MALAWI VS MALI: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MALI		MALAWI		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	14,731	2	7,739	+ 6,992
Diarrhoeal diseases	2	13,281	6	5,782	+ 7,499
Malaria	3	11,557	3	6,308	+ 5,249
Low Birth Weight	4	8,788	8	4,339	+ 4,450
Birth Trauma	5	8,224	9	3,563	+ 4,661
Stroke	6	6,099	5	5,939	+ 160
Coronary Heart Disease	7	5,846	7	4,929	+ 917
Malnutrition	8	5,787	20	1,499	+ 4,288
HIV/AIDS	9	5,725	1	12,839	- 7,114
Meningitis	10	4,484	18	1,792	+ 2,692
Road Traffic Accidents	11	4,418	4	6,221	- 1,803
Congenital Anomalies	12	3,704	13	2,509	+ 1,195
Maternal Conditions	13	2,828	15	1,854	+ 974
Liver Disease	14	2,704	10	3,259	- 555
Other Injuries	15	2,286	22	1,266	+ 1,020
Diabetes Mellitus	16	2,265	14	2,267	- 1
Kidney Disease	17	2,163	19	1,567	+ 595
Violence	18	2,073	32	406	+ 1,667
Lung Disease	19	1,952	21	1,340	+ 612
Cervical Cancer	20	1,717	12	2,876	- 1,160
Endocrine Disorders	21	1,601	42	257	+ 1,345
Measles	22	1,532	67	6	+ 1,525
Asthma	23	1,476	26	705	+ 772
Tuberculosis	24	1,476	11	2,992	- 1,516
Hypertension	25	1,278	17	1,797	- 519
War	26	1,087	71	2	+ 1,085
Stomach Cancer	27	1,052	45	206	+ 846
Drownings	28	1,042	30	458	+ 584
Pertussis	29	996	31	436	+ 560
Breast Cancer	30	937	27	600	+ 337
Falls	31	858	28	562	+ 296
Suicide	32	798	23	1,007	- 209
Syphilis	33	762	29	480	+ 282
Alzheimers & Dementia	34	748	25	782	- 34
Fires	35	742	34	380	+ 363
Colon-Rectum Cancers	36	696	44	234	+ 461
Peptic Ulcer Disease	37	619	39	280	+ 339
Liver Cancer	38	556	38	317	+ 240
Poisonings	39	556	37	325	+ 231
Inflammatory/Heart	40	543	35	370	+ 173
Epilepsy	41	480	41	260	+ 220
Bladder Cancer	42	426	33	388	+ 38
Tetanus	43	422	47	178	+ 245
Prostate Cancer	44	358	40	271	+ 88
Lymphomas	45	312	24	839	- 526
Rheumatic Heart Disease	46	280	49	154	+ 125
Pancreas Cancer	47	255	60	38	+ 217
Oral Cancer	48	249	43	251	- 2
Lung Cancers	49	249	51	131	+ 118
Parkinson's Disease	50	233	46	200	+ 33
Schistosomiasis	51	218	50	143	+ 74
Hepatitis B	52	205	55	88	+ 117
Ovary Cancer	53	195	48	158	+ 38
Skin Cancers	54	192	36	331	- 139
Encephalitis	55	191	58	48	+ 143
Leukemia	56	190	56	82	+ 108
Skin Disease	57	168	53	101	+ 67
Oesophagus Cancer	58	158	16	1,842	- 1,684
Drug Use	59	137	59	48	+ 90
Alcohol	60	82	52	114	- 32
Uterin Cancer	61	80	62	23	+ 57
Appendicitis	62	69	54	94	- 25
Ascariasis	63	56	69	4	+ 52
Hepatitis C	64	32	64	15	+ 17
Upper Respiratory	65	30	57	60	- 29
Diphtheria	66	21	72	2	+ 20
Other Neoplasms	67	20	63	17	+ 4
Multiple Sclerosis	68	20	66	9	+ 11
Rheumatoid Arthritis	69	16	61	29	- 13
Chlamydia	70	2	70	3	- 0
Otitis Media	71	0	68	5	- 5
Dengue	72	0	65	9	- 9
Trichuriasis	73	0	78	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	79	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	75	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	73	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	74	0	- 0
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	83	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	80	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	81	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	82	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to MALAWI

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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.