NEW ZEALAND VS MALI: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MALI		NEW ZEALAND		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	3,493	7	920	+ 2,573
Diarrhoeal diseases	2	3,150	37	81	+ 3,069
Malaria	3	2,741	78	0	+ 2,741
Low Birth Weight	4	2,084	38	78	+ 2,006
Birth Trauma	5	1,950	54	15	+ 1,936
Stroke	6	1,446	3	2,378	- 932
Coronary Heart Disease	7	1,386	1	5,095	- 3,709
Malnutrition	8	1,372	55	14	+ 1,358
HIV/AIDS	9	1,358	57	10	+ 1,347
Meningitis	10	1,063	59	9	+ 1,054
Road Traffic Accidents	11	1,048	16	458	+ 590
Congenital Anomalies	12	878	30	176	+ 703
Maternal Conditions	13	671	63	5	+ 666
Liver Disease	14	641	32	158	+ 484
Other Injuries	15	542	28	218	+ 324
Diabetes Mellitus	16	537	8	769	- 231
Kidney Disease	17	513	17	432	+ 81
Violence	18	492	42	57	+ 434
Lung Disease	19	463	5	1,815	- 1,352
Cervical Cancer	20	407	41	61	+ 346
Endocrine Disorders	21	380	21	325	+ 55
Measles	22	363	82	0	+ 363
Asthma	23	350	36	91	+ 260
Tuberculosis	24	350	52	17	+ 333
Hypertension	25	303	20	327	- 24
War	26	258	68	1	+ 257
Stomach Cancer	27	249	22	323	- 73
Drownings	28	247	44	54	+ 193
Pertussis	29	236	65	1	+ 235
Breast Cancer	30	222	10	737	- 515
Falls	31	203	11	627	- 423
Suicide	32	189	15	528	- 339
Syphilis	33	181	70	0	+ 180
Alzheimers & Dementia	34	177	2	3,032	- 2,854
Fires	35	176	53	17	+ 159
Colon-Rectum Cancers	36	165	6	1,495	- 1,330
Peptic Ulcer Disease	37	147	39	70	+ 77
Liver Cancer	38	132	24	288	- 156
Poisonings	39	132	58	9	+ 122
Inflammatory/Heart	40	129	23	313	- 184
Epilepsy	41	114	43	55	+ 59
Bladder Cancer	42	101	26	267	- 166
Tetanus	43	100	69	0	+ 100
Prostate Cancer	44	85	9	739	- 654
Lymphomas	45	74	13	608	- 534
Rheumatic Heart Disease	46	66	35	113	- 46
Pancreas Cancer	47	61	14	543	- 482
Oral Cancer	48	59	31	164	- 105
Lung Cancers	49	59	4	1,873	- 1,814
Parkinson's Disease	50	55	19	353	- 298
Schistosomiasis	51	52	77	0	+ 52
Hepatitis B	52	49	56	14	+ 35
Ovary Cancer	53	46	29	207	- 161
Skin Cancers	54	45	12	612	- 566
Encephalitis	55	45	66	1	+ 45
Leukemia	56	45	18	391	- 346
Skin Disease	57	40	34	118	- 78
Oesophagus Cancer	58	37	25	279	- 242
Drug Use	59	33	40	69	- 37
Alcohol	60	19	45	51	- 32
Uterin Cancer	61	19	33	145	- 126
Appendicitis	62	16	62	6	+ 11
Ascariasis	63	13	76	0	+ 13
Hepatitis C	64	8	48	30	- 22
Upper Respiratory	65	7	64	4	+ 4
Diphtheria	66	5	83	0	+ 5
Other Neoplasms	67	5	27	245	- 240
Multiple Sclerosis	68	5	47	43	- 39
Rheumatoid Arthritis	69	4	46	47	- 43
Chlamydia	70	1	71	0	+ 1
Otitis Media	71	0	67	1	- 1
Dengue	72	0	75	0	+ 0
Trichuriasis	73	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	73	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	72	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	81	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	80	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	84	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	50	22	- 22
Osteoarthritis	81	0	49	24	- 24
Oral conditions	82	0	61	8	- 8
Depression	83	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	60	8	- 8
Anemia	85	0	51	17	- 17
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to NEW ZEALAND

Mali

New Zealand

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.