ZAMBIA VS MALI: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MALI		ZAMBIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	14,078	2	9,517	+ 4,561
Diarrhoeal diseases	2	12,692	5	6,275	+ 6,417
Malaria	3	11,045	4	7,882	+ 3,163
Low Birth Weight	4	8,399	8	4,857	+ 3,542
Birth Trauma	5	7,860	7	5,062	+ 2,798
Stroke	6	5,829	3	7,948	- 2,119
Coronary Heart Disease	7	5,587	10	4,432	+ 1,156
Malnutrition	8	5,531	15	2,303	+ 3,228
HIV/AIDS	9	5,471	1	17,234	- 11,763
Meningitis	10	4,285	16	1,976	+ 2,309
Road Traffic Accidents	11	4,223	11	3,654	+ 569
Congenital Anomalies	12	3,540	12	3,146	+ 394
Maternal Conditions	13	2,703	22	1,188	+ 1,515
Liver Disease	14	2,585	9	4,501	- 1,916
Other Injuries	15	2,185	19	1,729	+ 456
Diabetes Mellitus	16	2,165	14	2,395	- 230
Kidney Disease	17	2,067	18	1,760	+ 307
Violence	18	1,981	23	1,153	+ 828
Lung Disease	19	1,866	21	1,273	+ 593
Cervical Cancer	20	1,641	17	1,799	- 158
Endocrine Disorders	21	1,530	37	354	+ 1,177
Measles	22	1,464	61	48	+ 1,415
Asthma	23	1,411	26	741	+ 670
Tuberculosis	24	1,411	6	5,941	- 4,531
Hypertension	25	1,221	13	2,616	- 1,395
War	26	1,039	69	6	+ 1,033
Stomach Cancer	27	1,005	42	206	+ 799
Drownings	28	996	27	689	+ 307
Pertussis	29	952	25	743	+ 209
Breast Cancer	30	896	35	366	+ 530
Falls	31	820	28	596	+ 223
Suicide	32	763	20	1,303	- 540
Syphilis	33	729	24	885	- 156
Alzheimers & Dementia	34	715	29	590	+ 125
Fires	35	709	32	546	+ 163
Colon-Rectum Cancers	36	665	43	203	+ 462
Peptic Ulcer Disease	37	592	40	246	+ 346
Liver Cancer	38	532	46	177	+ 355
Poisonings	39	531	34	456	+ 75
Inflammatory/Heart	40	519	33	501	+ 18
Epilepsy	41	458	38	332	+ 127
Bladder Cancer	42	408	50	132	+ 276
Tetanus	43	404	44	190	+ 214
Prostate Cancer	44	343	30	561	- 219
Lymphomas	45	298	31	548	- 249
Rheumatic Heart Disease	46	267	45	190	+ 78
Pancreas Cancer	47	244	62	42	+ 202
Oral Cancer	48	238	48	155	+ 83
Lung Cancers	49	238	41	226	+ 12
Parkinson's Disease	50	223	47	164	+ 59
Schistosomiasis	51	208	51	128	+ 80
Hepatitis B	52	196	55	104	+ 91
Ovary Cancer	53	187	57	82	+ 104
Skin Cancers	54	183	54	108	+ 75
Encephalitis	55	183	59	70	+ 113
Leukemia	56	181	39	261	- 80
Skin Disease	57	161	52	126	+ 35
Oesophagus Cancer	58	151	36	359	- 208
Drug Use	59	131	53	122	+ 9
Alcohol	60	78	49	140	- 62
Uterin Cancer	61	76	64	30	+ 46
Appendicitis	62	66	56	84	- 18
Ascariasis	63	53	68	9	+ 45
Hepatitis C	64	30	66	18	+ 13
Upper Respiratory	65	29	60	68	- 39
Diphtheria	66	20	73	3	+ 18
Other Neoplasms	67	19	65	20	- 0
Multiple Sclerosis	68	19	67	13	+ 5
Rheumatoid Arthritis	69	15	63	30	- 15
Chlamydia	70	2	71	3	- 1
Otitis Media	71	0	70	5	- 5
Dengue	72	0	74	1	- 1
Trichuriasis	73	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	76	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	72	3	- 3
Leishmaniasis	78	0	58	72	- 72
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	78	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 ZAMBIA

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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.