ARGENTINA VS MAURITANIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MAURITANIA		ARGENTINA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	29,920	2	40,986	- 11,066
Low Birth Weight	2	21,868	28	2,183	+ 19,685
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	17,986	42	578	+ 17,407
Coronary Heart Disease	4	17,761	1	48,765	- 31,004
Malaria	5	15,446	83	0	+ 15,446
Stroke	6	14,190	4	22,878	- 8,688
Birth Trauma	7	13,079	49	373	+ 12,705
Road Traffic Accidents	8	12,578	10	6,298	+ 6,281
Tuberculosis	9	7,780	41	655	+ 7,125
Congenital Anomalies	10	7,221	26	2,419	+ 4,802
Maternal Conditions	11	6,935	53	279	+ 6,656
Diabetes Mellitus	12	6,453	9	6,838	- 385
Liver Disease	13	6,358	16	4,029	+ 2,329
Pertussis	14	6,236	68	10	+ 6,226
Kidney Disease	15	6,024	5	13,588	- 7,564
Violence	16	5,335	23	2,712	+ 2,624
Malnutrition	17	5,022	38	929	+ 4,092
Meningitis	18	3,875	51	316	+ 3,559
Other Injuries	19	3,727	12	5,642	- 1,915
Cervical Cancer	20	3,618	25	2,480	+ 1,138
Liver Cancer	21	3,383	30	2,045	+ 1,338
Hypertension	22	3,105	11	5,799	- 2,693
Lung Disease	23	2,983	3	23,234	- 20,251
Alzheimers & Dementia	24	2,730	19	3,737	- 1,008
HIV/AIDS	25	2,503	32	1,481	+ 1,022
Syphilis	26	2,213	65	15	+ 2,198
Endocrine Disorders	27	2,143	17	3,987	- 1,845
Breast Cancer	28	2,052	8	7,063	- 5,010
Asthma	29	1,843	47	403	+ 1,440
Suicide	30	1,531	18	3,747	- 2,216
Falls	31	1,521	43	506	+ 1,015
Stomach Cancer	32	1,436	20	3,523	- 2,088
Fires	33	1,337	52	280	+ 1,057
Prostate Cancer	34	1,283	15	4,507	- 3,224
Drownings	35	1,263	48	380	+ 882
Inflammatory/Heart	36	1,193	13	5,495	- 4,302
Colon-Rectum Cancers	37	1,189	7	8,931	- 7,741
Peptic Ulcer Disease	38	905	44	488	+ 417
Epilepsy	39	809	50	332	+ 477
Drug Use	40	773	39	826	- 53
Parkinson's Disease	41	749	36	965	- 216
Poisonings	42	732	55	193	+ 539
Lymphomas	43	703	24	2,708	- 2,005
Lung Cancers	44	655	6	10,014	- 9,359
Tetanus	45	626	71	3	+ 622
Skin Cancers	46	541	34	1,073	- 532
Skin Disease	47	516	22	3,171	- 2,655
Oral Cancer	48	487	35	1,073	- 586
Ovary Cancer	49	471	33	1,307	- 836
Bladder Cancer	50	461	31	1,675	- 1,214
Pancreas Cancer	51	419	14	4,607	- 4,188
Rheumatic Heart Disease	52	364	56	139	+ 225
Encephalitis	53	360	64	17	+ 343
Oesophagus Cancer	54	325	29	2,054	- 1,730
Leukemia	55	244	27	2,189	- 1,945
Hepatitis B	56	241	62	56	+ 185
Uterin Cancer	57	184	37	944	- 760
Alcohol	58	173	46	442	- 269
Schistosomiasis	59	148	84	0	+ 148
Appendicitis	60	94	60	71	+ 24
Measles	61	94	79	0	+ 94
Other Neoplasms	62	77	21	3,224	- 3,147
Multiple Sclerosis	63	57	58	101	- 44
Rheumatoid Arthritis	64	48	54	243	- 195
Diphtheria	65	33	78	0	+ 33
Ascariasis	66	29	77	0	+ 29
Hepatitis C	67	29	57	113	- 84
Upper Respiratory	68	28	67	12	+ 16
Leishmaniasis	69	26	72	2	+ 24
War	70	18	70	5	+ 13
Chlamydia	71	3	82	0	+ 3
Otitis Media	72	0	73	2	- 2
Dengue	73	0	80	0	+ 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	75	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	81	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	74	1	- 1
Leprosy	77	0	69	5	- 5
Chagas disease	78	0	45	451	- 451
Trypanosomiasis	79	0	76	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	63	48	- 48
Osteoarthritis	81	0	59	73	- 73
Oral conditions	82	0	66	14	- 14
Depression	83	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	84	0	40	691	- 691
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	61	59	- 59
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to ARGENTINA

Mauritania

Argentina

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.