BELGIUM VS MALI: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MALI		BELGIUM		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	8,107	6	5,677	+ 2,430
Diarrhoeal diseases	2	7,309	33	418	+ 6,891
Malaria	3	6,361	75	0	+ 6,361
Low Birth Weight	4	4,837	50	70	+ 4,767
Birth Trauma	5	4,526	53	47	+ 4,479
Stroke	6	3,357	3	7,408	- 4,051
Coronary Heart Disease	7	3,218	1	15,281	- 12,063
Malnutrition	8	3,185	38	291	+ 2,894
HIV/AIDS	9	3,151	57	36	+ 3,115
Meningitis	10	2,468	58	28	+ 2,439
Road Traffic Accidents	11	2,432	29	666	+ 1,766
Congenital Anomalies	12	2,039	40	282	+ 1,757
Maternal Conditions	13	1,556	64	6	+ 1,550
Liver Disease	14	1,488	17	1,433	+ 56
Other Injuries	15	1,258	11	2,006	- 748
Diabetes Mellitus	16	1,247	20	1,269	- 23
Kidney Disease	17	1,190	8	2,952	- 1,761
Violence	18	1,141	44	149	+ 992
Lung Disease	19	1,074	5	6,438	- 5,364
Cervical Cancer	20	945	41	243	+ 702
Endocrine Disorders	21	881	18	1,432	- 550
Measles	22	843	79	0	+ 843
Asthma	23	813	46	128	+ 685
Tuberculosis	24	812	54	46	+ 767
Hypertension	25	703	27	740	- 36
War	26	598	67	1	+ 597
Stomach Cancer	27	579	26	863	- 284
Drownings	28	574	47	79	+ 495
Pertussis	29	548	68	1	+ 547
Breast Cancer	30	516	9	2,587	- 2,071
Falls	31	472	15	1,756	- 1,283
Suicide	32	439	10	2,111	- 1,672
Syphilis	33	420	70	0	+ 420
Alzheimers & Dementia	34	412	2	9,416	- 9,004
Fires	35	408	48	75	+ 333
Colon-Rectum Cancers	36	383	7	3,329	- 2,946
Peptic Ulcer Disease	37	341	42	213	+ 128
Liver Cancer	38	306	24	976	- 670
Poisonings	39	306	55	41	+ 265
Inflammatory/Heart	40	299	23	1,060	- 761
Epilepsy	41	264	36	348	- 84
Bladder Cancer	42	235	22	1,078	- 844
Tetanus	43	232	78	0	+ 232
Prostate Cancer	44	197	13	1,824	- 1,627
Lymphomas	45	172	16	1,552	- 1,380
Rheumatic Heart Disease	46	154	37	293	- 139
Pancreas Cancer	47	141	14	1,809	- 1,669
Oral Cancer	48	137	28	675	- 538
Lung Cancers	49	137	4	6,777	- 6,640
Parkinson's Disease	50	128	19	1,378	- 1,249
Schistosomiasis	51	120	76	0	+ 120
Hepatitis B	52	113	63	17	+ 96
Ovary Cancer	53	108	30	653	- 545
Skin Cancers	54	106	31	522	- 417
Encephalitis	55	105	66	1	+ 104
Leukemia	56	104	21	1,199	- 1,095
Skin Disease	57	93	35	380	- 287
Oesophagus Cancer	58	87	25	898	- 811
Drug Use	59	76	39	287	- 212
Alcohol	60	45	32	500	- 454
Uterin Cancer	61	44	34	384	- 340
Appendicitis	62	38	62	17	+ 21
Ascariasis	63	31	82	0	+ 31
Hepatitis C	64	17	52	53	- 36
Upper Respiratory	65	17	59	22	- 5
Diphtheria	66	12	69	0	+ 12
Other Neoplasms	67	11	12	1,828	- 1,816
Multiple Sclerosis	68	11	45	147	- 136
Rheumatoid Arthritis	69	9	49	73	- 64
Chlamydia	70	1	71	0	+ 1
Otitis Media	71	0	65	2	- 2
Dengue	72	0	83	0	+ 0
Trichuriasis	73	0	81	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	80	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	72	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	74	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	73	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	84	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	60	20	- 20
Osteoarthritis	81	0	51	59	- 59
Oral conditions	82	0	61	19	- 19
Depression	83	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	56	40	- 40
Anemia	85	0	43	199	- 199
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to BELGIUM

Mali

Belgium

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.worldlifeexpectancy.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.