MALI VS SWEDEN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SWEDEN		MALI		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	31,430	7	5,907	+ 25,523
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	22,670	34	756	+ 21,914
Stroke	3	12,532	6	6,163	+ 6,369
Lung Disease	4	9,021	19	1,973	+ 7,049
Lung Cancers	5	7,729	49	252	+ 7,478
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	6,332	36	703	+ 5,629
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	5,521	1	14,885	- 9,364
Prostate Cancer	8	5,445	44	362	+ 5,083
Pancreas Cancer	9	3,839	47	258	+ 3,581
Hypertension	10	3,818	25	1,291	+ 2,527
Diabetes Mellitus	11	3,809	16	2,289	+ 1,520
Kidney Disease	12	3,383	17	2,185	+ 1,198
Breast Cancer	13	3,286	30	947	+ 2,339
Suicide	14	3,072	32	806	+ 2,266
Other Injuries	15	2,852	15	2,310	+ 542
Lymphomas	16	2,817	45	316	+ 2,502
Falls	17	2,303	31	867	+ 1,436
Other Neoplasms	18	2,151	67	21	+ 2,131
Parkinson's Disease	19	1,958	50	236	+ 1,723
Leukemia	20	1,714	56	192	+ 1,522
Bladder Cancer	21	1,579	42	431	+ 1,148
Liver Cancer	22	1,561	38	562	+ 999
Liver Disease	23	1,502	14	2,733	- 1,230
Endocrine Disorders	24	1,458	21	1,618	- 160
Skin Cancers	25	1,350	54	194	+ 1,157
Stomach Cancer	26	1,272	27	1,063	+ 209
Ovary Cancer	27	1,148	53	197	+ 950
Inflammatory/Heart	28	1,136	40	549	+ 587
Oesophagus Cancer	29	1,117	58	159	+ 958
Drug Use	30	879	59	139	+ 740
Oral Cancer	31	788	48	252	+ 536
Alcohol	32	745	60	83	+ 662
Uterin Cancer	33	716	61	80	+ 635
Road Traffic Accidents	34	654	11	4,465	- 3,810
Congenital Anomalies	35	639	12	3,743	- 3,104
Diarrhoeal diseases	36	601	2	13,419	- 12,819
Peptic Ulcer Disease	37	575	37	625	- 50
Cervical Cancer	38	472	20	1,735	- 1,262
Skin Disease	39	457	57	170	+ 287
Anemia	40	363	85	0	+ 363
Multiple Sclerosis	41	354	68	20	+ 334
Asthma	42	329	23	1,492	- 1,163
Rheumatoid Arthritis	43	267	69	16	+ 252
Epilepsy	44	250	41	485	- 234
Malnutrition	45	243	8	5,848	- 5,605
Drownings	46	238	28	1,053	- 815
Violence	47	234	18	2,095	- 1,860
Rheumatic Heart Disease	48	229	46	283	- 54
Fires	49	134	35	750	- 616
Schizophrenia	50	132	84	0	+ 132
Low Birth Weight	51	104	4	8,880	- 8,776
Prostatic Hypertrophy	52	95	80	0	+ 95
Hepatitis C	53	92	64	32	+ 59
Meningitis	54	73	10	4,531	- 4,458
Birth Trauma	55	70	5	8,310	- 8,240
Tuberculosis	56	50	24	1,491	- 1,442
Osteoarthritis	57	50	81	0	+ 50
Upper Respiratory	58	40	65	31	+ 10
Appendicitis	59	37	62	70	- 32
Poisonings	60	37	39	561	- 525
HIV/AIDS	61	26	9	5,785	- 5,758
Hepatitis B	62	20	52	207	- 187
Oral conditions	63	17	82	0	+ 17
Maternal Conditions	64	10	13	2,858	- 2,847
War	65	3	26	1,099	- 1,095
Otitis Media	66	1	71	0	+ 1
Pertussis	67	1	29	1,006	- 1,005
Tetanus	68	1	43	427	- 426
Schistosomiasis	69	1	51	220	- 219
Diphtheria	70	1	66	22	- 21
Encephalitis	71	0	55	193	- 193
Syphilis	72	0	33	770	- 770
Chlamydia	73	0	70	3	- 3
Malaria	74	0	3	11,678	- 11,678
Leishmaniasis	75	0	78	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	76	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	73	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	74	0	- 0
Dengue	80	0	72	0	- 0
Ascariasis	81	0	63	56	- 56
Iodine Deficiency	82	0	79	0	- 0
Measles	83	0	22	1,548	- 1,548
Leprosy	84	0	75	0	- 0
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.