BELGIUM VS MAURITANIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MAURITANIA		BELGIUM		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	7,626	6	5,677	+ 1,949
Low Birth Weight	2	5,574	50	70	+ 5,504
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	4,584	33	418	+ 4,166
Coronary Heart Disease	4	4,527	1	15,281	- 10,754
Malaria	5	3,937	75	0	+ 3,937
Stroke	6	3,617	3	7,408	- 3,791
Birth Trauma	7	3,333	53	47	+ 3,286
Road Traffic Accidents	8	3,206	29	666	+ 2,540
Tuberculosis	9	1,983	54	46	+ 1,937
Congenital Anomalies	10	1,841	40	282	+ 1,559
Maternal Conditions	11	1,768	64	6	+ 1,762
Diabetes Mellitus	12	1,645	20	1,269	+ 375
Liver Disease	13	1,621	17	1,433	+ 188
Pertussis	14	1,589	68	1	+ 1,588
Kidney Disease	15	1,535	8	2,952	- 1,416
Violence	16	1,360	44	149	+ 1,210
Malnutrition	17	1,280	38	291	+ 989
Meningitis	18	988	58	28	+ 959
Other Injuries	19	950	11	2,006	- 1,056
Cervical Cancer	20	922	41	243	+ 679
Liver Cancer	21	862	24	976	- 113
Hypertension	22	791	27	740	+ 52
Lung Disease	23	760	5	6,438	- 5,678
Alzheimers & Dementia	24	696	2	9,416	- 8,720
HIV/AIDS	25	638	57	36	+ 602
Syphilis	26	564	70	0	+ 564
Endocrine Disorders	27	546	18	1,432	- 886
Breast Cancer	28	523	9	2,587	- 2,064
Asthma	29	470	46	128	+ 342
Suicide	30	390	10	2,111	- 1,721
Falls	31	388	15	1,756	- 1,368
Stomach Cancer	32	366	26	863	- 497
Fires	33	341	48	75	+ 266
Prostate Cancer	34	327	13	1,824	- 1,497
Drownings	35	322	47	79	+ 243
Inflammatory/Heart	36	304	23	1,060	- 756
Colon-Rectum Cancers	37	303	7	3,329	- 3,026
Peptic Ulcer Disease	38	231	42	213	+ 18
Epilepsy	39	206	36	348	- 141
Drug Use	40	197	39	287	- 91
Parkinson's Disease	41	191	19	1,378	- 1,187
Poisonings	42	187	55	41	+ 146
Lymphomas	43	179	16	1,552	- 1,373
Lung Cancers	44	167	4	6,777	- 6,610
Tetanus	45	159	78	0	+ 159
Skin Cancers	46	138	31	522	- 384
Skin Disease	47	131	35	380	- 248
Oral Cancer	48	124	28	675	- 551
Ovary Cancer	49	120	30	653	- 533
Bladder Cancer	50	117	22	1,078	- 961
Pancreas Cancer	51	107	14	1,809	- 1,703
Rheumatic Heart Disease	52	93	37	293	- 200
Encephalitis	53	92	66	1	+ 91
Oesophagus Cancer	54	83	25	898	- 815
Leukemia	55	62	21	1,199	- 1,137
Hepatitis B	56	61	63	17	+ 45
Uterin Cancer	57	47	34	384	- 337
Alcohol	58	44	32	500	- 456
Schistosomiasis	59	38	76	0	+ 38
Appendicitis	60	24	62	17	+ 7
Measles	61	24	79	0	+ 24
Other Neoplasms	62	20	12	1,828	- 1,808
Multiple Sclerosis	63	15	45	147	- 132
Rheumatoid Arthritis	64	12	49	73	- 60
Diphtheria	65	9	69	0	+ 9
Ascariasis	66	7	82	0	+ 7
Hepatitis C	67	7	52	53	- 46
Upper Respiratory	68	7	59	22	- 15
Leishmaniasis	69	7	73	0	+ 7
War	70	4	67	1	+ 3
Chlamydia	71	1	71	0	+ 1
Otitis Media	72	0	65	2	- 2
Dengue	73	0	83	0	+ 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	80	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	81	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	84	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	72	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	79	0	74	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	60	20	- 20
Osteoarthritis	81	0	51	59	- 59
Oral conditions	82	0	61	19	- 19
Depression	83	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	84	0	43	199	- 199
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	56	40	- 40
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to BELGIUM

Mauritania

Belgium

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.