GUINEA-BISSAU VS MALI: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MALI		GUINEA-BISSAU		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	1,443	2	1,390	+ 54
Diarrhoeal diseases	2	1,301	4	913	+ 388
Malaria	3	1,132	9	684	+ 448
Low Birth Weight	4	861	8	705	+ 157
Birth Trauma	5	806	7	790	+ 16
Stroke	6	598	6	829	- 232
Coronary Heart Disease	7	573	5	907	- 334
Malnutrition	8	567	27	121	+ 446
HIV/AIDS	9	561	1	1,445	- 884
Meningitis	10	439	16	258	+ 181
Road Traffic Accidents	11	433	10	619	- 186
Congenital Anomalies	12	363	12	373	- 10
Maternal Conditions	13	277	13	333	- 56
Liver Disease	14	265	11	405	- 140
Other Injuries	15	224	17	234	- 10
Diabetes Mellitus	16	222	14	313	- 91
Kidney Disease	17	212	15	268	- 56
Violence	18	203	22	173	+ 30
Lung Disease	19	191	20	191	+ 0
Cervical Cancer	20	168	23	154	+ 14
Endocrine Disorders	21	157	18	221	- 64
Measles	22	150	25	147	+ 3
Asthma	23	145	24	150	- 5
Tuberculosis	24	145	3	1,387	- 1,242
Hypertension	25	125	21	177	- 52
War	26	107	70	0	+ 106
Stomach Cancer	27	103	36	55	+ 48
Drownings	28	102	30	89	+ 13
Pertussis	29	98	19	212	- 114
Breast Cancer	30	92	29	93	- 1
Falls	31	84	33	71	+ 13
Suicide	32	78	26	134	- 56
Syphilis	33	75	31	85	- 10
Alzheimers & Dementia	34	73	34	69	+ 4
Fires	35	73	35	64	+ 9
Colon-Rectum Cancers	36	68	38	50	+ 19
Peptic Ulcer Disease	37	61	32	77	- 16
Liver Cancer	38	54	28	116	- 62
Poisonings	39	54	41	45	+ 10
Inflammatory/Heart	40	53	37	53	+ 1
Epilepsy	41	47	39	48	- 1
Bladder Cancer	42	42	51	17	+ 24
Tetanus	43	41	40	48	- 7
Prostate Cancer	44	35	42	41	- 6
Lymphomas	45	31	45	28	+ 3
Rheumatic Heart Disease	46	27	43	33	- 6
Pancreas Cancer	47	25	54	14	+ 11
Oral Cancer	48	24	56	13	+ 11
Lung Cancers	49	24	50	18	+ 6
Parkinson's Disease	50	23	46	27	- 4
Schistosomiasis	51	21	44	30	- 9
Hepatitis B	52	20	47	20	- 0
Ovary Cancer	53	19	48	19	+ 0
Skin Cancers	54	19	52	17	+ 2
Encephalitis	55	19	58	10	+ 8
Leukemia	56	19	61	6	+ 12
Skin Disease	57	16	53	16	+ 0
Oesophagus Cancer	58	15	49	19	- 3
Drug Use	59	13	55	13	+ 0
Alcohol	60	8	57	12	- 4
Uterin Cancer	61	8	59	8	- 0
Appendicitis	62	7	60	7	- 0
Ascariasis	63	5	62	4	+ 1
Hepatitis C	64	3	63	3	+ 0
Upper Respiratory	65	3	66	2	+ 1
Diphtheria	66	2	68	1	+ 1
Other Neoplasms	67	2	65	2	- 0
Multiple Sclerosis	68	2	64	2	- 0
Rheumatoid Arthritis	69	2	67	2	- 0
Chlamydia	70	0	69	0	- 0
Otitis Media	71	0	71	0	+ 0
Dengue	72	0	72	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	73	0	73	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	74	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	75	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	78	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	79	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	76	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	81	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	80	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	83	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	84	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to GUINEA-BISSAU

Mali

Guinea-Bissau

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.