MALI VS NIGER: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NIGER		MALI		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	17,608	1	14,885	+ 2,724
Malaria	2	14,210	3	11,678	+ 2,532
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	13,382	2	13,419	- 37
Low Birth Weight	4	7,980	4	8,880	- 900
Stroke	5	7,277	6	6,163	+ 1,114
Coronary Heart Disease	6	6,870	7	5,907	+ 962
Birth Trauma	7	6,704	5	8,310	- 1,606
Road Traffic Accidents	8	4,964	11	4,465	+ 499
Meningitis	9	4,372	10	4,531	- 159
Congenital Anomalies	10	3,628	12	3,743	- 115
Liver Disease	11	3,436	14	2,733	+ 704
Other Injuries	12	3,194	15	2,310	+ 884
Tuberculosis	13	3,091	24	1,491	+ 1,600
Maternal Conditions	14	2,769	13	2,858	- 88
Pertussis	15	2,385	29	1,006	+ 1,379
Kidney Disease	16	2,281	17	2,185	+ 96
Diabetes Mellitus	17	2,196	16	2,289	- 93
Measles	18	2,015	22	1,548	+ 467
Violence	19	1,873	18	2,095	- 222
Lung Disease	20	1,813	19	1,973	- 159
Malnutrition	21	1,811	8	5,848	- 4,036
Asthma	22	1,588	23	1,492	+ 96
Endocrine Disorders	23	1,508	21	1,618	- 110
Drownings	24	1,320	28	1,053	+ 267
Hypertension	25	1,132	25	1,291	- 159
Falls	26	1,083	31	867	+ 216
Suicide	27	1,024	32	806	+ 218
Fires	28	935	35	750	+ 186
Breast Cancer	29	898	30	947	- 49
HIV/AIDS	30	875	9	5,785	- 4,910
Peptic Ulcer Disease	31	872	37	625	+ 246
Alzheimers & Dementia	32	716	34	756	- 39
Poisonings	33	644	39	561	+ 82
Inflammatory/Heart	34	642	40	549	+ 93
Liver Cancer	35	622	38	562	+ 60
Epilepsy	36	565	41	485	+ 80
Colon-Rectum Cancers	37	436	36	703	- 268
Cervical Cancer	38	406	20	1,735	- 1,328
Rheumatic Heart Disease	39	390	46	283	+ 107
Ovary Cancer	40	355	53	197	+ 157
War	41	342	26	1,099	- 757
Tetanus	42	311	43	427	- 116
Lymphomas	43	292	45	316	- 23
Stomach Cancer	44	251	27	1,063	- 812
Skin Cancers	45	239	54	194	+ 46
Hepatitis B	46	233	52	207	+ 26
Parkinson's Disease	47	230	50	236	- 6
Leukemia	48	215	56	192	+ 23
Oral Cancer	49	202	48	252	- 50
Schistosomiasis	50	198	51	220	- 22
Leishmaniasis	51	198	78	0	+ 198
Skin Disease	52	178	57	170	+ 8
Bladder Cancer	53	135	42	431	- 296
Pancreas Cancer	54	115	47	258	- 143
Oesophagus Cancer	55	110	58	159	- 49
Appendicitis	56	107	62	70	+ 37
Prostate Cancer	57	107	44	362	- 256
Drug Use	58	105	59	139	- 33
Ascariasis	59	104	63	56	+ 48
Alcohol	60	100	60	83	+ 18
Encephalitis	61	94	55	193	- 100
Syphilis	62	92	33	770	- 679
Upper Respiratory	63	78	65	31	+ 48
Uterin Cancer	64	72	61	80	- 8
Diphtheria	65	50	66	22	+ 29
Hepatitis C	66	38	64	32	+ 6
Lung Cancers	67	35	49	252	- 217
Other Neoplasms	68	20	67	21	- 1
Multiple Sclerosis	69	19	68	20	- 1
Rheumatoid Arthritis	70	15	69	16	- 1
Chlamydia	71	2	70	3	- 0
Otitis Media	72	1	71	0	+ 0
Dengue	73	0	72	0	+ 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	73	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	75	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	76	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	80	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	81	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	82	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	84	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	85	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.