MALI VS DR CONGO: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	DR CONGO		MALI		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	14,015	1	14,885	- 870
Tuberculosis	2	8,339	24	1,491	+ 6,847
Measles	3	8,052	22	1,548	+ 6,504
Malaria	4	7,968	3	11,678	- 3,710
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	7,870	2	13,419	- 5,549
Stroke	6	6,974	6	6,163	+ 811
Coronary Heart Disease	7	6,615	7	5,907	+ 707
Low Birth Weight	8	6,606	4	8,880	- 2,274
Birth Trauma	9	6,303	5	8,310	- 2,007
Road Traffic Accidents	10	5,766	11	4,465	+ 1,301
Congenital Anomalies	11	3,098	12	3,743	- 645
Hypertension	12	3,000	25	1,291	+ 1,709
Liver Disease	13	2,867	14	2,733	+ 134
Lung Disease	14	2,578	19	1,973	+ 605
HIV/AIDS	15	2,532	9	5,785	- 3,253
Diabetes Mellitus	16	2,459	16	2,289	+ 170
Meningitis	17	2,204	10	4,531	- 2,326
Violence	18	2,119	18	2,095	+ 24
Maternal Conditions	19	2,003	13	2,858	- 854
Kidney Disease	20	1,730	17	2,185	- 456
Malnutrition	21	1,698	8	5,848	- 4,150
Other Injuries	22	1,576	15	2,310	- 734
Pertussis	23	1,509	29	1,006	+ 503
Asthma	24	1,474	23	1,492	- 18
Endocrine Disorders	25	1,406	21	1,618	- 212
Suicide	26	1,108	32	806	+ 301
Cervical Cancer	27	919	20	1,735	- 816
Alzheimers & Dementia	28	867	34	756	+ 111
Inflammatory/Heart	29	771	40	549	+ 222
Prostate Cancer	30	752	44	362	+ 390
Liver Cancer	31	732	38	562	+ 170
Syphilis	32	715	33	770	- 55
Falls	33	664	31	867	- 203
Drownings	34	658	28	1,053	- 395
Breast Cancer	35	651	30	947	- 296
Colon-Rectum Cancers	36	565	36	703	- 138
Stomach Cancer	37	491	27	1,063	- 571
Lymphomas	38	393	45	316	+ 77
Fires	39	383	35	750	- 367
Peptic Ulcer Disease	40	366	37	625	- 259
Leukemia	41	357	56	192	+ 165
Poisonings	42	329	39	561	- 232
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	329	46	283	+ 47
Epilepsy	44	329	41	485	- 156
War	45	316	26	1,099	- 783
Tetanus	46	222	43	427	- 205
Lung Cancers	47	221	49	252	- 31
Schistosomiasis	48	204	51	220	- 16
Parkinson's Disease	49	197	50	236	- 38
Pancreas Cancer	50	194	47	258	- 64
Oral Cancer	51	191	48	252	- 61
Leishmaniasis	52	166	78	0	+ 166
Oesophagus Cancer	53	151	58	159	- 9
Skin Disease	54	149	57	170	- 21
Skin Cancers	55	146	54	194	- 48
Appendicitis	56	134	62	70	+ 64
Encephalitis	57	130	55	193	- 64
Ovary Cancer	58	125	53	197	- 72
Drug Use	59	122	59	139	- 17
Alcohol	60	121	60	83	+ 38
Hepatitis B	61	87	52	207	- 120
Upper Respiratory	62	71	65	31	+ 40
Uterin Cancer	63	67	61	80	- 13
Trypanosomiasis	64	66	77	0	+ 66
Bladder Cancer	65	51	42	431	- 379
Rheumatoid Arthritis	66	41	69	16	+ 26
Other Neoplasms	67	17	67	21	- 4
Ascariasis	68	15	63	56	- 41
Hepatitis C	69	13	64	32	- 19
Diphtheria	70	9	66	22	- 13
Multiple Sclerosis	71	8	68	20	- 11
Otitis Media	72	7	71	0	+ 7
Chlamydia	73	3	70	3	+ 0
Dengue	74	0	72	0	+ 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	76	0	73	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	75	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	79	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	76	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	80	0	81	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	80	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	82	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	84	0	- 0
Depression	84	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	86	0	85	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.