AUSTRALIA VS MAURITANIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MAURITANIA		AUSTRALIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	17,043	8	4,446	+ 12,597
Low Birth Weight	2	12,456	43	248	+ 12,208
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	10,245	40	296	+ 9,949
Coronary Heart Disease	4	10,117	1	21,548	- 11,432
Malaria	5	8,798	82	0	+ 8,798
Stroke	6	8,083	3	10,331	- 2,248
Birth Trauma	7	7,450	50	140	+ 7,310
Road Traffic Accidents	8	7,165	29	1,245	+ 5,920
Tuberculosis	9	4,432	56	53	+ 4,379
Congenital Anomalies	10	4,113	33	711	+ 3,403
Maternal Conditions	11	3,950	63	20	+ 3,930
Diabetes Mellitus	12	3,676	7	4,471	- 795
Liver Disease	13	3,622	26	1,421	+ 2,200
Pertussis	14	3,552	69	1	+ 3,551
Kidney Disease	15	3,431	12	3,139	+ 292
Violence	16	3,039	44	243	+ 2,796
Malnutrition	17	2,860	51	117	+ 2,743
Meningitis	18	2,208	60	37	+ 2,170
Other Injuries	19	2,123	22	1,642	+ 481
Cervical Cancer	20	2,061	39	342	+ 1,719
Liver Cancer	21	1,927	20	2,036	- 109
Hypertension	22	1,769	23	1,631	+ 137
Lung Disease	23	1,699	5	8,487	- 6,788
Alzheimers & Dementia	24	1,555	2	15,588	- 14,034
HIV/AIDS	25	1,426	57	50	+ 1,376
Syphilis	26	1,260	67	3	+ 1,257
Endocrine Disorders	27	1,220	16	2,328	- 1,108
Breast Cancer	28	1,169	10	3,405	- 2,236
Asthma	29	1,050	36	455	+ 595
Suicide	30	872	11	3,150	- 2,277
Falls	31	866	14	3,116	- 2,249
Stomach Cancer	32	818	27	1,288	- 470
Fires	33	762	55	55	+ 707
Prostate Cancer	34	731	9	3,766	- 3,035
Drownings	35	719	47	177	+ 542
Inflammatory/Heart	36	680	24	1,571	- 891
Colon-Rectum Cancers	37	677	6	6,209	- 5,531
Peptic Ulcer Disease	38	516	42	276	+ 240
Epilepsy	39	461	41	285	+ 176
Drug Use	40	440	21	1,783	- 1,343
Parkinson's Disease	41	427	19	2,036	- 1,610
Poisonings	42	417	61	35	+ 382
Lymphomas	43	401	15	3,039	- 2,638
Lung Cancers	44	373	4	8,769	- 8,396
Tetanus	45	356	70	1	+ 355
Skin Cancers	46	308	17	2,319	- 2,011
Skin Disease	47	294	34	594	- 301
Oral Cancer	48	277	32	972	- 695
Ovary Cancer	49	268	31	1,003	- 734
Bladder Cancer	50	263	30	1,187	- 925
Pancreas Cancer	51	238	13	3,118	- 2,879
Rheumatic Heart Disease	52	207	38	379	- 171
Encephalitis	53	205	68	3	+ 202
Oesophagus Cancer	54	185	25	1,494	- 1,309
Leukemia	55	139	18	2,126	- 1,987
Hepatitis B	56	137	58	41	+ 96
Uterin Cancer	57	105	35	524	- 420
Alcohol	58	99	37	380	- 281
Schistosomiasis	59	84	79	0	+ 84
Appendicitis	60	54	62	26	+ 27
Measles	61	53	78	0	+ 53
Other Neoplasms	62	44	28	1,252	- 1,208
Multiple Sclerosis	63	33	46	188	- 155
Rheumatoid Arthritis	64	27	45	229	- 202
Diphtheria	65	19	71	0	+ 19
Ascariasis	66	16	75	0	+ 16
Hepatitis C	67	16	48	173	- 157
Upper Respiratory	68	16	64	17	- 1
Leishmaniasis	69	15	81	0	+ 15
War	70	10	65	8	+ 2
Chlamydia	71	2	77	0	+ 2
Otitis Media	72	0	66	6	- 6
Dengue	73	0	72	0	+ 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	73	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	84	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	80	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	79	0	83	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	53	71	- 71
Osteoarthritis	81	0	52	114	- 114
Oral conditions	82	0	59	40	- 40
Depression	83	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	84	0	49	157	- 157
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	54	64	- 64
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to AUSTRALIA

Mauritania

Australia

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.