MALI VS SOUTH AFRICA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SOUTH AFRICA		MALI		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	26,194	9	5,785	+ 20,409
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	14,313	1	14,885	- 572
Coronary Heart Disease	3	11,911	7	5,907	+ 6,004
Stroke	4	11,167	6	6,163	+ 5,004
Diabetes Mellitus	5	10,983	16	2,289	+ 8,694
Tuberculosis	6	7,992	24	1,491	+ 6,500
Violence	7	7,640	18	2,095	+ 5,545
Diarrhoeal diseases	8	5,764	2	13,419	- 7,655
Kidney Disease	9	5,567	17	2,185	+ 3,382
Suicide	10	5,011	32	806	+ 4,205
Road Traffic Accidents	11	4,735	11	4,465	+ 270
Hypertension	12	4,653	25	1,291	+ 3,362
Lung Disease	13	4,328	19	1,973	+ 2,355
Liver Disease	14	3,279	14	2,733	+ 547
Lung Cancers	15	2,803	49	252	+ 2,552
Low Birth Weight	16	2,274	4	8,880	- 6,606
Other Injuries	17	2,188	15	2,310	- 122
Asthma	18	2,171	23	1,492	+ 679
Endocrine Disorders	19	2,143	21	1,618	+ 525
Cervical Cancer	20	2,021	20	1,735	+ 287
Inflammatory/Heart	21	1,968	40	549	+ 1,419
Alzheimers & Dementia	22	1,701	34	756	+ 946
Breast Cancer	23	1,649	30	947	+ 702
Prostate Cancer	24	1,591	44	362	+ 1,229
Congenital Anomalies	25	1,583	12	3,743	- 2,160
Meningitis	26	1,332	10	4,531	- 3,199
Fires	27	1,316	35	750	+ 566
Colon-Rectum Cancers	28	1,305	36	703	+ 602
Oesophagus Cancer	29	1,268	58	159	+ 1,109
Birth Trauma	30	1,093	5	8,310	- 7,217
Lymphomas	31	1,025	45	316	+ 710
Drownings	32	874	28	1,053	- 179
Liver Cancer	33	867	38	562	+ 305
Malnutrition	34	866	8	5,848	- 4,982
Pancreas Cancer	35	730	47	258	+ 472
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	689	37	625	+ 64
Epilepsy	37	680	41	485	+ 196
Maternal Conditions	38	618	13	2,858	- 2,239
Stomach Cancer	39	558	27	1,063	- 505
Leukemia	40	532	56	192	+ 341
Oral Cancer	41	511	48	252	+ 260
Falls	42	509	31	867	- 358
Pertussis	43	416	29	1,006	- 591
Syphilis	44	411	33	770	- 359
Skin Disease	45	401	57	170	+ 231
Parkinson's Disease	46	392	50	236	+ 156
Rheumatic Heart Disease	47	369	46	283	+ 87
Skin Cancers	48	361	54	194	+ 167
Alcohol	49	359	60	83	+ 276
Poisonings	50	355	39	561	- 207
Ovary Cancer	51	346	53	197	+ 148
Bladder Cancer	52	302	42	431	- 129
Drug Use	53	280	59	139	+ 141
Uterin Cancer	54	186	61	80	+ 106
Rheumatoid Arthritis	55	137	69	16	+ 121
Appendicitis	56	100	62	70	+ 30
Measles	57	98	22	1,548	- 1,449
Other Neoplasms	58	97	67	21	+ 76
Encephalitis	59	85	55	193	- 108
Upper Respiratory	60	81	65	31	+ 51
Hepatitis B	61	51	52	207	- 156
Multiple Sclerosis	62	41	68	20	+ 21
Malaria	63	30	3	11,678	- 11,648
War	64	24	26	1,099	- 1,075
Tetanus	65	14	43	427	- 413
Schistosomiasis	66	13	51	220	- 207
Otitis Media	67	7	71	0	+ 7
Chlamydia	68	7	70	3	+ 4
Diphtheria	69	6	66	22	- 16
Hepatitis C	70	3	64	32	- 29
Ascariasis	71	1	63	56	- 55
Hookworm Disease	72	0	74	0	- 0
Dengue	73	0	72	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	73	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	75	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	77	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	76	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	79	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	80	0	84	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	81	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	83	0	- 0
Oral conditions	84	0	82	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	81	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	86	0	80	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to MALI

South Africa

Mali

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.