MALI VS SENEGAL: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SENEGAL		MALI		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	8,382	1	14,885	- 6,503
Coronary Heart Disease	2	7,262	7	5,907	+ 1,355
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	6,234	2	13,419	- 7,185
Stroke	4	6,233	6	6,163	+ 71
Malaria	5	5,361	3	11,678	- 6,317
Road Traffic Accidents	6	4,471	11	4,465	+ 6
Low Birth Weight	7	4,243	4	8,880	- 4,637
Birth Trauma	8	4,023	5	8,310	- 4,287
Tuberculosis	9	3,125	24	1,491	+ 1,634
Diabetes Mellitus	10	2,795	16	2,289	+ 506
Congenital Anomalies	11	2,759	12	3,743	- 984
Kidney Disease	12	2,579	17	2,185	+ 394
Liver Disease	13	2,505	14	2,733	- 228
Maternal Conditions	14	1,947	13	2,858	- 910
Meningitis	15	1,900	10	4,531	- 2,631
Other Injuries	16	1,764	15	2,310	- 546
Cervical Cancer	17	1,639	20	1,735	- 95
Lung Disease	18	1,576	19	1,973	- 396
Violence	19	1,454	18	2,095	- 640
HIV/AIDS	20	1,384	9	5,785	- 4,401
Hypertension	21	1,278	25	1,291	- 13
Liver Cancer	22	1,268	38	562	+ 706
Endocrine Disorders	23	1,215	21	1,618	- 403
Suicide	24	1,141	32	806	+ 334
Asthma	25	1,092	23	1,492	- 400
Alzheimers & Dementia	26	1,025	34	756	+ 270
Breast Cancer	27	1,004	30	947	+ 57
Pertussis	28	900	29	1,006	- 106
Prostate Cancer	29	749	44	362	+ 387
Falls	30	726	31	867	- 141
Stomach Cancer	31	650	27	1,063	- 413
Malnutrition	32	577	8	5,848	- 5,271
Drownings	33	576	28	1,053	- 477
Fires	34	523	35	750	- 227
Peptic Ulcer Disease	35	505	37	625	- 120
Inflammatory/Heart	36	497	40	549	- 52
Colon-Rectum Cancers	37	449	36	703	- 255
Epilepsy	38	386	41	485	- 99
Lymphomas	39	368	45	316	+ 52
Poisonings	40	367	39	561	- 194
Parkinson's Disease	41	318	50	236	+ 83
Ovary Cancer	42	257	53	197	+ 59
Oral Cancer	43	242	48	252	- 10
Lung Cancers	44	211	49	252	- 41
Schistosomiasis	45	205	51	220	- 15
Rheumatic Heart Disease	46	193	46	283	- 89
Skin Disease	47	186	57	170	+ 16
Pancreas Cancer	48	186	47	258	- 72
Measles	49	185	22	1,548	- 1,363
Bladder Cancer	50	181	42	431	- 250
Skin Cancers	51	171	54	194	- 22
Drug Use	52	161	59	139	+ 23
Syphilis	53	142	33	770	- 628
Leukemia	54	131	56	192	- 61
Oesophagus Cancer	55	116	58	159	- 44
Uterin Cancer	56	109	61	80	+ 29
Encephalitis	57	100	55	193	- 94
Tetanus	58	99	43	427	- 328
Alcohol	59	87	60	83	+ 4
Hepatitis B	60	82	52	207	- 125
Appendicitis	61	45	62	70	- 25
Other Neoplasms	62	28	67	21	+ 7
Leishmaniasis	63	24	78	0	+ 24
Multiple Sclerosis	64	23	68	20	+ 3
Ascariasis	65	21	63	56	- 35
Upper Respiratory	66	18	65	31	- 13
Rheumatoid Arthritis	67	17	69	16	+ 1
Hepatitis C	68	13	64	32	- 19
War	69	5	26	1,099	- 1,094
Diphtheria	70	3	66	22	- 18
Chlamydia	71	2	70	3	- 1
Otitis Media	72	0	71	0	- 0
Dengue	73	0	72	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	73	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	74	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
Osteoarthritis	80	0	81	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	80	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.