GHANA VS MALI: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MALI		GHANA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	23,412	1	16,262	+ 7,150
Diarrhoeal diseases	2	21,107	9	6,538	+ 14,569
Malaria	3	18,368	5	11,162	+ 7,206
Low Birth Weight	4	13,968	8	6,662	+ 7,306
Birth Trauma	5	13,071	10	6,194	+ 6,877
Stroke	6	9,693	2	15,163	- 5,470
Coronary Heart Disease	7	9,292	3	14,103	- 4,811
Malnutrition	8	9,198	26	1,868	+ 7,330
HIV/AIDS	9	9,099	4	13,565	- 4,467
Meningitis	10	7,126	16	2,983	+ 4,143
Road Traffic Accidents	11	7,022	7	7,808	- 785
Congenital Anomalies	12	5,887	14	3,935	+ 1,952
Maternal Conditions	13	4,495	22	1,991	+ 2,504
Liver Disease	14	4,298	11	6,053	- 1,755
Other Injuries	15	3,633	18	2,433	+ 1,200
Diabetes Mellitus	16	3,600	12	5,929	- 2,329
Kidney Disease	17	3,437	13	4,161	- 724
Violence	18	3,295	27	1,857	+ 1,438
Lung Disease	19	3,103	15	3,120	- 17
Cervical Cancer	20	2,728	20	2,161	+ 567
Endocrine Disorders	21	2,545	24	1,965	+ 580
Measles	22	2,434	60	135	+ 2,299
Asthma	23	2,347	23	1,979	+ 367
Tuberculosis	24	2,346	6	10,214	- 7,869
Hypertension	25	2,031	19	2,231	- 200
War	26	1,728	64	29	+ 1,699
Stomach Cancer	27	1,672	33	870	+ 801
Drownings	28	1,656	36	740	+ 916
Pertussis	29	1,583	35	744	+ 839
Breast Cancer	30	1,490	25	1,937	- 448
Falls	31	1,363	30	1,168	+ 196
Suicide	32	1,268	21	1,993	- 725
Syphilis	33	1,212	41	483	+ 729
Alzheimers & Dementia	34	1,188	29	1,294	- 106
Fires	35	1,179	37	729	+ 450
Colon-Rectum Cancers	36	1,106	34	803	+ 303
Peptic Ulcer Disease	37	984	48	321	+ 663
Liver Cancer	38	884	17	2,851	- 1,967
Poisonings	39	883	40	522	+ 362
Inflammatory/Heart	40	863	28	1,615	- 751
Epilepsy	41	762	47	329	+ 433
Bladder Cancer	42	678	53	245	+ 433
Tetanus	43	671	56	220	+ 451
Prostate Cancer	44	570	31	1,031	- 461
Lymphomas	45	496	32	875	- 378
Rheumatic Heart Disease	46	444	52	256	+ 189
Pancreas Cancer	47	406	46	334	+ 72
Oral Cancer	48	396	42	483	- 87
Lung Cancers	49	396	55	237	+ 158
Parkinson's Disease	50	371	43	387	- 16
Schistosomiasis	51	346	51	257	+ 89
Hepatitis B	52	325	62	101	+ 224
Ovary Cancer	53	311	38	698	- 388
Skin Cancers	54	305	58	214	+ 90
Encephalitis	55	304	44	357	- 53
Leukemia	56	302	45	340	- 38
Skin Disease	57	267	50	264	+ 3
Oesophagus Cancer	58	250	49	285	- 35
Drug Use	59	218	39	630	- 412
Alcohol	60	130	54	244	- 114
Uterin Cancer	61	127	57	219	- 92
Appendicitis	62	110	59	146	- 36
Ascariasis	63	89	68	12	+ 76
Hepatitis C	64	50	65	28	+ 23
Upper Respiratory	65	48	66	16	+ 32
Diphtheria	66	34	69	4	+ 30
Other Neoplasms	67	32	63	48	- 16
Multiple Sclerosis	68	31	61	113	- 81
Rheumatoid Arthritis	69	25	67	16	+ 9
Chlamydia	70	4	70	3	+ 1
Otitis Media	71	1	72	0	+ 0
Dengue	72	0	71	0	+ 0
Trichuriasis	73	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	75	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	73	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	76	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	78	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	77	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	79	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	81	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	82	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to GHANA

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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.