MALI VS NEW ZEALAND: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NEW ZEALAND		MALI		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	21,709	7	5,907	+ 15,802
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	12,917	34	756	+ 12,162
Stroke	3	10,133	6	6,163	+ 3,970
Lung Cancers	4	7,982	49	252	+ 7,731
Lung Disease	5	7,733	19	1,973	+ 5,760
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	6,369	36	703	+ 5,665
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	3,920	1	14,885	- 10,965
Diabetes Mellitus	8	3,275	16	2,289	+ 986
Prostate Cancer	9	3,148	44	362	+ 2,786
Breast Cancer	10	3,139	30	947	+ 2,192
Falls	11	2,670	31	867	+ 1,803
Skin Cancers	12	2,606	54	194	+ 2,412
Lymphomas	13	2,591	45	316	+ 2,276
Pancreas Cancer	14	2,313	47	258	+ 2,055
Suicide	15	2,251	32	806	+ 1,445
Road Traffic Accidents	16	1,951	11	4,465	- 2,513
Kidney Disease	17	1,841	17	2,185	- 345
Leukemia	18	1,666	56	192	+ 1,474
Parkinson's Disease	19	1,504	50	236	+ 1,269
Hypertension	20	1,393	25	1,291	+ 102
Endocrine Disorders	21	1,383	21	1,618	- 235
Stomach Cancer	22	1,375	27	1,063	+ 313
Inflammatory/Heart	23	1,333	40	549	+ 784
Liver Cancer	24	1,226	38	562	+ 665
Oesophagus Cancer	25	1,189	58	159	+ 1,030
Bladder Cancer	26	1,137	42	431	+ 706
Other Neoplasms	27	1,044	67	21	+ 1,023
Other Injuries	28	929	15	2,310	- 1,381
Ovary Cancer	29	881	53	197	+ 684
Congenital Anomalies	30	748	12	3,743	- 2,995
Oral Cancer	31	697	48	252	+ 446
Liver Disease	32	672	14	2,733	- 2,061
Uterin Cancer	33	616	61	80	+ 535
Skin Disease	34	502	57	170	+ 332
Rheumatic Heart Disease	35	480	46	283	+ 197
Asthma	36	386	23	1,492	- 1,106
Diarrhoeal diseases	37	344	2	13,419	- 13,075
Low Birth Weight	38	334	4	8,880	- 8,546
Peptic Ulcer Disease	39	299	37	625	- 326
Drug Use	40	295	59	139	+ 156
Cervical Cancer	41	259	20	1,735	- 1,476
Violence	42	244	18	2,095	- 1,851
Epilepsy	43	234	41	485	- 250
Drownings	44	232	28	1,053	- 821
Alcohol	45	219	60	83	+ 136
Rheumatoid Arthritis	46	200	69	16	+ 185
Multiple Sclerosis	47	185	68	20	+ 165
Hepatitis C	48	126	64	32	+ 94
Osteoarthritis	49	102	81	0	+ 102
Prostatic Hypertrophy	50	94	80	0	+ 94
Anemia	51	74	85	0	+ 74
Tuberculosis	52	73	24	1,491	- 1,418
Fires	53	72	35	750	- 678
Birth Trauma	54	62	5	8,310	- 8,248
Malnutrition	55	60	8	5,848	- 5,788
Hepatitis B	56	59	52	207	- 148
HIV/AIDS	57	44	9	5,785	- 5,740
Poisonings	58	40	39	561	- 522
Meningitis	59	38	10	4,531	- 4,492
Schizophrenia	60	34	84	0	+ 34
Oral conditions	61	33	82	0	+ 33
Appendicitis	62	25	62	70	- 45
Maternal Conditions	63	20	13	2,858	- 2,837
Upper Respiratory	64	16	65	31	- 15
Pertussis	65	3	29	1,006	- 1,003
Encephalitis	66	3	55	193	- 190
Otitis Media	67	3	71	0	+ 3
War	68	2	26	1,099	- 1,096
Tetanus	69	2	43	427	- 425
Syphilis	70	1	33	770	- 769
Chlamydia	71	0	70	3	- 3
Leprosy	72	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	73	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	73	0	- 0
Dengue	75	0	72	0	- 0
Ascariasis	76	0	63	56	- 56
Schistosomiasis	77	0	51	220	- 220
Malaria	78	0	3	11,678	- 11,678
Chagas disease	79	0	76	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	80	0	78	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	81	0	77	0	- 0
Measles	82	0	22	1,548	- 1,548
Diphtheria	83	0	66	22	- 22
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	79	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to MALI

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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.