MAURITANIA VS IRELAND: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	IRELAND		MAURITANIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	3,938	4	1,636	+ 2,302
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	2,654	24	251	+ 2,403
Lung Cancers	3	1,584	44	60	+ 1,524
Lung Disease	4	1,584	23	275	+ 1,309
Stroke	5	1,464	6	1,307	+ 157
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	1,074	1	2,756	- 1,682
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	906	37	110	+ 796
Breast Cancer	8	628	28	189	+ 439
Prostate Cancer	9	484	34	118	+ 366
Kidney Disease	10	468	15	555	- 86
Pancreas Cancer	11	439	51	39	+ 400
Parkinson's Disease	12	438	41	69	+ 369
Lymphomas	13	424	43	65	+ 359
Suicide	14	389	30	141	+ 248
Oesophagus Cancer	15	346	54	30	+ 316
Diabetes Mellitus	16	342	12	594	- 252
Stomach Cancer	17	295	32	132	+ 163
Liver Cancer	18	263	21	312	- 49
Liver Disease	19	231	13	586	- 355
Leukemia	20	226	55	22	+ 204
Ovary Cancer	21	226	49	43	+ 182
Bladder Cancer	22	212	50	42	+ 169
Skin Cancers	23	208	46	50	+ 158
Endocrine Disorders	24	206	27	197	+ 9
Falls	25	204	31	140	+ 64
Inflammatory/Heart	26	198	36	110	+ 88
Other Neoplasms	27	180	62	7	+ 173
Oral Cancer	28	151	48	45	+ 106
Hypertension	29	145	22	286	- 141
Other Injuries	30	141	19	343	- 202
Drug Use	31	138	40	71	+ 67
Congenital Anomalies	32	127	10	665	- 539
Road Traffic Accidents	33	127	8	1,158	- 1,032
Uterin Cancer	34	104	57	17	+ 87
Cervical Cancer	35	85	20	333	- 248
Epilepsy	36	70	39	75	- 4
Multiple Sclerosis	37	69	63	5	+ 63
Peptic Ulcer Disease	38	55	38	83	- 28
Alcohol	39	53	58	16	+ 37
Rheumatoid Arthritis	40	49	64	4	+ 44
Asthma	41	48	29	170	- 122
Skin Disease	42	48	47	47	+ 0
Drownings	43	47	35	116	- 69
Low Birth Weight	44	46	2	2,014	- 1,968
Diarrhoeal diseases	45	43	3	1,656	- 1,613
Rheumatic Heart Disease	46	41	52	34	+ 8
Violence	47	32	16	491	- 460
Fires	48	25	33	123	- 98
Anemia	49	24	84	0	+ 24
Tuberculosis	50	19	9	717	- 697
Osteoarthritis	51	16	81	0	+ 16
Hepatitis C	52	16	67	3	+ 13
Poisonings	53	12	42	67	- 56
Prostatic Hypertrophy	54	11	80	0	+ 11
Schizophrenia	55	10	86	0	+ 10
Birth Trauma	56	8	7	1,204	- 1,196
HIV/AIDS	57	7	25	231	- 223
Meningitis	58	6	18	357	- 351
Hepatitis B	59	5	56	22	- 17
Appendicitis	60	3	60	9	- 6
Maternal Conditions	61	3	11	639	- 636
Oral conditions	62	2	82	0	+ 2
Malnutrition	63	1	17	462	- 461
Upper Respiratory	64	1	68	3	- 2
War	65	0	70	2	- 1
Encephalitis	66	0	53	33	- 33
Pertussis	67	0	14	574	- 574
Syphilis	68	0	26	204	- 204
Chlamydia	69	0	71	0	- 0
Leprosy	70	0	77	0	- 0
Otitis Media	71	0	72	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	72	0	59	14	- 14
Chagas disease	73	0	78	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	74	0	79	0	- 0
Malaria	75	0	5	1,423	- 1,423
Leishmaniasis	76	0	69	2	- 2
Ascariasis	77	0	66	3	- 3
Dengue	78	0	73	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	79	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	80	0	74	0	- 0
Tetanus	81	0	45	58	- 58
Diphtheria	82	0	65	3	- 3
Measles	83	0	61	9	- 9
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

Ireland

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.