MALI VS SOUTH KOREA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SOUTH KOREA		MALI		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	11,841	7	5,907	+ 5,933
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	11,252	1	14,885	- 3,632
Stroke	3	10,807	6	6,163	+ 4,645
Lung Cancers	4	8,568	49	252	+ 8,317
Suicide	5	6,180	32	806	+ 5,373
Alzheimers & Dementia	6	5,128	34	756	+ 4,372
Liver Cancer	7	4,893	38	562	+ 4,331
Colon-Rectum Cancers	8	4,298	36	703	+ 3,595
Kidney Disease	9	4,268	17	2,185	+ 2,082
Stomach Cancer	10	3,642	27	1,063	+ 2,579
Lung Disease	11	3,600	19	1,973	+ 1,628
Pancreas Cancer	12	2,953	47	258	+ 2,695
Diabetes Mellitus	13	2,876	16	2,289	+ 587
Liver Disease	14	2,681	14	2,733	- 52
Road Traffic Accidents	15	1,857	11	4,465	- 2,607
Parkinson's Disease	16	1,668	50	236	+ 1,433
Hypertension	17	1,567	25	1,291	+ 276
Other Injuries	18	1,534	15	2,310	- 775
Lymphomas	19	1,468	45	316	+ 1,153
Falls	20	1,239	31	867	+ 372
Breast Cancer	21	1,216	30	947	+ 269
Prostate Cancer	22	978	44	362	+ 616
Leukemia	23	904	56	192	+ 712
Tuberculosis	24	823	24	1,491	- 668
Endocrine Disorders	25	798	21	1,618	- 820
Other Neoplasms	26	763	67	21	+ 742
Bladder Cancer	27	747	42	431	+ 316
Oesophagus Cancer	28	732	58	159	+ 572
Oral Cancer	29	615	48	252	+ 364
Ovary Cancer	30	562	53	197	+ 364
Inflammatory/Heart	31	560	40	549	+ 11
Asthma	32	486	23	1,492	- 1,006
Alcohol	33	456	60	83	+ 373
Cervical Cancer	34	450	20	1,735	- 1,285
Diarrhoeal diseases	35	392	2	13,419	- 13,027
Skin Disease	36	297	57	170	+ 127
Skin Cancers	37	247	54	194	+ 53
Peptic Ulcer Disease	38	228	37	625	- 398
Hepatitis B	39	222	52	207	+ 15
Epilepsy	40	221	41	485	- 263
Congenital Anomalies	41	219	12	3,743	- 3,524
Drownings	42	211	28	1,053	- 842
Uterin Cancer	43	177	61	80	+ 97
Violence	44	163	18	2,095	- 1,932
Low Birth Weight	45	156	4	8,880	- 8,724
Anemia	46	139	85	0	+ 139
Fires	47	111	35	750	- 639
Rheumatic Heart Disease	48	95	46	283	- 188
Hepatitis C	49	71	64	32	+ 39
Drug Use	50	65	59	139	- 74
Rheumatoid Arthritis	51	63	69	16	+ 47
Poisonings	52	49	39	561	- 513
Malnutrition	53	37	8	5,848	- 5,811
Birth Trauma	54	37	5	8,310	- 8,273
HIV/AIDS	55	36	9	5,785	- 5,749
Schizophrenia	56	33	84	0	+ 33
Appendicitis	57	23	62	70	- 47
Meningitis	58	21	10	4,531	- 4,509
Prostatic Hypertrophy	59	21	80	0	+ 21
Osteoarthritis	60	17	81	0	+ 17
Maternal Conditions	61	14	13	2,858	- 2,843
Syphilis	62	11	33	770	- 759
Upper Respiratory	63	11	65	31	- 20
Oral conditions	64	9	82	0	+ 9
Encephalitis	65	8	55	193	- 185
Multiple Sclerosis	66	4	68	20	- 15
Pertussis	67	3	29	1,006	- 1,004
War	68	2	26	1,099	- 1,096
Tetanus	69	2	43	427	- 425
Otitis Media	70	2	71	0	+ 2
Malaria	71	0	3	11,678	- 11,678
Schistosomiasis	72	0	51	220	- 220
Diphtheria	73	0	66	22	- 21
Ascariasis	74	0	63	56	- 56
Trichuriasis	75	0	73	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	74	0	- 0
Dengue	77	0	72	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	77	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	79	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	80	0	76	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	81	0	79	0	- 0
Leprosy	82	0	75	0	- 0
Measles	83	0	22	1,548	- 1,548
Chlamydia	84	0	70	3	- 3
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	86	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.