MALI VS NORTH KOREA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NORTH KOREA		MALI		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Stroke	1	41,515	6	6,163	+ 35,352
Coronary Heart Disease	2	26,208	7	5,907	+ 20,300
Lung Disease	3	21,890	19	1,973	+ 19,917
Tuberculosis	4	14,564	24	1,491	+ 13,073
Lung Cancers	5	9,945	49	252	+ 9,694
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	5,210	1	14,885	- 9,675
Road Traffic Accidents	7	5,193	11	4,465	+ 728
Hypertension	8	4,489	25	1,291	+ 3,198
Liver Cancer	9	4,453	38	562	+ 3,891
Liver Disease	10	3,768	14	2,733	+ 1,036
Alzheimers & Dementia	11	3,629	34	756	+ 2,873
Kidney Disease	12	3,310	17	2,185	+ 1,125
Stomach Cancer	13	3,153	27	1,063	+ 2,090
Diabetes Mellitus	14	3,069	16	2,289	+ 780
Colon-Rectum Cancers	15	2,702	36	703	+ 1,999
Suicide	16	2,013	32	806	+ 1,206
Rheumatic Heart Disease	17	1,750	46	283	+ 1,467
Falls	18	1,506	31	867	+ 639
Peptic Ulcer Disease	19	1,432	37	625	+ 806
Other Injuries	20	1,280	15	2,310	- 1,029
Pancreas Cancer	21	1,276	47	258	+ 1,018
Asthma	22	1,203	23	1,492	- 289
Breast Cancer	23	1,142	30	947	+ 195
Oesophagus Cancer	24	1,022	58	159	+ 863
Low Birth Weight	25	1,010	4	8,880	- 7,870
Parkinson's Disease	26	966	50	236	+ 730
Drownings	27	942	28	1,053	- 111
Violence	28	905	18	2,095	- 1,190
Congenital Anomalies	29	829	12	3,743	- 2,914
Leukemia	30	807	56	192	+ 615
HIV/AIDS	31	630	9	5,785	- 5,155
Birth Trauma	32	615	5	8,310	- 7,695
Cervical Cancer	33	589	20	1,735	- 1,146
Inflammatory/Heart	34	572	40	549	+ 23
Lymphomas	35	468	45	316	+ 152
Ovary Cancer	36	445	53	197	+ 247
Oral Cancer	37	429	48	252	+ 177
Bladder Cancer	38	418	42	431	- 13
Endocrine Disorders	39	378	21	1,618	- 1,240
Diarrhoeal diseases	40	313	2	13,419	- 13,106
Poisonings	41	306	39	561	- 255
Drug Use	42	298	59	139	+ 159
Malnutrition	43	265	8	5,848	- 5,582
Alcohol	44	255	60	83	+ 172
Epilepsy	45	222	41	485	- 263
Fires	46	212	35	750	- 538
Maternal Conditions	47	210	13	2,858	- 2,647
Prostate Cancer	48	183	44	362	- 179
Meningitis	49	173	10	4,531	- 4,358
Rheumatoid Arthritis	50	166	69	16	+ 150
Skin Cancers	51	141	54	194	- 53
Skin Disease	52	132	57	170	- 38
Uterin Cancer	53	115	61	80	+ 35
Encephalitis	54	98	55	193	- 95
Hepatitis B	55	57	52	207	- 150
Upper Respiratory	56	56	65	31	+ 25
Appendicitis	57	47	62	70	- 22
Syphilis	58	45	33	770	- 725
Other Neoplasms	59	37	67	21	+ 16
Multiple Sclerosis	60	33	68	20	+ 13
Pertussis	61	29	29	1,006	- 978
Tetanus	62	23	43	427	- 404
War	63	14	26	1,099	- 1,085
Hepatitis C	64	9	64	32	- 23
Measles	65	3	22	1,548	- 1,544
Chlamydia	66	1	70	3	- 1
Ascariasis	67	1	63	56	- 56
Diphtheria	68	0	66	22	- 21
Malaria	69	0	3	11,678	- 11,678
Otitis Media	70	0	71	0	- 0
Leprosy	71	0	75	0	- 0
Chagas disease	72	0	76	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	73	0	77	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	74	0	51	220	- 220
Leishmaniasis	75	0	78	0	- 0
Dengue	76	0	72	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	77	0	73	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	78	0	74	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	79	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
Depression	84	0	83	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	85	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	86	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.