MALI VS USA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	UNITED STATES		MALI		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	32,469	7	5,907	+ 26,561
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	18,469	34	756	+ 17,713
Lung Disease	3	12,565	19	1,973	+ 10,592
Stroke	4	10,194	6	6,163	+ 4,031
Lung Cancers	5	10,002	49	252	+ 9,750
Kidney Disease	6	5,521	17	2,185	+ 3,336
Drug Use	7	4,787	59	139	+ 4,648
Hypertension	8	4,242	25	1,291	+ 2,951
Colon-Rectum Cancers	9	3,976	36	703	+ 3,273
Diabetes Mellitus	10	3,950	16	2,289	+ 1,661
Influenza and Pneumonia	11	3,879	1	14,885	- 11,006
Suicide	12	3,415	32	806	+ 2,608
Breast Cancer	13	3,130	30	947	+ 2,183
Endocrine Disorders	14	3,021	21	1,618	+ 1,403
Pancreas Cancer	15	2,848	47	258	+ 2,590
Liver Disease	16	2,791	14	2,733	+ 59
Road Traffic Accidents	17	2,681	11	4,465	- 1,783
Falls	18	2,599	31	867	+ 1,732
Lymphomas	19	2,590	45	316	+ 2,275
Prostate Cancer	20	2,290	44	362	+ 1,928
Parkinson's Disease	21	2,218	50	236	+ 1,982
Inflammatory/Heart	22	2,092	40	549	+ 1,543
Liver Cancer	23	1,740	38	562	+ 1,178
Leukemia	24	1,734	56	192	+ 1,542
Other Injuries	25	1,672	15	2,310	- 638
Bladder Cancer	26	1,262	42	431	+ 831
Violence	27	1,220	18	2,095	- 875
Oesophagus Cancer	28	1,147	58	159	+ 987
Other Neoplasms	29	1,141	67	21	+ 1,120
Alcohol	30	943	60	83	+ 860
Ovary Cancer	31	938	53	197	+ 741
Skin Cancers	32	920	54	194	+ 726
Stomach Cancer	33	841	27	1,063	- 222
Congenital Anomalies	34	756	12	3,743	- 2,987
Oral Cancer	35	743	48	252	+ 491
Uterin Cancer	36	647	61	80	+ 567
Diarrhoeal diseases	37	640	2	13,419	- 12,779
Cervical Cancer	38	449	20	1,735	- 1,285
Low Birth Weight	39	445	4	8,880	- 8,435
Malnutrition	40	435	8	5,848	- 5,413
Hepatitis C	41	366	64	32	+ 333
HIV/AIDS	42	364	9	5,785	- 5,421
Skin Disease	43	348	57	170	+ 178
Multiple Sclerosis	44	325	68	20	+ 306
Drownings	45	262	28	1,053	- 791
Asthma	46	246	23	1,492	- 1,246
Rheumatic Heart Disease	47	234	46	283	- 48
Peptic Ulcer Disease	48	223	37	625	- 403
Fires	49	205	35	750	- 545
Epilepsy	50	203	41	485	- 281
Anemia	51	200	85	0	+ 200
Rheumatoid Arthritis	52	158	69	16	+ 142
Poisonings	53	108	39	561	- 454
Birth Trauma	54	79	5	8,310	- 8,231
War	55	77	26	1,099	- 1,022
Maternal Conditions	56	50	13	2,858	- 2,808
Schizophrenia	57	46	84	0	+ 46
Prostatic Hypertrophy	58	44	80	0	+ 44
Hepatitis B	59	39	52	207	- 168
Meningitis	60	39	10	4,531	- 4,492
Osteoarthritis	61	37	81	0	+ 37
Tuberculosis	62	35	24	1,491	- 1,456
Appendicitis	63	27	62	70	- 42
Oral conditions	64	18	82	0	+ 18
Upper Respiratory	65	15	65	31	- 16
Syphilis	66	3	33	770	- 767
Otitis Media	67	2	71	0	+ 2
Encephalitis	68	2	55	193	- 192
Pertussis	69	1	29	1,006	- 1,005
Chagas disease	70	0	76	0	+ 0
Tetanus	71	0	43	427	- 427
Schistosomiasis	72	0	51	220	- 220
Iodine Deficiency	73	0	79	0	+ 0
Leprosy	74	0	75	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	75	0	66	22	- 21
Dengue	76	0	72	0	- 0
Malaria	77	0	3	11,678	- 11,678
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	77	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	79	0	78	0	- 0
Measles	80	0	22	1,548	- 1,548
Hookworm Disease	81	0	74	0	- 0
Ascariasis	82	0	63	56	- 56
Trichuriasis	83	0	73	0	- 0
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.