MAURITANIA VS BURKINA FASO: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BURKINA FASO		MAURITANIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	3,157	1	2,756	+ 401
Malaria	2	2,743	5	1,423	+ 1,320
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	2,233	3	1,656	+ 576
Coronary Heart Disease	4	1,525	4	1,636	- 111
Low Birth Weight	5	1,279	2	2,014	- 735
Birth Trauma	6	1,207	7	1,204	+ 3
Stroke	7	1,188	6	1,307	- 119
Road Traffic Accidents	8	1,184	8	1,158	+ 25
Endocrine Disorders	9	900	27	197	+ 703
Congenital Anomalies	10	660	10	665	- 5
Meningitis	11	634	18	357	+ 277
HIV/AIDS	12	582	25	231	+ 352
Malnutrition	13	539	17	462	+ 76
Liver Disease	14	511	13	586	- 74
Other Injuries	15	495	19	343	+ 152
Diabetes Mellitus	16	490	12	594	- 104
Kidney Disease	17	450	15	555	- 104
Cervical Cancer	18	399	20	333	+ 65
Hypertension	19	379	22	286	+ 93
Tuberculosis	20	370	9	717	- 347
Violence	21	365	16	491	- 126
Suicide	22	286	30	141	+ 145
Maternal Conditions	23	259	11	639	- 380
Liver Cancer	24	246	21	312	- 66
Measles	25	225	61	9	+ 216
Lung Disease	26	218	23	275	- 57
Asthma	27	177	29	170	+ 7
Drownings	28	171	35	116	+ 55
War	29	166	70	2	+ 164
Breast Cancer	30	162	28	189	- 27
Falls	31	156	31	140	+ 16
Stomach Cancer	32	146	32	132	+ 14
Alzheimers & Dementia	33	144	24	251	- 107
Pertussis	34	140	14	574	- 434
Inflammatory/Heart	35	140	36	110	+ 30
Fires	36	132	33	123	+ 9
Poisonings	37	116	42	67	+ 49
Prostate Cancer	38	97	34	118	- 22
Colon-Rectum Cancers	39	90	37	110	- 20
Epilepsy	40	90	39	75	+ 15
Peptic Ulcer Disease	41	77	38	83	- 6
Syphilis	42	55	26	204	- 149
Lymphomas	43	53	43	65	- 12
Rheumatic Heart Disease	44	51	52	34	+ 17
Bladder Cancer	45	50	50	42	+ 7
Parkinson's Disease	46	47	41	69	- 22
Schistosomiasis	47	47	59	14	+ 33
Lung Cancers	48	45	44	60	- 15
Oral Cancer	49	43	48	45	- 2
Skin Cancers	50	41	46	50	- 9
Tetanus	51	34	45	58	- 24
Ovary Cancer	52	33	49	43	- 11
Skin Disease	53	33	47	47	- 15
Drug Use	54	32	40	71	- 39
Hepatitis B	55	31	56	22	+ 9
Alcohol	56	28	58	16	+ 13
Pancreas Cancer	57	28	51	39	- 11
Leukemia	58	21	55	22	- 1
Oesophagus Cancer	59	19	54	30	- 11
Appendicitis	60	18	60	9	+ 9
Encephalitis	61	16	53	33	- 18
Uterin Cancer	62	14	57	17	- 3
Ascariasis	63	14	66	3	+ 11
Hepatitis C	64	11	67	3	+ 8
Upper Respiratory	65	9	68	3	+ 6
Multiple Sclerosis	66	4	63	5	- 1
Other Neoplasms	67	4	62	7	- 3
Rheumatoid Arthritis	68	3	64	4	- 2
Diphtheria	69	1	65	3	- 2
Chlamydia	70	1	71	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	71	0	72	0	+ 0
Dengue	72	0	73	0	+ 0
Hookworm Disease	73	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	75	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	79	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	78	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	69	2	- 2
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	76	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
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	86	0	84	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to MAURITANIA

Burkina Faso

Mauritania

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.