MALI VS FINLAND: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	FINLAND		MALI		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Alzheimers & Dementia	1	43,463	34	756	+ 42,707
Coronary Heart Disease	2	38,424	7	5,907	+ 32,517
Stroke	3	16,083	6	6,163	+ 9,921
Lung Cancers	4	9,037	49	252	+ 8,785
Hypertension	5	7,934	25	1,291	+ 6,643
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	5,602	36	703	+ 4,899
Falls	7	5,179	31	867	+ 4,313
Lung Disease	8	5,039	19	1,973	+ 3,067
Pancreas Cancer	9	4,874	47	258	+ 4,616
Liver Disease	10	4,174	14	2,733	+ 1,442
Prostate Cancer	11	3,792	44	362	+ 3,430
Breast Cancer	12	3,706	30	947	+ 2,759
Parkinson's Disease	13	3,333	50	236	+ 3,098
Lymphomas	14	3,325	45	316	+ 3,010
Suicide	15	3,307	32	806	+ 2,501
Liver Cancer	16	2,130	38	562	+ 1,568
Inflammatory/Heart	17	2,025	40	549	+ 1,476
Alcohol	18	1,815	60	83	+ 1,732
Stomach Cancer	19	1,746	27	1,063	+ 684
Other Injuries	20	1,707	15	2,310	- 603
Influenza and Pneumonia	21	1,705	1	14,885	- 13,180
Diabetes Mellitus	22	1,633	16	2,289	- 656
Other Neoplasms	23	1,473	67	21	+ 1,452
Leukemia	24	1,451	56	192	+ 1,259
Ovary Cancer	25	1,346	53	197	+ 1,149
Kidney Disease	26	1,336	17	2,185	- 849
Oesophagus Cancer	27	1,250	58	159	+ 1,091
Bladder Cancer	28	1,205	42	431	+ 774
Skin Cancers	29	1,161	54	194	+ 968
Drug Use	30	1,052	59	139	+ 913
Endocrine Disorders	31	1,003	21	1,618	- 615
Uterin Cancer	32	880	61	80	+ 799
Road Traffic Accidents	33	840	11	4,465	- 3,624
Oral Cancer	34	810	48	252	+ 558
Congenital Anomalies	35	750	12	3,743	- 2,993
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	592	37	625	- 33
Drownings	37	414	28	1,053	- 639
Epilepsy	38	407	41	485	- 78
Schizophrenia	39	363	84	0	+ 363
Asthma	40	331	23	1,492	- 1,161
Rheumatoid Arthritis	41	324	69	16	+ 309
Multiple Sclerosis	42	313	68	20	+ 294
Violence	43	251	18	2,095	- 1,844
Cervical Cancer	44	243	20	1,735	- 1,492
Fires	45	241	35	750	- 509
Tuberculosis	46	125	24	1,491	- 1,366
Skin Disease	47	106	57	170	- 64
Low Birth Weight	48	102	4	8,880	- 8,778
Poisonings	49	97	39	561	- 465
Rheumatic Heart Disease	50	74	46	283	- 208
Osteoarthritis	51	65	81	0	+ 65
Diarrhoeal diseases	52	60	2	13,419	- 13,360
Prostatic Hypertrophy	53	42	80	0	+ 42
Appendicitis	54	37	62	70	- 33
Meningitis	55	37	10	4,531	- 4,494
Birth Trauma	56	30	5	8,310	- 8,280
Malnutrition	57	26	8	5,848	- 5,822
Anemia	58	22	85	0	+ 22
HIV/AIDS	59	22	9	5,785	- 5,763
Hepatitis C	60	18	64	32	- 14
Oral conditions	61	15	82	0	+ 15
Upper Respiratory	62	8	65	31	- 23
Hepatitis B	63	6	52	207	- 200
Maternal Conditions	64	6	13	2,858	- 2,852
War	65	2	26	1,099	- 1,096
Encephalitis	66	2	55	193	- 191
Syphilis	67	1	33	770	- 769
Otitis Media	68	1	71	0	+ 1
Pertussis	69	0	29	1,006	- 1,006
Tetanus	70	0	43	427	- 427
Diphtheria	71	0	66	22	- 22
Measles	72	0	22	1,548	- 1,548
Iodine Deficiency	73	0	79	0	- 0
Malaria	74	0	3	11,678	- 11,678
Leishmaniasis	75	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	76	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	77	0	51	220	- 220
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	77	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	79	0	73	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	80	0	74	0	- 0
Ascariasis	81	0	63	56	- 56
Dengue	82	0	72	0	- 0
Leprosy	83	0	75	0	- 0
Chlamydia	84	0	70	3	- 3
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	83	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.