SRI LANKA VS MALI: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MALI		SRI LANKA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	14,879	8	5,117	+ 9,763
Diarrhoeal diseases	2	13,414	28	605	+ 12,810
Malaria	3	11,674	80	0	+ 11,674
Low Birth Weight	4	8,877	29	536	+ 8,341
Birth Trauma	5	8,307	44	193	+ 8,114
Stroke	6	6,160	6	6,805	- 645
Coronary Heart Disease	7	5,905	1	26,304	- 20,399
Malnutrition	8	5,846	54	43	+ 5,802
HIV/AIDS	9	5,783	55	39	+ 5,743
Meningitis	10	4,529	46	146	+ 4,383
Road Traffic Accidents	11	4,463	9	4,200	+ 263
Congenital Anomalies	12	3,742	22	989	+ 2,752
Maternal Conditions	13	2,857	48	96	+ 2,761
Liver Disease	14	2,732	17	1,303	+ 1,429
Other Injuries	15	2,309	14	1,529	+ 780
Diabetes Mellitus	16	2,288	2	12,460	- 10,172
Kidney Disease	17	2,185	5	6,858	- 4,674
Violence	18	2,094	31	499	+ 1,595
Lung Disease	19	1,972	3	9,456	- 7,484
Cervical Cancer	20	1,734	26	762	+ 972
Endocrine Disorders	21	1,617	32	462	+ 1,155
Measles	22	1,547	77	0	+ 1,547
Asthma	23	1,491	7	6,471	- 4,980
Tuberculosis	24	1,491	25	769	+ 722
Hypertension	25	1,291	20	1,055	+ 235
War	26	1,098	38	280	+ 818
Stomach Cancer	27	1,062	16	1,321	- 258
Drownings	28	1,053	27	731	+ 322
Pertussis	29	1,006	59	15	+ 992
Breast Cancer	30	947	15	1,383	- 436
Falls	31	866	23	964	- 98
Suicide	32	806	10	2,977	- 2,171
Syphilis	33	770	58	15	+ 755
Alzheimers & Dementia	34	755	4	6,939	- 6,183
Fires	35	750	41	239	+ 511
Colon-Rectum Cancers	36	703	24	911	- 209
Peptic Ulcer Disease	37	625	56	38	+ 587
Liver Cancer	38	562	19	1,090	- 529
Poisonings	39	561	49	93	+ 468
Inflammatory/Heart	40	549	35	425	+ 124
Epilepsy	41	485	39	269	+ 215
Bladder Cancer	42	431	34	432	- 1
Tetanus	43	427	57	27	+ 399
Prostate Cancer	44	362	30	507	- 145
Lymphomas	45	315	21	1,027	- 712
Rheumatic Heart Disease	46	282	53	49	+ 233
Pancreas Cancer	47	258	43	214	+ 44
Oral Cancer	48	252	11	2,893	- 2,642
Lung Cancers	49	251	12	1,775	- 1,523
Parkinson's Disease	50	236	45	168	+ 68
Schistosomiasis	51	220	81	0	+ 220
Hepatitis B	52	207	62	6	+ 201
Ovary Cancer	53	197	37	281	- 84
Skin Cancers	54	194	52	58	+ 135
Encephalitis	55	193	61	10	+ 183
Leukemia	56	192	18	1,155	- 963
Skin Disease	57	170	36	293	- 123
Oesophagus Cancer	58	159	13	1,544	- 1,385
Drug Use	59	139	40	257	- 118
Alcohol	60	83	51	82	+ 1
Uterin Cancer	61	80	42	218	- 138
Appendicitis	62	70	64	5	+ 64
Ascariasis	63	56	72	0	+ 56
Hepatitis C	64	32	75	0	+ 32
Upper Respiratory	65	31	66	5	+ 26
Diphtheria	66	21	74	0	+ 21
Other Neoplasms	67	21	50	86	- 65
Multiple Sclerosis	68	20	69	2	+ 17
Rheumatoid Arthritis	69	16	60	11	+ 5
Chlamydia	70	3	84	0	+ 3
Otitis Media	71	0	76	0	+ 0
Dengue	72	0	47	131	- 131
Trichuriasis	73	0	79	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	71	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	63	6	- 6
Chagas disease	76	0	83	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	82	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	73	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	78	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	70	2	- 2
Osteoarthritis	81	0	67	3	- 3
Oral conditions	82	0	68	3	- 3
Depression	83	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	65	5	- 5
Anemia	85	0	33	445	- 445
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SRI LANKA

Mali

Sri Lanka

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.