MALI VS GHANA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	GHANA		MALI		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	10,339	1	14,885	- 4,546
Stroke	2	9,640	6	6,163	+ 3,477
Coronary Heart Disease	3	8,966	7	5,907	+ 3,058
HIV/AIDS	4	8,624	9	5,785	+ 2,840
Malaria	5	7,096	3	11,678	- 4,582
Tuberculosis	6	6,494	24	1,491	+ 5,003
Road Traffic Accidents	7	4,964	11	4,465	+ 499
Low Birth Weight	8	4,235	4	8,880	- 4,645
Diarrhoeal diseases	9	4,157	2	13,419	- 9,263
Birth Trauma	10	3,938	5	8,310	- 4,372
Liver Disease	11	3,849	14	2,733	+ 1,116
Diabetes Mellitus	12	3,770	16	2,289	+ 1,481
Kidney Disease	13	2,646	17	2,185	+ 460
Congenital Anomalies	14	2,502	12	3,743	- 1,241
Lung Disease	15	1,983	19	1,973	+ 11
Meningitis	16	1,897	10	4,531	- 2,634
Liver Cancer	17	1,813	38	562	+ 1,251
Other Injuries	18	1,547	15	2,310	- 763
Hypertension	19	1,418	25	1,291	+ 127
Cervical Cancer	20	1,374	20	1,735	- 361
Suicide	21	1,267	32	806	+ 461
Maternal Conditions	22	1,266	13	2,858	- 1,592
Asthma	23	1,258	23	1,492	- 234
Endocrine Disorders	24	1,249	21	1,618	- 369
Breast Cancer	25	1,232	30	947	+ 285
Malnutrition	26	1,188	8	5,848	- 4,660
Violence	27	1,181	18	2,095	- 914
Inflammatory/Heart	28	1,027	40	549	+ 478
Alzheimers & Dementia	29	823	34	756	+ 67
Falls	30	742	31	867	- 124
Prostate Cancer	31	655	44	362	+ 293
Lymphomas	32	556	45	316	+ 241
Stomach Cancer	33	553	27	1,063	- 510
Colon-Rectum Cancers	34	510	36	703	- 193
Pertussis	35	473	29	1,006	- 533
Drownings	36	471	28	1,053	- 582
Fires	37	464	35	750	- 286
Ovary Cancer	38	444	53	197	+ 247
Drug Use	39	401	59	139	+ 262
Poisonings	40	332	39	561	- 230
Syphilis	41	307	33	770	- 463
Oral Cancer	42	307	48	252	+ 55
Parkinson's Disease	43	246	50	236	+ 10
Encephalitis	44	227	55	193	+ 34
Leukemia	45	216	56	192	+ 24
Pancreas Cancer	46	212	47	258	- 46
Epilepsy	47	209	41	485	- 275
Peptic Ulcer Disease	48	204	37	625	- 422
Oesophagus Cancer	49	181	58	159	+ 22
Skin Disease	50	168	57	170	- 2
Schistosomiasis	51	163	51	220	- 57
Rheumatic Heart Disease	52	163	46	283	- 120
Bladder Cancer	53	156	42	431	- 275
Alcohol	54	155	60	83	+ 72
Lung Cancers	55	151	49	252	- 101
Tetanus	56	140	43	427	- 287
Uterin Cancer	57	139	61	80	+ 59
Skin Cancers	58	136	54	194	- 58
Appendicitis	59	93	62	70	+ 23
Measles	60	86	22	1,548	- 1,461
Multiple Sclerosis	61	72	68	20	+ 52
Hepatitis B	62	64	52	207	- 142
Other Neoplasms	63	30	67	21	+ 10
War	64	19	26	1,099	- 1,080
Hepatitis C	65	18	64	32	- 14
Upper Respiratory	66	10	65	31	- 20
Rheumatoid Arthritis	67	10	69	16	- 6
Ascariasis	68	8	63	56	- 48
Diphtheria	69	3	66	22	- 19
Chlamydia	70	2	70	3	- 0
Dengue	71	0	72	0	- 0
Otitis Media	72	0	71	0	- 0
Leprosy	73	0	75	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	73	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	74	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	76	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	78	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	77	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	79	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	83	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	84	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	85	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	84	0	81	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	80	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.