SOMALIA VS MALI: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MALI		SOMALIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	8,811	1	21,712	- 12,901
Diarrhoeal diseases	2	7,944	2	15,363	- 7,419
Malaria	3	6,913	22	1,942	+ 4,971
Low Birth Weight	4	5,257	8	6,250	- 994
Birth Trauma	5	4,919	5	9,573	- 4,654
Stroke	6	3,648	6	8,595	- 4,947
Coronary Heart Disease	7	3,497	7	7,233	- 3,736
Malnutrition	8	3,462	10	4,825	- 1,363
HIV/AIDS	9	3,424	33	610	+ 2,814
Meningitis	10	2,682	9	5,381	- 2,699
Road Traffic Accidents	11	2,643	11	4,231	- 1,588
Congenital Anomalies	12	2,216	15	3,410	- 1,194
Maternal Conditions	13	1,692	12	4,127	- 2,435
Liver Disease	14	1,618	13	3,917	- 2,299
Other Injuries	15	1,367	14	3,602	- 2,234
Diabetes Mellitus	16	1,355	16	2,888	- 1,533
Kidney Disease	17	1,294	21	2,051	- 757
Violence	18	1,240	29	828	+ 412
Lung Disease	19	1,168	19	2,442	- 1,275
Cervical Cancer	20	1,027	28	883	+ 144
Endocrine Disorders	21	958	44	406	+ 552
Measles	22	916	3	11,576	- 10,660
Asthma	23	883	23	1,878	- 995
Tuberculosis	24	883	4	10,261	- 9,378
Hypertension	25	764	18	2,643	- 1,879
War	26	650	24	1,318	- 668
Stomach Cancer	27	629	49	310	+ 319
Drownings	28	623	25	1,272	- 648
Pertussis	29	596	20	2,054	- 1,458
Breast Cancer	30	561	26	1,232	- 671
Falls	31	513	37	548	- 35
Suicide	32	477	27	1,219	- 742
Syphilis	33	456	45	378	+ 78
Alzheimers & Dementia	34	447	32	647	- 200
Fires	35	444	30	810	- 367
Colon-Rectum Cancers	36	416	38	546	- 130
Peptic Ulcer Disease	37	370	36	559	- 189
Liver Cancer	38	333	53	256	+ 77
Poisonings	39	332	31	758	- 426
Inflammatory/Heart	40	325	39	521	- 196
Epilepsy	41	287	43	419	- 132
Bladder Cancer	42	255	61	149	+ 106
Tetanus	43	253	17	2,648	- 2,396
Prostate Cancer	44	214	52	285	- 71
Lymphomas	45	187	34	605	- 418
Rheumatic Heart Disease	46	167	41	446	- 279
Pancreas Cancer	47	153	62	108	+ 45
Oral Cancer	48	149	46	328	- 179
Lung Cancers	49	149	54	233	- 84
Parkinson's Disease	50	139	56	184	- 44
Schistosomiasis	51	130	42	435	- 305
Hepatitis B	52	122	48	315	- 192
Ovary Cancer	53	117	50	295	- 178
Skin Cancers	54	115	57	164	- 49
Encephalitis	55	114	63	91	+ 24
Leukemia	56	114	35	562	- 448
Skin Disease	57	101	58	151	- 51
Oesophagus Cancer	58	94	40	516	- 422
Drug Use	59	82	65	54	+ 28
Alcohol	60	49	59	151	- 102
Uterin Cancer	61	48	64	78	- 30
Appendicitis	62	41	55	188	- 147
Ascariasis	63	33	69	30	+ 4
Hepatitis C	64	19	67	34	- 15
Upper Respiratory	65	18	47	326	- 308
Diphtheria	66	13	60	150	- 137
Other Neoplasms	67	12	70	12	- 0
Multiple Sclerosis	68	12	71	8	+ 4
Rheumatoid Arthritis	69	9	66	35	- 26
Chlamydia	70	1	72	5	- 3
Otitis Media	71	0	68	32	- 31
Dengue	72	0	73	1	- 1
Trichuriasis	73	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	74	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	78	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	51	290	- 290
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	76	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	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 SOMALIA

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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.