DOMINICAN REP. VS MALI: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MALI		DOMINICAN REP.		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	7,321	6	2,254	+ 5,067
Diarrhoeal diseases	2	6,600	26	504	+ 6,096
Malaria	3	5,744	65	4	+ 5,740
Low Birth Weight	4	4,368	13	1,532	+ 2,835
Birth Trauma	5	4,087	18	915	+ 3,172
Stroke	6	3,031	2	7,882	- 4,851
Coronary Heart Disease	7	2,906	1	14,986	- 12,080
Malnutrition	8	2,876	34	372	+ 2,505
HIV/AIDS	9	2,845	8	1,931	+ 914
Meningitis	10	2,228	45	134	+ 2,095
Road Traffic Accidents	11	2,196	3	6,937	- 4,741
Congenital Anomalies	12	1,841	17	1,038	+ 803
Maternal Conditions	13	1,406	39	202	+ 1,203
Liver Disease	14	1,344	5	2,680	- 1,336
Other Injuries	15	1,136	19	890	+ 246
Diabetes Mellitus	16	1,126	4	2,762	- 1,636
Kidney Disease	17	1,075	7	2,121	- 1,046
Violence	18	1,030	9	1,917	- 886
Lung Disease	19	970	15	1,360	- 390
Cervical Cancer	20	853	23	560	+ 293
Endocrine Disorders	21	796	22	602	+ 193
Measles	22	761	79	0	+ 761
Asthma	23	734	29	441	+ 293
Tuberculosis	24	734	38	242	+ 491
Hypertension	25	635	10	1,894	- 1,259
War	26	540	67	1	+ 539
Stomach Cancer	27	523	24	547	- 25
Drownings	28	518	37	248	+ 270
Pertussis	29	495	47	121	+ 374
Breast Cancer	30	466	14	1,460	- 994
Falls	31	426	30	435	- 9
Suicide	32	397	25	530	- 133
Syphilis	33	379	51	70	+ 309
Alzheimers & Dementia	34	372	11	1,808	- 1,436
Fires	35	369	44	139	+ 230
Colon-Rectum Cancers	36	346	20	851	- 505
Peptic Ulcer Disease	37	308	36	295	+ 13
Liver Cancer	38	276	21	664	- 388
Poisonings	39	276	55	47	+ 229
Inflammatory/Heart	40	270	35	312	- 42
Epilepsy	41	238	42	158	+ 80
Bladder Cancer	42	212	49	92	+ 120
Tetanus	43	210	61	17	+ 193
Prostate Cancer	44	178	12	1,655	- 1,476
Lymphomas	45	155	33	374	- 219
Rheumatic Heart Disease	46	139	46	123	+ 16
Pancreas Cancer	47	127	27	456	- 329
Oral Cancer	48	124	31	434	- 310
Lung Cancers	49	124	16	1,244	- 1,120
Parkinson's Disease	50	116	28	446	- 330
Schistosomiasis	51	108	59	22	+ 86
Hepatitis B	52	102	63	11	+ 91
Ovary Cancer	53	97	50	89	+ 8
Skin Cancers	54	95	41	172	- 77
Encephalitis	55	95	56	44	+ 51
Leukemia	56	94	32	409	- 314
Skin Disease	57	84	53	50	+ 34
Oesophagus Cancer	58	78	40	200	- 122
Drug Use	59	68	43	156	- 88
Alcohol	60	41	48	120	- 80
Uterin Cancer	61	40	57	43	- 4
Appendicitis	62	34	52	67	- 32
Ascariasis	63	28	70	1	+ 27
Hepatitis C	64	16	60	17	- 1
Upper Respiratory	65	15	68	1	+ 14
Diphtheria	66	11	69	1	+ 10
Other Neoplasms	67	10	58	35	- 25
Multiple Sclerosis	68	10	62	13	- 3
Rheumatoid Arthritis	69	8	54	48	- 41
Chlamydia	70	1	66	2	- 0
Otitis Media	71	0	71	0	+ 0
Dengue	72	0	64	5	- 5
Trichuriasis	73	0	77	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	76	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	72	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	73	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	75	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	74	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	78	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	85	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	84	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	80	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	83	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	81	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	82	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to DOMINICAN REP.

Mali

Dominican Rep.

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.