NIGERIA VS MALI: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MALI		NIGERIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	160,247	1	207,281	- 47,033
Diarrhoeal diseases	2	144,470	2	144,724	- 254
Malaria	3	125,723	4	100,963	+ 24,760
Low Birth Weight	4	95,603	6	95,959	- 356
Birth Trauma	5	89,463	5	100,186	- 10,723
Stroke	6	66,347	8	57,744	+ 8,603
Coronary Heart Disease	7	63,599	7	61,374	+ 2,225
Malnutrition	8	62,957	36	5,896	+ 57,061
HIV/AIDS	9	62,277	10	44,124	+ 18,153
Meningitis	10	48,777	11	43,651	+ 5,126
Road Traffic Accidents	11	48,064	12	41,693	+ 6,371
Congenital Anomalies	12	40,296	9	49,696	- 9,401
Maternal Conditions	13	30,765	15	23,540	+ 7,225
Liver Disease	14	29,418	13	38,326	- 8,907
Other Injuries	15	24,867	17	22,696	+ 2,171
Diabetes Mellitus	16	24,643	18	22,497	+ 2,147
Kidney Disease	17	23,527	20	18,189	+ 5,338
Violence	18	22,553	19	18,407	+ 4,145
Lung Disease	19	21,236	22	12,569	+ 8,668
Cervical Cancer	20	18,674	25	10,574	+ 8,100
Endocrine Disorders	21	17,420	21	15,799	+ 1,621
Measles	22	16,660	14	29,439	- 12,779
Asthma	23	16,061	27	8,192	+ 7,869
Tuberculosis	24	16,056	3	127,335	- 111,280
Hypertension	25	13,898	24	10,692	+ 3,207
War	26	11,827	45	3,245	+ 8,582
Stomach Cancer	27	11,442	50	2,129	+ 9,314
Drownings	28	11,336	32	6,584	+ 4,752
Pertussis	29	10,835	16	23,282	- 12,447
Breast Cancer	30	10,195	23	11,884	- 1,689
Falls	31	9,331	28	7,528	+ 1,803
Suicide	32	8,682	30	7,019	+ 1,664
Syphilis	33	8,293	38	5,449	+ 2,844
Alzheimers & Dementia	34	8,134	31	6,786	+ 1,349
Fires	35	8,073	29	7,132	+ 941
Colon-Rectum Cancers	36	7,570	43	4,152	+ 3,418
Peptic Ulcer Disease	37	6,733	37	5,846	+ 887
Liver Cancer	38	6,050	39	5,289	+ 762
Poisonings	39	6,045	33	6,570	- 525
Inflammatory/Heart	40	5,910	42	4,826	+ 1,083
Epilepsy	41	5,219	41	5,001	+ 218
Bladder Cancer	42	4,639	63	670	+ 3,969
Tetanus	43	4,594	26	8,355	- 3,761
Prostate Cancer	44	3,899	35	5,914	- 2,015
Lymphomas	45	3,398	40	5,202	- 1,804
Rheumatic Heart Disease	46	3,042	52	1,946	+ 1,097
Pancreas Cancer	47	2,778	51	1,975	+ 803
Oral Cancer	48	2,709	48	2,238	+ 471
Lung Cancers	49	2,708	57	1,295	+ 1,412
Parkinson's Disease	50	2,537	46	2,473	+ 64
Schistosomiasis	51	2,369	54	1,508	+ 861
Hepatitis B	52	2,226	55	1,488	+ 738
Ovary Cancer	53	2,125	49	2,133	- 7
Skin Cancers	54	2,087	53	1,933	+ 153
Encephalitis	55	2,080	59	937	+ 1,144
Leukemia	56	2,065	47	2,257	- 191
Skin Disease	57	1,830	56	1,468	+ 362
Oesophagus Cancer	58	1,713	64	560	+ 1,153
Drug Use	59	1,494	34	6,273	- 4,779
Alcohol	60	892	58	1,031	- 139
Uterin Cancer	61	866	62	679	+ 187
Appendicitis	62	750	60	760	- 10
Ascariasis	63	606	61	685	- 79
Hepatitis C	64	345	65	304	+ 42
Upper Respiratory	65	329	67	259	+ 71
Diphtheria	66	231	44	3,800	- 3,568
Other Neoplasms	67	222	66	290	- 68
Multiple Sclerosis	68	213	68	179	+ 34
Rheumatoid Arthritis	69	171	69	165	+ 6
Chlamydia	70	27	71	14	+ 14
Otitis Media	71	4	72	3	+ 1
Dengue	72	1	73	2	- 0
Trichuriasis	73	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	74	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	78	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	77	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	70	23	- 23
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	79	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	84	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	85	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	81	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	80	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	82	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to NIGERIA

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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.