NICARAGUA VS MALI: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MALI		NICARAGUA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	4,519	7	1,152	+ 3,368
Diarrhoeal diseases	2	4,074	36	122	+ 3,952
Malaria	3	3,546	83	0	+ 3,546
Low Birth Weight	4	2,696	13	490	+ 2,207
Birth Trauma	5	2,523	25	198	+ 2,325
Stroke	6	1,871	3	2,225	- 353
Coronary Heart Disease	7	1,794	1	5,843	- 4,050
Malnutrition	8	1,776	30	163	+ 1,612
HIV/AIDS	9	1,756	35	139	+ 1,617
Meningitis	10	1,376	51	29	+ 1,347
Road Traffic Accidents	11	1,356	8	1,109	+ 247
Congenital Anomalies	12	1,136	11	571	+ 566
Maternal Conditions	13	868	39	88	+ 780
Liver Disease	14	830	6	1,203	- 374
Other Injuries	15	701	17	358	+ 344
Diabetes Mellitus	16	695	4	2,068	- 1,373
Kidney Disease	17	664	2	3,533	- 2,869
Violence	18	636	10	619	+ 18
Lung Disease	19	599	5	1,570	- 971
Cervical Cancer	20	527	16	374	+ 153
Endocrine Disorders	21	491	28	164	+ 328
Measles	22	470	78	0	+ 470
Asthma	23	453	38	105	+ 348
Tuberculosis	24	453	37	115	+ 338
Hypertension	25	392	9	1,103	- 711
War	26	334	70	1	+ 333
Stomach Cancer	27	323	14	478	- 155
Drownings	28	320	32	157	+ 163
Pertussis	29	306	67	3	+ 303
Breast Cancer	30	288	20	283	+ 5
Falls	31	263	22	276	- 13
Suicide	32	245	19	285	- 40
Syphilis	33	234	60	9	+ 225
Alzheimers & Dementia	34	229	33	149	+ 80
Fires	35	228	57	16	+ 211
Colon-Rectum Cancers	36	213	18	315	- 102
Peptic Ulcer Disease	37	190	40	85	+ 104
Liver Cancer	38	171	12	509	- 338
Poisonings	39	170	55	18	+ 153
Inflammatory/Heart	40	167	34	139	+ 27
Epilepsy	41	147	41	74	+ 73
Bladder Cancer	42	131	52	28	+ 103
Tetanus	43	130	79	0	+ 130
Prostate Cancer	44	110	15	386	- 276
Lymphomas	45	96	29	164	- 68
Rheumatic Heart Disease	46	86	54	20	+ 66
Pancreas Cancer	47	78	27	178	- 99
Oral Cancer	48	76	43	64	+ 12
Lung Cancers	49	76	23	274	- 197
Parkinson's Disease	50	72	42	67	+ 5
Schistosomiasis	51	67	84	0	+ 67
Hepatitis B	52	63	62	5	+ 58
Ovary Cancer	53	60	44	61	- 1
Skin Cancers	54	59	45	59	- 0
Encephalitis	55	59	58	10	+ 48
Leukemia	56	58	24	227	- 169
Skin Disease	57	52	31	162	- 110
Oesophagus Cancer	58	48	47	42	+ 6
Drug Use	59	42	46	50	- 8
Alcohol	60	25	21	279	- 253
Uterin Cancer	61	24	48	39	- 15
Appendicitis	62	21	49	32	- 11
Ascariasis	63	17	69	1	+ 16
Hepatitis C	64	10	68	1	+ 9
Upper Respiratory	65	9	72	1	+ 9
Diphtheria	66	7	77	0	+ 6
Other Neoplasms	67	6	26	192	- 186
Multiple Sclerosis	68	6	61	7	- 1
Rheumatoid Arthritis	69	5	50	31	- 26
Chlamydia	70	1	74	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	71	0	75	0	- 0
Dengue	72	0	64	4	- 4
Trichuriasis	73	0	81	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	80	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	71	1	- 1
Chagas disease	76	0	65	4	- 4
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	82	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	76	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	73	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	56	17	- 17
Osteoarthritis	81	0	59	10	- 10
Oral conditions	82	0	63	5	- 5
Depression	83	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	66	3	- 3
Anemia	85	0	53	28	- 28
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to NICARAGUA

Mali

Nicaragua

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.