MALI VS RWANDA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	RWANDA		MALI		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	8,522	1	14,885	- 6,363
Stroke	2	8,168	6	6,163	+ 2,006
Road Traffic Accidents	3	6,002	11	4,465	+ 1,538
Coronary Heart Disease	4	5,820	7	5,907	- 88
Malaria	5	5,324	3	11,678	- 6,354
Diarrhoeal diseases	6	5,038	2	13,419	- 8,381
HIV/AIDS	7	4,561	9	5,785	- 1,224
Liver Disease	8	4,113	14	2,733	+ 1,381
Low Birth Weight	9	3,539	4	8,880	- 5,341
Birth Trauma	10	3,048	5	8,310	- 5,262
Diabetes Mellitus	11	3,000	16	2,289	+ 711
Congenital Anomalies	12	2,869	12	3,743	- 874
Lung Disease	13	2,509	19	1,973	+ 537
Hypertension	14	2,191	25	1,291	+ 900
Kidney Disease	15	1,946	17	2,185	- 239
Malnutrition	16	1,885	8	5,848	- 3,963
Other Injuries	17	1,524	15	2,310	- 786
Cervical Cancer	18	1,518	20	1,735	- 216
Meningitis	19	1,368	10	4,531	- 3,163
Stomach Cancer	20	1,259	27	1,063	+ 196
Maternal Conditions	21	1,166	13	2,858	- 1,692
Asthma	22	1,158	23	1,492	- 334
Liver Cancer	23	1,140	38	562	+ 578
Suicide	24	1,136	32	806	+ 329
Alzheimers & Dementia	25	1,061	34	756	+ 305
Tuberculosis	26	1,009	24	1,491	- 483
Breast Cancer	27	968	30	947	+ 21
Colon-Rectum Cancers	28	954	36	703	+ 251
Violence	29	885	18	2,095	- 1,210
Lymphomas	30	726	45	316	+ 410
Falls	31	665	31	867	- 201
Prostate Cancer	32	639	44	362	+ 277
Peptic Ulcer Disease	33	585	37	625	- 41
Inflammatory/Heart	34	560	40	549	+ 11
Leukemia	35	512	56	192	+ 320
Drownings	36	459	28	1,053	- 594
Oral Cancer	37	439	48	252	+ 187
Fires	38	435	35	750	- 315
Lung Cancers	39	378	49	252	+ 126
Poisonings	40	355	39	561	- 206
Endocrine Disorders	41	354	21	1,618	- 1,264
Pertussis	42	351	29	1,006	- 655
Pancreas Cancer	43	345	47	258	+ 87
Oesophagus Cancer	44	344	58	159	+ 185
Epilepsy	45	309	41	485	- 176
Syphilis	46	279	33	770	- 492
Parkinson's Disease	47	236	50	236	+ 0
Rheumatic Heart Disease	48	219	46	283	- 63
Alcohol	49	203	60	83	+ 120
Skin Cancers	50	182	54	194	- 12
Schistosomiasis	51	179	51	220	- 41
Skin Disease	52	166	57	170	- 4
Ovary Cancer	53	149	53	197	- 49
Appendicitis	54	113	62	70	+ 44
Hepatitis B	55	110	52	207	- 97
Uterin Cancer	56	94	61	80	+ 14
Upper Respiratory	57	94	65	31	+ 63
Tetanus	58	85	43	427	- 342
Measles	59	83	22	1,548	- 1,464
Drug Use	60	72	59	139	- 67
Encephalitis	61	63	55	193	- 131
Bladder Cancer	62	57	42	431	- 374
Rheumatoid Arthritis	63	37	69	16	+ 21
Other Neoplasms	64	26	67	21	+ 6
Hepatitis C	65	20	64	32	- 12
Multiple Sclerosis	66	12	68	20	- 8
Ascariasis	67	7	63	56	- 49
Otitis Media	68	6	71	0	+ 6
War	69	4	26	1,099	- 1,094
Chlamydia	70	4	70	3	+ 1
Diphtheria	71	2	66	22	- 20
Dengue	72	1	72	0	+ 0
Trichuriasis	73	0	73	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	74	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	75	0	79	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	75	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	78	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
Depression	84	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	86	0	85	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.