MAURITANIA VS ICELAND: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ICELAND		MAURITANIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	4,796	4	1,636	+ 3,161
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	3,513	24	251	+ 3,261
Stroke	3	1,671	6	1,307	+ 365
Lung Cancers	4	1,595	44	60	+ 1,535
Lung Disease	5	1,530	23	275	+ 1,255
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	979	1	2,756	- 1,777
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	873	37	110	+ 764
Prostate Cancer	8	723	34	118	+ 605
Breast Cancer	9	634	28	189	+ 445
Parkinson's Disease	10	630	41	69	+ 561
Other Injuries	11	595	19	343	+ 251
Pancreas Cancer	12	515	51	39	+ 476
Suicide	13	478	30	141	+ 337
Lymphomas	14	437	43	65	+ 372
Kidney Disease	15	395	15	555	- 160
Diabetes Mellitus	16	353	12	594	- 242
Hypertension	17	288	22	286	+ 2
Falls	18	282	31	140	+ 141
Oesophagus Cancer	19	268	54	30	+ 238
Liver Cancer	20	266	21	312	- 46
Bladder Cancer	21	242	50	42	+ 200
Leukemia	22	225	55	22	+ 202
Stomach Cancer	23	209	32	132	+ 77
Drug Use	24	200	40	71	+ 129
Ovary Cancer	25	195	49	43	+ 152
Inflammatory/Heart	26	186	36	110	+ 76
Endocrine Disorders	27	185	27	197	- 12
Alcohol	28	168	58	16	+ 152
Skin Cancers	29	154	46	50	+ 105
Other Neoplasms	30	116	62	7	+ 109
Liver Disease	31	112	13	586	- 473
Cervical Cancer	32	109	20	333	- 224
Oral Cancer	33	102	48	45	+ 57
Congenital Anomalies	34	89	10	665	- 576
Road Traffic Accidents	35	83	8	1,158	- 1,076
Uterin Cancer	36	82	57	17	+ 65
Epilepsy	37	64	39	75	- 10
Rheumatoid Arthritis	38	50	64	4	+ 46
Violence	39	48	16	491	- 444
Anemia	40	44	84	0	+ 44
Peptic Ulcer Disease	41	39	38	83	- 45
Poisonings	42	38	42	67	- 29
Low Birth Weight	43	36	2	2,014	- 1,978
Multiple Sclerosis	44	33	63	5	+ 28
Skin Disease	45	31	47	47	- 16
Birth Trauma	46	30	7	1,204	- 1,175
Osteoarthritis	47	25	81	0	+ 25
Asthma	48	20	29	170	- 150
Schizophrenia	49	17	86	0	+ 17
Meningitis	50	15	18	357	- 342
Upper Respiratory	51	13	68	3	+ 11
Hepatitis C	52	13	67	3	+ 11
Prostatic Hypertrophy	53	13	80	0	+ 13
Rheumatic Heart Disease	54	12	52	34	- 21
Diarrhoeal diseases	55	12	3	1,656	- 1,645
Drownings	56	11	35	116	- 105
Malnutrition	57	6	17	462	- 456
Fires	58	6	33	123	- 117
HIV/AIDS	59	6	25	231	- 225
Maternal Conditions	60	4	11	639	- 634
War	61	0	70	2	- 1
Pertussis	62	0	14	574	- 574
Hepatitis B	63	0	56	22	- 22
Otitis Media	64	0	72	0	- 0
Leprosy	65	0	77	0	- 0
Diphtheria	66	0	65	3	- 3
Measles	67	0	61	9	- 9
Tetanus	68	0	45	58	- 58
Ascariasis	69	0	66	3	- 3
Trichuriasis	70	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	71	0	74	0	- 0
Dengue	72	0	73	0	- 0
Malaria	73	0	5	1,423	- 1,423
Chagas disease	74	0	78	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	75	0	59	14	- 14
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	79	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	69	2	- 2
Encephalitis	78	0	53	33	- 33
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	76	0	- 0
Syphilis	80	0	26	204	- 204
Chlamydia	81	0	71	0	- 0
Tuberculosis	82	0	9	717	- 717
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	84	0	83	0	- 0
Oral conditions	85	0	82	0	- 0
Appendicitis	86	0	60	9	- 9
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to MAURITANIA

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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.