ZIMBABWE VS MALI: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MALI		ZIMBABWE		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	11,609	2	10,779	+ 829
Diarrhoeal diseases	2	10,466	6	4,595	+ 5,871
Malaria	3	9,108	15	2,003	+ 7,105
Low Birth Weight	4	6,926	7	4,038	+ 2,888
Birth Trauma	5	6,481	8	3,405	+ 3,075
Stroke	6	4,806	5	5,126	- 320
Coronary Heart Disease	7	4,607	3	8,493	- 3,886
Malnutrition	8	4,561	10	2,396	+ 2,165
HIV/AIDS	9	4,511	1	19,988	- 15,477
Meningitis	10	3,534	22	1,325	+ 2,208
Road Traffic Accidents	11	3,482	4	6,037	- 2,556
Congenital Anomalies	12	2,919	11	2,217	+ 702
Maternal Conditions	13	2,229	19	1,749	+ 480
Liver Disease	14	2,131	17	1,941	+ 190
Other Injuries	15	1,801	20	1,656	+ 146
Diabetes Mellitus	16	1,785	9	3,344	- 1,559
Kidney Disease	17	1,704	12	2,214	- 509
Violence	18	1,634	18	1,916	- 282
Lung Disease	19	1,538	23	1,163	+ 375
Cervical Cancer	20	1,353	14	2,023	- 670
Endocrine Disorders	21	1,262	34	553	+ 708
Measles	22	1,207	63	30	+ 1,176
Asthma	23	1,163	21	1,531	- 367
Tuberculosis	24	1,163	16	1,999	- 836
Hypertension	25	1,007	24	1,146	- 139
War	26	857	65	26	+ 831
Stomach Cancer	27	829	33	559	+ 270
Drownings	28	821	27	956	- 135
Pertussis	29	785	42	419	+ 366
Breast Cancer	30	739	28	839	- 101
Falls	31	676	41	465	+ 211
Suicide	32	629	13	2,069	- 1,440
Syphilis	33	601	55	124	+ 476
Alzheimers & Dementia	34	589	31	768	- 178
Fires	35	585	30	793	- 208
Colon-Rectum Cancers	36	548	40	505	+ 43
Peptic Ulcer Disease	37	488	35	548	- 60
Liver Cancer	38	438	38	510	- 71
Poisonings	39	438	37	515	- 77
Inflammatory/Heart	40	428	25	1,047	- 619
Epilepsy	41	378	39	508	- 130
Bladder Cancer	42	336	54	125	+ 211
Tetanus	43	333	57	102	+ 231
Prostate Cancer	44	282	32	628	- 346
Lymphomas	45	246	26	960	- 714
Rheumatic Heart Disease	46	220	36	542	- 322
Pancreas Cancer	47	201	47	217	- 15
Oral Cancer	48	196	49	208	- 11
Lung Cancers	49	196	43	286	- 90
Parkinson's Disease	50	184	46	226	- 42
Schistosomiasis	51	172	53	172	- 0
Hepatitis B	52	161	60	57	+ 104
Ovary Cancer	53	154	51	173	- 19
Skin Cancers	54	151	44	264	- 113
Encephalitis	55	151	56	117	+ 33
Leukemia	56	150	45	244	- 94
Skin Disease	57	133	52	173	- 40
Oesophagus Cancer	58	124	29	801	- 677
Drug Use	59	108	48	213	- 104
Alcohol	60	65	61	48	+ 16
Uterin Cancer	61	63	50	182	- 119
Appendicitis	62	54	58	66	- 12
Ascariasis	63	44	70	2	+ 42
Hepatitis C	64	25	66	14	+ 11
Upper Respiratory	65	24	59	65	- 41
Diphtheria	66	17	72	2	+ 15
Other Neoplasms	67	16	62	37	- 21
Multiple Sclerosis	68	15	67	14	+ 1
Rheumatoid Arthritis	69	12	64	26	- 14
Chlamydia	70	2	69	3	- 1
Otitis Media	71	0	68	3	- 3
Dengue	72	0	73	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	73	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	75	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	76	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	71	2	- 2
Leishmaniasis	78	0	77	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	79	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	80	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	81	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	83	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	84	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to ZIMBABWE

Mali

Zimbabwe

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.