SPAIN VS MALI: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MALI		SPAIN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	32,003	7	13,717	+ 18,286
Diarrhoeal diseases	2	28,852	36	1,064	+ 27,788
Malaria	3	25,108	83	0	+ 25,108
Low Birth Weight	4	19,093	52	253	+ 18,840
Birth Trauma	5	17,867	60	113	+ 17,754
Stroke	6	13,250	3	29,004	- 15,754
Coronary Heart Disease	7	12,701	1	51,684	- 38,983
Malnutrition	8	12,573	47	302	+ 12,271
HIV/AIDS	9	12,437	43	538	+ 11,899
Meningitis	10	9,741	59	129	+ 9,613
Road Traffic Accidents	11	9,599	31	1,829	+ 7,770
Congenital Anomalies	12	8,047	38	863	+ 7,184
Maternal Conditions	13	6,144	64	14	+ 6,131
Liver Disease	14	5,875	23	4,231	+ 1,644
Other Injuries	15	4,966	15	5,536	- 570
Diabetes Mellitus	16	4,921	10	7,773	- 2,852
Kidney Disease	17	4,699	8	9,725	- 5,026
Violence	18	4,504	51	262	+ 4,242
Lung Disease	19	4,241	5	18,926	- 14,685
Cervical Cancer	20	3,729	39	855	+ 2,874
Endocrine Disorders	21	3,479	21	4,863	- 1,384
Measles	22	3,327	81	0	+ 3,327
Asthma	23	3,208	35	1,133	+ 2,075
Tuberculosis	24	3,206	50	270	+ 2,936
Hypertension	25	2,776	9	9,115	- 6,339
War	26	2,362	68	6	+ 2,356
Stomach Cancer	27	2,285	14	5,796	- 3,511
Drownings	28	2,264	45	446	+ 1,818
Pertussis	29	2,164	73	2	+ 2,162
Breast Cancer	30	2,036	11	7,067	- 5,031
Falls	31	1,864	26	3,246	- 1,383
Suicide	32	1,734	25	3,609	- 1,876
Syphilis	33	1,656	67	9	+ 1,647
Alzheimers & Dementia	34	1,624	2	42,339	- 40,714
Fires	35	1,612	55	185	+ 1,428
Colon-Rectum Cancers	36	1,512	6	16,957	- 15,446
Peptic Ulcer Disease	37	1,345	44	475	+ 869
Liver Cancer	38	1,208	18	5,098	- 3,890
Poisonings	39	1,207	57	170	+ 1,037
Inflammatory/Heart	40	1,180	19	4,984	- 3,804
Epilepsy	41	1,042	40	824	+ 218
Bladder Cancer	42	926	17	5,222	- 4,296
Tetanus	43	917	72	2	+ 916
Prostate Cancer	44	779	13	6,420	- 5,641
Lymphomas	45	679	16	5,335	- 4,656
Rheumatic Heart Disease	46	608	33	1,612	- 1,004
Pancreas Cancer	47	555	12	6,752	- 6,197
Oral Cancer	48	541	27	2,583	- 2,042
Lung Cancers	49	541	4	22,131	- 21,590
Parkinson's Disease	50	507	20	4,943	- 4,436
Schistosomiasis	51	473	74	0	+ 473
Hepatitis B	52	445	58	162	+ 282
Ovary Cancer	53	424	28	2,026	- 1,601
Skin Cancers	54	417	32	1,803	- 1,386
Encephalitis	55	415	70	4	+ 412
Leukemia	56	412	24	3,772	- 3,360
Skin Disease	57	365	30	1,840	- 1,475
Oesophagus Cancer	58	342	29	2,011	- 1,669
Drug Use	59	298	41	776	- 478
Alcohol	60	178	46	333	- 155
Uterin Cancer	61	173	34	1,612	- 1,439
Appendicitis	62	150	61	79	+ 71
Ascariasis	63	121	78	0	+ 121
Hepatitis C	64	69	42	652	- 583
Upper Respiratory	65	66	62	47	+ 19
Diphtheria	66	46	76	0	+ 46
Other Neoplasms	67	44	22	4,748	- 4,704
Multiple Sclerosis	68	42	49	287	- 245
Rheumatoid Arthritis	69	34	48	294	- 260
Chlamydia	70	5	82	0	+ 5
Otitis Media	71	1	66	9	- 8
Dengue	72	0	77	0	+ 0
Trichuriasis	73	0	80	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	79	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	75	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	71	3	- 3
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	84	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	65	11	- 11
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	69	4	- 4
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	54	204	- 204
Osteoarthritis	81	0	53	212	- 212
Oral conditions	82	0	63	44	- 44
Depression	83	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	56	181	- 181
Anemia	85	0	37	914	- 914
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SPAIN

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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.