MALI VS SWITZERLAND: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SWITZERLAND		MALI		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	26,589	7	5,907	+ 20,681
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	17,850	34	756	+ 17,095
Stroke	3	9,723	6	6,163	+ 3,560
Lung Cancers	4	8,735	49	252	+ 8,483
Lung Disease	5	7,203	19	1,973	+ 5,230
Hypertension	6	6,133	25	1,291	+ 4,842
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	4,950	36	703	+ 4,247
Influenza and Pneumonia	8	4,838	1	14,885	- 10,047
Falls	9	4,763	31	867	+ 3,897
Prostate Cancer	10	3,920	44	362	+ 3,557
Breast Cancer	11	3,914	30	947	+ 2,967
Pancreas Cancer	12	3,688	47	258	+ 3,430
Kidney Disease	13	3,130	17	2,185	+ 945
Suicide	14	3,100	32	806	+ 2,293
Lymphomas	15	2,808	45	316	+ 2,492
Inflammatory/Heart	16	2,548	40	549	+ 2,000
Diabetes Mellitus	17	2,536	16	2,289	+ 247
Parkinson's Disease	18	2,127	50	236	+ 1,892
Liver Cancer	19	1,998	38	562	+ 1,436
Other Neoplasms	20	1,691	67	21	+ 1,670
Liver Disease	21	1,681	14	2,733	- 1,052
Leukemia	22	1,666	56	192	+ 1,474
Bladder Cancer	23	1,662	42	431	+ 1,231
Stomach Cancer	24	1,523	27	1,063	+ 460
Endocrine Disorders	25	1,471	21	1,618	- 147
Oral Cancer	26	1,242	48	252	+ 990
Skin Cancers	27	1,224	54	194	+ 1,030
Oesophagus Cancer	28	1,218	58	159	+ 1,059
Ovary Cancer	29	1,135	53	197	+ 937
Other Injuries	30	1,017	15	2,310	- 1,293
Congenital Anomalies	31	757	12	3,743	- 2,986
Alcohol	32	568	60	83	+ 485
Uterin Cancer	33	555	61	80	+ 475
Road Traffic Accidents	34	479	11	4,465	- 3,986
Diarrhoeal diseases	35	461	2	13,419	- 12,958
Drug Use	36	437	59	139	+ 298
Osteoarthritis	37	421	81	0	+ 421
Multiple Sclerosis	38	397	68	20	+ 377
Epilepsy	39	393	41	485	- 91
Skin Disease	40	321	57	170	+ 151
Peptic Ulcer Disease	41	304	37	625	- 322
Cervical Cancer	42	261	20	1,735	- 1,474
Low Birth Weight	43	260	4	8,880	- 8,620
Anemia	44	252	85	0	+ 252
Schizophrenia	45	239	84	0	+ 239
Asthma	46	235	23	1,492	- 1,257
Malnutrition	47	209	8	5,848	- 5,639
Rheumatic Heart Disease	48	193	46	283	- 89
Rheumatoid Arthritis	49	168	69	16	+ 152
Drownings	50	122	28	1,053	- 931
Violence	51	105	18	2,095	- 1,990
Birth Trauma	52	79	5	8,310	- 8,231
Prostatic Hypertrophy	53	79	80	0	+ 79
HIV/AIDS	54	72	9	5,785	- 5,713
Fires	55	53	35	750	- 697
Tuberculosis	56	53	24	1,491	- 1,439
Meningitis	57	49	10	4,531	- 4,481
Hepatitis C	58	37	64	32	+ 5
Appendicitis	59	36	62	70	- 34
Poisonings	60	32	39	561	- 529
Upper Respiratory	61	27	65	31	- 4
Oral conditions	62	20	82	0	+ 20
Hepatitis B	63	11	52	207	- 196
Maternal Conditions	64	11	13	2,858	- 2,847
Syphilis	65	4	33	770	- 767
Iodine Deficiency	66	3	79	0	+ 3
War	67	2	26	1,099	- 1,096
Encephalitis	68	2	55	193	- 192
Otitis Media	69	1	71	0	+ 1
Tetanus	70	1	43	427	- 426
Leishmaniasis	71	1	78	0	+ 1
Schistosomiasis	72	1	51	220	- 219
Pertussis	73	0	29	1,006	- 1,006
Diphtheria	74	0	66	22	- 22
Measles	75	0	22	1,548	- 1,548
Chagas disease	76	0	76	0	- 0
Malaria	77	0	3	11,678	- 11,678
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	77	0	- 0
Chlamydia	79	0	70	3	- 3
Leprosy	80	0	75	0	- 0
Dengue	81	0	72	0	- 0
Ascariasis	82	0	63	56	- 56
Hookworm Disease	83	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	84	0	73	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	86	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.