AFGHANISTAN VS MAURITANIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MAURITANIA		AFGHANISTAN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	25,544	4	14,649	+ 10,895
Low Birth Weight	2	18,670	5	12,631	+ 6,039
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	15,355	13	5,555	+ 9,800
Coronary Heart Disease	4	15,163	1	40,195	- 25,031
Malaria	5	13,187	57	185	+ 13,002
Stroke	6	12,114	3	19,060	- 6,946
Birth Trauma	7	11,166	6	10,723	+ 443
Road Traffic Accidents	8	10,739	11	6,033	+ 4,706
Tuberculosis	9	6,642	7	9,839	- 3,197
Congenital Anomalies	10	6,165	14	5,001	+ 1,165
Maternal Conditions	11	5,921	9	7,807	- 1,886
Diabetes Mellitus	12	5,509	12	5,750	- 240
Liver Disease	13	5,428	16	4,600	+ 829
Pertussis	14	5,324	21	2,107	+ 3,216
Kidney Disease	15	5,143	10	6,590	- 1,447
Violence	16	4,555	19	3,217	+ 1,338
Malnutrition	17	4,287	43	589	+ 3,698
Meningitis	18	3,309	20	2,626	+ 683
Other Injuries	19	3,182	18	3,241	- 60
Cervical Cancer	20	3,089	44	541	+ 2,548
Liver Cancer	21	2,889	40	657	+ 2,231
Hypertension	22	2,651	8	7,995	- 5,344
Lung Disease	23	2,547	15	4,650	- 2,103
Alzheimers & Dementia	24	2,330	23	1,765	+ 565
HIV/AIDS	25	2,137	46	464	+ 1,673
Syphilis	26	1,889	60	94	+ 1,795
Endocrine Disorders	27	1,829	28	1,364	+ 465
Breast Cancer	28	1,752	22	1,822	- 70
Asthma	29	1,574	17	3,403	- 1,829
Suicide	30	1,308	24	1,573	- 265
Falls	31	1,299	37	905	+ 393
Stomach Cancer	32	1,226	26	1,501	- 275
Fires	33	1,142	50	348	+ 794
Prostate Cancer	34	1,095	55	258	+ 837
Drownings	35	1,078	34	996	+ 82
Inflammatory/Heart	36	1,019	45	527	+ 492
Colon-Rectum Cancers	37	1,015	39	741	+ 274
Peptic Ulcer Disease	38	773	25	1,505	- 732
Epilepsy	39	691	35	993	- 302
Drug Use	40	660	51	328	+ 331
Parkinson's Disease	41	639	41	628	+ 12
Poisonings	42	625	47	384	+ 242
Lymphomas	43	601	36	946	- 346
Lung Cancers	44	559	32	1,076	- 517
Tetanus	45	534	30	1,254	- 720
Skin Cancers	46	462	59	145	+ 317
Skin Disease	47	440	61	94	+ 346
Oral Cancer	48	416	27	1,467	- 1,052
Ovary Cancer	49	402	48	369	+ 33
Bladder Cancer	50	394	54	272	+ 122
Pancreas Cancer	51	357	56	229	+ 128
Rheumatic Heart Disease	52	311	33	1,041	- 730
Encephalitis	53	308	31	1,190	- 883
Oesophagus Cancer	54	277	29	1,314	- 1,037
Leukemia	55	208	42	610	- 402
Hepatitis B	56	206	38	863	- 658
Uterin Cancer	57	157	53	289	- 132
Alcohol	58	148	58	150	- 2
Schistosomiasis	59	126	79	0	+ 126
Appendicitis	60	80	52	298	- 218
Measles	61	80	49	350	- 270
Other Neoplasms	62	66	63	29	+ 37
Multiple Sclerosis	63	49	62	84	- 35
Rheumatoid Arthritis	64	41	65	25	+ 15
Diphtheria	65	29	67	16	+ 12
Ascariasis	66	25	66	17	+ 8
Hepatitis C	67	24	64	28	- 3
Upper Respiratory	68	24	68	9	+ 14
Leishmaniasis	69	22	70	1	+ 21
War	70	15	2	25,620	- 25,605
Chlamydia	71	3	69	1	+ 1
Otitis Media	72	0	71	1	- 0
Dengue	73	0	72	0	+ 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	73	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	74	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	76	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	75	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	79	0	78	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	85	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	84	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	80	0	- 0
Anemia	84	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	82	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	81	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to AFGHANISTAN

Mauritania

Afghanistan

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.