MALI VS ICELAND: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ICELAND		MALI		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	24,370	7	5,907	+ 18,463
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	17,848	34	756	+ 17,092
Stroke	3	8,493	6	6,163	+ 2,330
Lung Cancers	4	8,106	49	252	+ 7,855
Lung Disease	5	7,774	19	1,973	+ 5,802
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	4,973	1	14,885	- 9,912
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	4,437	36	703	+ 3,733
Prostate Cancer	8	3,675	44	362	+ 3,313
Breast Cancer	9	3,223	30	947	+ 2,276
Parkinson's Disease	10	3,200	50	236	+ 2,964
Other Injuries	11	3,021	15	2,310	+ 711
Pancreas Cancer	12	2,616	47	258	+ 2,358
Suicide	13	2,431	32	806	+ 1,624
Lymphomas	14	2,221	45	316	+ 1,905
Kidney Disease	15	2,008	17	2,185	- 177
Diabetes Mellitus	16	1,792	16	2,289	- 498
Hypertension	17	1,462	25	1,291	+ 171
Falls	18	1,431	31	867	+ 564
Oesophagus Cancer	19	1,361	58	159	+ 1,202
Liver Cancer	20	1,351	38	562	+ 789
Bladder Cancer	21	1,229	42	431	+ 798
Leukemia	22	1,141	56	192	+ 950
Stomach Cancer	23	1,061	27	1,063	- 2
Drug Use	24	1,015	59	139	+ 876
Ovary Cancer	25	993	53	197	+ 795
Inflammatory/Heart	26	944	40	549	+ 395
Endocrine Disorders	27	942	21	1,618	- 676
Alcohol	28	854	60	83	+ 771
Skin Cancers	29	784	54	194	+ 591
Other Neoplasms	30	588	67	21	+ 567
Liver Disease	31	572	14	2,733	- 2,161
Cervical Cancer	32	555	20	1,735	- 1,179
Oral Cancer	33	516	48	252	+ 264
Congenital Anomalies	34	450	12	3,743	- 3,293
Road Traffic Accidents	35	420	11	4,465	- 4,045
Uterin Cancer	36	418	61	80	+ 337
Epilepsy	37	327	41	485	- 157
Rheumatoid Arthritis	38	256	69	16	+ 240
Violence	39	242	18	2,095	- 1,853
Anemia	40	221	85	0	+ 221
Peptic Ulcer Disease	41	197	37	625	- 429
Poisonings	42	195	39	561	- 366
Low Birth Weight	43	182	4	8,880	- 8,698
Multiple Sclerosis	44	167	68	20	+ 147
Skin Disease	45	159	57	170	- 11
Birth Trauma	46	150	5	8,310	- 8,160
Osteoarthritis	47	125	81	0	+ 125
Asthma	48	100	23	1,492	- 1,391
Schizophrenia	49	88	84	0	+ 88
Meningitis	50	77	10	4,531	- 4,453
Upper Respiratory	51	67	65	31	+ 36
Hepatitis C	52	67	64	32	+ 35
Prostatic Hypertrophy	53	64	80	0	+ 64
Rheumatic Heart Disease	54	63	46	283	- 220
Diarrhoeal diseases	55	59	2	13,419	- 13,361
Drownings	56	55	28	1,053	- 998
Malnutrition	57	33	8	5,848	- 5,815
Fires	58	32	35	750	- 717
HIV/AIDS	59	28	9	5,785	- 5,757
Maternal Conditions	60	22	13	2,858	- 2,836
War	61	2	26	1,099	- 1,096
Pertussis	62	1	29	1,006	- 1,006
Hepatitis B	63	0	52	207	- 207
Otitis Media	64	0	71	0	- 0
Leprosy	65	0	75	0	- 0
Diphtheria	66	0	66	22	- 22
Measles	67	0	22	1,548	- 1,548
Tetanus	68	0	43	427	- 427
Ascariasis	69	0	63	56	- 56
Trichuriasis	70	0	73	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	71	0	74	0	- 0
Dengue	72	0	72	0	- 0
Malaria	73	0	3	11,678	- 11,678
Chagas disease	74	0	76	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	75	0	51	220	- 220
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	77	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	78	0	- 0
Encephalitis	78	0	55	193	- 193
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	79	0	- 0
Syphilis	80	0	33	770	- 770
Chlamydia	81	0	70	3	- 3
Tuberculosis	82	0	24	1,491	- 1,491
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	84	0	83	0	- 0
Oral conditions	85	0	82	0	- 0
Appendicitis	86	0	62	70	- 70
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.