FINLAND VS MALI: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MALI		FINLAND		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	3,808	21	436	+ 3,372
Diarrhoeal diseases	2	3,433	52	15	+ 3,418
Malaria	3	2,988	74	0	+ 2,988
Low Birth Weight	4	2,272	48	26	+ 2,246
Birth Trauma	5	2,126	56	8	+ 2,118
Stroke	6	1,577	3	4,115	- 2,538
Coronary Heart Disease	7	1,511	2	9,831	- 8,320
Malnutrition	8	1,496	57	7	+ 1,490
HIV/AIDS	9	1,480	59	6	+ 1,474
Meningitis	10	1,159	55	9	+ 1,150
Road Traffic Accidents	11	1,142	33	215	+ 927
Congenital Anomalies	12	958	35	192	+ 766
Maternal Conditions	13	731	64	2	+ 730
Liver Disease	14	699	10	1,068	- 369
Other Injuries	15	591	20	437	+ 154
Diabetes Mellitus	16	586	22	418	+ 168
Kidney Disease	17	559	26	342	+ 217
Violence	18	536	43	64	+ 472
Lung Disease	19	505	8	1,289	- 785
Cervical Cancer	20	444	44	62	+ 382
Endocrine Disorders	21	414	31	257	+ 157
Measles	22	396	72	0	+ 396
Asthma	23	382	40	85	+ 297
Tuberculosis	24	382	46	32	+ 350
Hypertension	25	330	5	2,030	- 1,700
War	26	281	65	1	+ 281
Stomach Cancer	27	272	19	447	- 175
Drownings	28	269	37	106	+ 163
Pertussis	29	258	69	0	+ 257
Breast Cancer	30	242	12	948	- 706
Falls	31	222	7	1,325	- 1,103
Suicide	32	206	15	846	- 640
Syphilis	33	197	67	0	+ 197
Alzheimers & Dementia	34	193	1	11,120	- 10,927
Fires	35	192	45	62	+ 130
Colon-Rectum Cancers	36	180	6	1,433	- 1,253
Peptic Ulcer Disease	37	160	36	151	+ 9
Liver Cancer	38	144	16	545	- 401
Poisonings	39	144	49	25	+ 119
Inflammatory/Heart	40	140	17	518	- 378
Epilepsy	41	124	38	104	+ 20
Bladder Cancer	42	110	28	308	- 198
Tetanus	43	109	70	0	+ 109
Prostate Cancer	44	93	11	970	- 878
Lymphomas	45	81	14	851	- 770
Rheumatic Heart Disease	46	72	50	19	+ 53
Pancreas Cancer	47	66	9	1,247	- 1,181
Oral Cancer	48	64	34	207	- 143
Lung Cancers	49	64	4	2,312	- 2,248
Parkinson's Disease	50	60	13	853	- 793
Schistosomiasis	51	56	77	0	+ 56
Hepatitis B	52	53	63	2	+ 51
Ovary Cancer	53	51	25	344	- 294
Skin Cancers	54	50	29	297	- 248
Encephalitis	55	49	66	0	+ 49
Leukemia	56	49	24	371	- 322
Skin Disease	57	43	47	27	+ 16
Oesophagus Cancer	58	41	27	320	- 279
Drug Use	59	36	30	269	- 234
Alcohol	60	21	18	464	- 443
Uterin Cancer	61	21	32	225	- 204
Appendicitis	62	18	54	10	+ 8
Ascariasis	63	14	81	0	+ 14
Hepatitis C	64	8	60	5	+ 4
Upper Respiratory	65	8	62	2	+ 6
Diphtheria	66	6	71	0	+ 6
Other Neoplasms	67	5	23	377	- 372
Multiple Sclerosis	68	5	42	80	- 75
Rheumatoid Arthritis	69	4	41	83	- 79
Chlamydia	70	1	84	0	+ 1
Otitis Media	71	0	68	0	- 0
Dengue	72	0	82	0	+ 0
Trichuriasis	73	0	79	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	80	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	83	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	76	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	78	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	75	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	73	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	53	11	- 11
Osteoarthritis	81	0	51	17	- 17
Oral conditions	82	0	61	4	- 4
Depression	83	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	39	93	- 93
Anemia	85	0	58	6	- 6
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to FINLAND

Mali

Finland

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.