MAURITANIA VS MADAGASCAR: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MADAGASCAR		MAURITANIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Stroke	1	2,640	6	1,307	+ 1,333
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	2,146	1	2,756	- 609
Coronary Heart Disease	3	1,820	4	1,636	+ 185
Tuberculosis	4	1,705	9	717	+ 989
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	1,629	3	1,656	- 27
Measles	6	1,348	61	9	+ 1,339
Road Traffic Accidents	7	1,158	8	1,158	- 1
Hypertension	8	912	22	286	+ 626
Malaria	9	809	5	1,423	- 613
Low Birth Weight	10	787	2	2,014	- 1,227
Birth Trauma	11	786	7	1,204	- 419
Liver Disease	12	706	13	586	+ 120
Malnutrition	13	622	17	462	+ 160
Lung Disease	14	582	23	275	+ 307
Congenital Anomalies	15	497	10	665	- 168
Diabetes Mellitus	16	482	12	594	- 113
Cervical Cancer	17	445	20	333	+ 112
Maternal Conditions	18	408	11	639	- 231
Asthma	19	368	29	170	+ 199
Meningitis	20	351	18	357	- 6
Other Injuries	21	347	19	343	+ 3
Kidney Disease	22	324	15	555	- 231
Violence	23	257	16	491	- 234
Suicide	24	217	30	141	+ 76
HIV/AIDS	25	197	25	231	- 33
Alzheimers & Dementia	26	165	24	251	- 87
Oesophagus Cancer	27	159	54	30	+ 129
Inflammatory/Heart	28	154	36	110	+ 44
Prostate Cancer	29	146	34	118	+ 28
Liver Cancer	30	137	21	312	- 174
Drownings	31	121	35	116	+ 5
Oral Cancer	32	102	48	45	+ 58
Syphilis	33	100	26	204	- 104
Lymphomas	34	99	43	65	+ 34
Fires	35	97	33	123	- 26
Falls	36	96	31	140	- 44
Breast Cancer	37	92	28	189	- 97
Rheumatic Heart Disease	38	92	52	34	+ 59
Colon-Rectum Cancers	39	89	37	110	- 21
Poisonings	40	84	42	67	+ 16
Pertussis	41	76	14	574	- 498
Peptic Ulcer Disease	42	73	38	83	- 11
Skin Cancers	43	69	46	50	+ 19
Endocrine Disorders	44	68	27	197	- 129
Leukemia	45	59	55	22	+ 36
Epilepsy	46	57	39	75	- 18
Stomach Cancer	47	54	32	132	- 78
Bladder Cancer	48	42	50	42	- 0
Parkinson's Disease	49	39	41	69	- 30
Schistosomiasis	50	38	59	14	+ 25
Skin Disease	51	28	47	47	- 20
Tetanus	52	27	45	58	- 30
Alcohol	53	24	58	16	+ 8
War	54	23	70	2	+ 21
Lung Cancers	55	22	44	60	- 39
Appendicitis	56	22	60	9	+ 13
Ovary Cancer	57	20	49	43	- 24
Hepatitis B	58	14	56	22	- 8
Uterin Cancer	59	14	57	17	- 3
Encephalitis	60	14	53	33	- 19
Pancreas Cancer	61	12	51	39	- 27
Drug Use	62	9	40	71	- 63
Upper Respiratory	63	7	68	3	+ 5
Rheumatoid Arthritis	64	7	64	4	+ 3
Other Neoplasms	65	4	62	7	- 4
Multiple Sclerosis	66	3	63	5	- 3
Hepatitis C	67	2	67	3	- 0
Otitis Media	68	2	72	0	+ 1
Chlamydia	69	1	71	0	+ 1
Ascariasis	70	1	66	3	- 2
Diphtheria	71	0	65	3	- 3
Dengue	72	0	73	0	+ 0
Trichuriasis	73	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	74	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	78	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	79	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	69	2	- 2
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	76	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	83	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	84	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	80	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	81	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	82	0	- 0
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.