SOUTH AFRICA VS MALI: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MALI		SOUTH AFRICA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	40,912	2	39,341	+ 1,571
Diarrhoeal diseases	2	36,884	8	15,843	+ 21,041
Malaria	3	32,098	63	83	+ 32,015
Low Birth Weight	4	24,408	16	6,250	+ 18,158
Birth Trauma	5	22,840	30	3,004	+ 19,837
Stroke	6	16,939	4	30,693	- 13,755
Coronary Heart Disease	7	16,237	3	32,739	- 16,502
Malnutrition	8	16,073	34	2,381	+ 13,693
HIV/AIDS	9	15,900	1	71,996	- 56,096
Meningitis	10	12,453	26	3,660	+ 8,793
Road Traffic Accidents	11	12,271	11	13,014	- 743
Congenital Anomalies	12	10,288	25	4,351	+ 5,937
Maternal Conditions	13	7,854	38	1,700	+ 6,155
Liver Disease	14	7,511	14	9,013	- 1,503
Other Injuries	15	6,349	17	6,014	+ 335
Diabetes Mellitus	16	6,292	5	30,188	- 23,896
Kidney Disease	17	6,007	9	15,302	- 9,295
Violence	18	5,758	7	21,000	- 15,242
Lung Disease	19	5,422	13	11,895	- 6,473
Cervical Cancer	20	4,768	20	5,555	- 788
Endocrine Disorders	21	4,447	19	5,890	- 1,443
Measles	22	4,253	57	270	+ 3,983
Asthma	23	4,100	18	5,966	- 1,865
Tuberculosis	24	4,099	6	21,965	- 17,866
Hypertension	25	3,548	12	12,789	- 9,240
War	26	3,019	64	66	+ 2,954
Stomach Cancer	27	2,921	39	1,535	+ 1,387
Drownings	28	2,894	32	2,403	+ 491
Pertussis	29	2,766	43	1,142	+ 1,624
Breast Cancer	30	2,603	23	4,533	- 1,930
Falls	31	2,382	42	1,399	+ 983
Suicide	32	2,217	10	13,774	- 11,557
Syphilis	33	2,117	44	1,130	+ 988
Alzheimers & Dementia	34	2,077	22	4,676	- 2,599
Fires	35	2,061	27	3,618	- 1,557
Colon-Rectum Cancers	36	1,933	28	3,587	- 1,654
Peptic Ulcer Disease	37	1,719	36	1,894	- 175
Liver Cancer	38	1,545	33	2,383	- 839
Poisonings	39	1,543	50	975	+ 568
Inflammatory/Heart	40	1,509	21	5,408	- 3,899
Epilepsy	41	1,332	37	1,870	- 537
Bladder Cancer	42	1,184	52	829	+ 355
Tetanus	43	1,173	65	38	+ 1,135
Prostate Cancer	44	995	24	4,374	- 3,378
Lymphomas	45	867	31	2,818	- 1,950
Rheumatic Heart Disease	46	777	47	1,015	- 238
Pancreas Cancer	47	709	35	2,007	- 1,298
Oral Cancer	48	692	41	1,406	- 714
Lung Cancers	49	691	15	7,705	- 7,014
Parkinson's Disease	50	648	46	1,077	- 429
Schistosomiasis	51	605	66	35	+ 570
Hepatitis B	52	568	61	139	+ 429
Ovary Cancer	53	543	51	951	- 408
Skin Cancers	54	533	48	993	- 460
Encephalitis	55	531	59	234	+ 297
Leukemia	56	527	40	1,464	- 936
Skin Disease	57	467	45	1,101	- 634
Oesophagus Cancer	58	437	29	3,486	- 3,048
Drug Use	59	381	53	770	- 388
Alcohol	60	228	49	987	- 759
Uterin Cancer	61	221	54	512	- 291
Appendicitis	62	192	56	274	- 82
Ascariasis	63	155	71	3	+ 152
Hepatitis C	64	88	70	8	+ 80
Upper Respiratory	65	84	60	223	- 139
Diphtheria	66	59	69	16	+ 43
Other Neoplasms	67	57	58	267	- 210
Multiple Sclerosis	68	54	62	113	- 59
Rheumatoid Arthritis	69	44	55	376	- 332
Chlamydia	70	7	68	18	- 11
Otitis Media	71	1	67	19	- 18
Dengue	72	0	73	0	+ 0
Trichuriasis	73	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	72	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	75	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	78	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	76	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	77	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	79	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	86	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	85	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	84	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	83	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	80	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	82	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	81	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SOUTH AFRICA

Mali

South Africa

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.