	21	+ 7
Upper Respiratory	64	24	65	31	- 6
Trypanosomiasis	65	24	77	0	+ 24
Multiple Sclerosis	66	14	68	20	- 6
Hepatitis C	67	9	64	32	- 23
Diphtheria	68	7	66	22	- 15
Ascariasis	69	4	63	56	- 52
Chlamydia	70	4	70	3	+ 1
Otitis Media	71	2	71	0	+ 2
War	72	2	26	1,099	- 1,097
Dengue	73	0	72	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	73	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	79	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	75	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	76	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	83	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	84	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	85	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	86	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.