MAURITANIA VS FINLAND: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	FINLAND		MAURITANIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Alzheimers & Dementia	1	8,554	24	251	+ 8,303
Coronary Heart Disease	2	7,562	4	1,636	+ 5,927
Stroke	3	3,165	6	1,307	+ 1,859
Lung Cancers	4	1,779	44	60	+ 1,718
Hypertension	5	1,562	22	286	+ 1,276
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	1,103	37	110	+ 993
Falls	7	1,019	31	140	+ 879
Lung Disease	8	992	23	275	+ 717
Pancreas Cancer	9	959	51	39	+ 921
Liver Disease	10	822	13	586	+ 236
Prostate Cancer	11	746	34	118	+ 628
Breast Cancer	12	729	28	189	+ 540
Parkinson's Disease	13	656	41	69	+ 587
Lymphomas	14	654	43	65	+ 590
Suicide	15	651	30	141	+ 510
Liver Cancer	16	419	21	312	+ 108
Inflammatory/Heart	17	398	36	110	+ 289
Alcohol	18	357	58	16	+ 341
Stomach Cancer	19	344	32	132	+ 211
Other Injuries	20	336	19	343	- 7
Influenza and Pneumonia	21	336	1	2,756	- 2,420
Diabetes Mellitus	22	321	12	594	- 273
Other Neoplasms	23	290	62	7	+ 283
Leukemia	24	286	55	22	+ 263
Ovary Cancer	25	265	49	43	+ 222
Kidney Disease	26	263	15	555	- 292
Oesophagus Cancer	27	246	54	30	+ 216
Bladder Cancer	28	237	50	42	+ 195
Skin Cancers	29	229	46	50	+ 179
Drug Use	30	207	40	71	+ 136
Endocrine Disorders	31	197	27	197	+ 0
Uterin Cancer	32	173	57	17	+ 156
Road Traffic Accidents	33	165	8	1,158	- 993
Oral Cancer	34	159	48	45	+ 114
Congenital Anomalies	35	148	10	665	- 517
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	117	38	83	+ 33
Drownings	37	82	35	116	- 35
Epilepsy	38	80	39	75	+ 6
Schizophrenia	39	72	86	0	+ 72
Asthma	40	65	29	170	- 105
Rheumatoid Arthritis	41	64	64	4	+ 59
Multiple Sclerosis	42	62	63	5	+ 56
Violence	43	49	16	491	- 442
Cervical Cancer	44	48	20	333	- 285
Fires	45	47	33	123	- 76
Tuberculosis	46	25	9	717	- 692
Skin Disease	47	21	47	47	- 27
Low Birth Weight	48	20	2	2,014	- 1,994
Poisonings	49	19	42	67	- 48
Rheumatic Heart Disease	50	15	52	34	- 19
Osteoarthritis	51	13	81	0	+ 13
Diarrhoeal diseases	52	12	3	1,656	- 1,645
Prostatic Hypertrophy	53	8	80	0	+ 8
Appendicitis	54	7	60	9	- 1
Meningitis	55	7	18	357	- 350
Birth Trauma	56	6	7	1,204	- 1,199
Malnutrition	57	5	17	462	- 457
Anemia	58	4	84	0	+ 4
HIV/AIDS	59	4	25	231	- 226
Hepatitis C	60	4	67	3	+ 1
Oral conditions	61	3	82	0	+ 3
Upper Respiratory	62	2	68	3	- 1
Hepatitis B	63	1	56	22	- 21
Maternal Conditions	64	1	11	639	- 638
War	65	0	70	2	- 1
Encephalitis	66	0	53	33	- 33
Syphilis	67	0	26	204	- 204
Otitis Media	68	0	72	0	+ 0
Pertussis	69	0	14	574	- 574
Tetanus	70	0	45	58	- 58
Diphtheria	71	0	65	3	- 3
Measles	72	0	61	9	- 9
Iodine Deficiency	73	0	76	0	- 0
Malaria	74	0	5	1,423	- 1,423
Leishmaniasis	75	0	69	2	- 2
Chagas disease	76	0	78	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	77	0	59	14	- 14
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	79	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	79	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	80	0	74	0	- 0
Ascariasis	81	0	66	3	- 3
Dengue	82	0	73	0	- 0
Leprosy	83	0	77	0	- 0
Chlamydia	84	0	71	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to MAURITANIA

Finland

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.