KENYA VS MALI: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MALI		KENYA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	39,425	1	22,571	+ 16,854
Diarrhoeal diseases	2	35,544	5	15,420	+ 20,124
Malaria	3	30,931	8	12,652	+ 18,279
Low Birth Weight	4	23,521	11	9,562	+ 13,959
Birth Trauma	5	22,010	10	9,957	+ 12,053
Stroke	6	16,323	4	15,895	+ 428
Coronary Heart Disease	7	15,647	9	11,972	+ 3,675
Malnutrition	8	15,489	21	4,212	+ 11,277
HIV/AIDS	9	15,322	2	20,885	- 5,563
Meningitis	10	12,001	15	5,364	+ 6,637
Road Traffic Accidents	11	11,825	6	14,883	- 3,058
Congenital Anomalies	12	9,914	12	6,115	+ 3,798
Maternal Conditions	13	7,569	13	5,651	+ 1,918
Liver Disease	14	7,238	7	13,405	- 6,167
Other Injuries	15	6,118	19	4,336	+ 1,782
Diabetes Mellitus	16	6,063	14	5,651	+ 412
Kidney Disease	17	5,788	16	4,464	+ 1,325
Violence	18	5,549	24	2,942	+ 2,606
Lung Disease	19	5,225	20	4,280	+ 945
Cervical Cancer	20	4,594	22	3,389	+ 1,205
Endocrine Disorders	21	4,286	44	831	+ 3,455
Measles	22	4,099	63	103	+ 3,996
Asthma	23	3,951	26	2,300	+ 1,651
Tuberculosis	24	3,950	3	19,655	- 15,705
Hypertension	25	3,419	17	4,418	- 998
War	26	2,910	65	89	+ 2,821
Stomach Cancer	27	2,815	28	2,010	+ 806
Drownings	28	2,789	39	1,200	+ 1,589
Pertussis	29	2,666	42	1,014	+ 1,652
Breast Cancer	30	2,508	25	2,658	- 149
Falls	31	2,296	33	1,465	+ 831
Suicide	32	2,136	23	3,214	- 1,078
Syphilis	33	2,040	52	449	+ 1,591
Alzheimers & Dementia	34	2,001	31	1,827	+ 174
Fires	35	1,986	36	1,316	+ 670
Colon-Rectum Cancers	36	1,862	32	1,477	+ 385
Peptic Ulcer Disease	37	1,657	41	1,089	+ 568
Liver Cancer	38	1,489	34	1,351	+ 138
Poisonings	39	1,487	38	1,269	+ 219
Inflammatory/Heart	40	1,454	40	1,121	+ 333
Epilepsy	41	1,284	43	832	+ 451
Bladder Cancer	42	1,141	57	318	+ 824
Tetanus	43	1,130	27	2,129	- 999
Prostate Cancer	44	959	37	1,292	- 333
Lymphomas	45	836	29	1,931	- 1,095
Rheumatic Heart Disease	46	748	53	408	+ 341
Pancreas Cancer	47	684	46	716	- 33
Oral Cancer	48	667	30	1,842	- 1,176
Lung Cancers	49	666	47	669	- 2
Parkinson's Disease	50	624	50	470	+ 154
Schistosomiasis	51	583	54	370	+ 213
Hepatitis B	52	548	49	522	+ 26
Ovary Cancer	53	523	45	795	- 272
Skin Cancers	54	513	48	638	- 125
Encephalitis	55	512	60	189	+ 323
Leukemia	56	508	35	1,327	- 819
Skin Disease	57	450	51	455	- 5
Oesophagus Cancer	58	422	18	4,373	- 3,951
Drug Use	59	368	62	113	+ 254
Alcohol	60	220	55	355	- 136
Uterin Cancer	61	213	56	323	- 110
Appendicitis	62	185	58	240	- 56
Ascariasis	63	149	71	9	+ 140
Hepatitis C	64	85	61	152	- 67
Upper Respiratory	65	81	64	95	- 14
Diphtheria	66	57	69	13	+ 44
Other Neoplasms	67	55	67	60	- 6
Multiple Sclerosis	68	52	68	39	+ 14
Rheumatoid Arthritis	69	42	66	84	- 42
Chlamydia	70	7	70	10	- 4
Otitis Media	71	1	72	7	- 6
Dengue	72	0	73	0	+ 0
Trichuriasis	73	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	74	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	78	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	59	194	- 194
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	77	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	85	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	84	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	80	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	83	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	82	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	81	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to KENYA

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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.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.