MAURITANIA VS CANADA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	CANADA		MAURITANIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	4,470	4	1,636	+ 2,834
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	3,455	24	251	+ 3,204
Lung Cancers	3	2,336	44	60	+ 2,275
Lung Disease	4	1,586	23	275	+ 1,311
Stroke	5	1,580	6	1,307	+ 273
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	1,077	37	110	+ 967
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	829	1	2,756	- 1,926
Breast Cancer	8	659	28	189	+ 470
Diabetes Mellitus	9	638	12	594	+ 44
Lymphomas	10	574	43	65	+ 509
Pancreas Cancer	11	564	51	39	+ 526
Falls	12	539	31	140	+ 399
Prostate Cancer	13	526	34	118	+ 407
Kidney Disease	14	511	15	555	- 44
Suicide	15	493	30	141	+ 352
Drug Use	16	411	40	71	+ 340
Liver Disease	17	404	13	586	- 181
Parkinson's Disease	18	375	41	69	+ 306
Endocrine Disorders	19	361	27	197	+ 163
Liver Cancer	20	347	21	312	+ 36
Leukemia	21	346	55	22	+ 323
Hypertension	22	286	22	286	- 0
Bladder Cancer	23	281	50	42	+ 239
Other Injuries	24	267	19	343	- 76
Oesophagus Cancer	25	249	54	30	+ 219
Stomach Cancer	26	243	32	132	+ 111
Inflammatory/Heart	27	230	36	110	+ 120
Road Traffic Accidents	28	223	8	1,158	- 936
Ovary Cancer	29	212	49	43	+ 169
Skin Cancers	30	196	46	50	+ 146
Other Neoplasms	31	187	62	7	+ 180
Oral Cancer	32	178	48	45	+ 133
Alcohol	33	166	58	16	+ 150
Uterin Cancer	34	132	57	17	+ 115
Congenital Anomalies	35	121	10	665	- 544
Diarrhoeal diseases	36	94	3	1,656	- 1,563
Multiple Sclerosis	37	77	63	5	+ 72
Skin Disease	38	76	47	47	+ 28
Rheumatic Heart Disease	39	71	52	34	+ 37
Violence	40	67	16	491	- 424
Cervical Cancer	41	64	20	333	- 269
Low Birth Weight	42	62	2	2,014	- 1,952
Peptic Ulcer Disease	43	49	38	83	- 34
Epilepsy	44	43	39	75	- 32
Hepatitis C	45	40	67	3	+ 38
Anemia	46	38	84	0	+ 38
Rheumatoid Arthritis	47	36	64	4	+ 32
Drownings	48	32	35	116	- 85
Asthma	49	29	29	170	- 141
Birth Trauma	50	22	7	1,204	- 1,183
Malnutrition	51	21	17	462	- 441
Fires	52	21	33	123	- 102
HIV/AIDS	53	18	25	231	- 212
Prostatic Hypertrophy	54	16	80	0	+ 16
Osteoarthritis	55	15	81	0	+ 15
Poisonings	56	14	42	67	- 54
Schizophrenia	57	13	86	0	+ 13
Tuberculosis	58	11	9	717	- 706
Meningitis	59	8	18	357	- 349
Hepatitis B	60	7	56	22	- 15
Oral conditions	61	6	82	0	+ 6
Appendicitis	62	6	60	9	- 3
Upper Respiratory	63	5	68	3	+ 3
Maternal Conditions	64	5	11	639	- 634
War	65	2	70	2	+ 1
Otitis Media	66	1	72	0	+ 1
Syphilis	67	1	26	204	- 203
Encephalitis	68	0	53	33	- 33
Pertussis	69	0	14	574	- 574
Chagas disease	70	0	78	0	+ 0
Tetanus	71	0	45	58	- 58
Dengue	72	0	73	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	73	0	65	3	- 3
Measles	74	0	61	9	- 9
Trypanosomiasis	75	0	79	0	- 0
Malaria	76	0	5	1,423	- 1,423
Leishmaniasis	77	0	69	2	- 2
Schistosomiasis	78	0	59	14	- 14
Leprosy	79	0	77	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	80	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	81	0	74	0	- 0
Ascariasis	82	0	66	3	- 3
Chlamydia	83	0	71	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	76	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to MAURITANIA

Canada

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.