MAURITANIA VS DENMARK: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	DENMARK		MAURITANIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	3,870	4	1,636	+ 2,234
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	3,781	24	251	+ 3,529
Lung Disease	3	3,178	23	275	+ 2,904
Lung Cancers	4	2,696	44	60	+ 2,636
Stroke	5	2,654	6	1,307	+ 1,347
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	1,626	1	2,756	- 1,130
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	1,556	37	110	+ 1,446
Prostate Cancer	8	1,072	34	118	+ 954
Breast Cancer	9	941	28	189	+ 752
Diabetes Mellitus	10	930	12	594	+ 336
Pancreas Cancer	11	794	51	39	+ 756
Kidney Disease	12	660	15	555	+ 105
Lymphomas	13	529	43	65	+ 464
Liver Disease	14	501	13	586	- 84
Hypertension	15	466	22	286	+ 180
Suicide	16	447	30	141	+ 306
Parkinson's Disease	17	435	41	69	+ 366
Alcohol	18	434	58	16	+ 418
Endocrine Disorders	19	416	27	197	+ 219
Leukemia	20	405	55	22	+ 382
Bladder Cancer	21	395	50	42	+ 353
Falls	22	392	31	140	+ 252
Stomach Cancer	23	351	32	132	+ 219
Oesophagus Cancer	24	345	54	30	+ 315
Liver Cancer	25	337	21	312	+ 25
Skin Cancers	26	281	46	50	+ 232
Other Neoplasms	27	274	62	7	+ 267
Oral Cancer	28	269	48	45	+ 224
Ovary Cancer	29	266	49	43	+ 223
Other Injuries	30	252	19	343	- 92
Inflammatory/Heart	31	206	36	110	+ 96
Peptic Ulcer Disease	32	157	38	83	+ 73
Road Traffic Accidents	33	155	8	1,158	- 1,004
Drug Use	34	143	40	71	+ 71
Uterin Cancer	35	113	57	17	+ 96
Congenital Anomalies	36	111	10	665	- 554
Cervical Cancer	37	111	20	333	- 223
Diarrhoeal diseases	38	105	3	1,656	- 1,552
Multiple Sclerosis	39	96	63	5	+ 90
Epilepsy	40	91	39	75	+ 16
Low Birth Weight	41	84	2	2,014	- 1,930
Rheumatic Heart Disease	42	70	52	34	+ 36
Rheumatoid Arthritis	43	61	64	4	+ 57
Asthma	44	60	29	170	- 110
Skin Disease	45	57	47	47	+ 10
Anemia	46	53	84	0	+ 53
Violence	47	46	16	491	- 446
Schizophrenia	48	41	86	0	+ 41
Fires	49	38	33	123	- 85
Drownings	50	27	35	116	- 89
Osteoarthritis	51	18	81	0	+ 18
Meningitis	52	18	18	357	- 339
Prostatic Hypertrophy	53	18	80	0	+ 18
Appendicitis	54	17	60	9	+ 8
HIV/AIDS	55	16	25	231	- 214
Birth Trauma	56	15	7	1,204	- 1,189
Tuberculosis	57	11	9	717	- 705
Upper Respiratory	58	11	68	3	+ 9
Malnutrition	59	10	17	462	- 452
Hepatitis C	60	6	67	3	+ 4
Hepatitis B	61	4	56	22	- 18
Poisonings	62	4	42	67	- 63
Oral conditions	63	3	82	0	+ 3
Maternal Conditions	64	2	11	639	- 637
Otitis Media	65	1	72	0	+ 1
War	66	0	70	2	- 1
Encephalitis	67	0	53	33	- 33
Tetanus	68	0	45	58	- 57
Chlamydia	69	0	71	0	- 0
Syphilis	70	0	26	204	- 204
Measles	71	0	61	9	- 8
Pertussis	72	0	14	574	- 574
Diphtheria	73	0	65	3	- 3
Leprosy	74	0	77	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	75	0	59	14	- 14
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	79	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	78	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	69	2	- 2
Malaria	79	0	5	1,423	- 1,423
Trichuriasis	80	0	75	0	- 0
Ascariasis	81	0	66	3	- 3
Hookworm Disease	82	0	74	0	- 0
Dengue	83	0	73	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	76	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to MAURITANIA

Denmark

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.