NORTH KOREA VS MALI: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MALI		NORTH KOREA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	17,801	6	6,231	+ 11,570
Diarrhoeal diseases	2	16,048	40	374	+ 15,674
Malaria	3	13,966	69	0	+ 13,965
Low Birth Weight	4	10,620	25	1,208	+ 9,412
Birth Trauma	5	9,938	32	736	+ 9,202
Stroke	6	7,370	1	49,648	- 42,278
Coronary Heart Disease	7	7,065	2	31,342	- 24,277
Malnutrition	8	6,993	43	317	+ 6,676
HIV/AIDS	9	6,918	31	753	+ 6,165
Meningitis	10	5,418	49	207	+ 5,211
Road Traffic Accidents	11	5,339	7	6,210	- 871
Congenital Anomalies	12	4,476	29	991	+ 3,485
Maternal Conditions	13	3,417	47	252	+ 3,166
Liver Disease	14	3,268	10	4,506	- 1,239
Other Injuries	15	2,762	20	1,531	+ 1,231
Diabetes Mellitus	16	2,737	14	3,671	- 933
Kidney Disease	17	2,613	12	3,959	- 1,345
Violence	18	2,505	28	1,082	+ 1,423
Lung Disease	19	2,359	3	26,178	- 23,819
Cervical Cancer	20	2,074	33	704	+ 1,370
Endocrine Disorders	21	1,935	39	452	+ 1,483
Measles	22	1,851	65	4	+ 1,847
Asthma	23	1,784	22	1,439	+ 345
Tuberculosis	24	1,784	4	17,417	- 15,634
Hypertension	25	1,544	8	5,368	- 3,824
War	26	1,314	63	16	+ 1,297
Stomach Cancer	27	1,271	13	3,771	- 2,500
Drownings	28	1,259	27	1,126	+ 133
Pertussis	29	1,204	61	34	+ 1,169
Breast Cancer	30	1,133	23	1,366	- 233
Falls	31	1,037	18	1,801	- 765
Suicide	32	964	16	2,407	- 1,443
Syphilis	33	921	58	54	+ 867
Alzheimers & Dementia	34	904	11	4,340	- 3,436
Fires	35	897	46	253	+ 643
Colon-Rectum Cancers	36	841	15	3,232	- 2,391
Peptic Ulcer Disease	37	748	19	1,712	- 964
Liver Cancer	38	672	9	5,326	- 4,654
Poisonings	39	671	41	366	+ 305
Inflammatory/Heart	40	656	34	684	- 28
Epilepsy	41	580	45	266	+ 314
Bladder Cancer	42	515	38	500	+ 16
Tetanus	43	510	62	28	+ 483
Prostate Cancer	44	433	48	219	+ 214
Lymphomas	45	377	35	560	- 182
Rheumatic Heart Disease	46	338	17	2,093	- 1,755
Pancreas Cancer	47	309	21	1,525	- 1,217
Oral Cancer	48	301	37	513	- 212
Lung Cancers	49	301	5	11,893	- 11,593
Parkinson's Disease	50	282	26	1,155	- 873
Schistosomiasis	51	263	74	0	+ 263
Hepatitis B	52	247	55	68	+ 179
Ovary Cancer	53	236	36	532	- 296
Skin Cancers	54	232	51	168	+ 64
Encephalitis	55	231	54	117	+ 114
Leukemia	56	229	30	965	- 736
Skin Disease	57	203	52	158	+ 45
Oesophagus Cancer	58	190	24	1,222	- 1,032
Drug Use	59	166	42	356	- 191
Alcohol	60	99	44	304	- 205
Uterin Cancer	61	96	53	138	- 42
Appendicitis	62	83	57	57	+ 27
Ascariasis	63	67	67	1	+ 66
Hepatitis C	64	38	64	10	+ 28
Upper Respiratory	65	37	56	67	- 30
Diphtheria	66	26	68	0	+ 25
Other Neoplasms	67	25	59	44	- 19
Multiple Sclerosis	68	24	60	40	- 16
Rheumatoid Arthritis	69	19	50	198	- 180
Chlamydia	70	3	66	1	+ 2
Otitis Media	71	0	70	0	+ 0
Dengue	72	0	76	0	+ 0
Trichuriasis	73	0	77	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	78	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	71	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	72	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	73	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	75	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	79	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	80	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	81	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	84	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	83	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	85	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to NORTH KOREA

Mali

North Korea

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.