MALI VS NIGERIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NIGERIA		MALI		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	19,254	1	14,885	+ 4,369
Diarrhoeal diseases	2	13,443	2	13,419	+ 24
Tuberculosis	3	11,828	24	1,491	+ 10,336
Malaria	4	9,378	3	11,678	- 2,300
Birth Trauma	5	9,306	5	8,310	+ 996
Low Birth Weight	6	8,913	4	8,880	+ 33
Coronary Heart Disease	7	5,701	7	5,907	- 207
Stroke	8	5,364	6	6,163	- 799
Congenital Anomalies	9	4,616	12	3,743	+ 873
HIV/AIDS	10	4,098	9	5,785	- 1,686
Meningitis	11	4,055	10	4,531	- 476
Road Traffic Accidents	12	3,873	11	4,465	- 592
Liver Disease	13	3,560	14	2,733	+ 827
Measles	14	2,734	22	1,548	+ 1,187
Maternal Conditions	15	2,187	13	2,858	- 671
Pertussis	16	2,163	29	1,006	+ 1,156
Other Injuries	17	2,108	15	2,310	- 202
Diabetes Mellitus	18	2,090	16	2,289	- 199
Violence	19	1,710	18	2,095	- 385
Kidney Disease	20	1,690	17	2,185	- 496
Endocrine Disorders	21	1,467	21	1,618	- 151
Lung Disease	22	1,167	19	1,973	- 805
Breast Cancer	23	1,104	30	947	+ 157
Hypertension	24	993	25	1,291	- 298
Cervical Cancer	25	982	20	1,735	- 752
Tetanus	26	776	43	427	+ 349
Asthma	27	761	23	1,492	- 731
Falls	28	699	31	867	- 167
Fires	29	662	35	750	- 87
Suicide	30	652	32	806	- 155
Alzheimers & Dementia	31	630	34	756	- 125
Drownings	32	612	28	1,053	- 441
Poisonings	33	610	39	561	+ 49
Drug Use	34	583	59	139	+ 444
Prostate Cancer	35	549	44	362	+ 187
Malnutrition	36	548	8	5,848	- 5,300
Peptic Ulcer Disease	37	543	37	625	- 82
Syphilis	38	506	33	770	- 264
Liver Cancer	39	491	38	562	- 71
Lymphomas	40	483	45	316	+ 168
Epilepsy	41	465	41	485	- 20
Inflammatory/Heart	42	448	40	549	- 101
Colon-Rectum Cancers	43	386	36	703	- 317
Diphtheria	44	353	66	22	+ 331
War	45	301	26	1,099	- 797
Parkinson's Disease	46	230	50	236	- 6
Leukemia	47	210	56	192	+ 18
Oral Cancer	48	208	48	252	- 44
Ovary Cancer	49	198	53	197	+ 1
Stomach Cancer	50	198	27	1,063	- 865
Pancreas Cancer	51	183	47	258	- 75
Rheumatic Heart Disease	52	181	46	283	- 102
Skin Cancers	53	180	54	194	- 14
Schistosomiasis	54	140	51	220	- 80
Hepatitis B	55	138	52	207	- 69
Skin Disease	56	136	57	170	- 34
Lung Cancers	57	120	49	252	- 131
Alcohol	58	96	60	83	+ 13
Encephalitis	59	87	55	193	- 106
Appendicitis	60	71	62	70	+ 1
Ascariasis	61	64	63	56	+ 7
Uterin Cancer	62	63	61	80	- 17
Bladder Cancer	63	62	42	431	- 369
Oesophagus Cancer	64	52	58	159	- 107
Hepatitis C	65	28	64	32	- 4
Other Neoplasms	66	27	67	21	+ 6
Upper Respiratory	67	24	65	31	- 7
Multiple Sclerosis	68	17	68	20	- 3
Rheumatoid Arthritis	69	15	69	16	- 1
Leishmaniasis	70	2	78	0	+ 2
Chlamydia	71	1	70	3	- 1
Otitis Media	72	0	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
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	76	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	79	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	80	0	84	0	- 0
Depression	81	0	83	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	85	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	86	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	80	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	81	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	82	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.