MALI VS MALAWI: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MALAWI		MALI		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	12,973	9	5,785	+ 7,188
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	7,819	1	14,885	- 7,065
Malaria	3	6,374	3	11,678	- 5,304
Road Traffic Accidents	4	6,286	11	4,465	+ 1,822
Stroke	5	6,001	6	6,163	- 162
Diarrhoeal diseases	6	5,842	2	13,419	- 7,577
Coronary Heart Disease	7	4,981	7	5,907	- 927
Low Birth Weight	8	4,384	4	8,880	- 4,496
Birth Trauma	9	3,600	5	8,310	- 4,710
Liver Disease	10	3,293	14	2,733	+ 560
Tuberculosis	11	3,023	24	1,491	+ 1,532
Cervical Cancer	12	2,906	20	1,735	+ 1,172
Congenital Anomalies	13	2,535	12	3,743	- 1,208
Diabetes Mellitus	14	2,290	16	2,289	+ 1
Maternal Conditions	15	1,873	13	2,858	- 984
Oesophagus Cancer	16	1,861	58	159	+ 1,702
Hypertension	17	1,815	25	1,291	+ 524
Meningitis	18	1,811	10	4,531	- 2,720
Kidney Disease	19	1,584	17	2,185	- 602
Malnutrition	20	1,515	8	5,848	- 4,333
Lung Disease	21	1,354	19	1,973	- 618
Other Injuries	22	1,279	15	2,310	- 1,030
Suicide	23	1,018	32	806	+ 211
Lymphomas	24	847	45	316	+ 532
Alzheimers & Dementia	25	790	34	756	+ 35
Asthma	26	712	23	1,492	- 780
Breast Cancer	27	606	30	947	- 341
Falls	28	568	31	867	- 299
Syphilis	29	485	33	770	- 285
Drownings	30	463	28	1,053	- 590
Pertussis	31	441	29	1,006	- 566
Violence	32	411	18	2,095	- 1,684
Bladder Cancer	33	392	42	431	- 39
Fires	34	384	35	750	- 366
Inflammatory/Heart	35	374	40	549	- 175
Skin Cancers	36	334	54	194	+ 140
Poisonings	37	328	39	561	- 233
Liver Cancer	38	320	38	562	- 242
Peptic Ulcer Disease	39	282	37	625	- 343
Prostate Cancer	40	274	44	362	- 89
Epilepsy	41	263	41	485	- 222
Endocrine Disorders	42	259	21	1,618	- 1,359
Oral Cancer	43	254	48	252	+ 2
Colon-Rectum Cancers	44	237	36	703	- 466
Stomach Cancer	45	208	27	1,063	- 855
Parkinson's Disease	46	202	50	236	- 34
Tetanus	47	179	43	427	- 247
Ovary Cancer	48	159	53	197	- 38
Rheumatic Heart Disease	49	156	46	283	- 127
Schistosomiasis	50	145	51	220	- 75
Lung Cancers	51	132	49	252	- 120
Alcohol	52	115	60	83	+ 32
Skin Disease	53	102	57	170	- 68
Appendicitis	54	95	62	70	+ 25
Hepatitis B	55	89	52	207	- 118
Leukemia	56	83	56	192	- 109
Upper Respiratory	57	60	65	31	+ 30
Encephalitis	58	48	55	193	- 145
Drug Use	59	48	59	139	- 91
Pancreas Cancer	60	38	47	258	- 220
Rheumatoid Arthritis	61	29	69	16	+ 13
Uterin Cancer	62	23	61	80	- 58
Other Neoplasms	63	17	67	21	- 4
Hepatitis C	64	15	64	32	- 17
Dengue	65	9	72	0	+ 9
Multiple Sclerosis	66	9	68	20	- 11
Measles	67	6	22	1,548	- 1,541
Otitis Media	68	6	71	0	+ 5
Ascariasis	69	4	63	56	- 52
Chlamydia	70	3	70	3	+ 0
War	71	3	26	1,099	- 1,096
Diphtheria	72	2	66	22	- 20
Trypanosomiasis	73	0	77	0	+ 0
Leishmaniasis	74	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	75	0	76	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	75	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	79	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	73	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	74	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	80	0	84	0	- 0
Anemia	81	0	85	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	83	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.