MAURITANIA VS CENTRAL AFRICA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	CENTRAL AFRICA		MAURITANIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	4,007	1	2,756	+ 1,251
Tuberculosis	2	3,603	9	717	+ 2,886
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	3,587	3	1,656	+ 1,931
HIV/AIDS	4	2,874	25	231	+ 2,644
Stroke	5	2,515	6	1,307	+ 1,208
Malaria	6	2,512	5	1,423	+ 1,089
Coronary Heart Disease	7	2,221	4	1,636	+ 585
Low Birth Weight	8	1,706	2	2,014	- 308
Birth Trauma	9	1,679	7	1,204	+ 474
Road Traffic Accidents	10	1,371	8	1,158	+ 212
Measles	11	1,245	61	9	+ 1,236
Hypertension	12	959	22	286	+ 673
Maternal Conditions	13	899	11	639	+ 261
Liver Disease	14	883	13	586	+ 298
Diabetes Mellitus	15	874	12	594	+ 280
Meningitis	16	777	18	357	+ 420
Violence	17	772	16	491	+ 281
Lung Disease	18	732	23	275	+ 458
Congenital Anomalies	19	594	10	665	- 71
Asthma	20	583	29	170	+ 413
Kidney Disease	21	544	15	555	- 11
Malnutrition	22	529	17	462	+ 67
Other Injuries	23	475	19	343	+ 132
Suicide	24	448	30	141	+ 307
Endocrine Disorders	25	324	27	197	+ 127
Breast Cancer	26	264	28	189	+ 75
Peptic Ulcer Disease	27	243	38	83	+ 160
War	28	240	70	2	+ 239
Tetanus	29	215	45	58	+ 157
Inflammatory/Heart	30	207	36	110	+ 97
Pertussis	31	203	14	574	- 371
Cervical Cancer	32	176	20	333	- 157
Alzheimers & Dementia	33	156	24	251	- 95
Drownings	34	155	35	116	+ 39
Rheumatic Heart Disease	35	148	52	34	+ 115
Falls	36	139	31	140	- 1
Schistosomiasis	37	130	59	14	+ 116
Prostate Cancer	38	120	34	118	+ 2
Fires	39	109	33	123	- 15
Poisonings	40	103	42	67	+ 35
Syphilis	41	92	26	204	- 112
Lymphomas	42	91	43	65	+ 26
Epilepsy	43	91	39	75	+ 16
Liver Cancer	44	89	21	312	- 222
Colon-Rectum Cancers	45	89	37	110	- 20
Oral Cancer	46	70	48	45	+ 25
Leukemia	47	68	55	22	+ 45
Parkinson's Disease	48	51	41	69	- 17
Stomach Cancer	49	50	32	132	- 82
Ovary Cancer	50	49	49	43	+ 6
Appendicitis	51	47	60	9	+ 39
Alcohol	52	47	58	16	+ 31
Oesophagus Cancer	53	37	54	30	+ 7
Skin Disease	54	37	47	47	- 11
Lung Cancers	55	36	44	60	- 24
Leishmaniasis	56	35	69	2	+ 32
Drug Use	57	34	40	71	- 38
Skin Cancers	58	33	46	50	- 17
Trypanosomiasis	59	30	79	0	+ 30
Pancreas Cancer	60	28	51	39	- 11
Hepatitis B	61	25	56	22	+ 3
Encephalitis	62	21	53	33	- 12
Upper Respiratory	63	19	68	3	+ 16
Bladder Cancer	64	18	50	42	- 25
Uterin Cancer	65	15	57	17	- 2
Rheumatoid Arthritis	66	12	64	4	+ 7
Diphtheria	67	8	65	3	+ 5
Otitis Media	68	5	72	0	+ 5
Hepatitis C	69	4	67	3	+ 2
Other Neoplasms	70	4	62	7	- 3
Ascariasis	71	4	66	3	+ 1
Multiple Sclerosis	72	3	63	5	- 2
Chlamydia	73	1	71	0	+ 1
Dengue	74	0	73	0	+ 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	74	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	76	0	- 0
Leprosy	78	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	78	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
Anemia	84	0	84	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to MAURITANIA

Central Africa

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.