LESOTHO VS MALI: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MALI		LESOTHO		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	1,508	2	3,214	- 1,706
Diarrhoeal diseases	2	1,359	4	2,354	- 995
Malaria	3	1,183	79	0	+ 1,183
Low Birth Weight	4	900	12	957	- 57
Birth Trauma	5	842	15	717	+ 124
Stroke	6	624	3	2,817	- 2,193
Coronary Heart Disease	7	598	5	2,101	- 1,503
Malnutrition	8	592	21	357	+ 235
HIV/AIDS	9	586	1	4,767	- 4,181
Meningitis	10	459	22	318	+ 141
Road Traffic Accidents	11	452	16	678	- 226
Congenital Anomalies	12	379	19	389	- 10
Maternal Conditions	13	289	24	292	- 3
Liver Disease	14	277	14	792	- 515
Other Injuries	15	234	18	533	- 299
Diabetes Mellitus	16	232	6	2,000	- 1,768
Kidney Disease	17	221	10	1,015	- 793
Violence	18	212	13	924	- 712
Lung Disease	19	200	9	1,102	- 902
Cervical Cancer	20	176	20	372	- 197
Endocrine Disorders	21	164	27	235	- 71
Measles	22	157	59	12	+ 145
Asthma	23	151	17	678	- 527
Tuberculosis	24	151	8	1,208	- 1,057
Hypertension	25	131	11	990	- 859
War	26	111	68	0	+ 111
Stomach Cancer	27	108	60	11	+ 97
Drownings	28	107	28	200	- 93
Pertussis	29	102	44	51	+ 51
Breast Cancer	30	96	34	97	- 1
Falls	31	88	31	128	- 40
Suicide	32	82	7	1,539	- 1,458
Syphilis	33	78	45	50	+ 28
Alzheimers & Dementia	34	77	29	194	- 118
Fires	35	76	26	269	- 193
Colon-Rectum Cancers	36	71	48	40	+ 32
Peptic Ulcer Disease	37	63	25	279	- 215
Liver Cancer	38	57	39	71	- 14
Poisonings	39	57	33	111	- 54
Inflammatory/Heart	40	56	23	305	- 249
Epilepsy	41	49	30	143	- 94
Bladder Cancer	42	44	61	10	+ 34
Tetanus	43	43	47	45	- 2
Prostate Cancer	44	37	35	81	- 44
Lymphomas	45	32	36	78	- 46
Rheumatic Heart Disease	46	29	32	126	- 97
Pancreas Cancer	47	26	58	12	+ 14
Oral Cancer	48	25	42	52	- 26
Lung Cancers	49	25	43	51	- 26
Parkinson's Disease	50	24	41	55	- 31
Schistosomiasis	51	22	76	0	+ 22
Hepatitis B	52	21	51	27	- 6
Ovary Cancer	53	20	53	24	- 4
Skin Cancers	54	20	46	46	- 27
Encephalitis	55	20	57	14	+ 6
Leukemia	56	19	49	39	- 19
Skin Disease	57	17	40	70	- 53
Oesophagus Cancer	58	16	37	73	- 57
Drug Use	59	14	50	32	- 18
Alcohol	60	8	38	71	- 62
Uterin Cancer	61	8	54	23	- 15
Appendicitis	62	7	52	25	- 18
Ascariasis	63	6	67	1	+ 5
Hepatitis C	64	3	64	2	+ 1
Upper Respiratory	65	3	55	18	- 15
Diphtheria	66	2	69	0	+ 2
Other Neoplasms	67	2	62	9	- 7
Multiple Sclerosis	68	2	63	6	- 4
Rheumatoid Arthritis	69	2	56	18	- 16
Chlamydia	70	0	65	2	- 1
Otitis Media	71	0	66	1	- 1
Dengue	72	0	70	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	73	0	71	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	72	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	74	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	78	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	77	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	75	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	73	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 LESOTHO

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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.