MALI VS ZAMBIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ZAMBIA		MALI		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	18,222	9	5,785	+ 12,437
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	10,062	1	14,885	- 4,823
Stroke	3	8,403	6	6,163	+ 2,241
Malaria	4	8,334	3	11,678	- 3,344
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	6,635	2	13,419	- 6,785
Tuberculosis	6	6,281	24	1,491	+ 4,790
Birth Trauma	7	5,352	5	8,310	- 2,958
Low Birth Weight	8	5,135	4	8,880	- 3,745
Liver Disease	9	4,759	14	2,733	+ 2,026
Coronary Heart Disease	10	4,686	7	5,907	- 1,222
Road Traffic Accidents	11	3,863	11	4,465	- 601
Congenital Anomalies	12	3,326	12	3,743	- 417
Hypertension	13	2,766	25	1,291	+ 1,475
Diabetes Mellitus	14	2,532	16	2,289	+ 243
Malnutrition	15	2,435	8	5,848	- 3,413
Meningitis	16	2,089	10	4,531	- 2,442
Cervical Cancer	17	1,902	20	1,735	+ 167
Kidney Disease	18	1,861	17	2,185	- 324
Other Injuries	19	1,828	15	2,310	- 482
Suicide	20	1,377	32	806	+ 571
Lung Disease	21	1,345	19	1,973	- 627
Maternal Conditions	22	1,256	13	2,858	- 1,602
Violence	23	1,219	18	2,095	- 876
Syphilis	24	935	33	770	+ 165
Pertussis	25	785	29	1,006	- 221
Asthma	26	783	23	1,492	- 709
Drownings	27	728	28	1,053	- 325
Falls	28	630	31	867	- 236
Alzheimers & Dementia	29	623	34	756	- 132
Prostate Cancer	30	594	44	362	+ 231
Lymphomas	31	579	45	316	+ 264
Fires	32	578	35	750	- 172
Inflammatory/Heart	33	530	40	549	- 19
Poisonings	34	482	39	561	- 79
Breast Cancer	35	387	30	947	- 560
Oesophagus Cancer	36	379	58	159	+ 220
Endocrine Disorders	37	374	21	1,618	- 1,244
Epilepsy	38	351	41	485	- 134
Leukemia	39	276	56	192	+ 84
Peptic Ulcer Disease	40	260	37	625	- 366
Lung Cancers	41	239	49	252	- 13
Stomach Cancer	42	218	27	1,063	- 845
Colon-Rectum Cancers	43	214	36	703	- 489
Tetanus	44	201	43	427	- 226
Rheumatic Heart Disease	45	201	46	283	- 82
Liver Cancer	46	187	38	562	- 375
Parkinson's Disease	47	173	50	236	- 62
Oral Cancer	48	164	48	252	- 88
Alcohol	49	148	60	83	+ 65
Bladder Cancer	50	139	42	431	- 292
Schistosomiasis	51	136	51	220	- 84
Skin Disease	52	133	57	170	- 37
Drug Use	53	129	59	139	- 9
Skin Cancers	54	114	54	194	- 80
Hepatitis B	55	110	52	207	- 97
Appendicitis	56	89	62	70	+ 19
Ovary Cancer	57	87	53	197	- 110
Leishmaniasis	58	77	78	0	+ 77
Encephalitis	59	74	55	193	- 119
Upper Respiratory	60	72	65	31	+ 41
Measles	61	51	22	1,548	- 1,496
Pancreas Cancer	62	45	47	258	- 213
Rheumatoid Arthritis	63	32	69	16	+ 16
Uterin Cancer	64	31	61	80	- 49
Other Neoplasms	65	21	67	21	+ 0
Hepatitis C	66	19	64	32	- 13
Multiple Sclerosis	67	14	68	20	- 6
Ascariasis	68	9	63	56	- 47
War	69	7	26	1,099	- 1,092
Otitis Media	70	5	71	0	+ 5
Chlamydia	71	4	70	3	+ 1
Trypanosomiasis	72	3	77	0	+ 3
Diphtheria	73	3	66	22	- 19
Dengue	74	1	72	0	+ 1
Trichuriasis	75	0	73	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	74	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	75	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	79	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	76	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	83	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	84	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	85	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	80	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	81	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	82	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.