BARBADOS VS MALI: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MALI		BARBADOS		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	206	4	221	- 15
Diarrhoeal diseases	2	186	40	7	+ 179
Malaria	3	162	76	0	+ 162
Low Birth Weight	4	123	42	5	+ 118
Birth Trauma	5	115	43	5	+ 110
Stroke	6	85	1	384	- 299
Coronary Heart Disease	7	82	2	358	- 276
Malnutrition	8	81	49	2	+ 79
HIV/AIDS	9	80	21	28	+ 52
Meningitis	10	63	45	4	+ 58
Road Traffic Accidents	11	62	25	23	+ 38
Congenital Anomalies	12	52	29	18	+ 34
Maternal Conditions	13	40	56	1	+ 38
Liver Disease	14	38	26	23	+ 15
Other Injuries	15	32	11	79	- 47
Diabetes Mellitus	16	32	3	260	- 228
Kidney Disease	17	30	10	92	- 62
Violence	18	29	19	32	- 3
Lung Disease	19	27	12	74	- 47
Cervical Cancer	20	24	23	28	- 4
Endocrine Disorders	21	22	9	93	- 71
Measles	22	21	68	0	+ 21
Asthma	23	21	35	13	+ 8
Tuberculosis	24	21	60	1	+ 20
Hypertension	25	18	13	72	- 54
War	26	15	66	0	+ 15
Stomach Cancer	27	15	22	28	- 13
Drownings	28	15	57	1	+ 13
Pertussis	29	14	67	0	+ 14
Breast Cancer	30	13	8	95	- 82
Falls	31	12	41	7	+ 5
Suicide	32	11	51	2	+ 9
Syphilis	33	11	64	0	+ 10
Alzheimers & Dementia	34	10	7	114	- 104
Fires	35	10	62	1	+ 10
Colon-Rectum Cancers	36	10	6	115	- 105
Peptic Ulcer Disease	37	9	34	14	- 6
Liver Cancer	38	8	33	14	- 7
Poisonings	39	8	48	2	+ 6
Inflammatory/Heart	40	8	17	39	- 31
Epilepsy	41	7	38	9	- 3
Bladder Cancer	42	6	39	9	- 3
Tetanus	43	6	70	0	+ 6
Prostate Cancer	44	5	5	165	- 160
Lymphomas	45	4	15	51	- 46
Rheumatic Heart Disease	46	4	55	1	+ 3
Pancreas Cancer	47	4	18	39	- 35
Oral Cancer	48	3	28	18	- 14
Lung Cancers	49	3	16	43	- 39
Parkinson's Disease	50	3	31	16	- 13
Schistosomiasis	51	3	77	0	+ 3
Hepatitis B	52	3	52	2	+ 1
Ovary Cancer	53	3	32	16	- 13
Skin Cancers	54	3	47	4	- 1
Encephalitis	55	3	82	0	+ 3
Leukemia	56	3	20	29	- 26
Skin Disease	57	2	14	62	- 60
Oesophagus Cancer	58	2	36	12	- 9
Drug Use	59	2	53	1	+ 0
Alcohol	60	1	46	4	- 3
Uterin Cancer	61	1	27	21	- 20
Appendicitis	62	1	65	0	+ 1
Ascariasis	63	1	75	0	+ 1
Hepatitis C	64	0	83	0	+ 0
Upper Respiratory	65	0	58	1	- 1
Diphtheria	66	0	69	0	+ 0
Other Neoplasms	67	0	24	26	- 26
Multiple Sclerosis	68	0	61	1	- 0
Rheumatoid Arthritis	69	0	44	5	- 4
Chlamydia	70	0	81	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	71	0	72	0	+ 0
Dengue	72	0	54	1	- 1
Trichuriasis	73	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	73	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	71	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	80	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	78	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	79	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	84	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	30	17	- 17
Osteoarthritis	81	0	50	2	- 2
Oral conditions	82	0	63	1	- 1
Depression	83	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	59	1	- 1
Anemia	85	0	37	11	- 11
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to BARBADOS

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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.