BELIZE VS MAURITANIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MAURITANIA		BELIZE		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	265	7	97	+ 168
Low Birth Weight	2	193	25	20	+ 174
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	159	34	9	+ 150
Coronary Heart Disease	4	157	1	192	- 35
Malaria	5	137	76	0	+ 137
Stroke	6	126	4	127	- 1
Birth Trauma	7	116	32	9	+ 106
Road Traffic Accidents	8	111	8	88	+ 23
Tuberculosis	9	69	33	9	+ 60
Congenital Anomalies	10	64	21	23	+ 41
Maternal Conditions	11	61	42	2	+ 59
Diabetes Mellitus	12	57	3	141	- 83
Liver Disease	13	56	9	58	- 1
Pertussis	14	55	63	0	+ 55
Kidney Disease	15	53	6	102	- 49
Violence	16	47	2	146	- 99
Malnutrition	17	44	29	10	+ 35
Meningitis	18	34	46	1	+ 33
Other Injuries	19	33	14	36	- 3
Cervical Cancer	20	32	17	28	+ 5
Liver Cancer	21	30	19	24	+ 6
Hypertension	22	27	12	46	- 18
Lung Disease	23	26	11	46	- 20
Alzheimers & Dementia	24	24	13	45	- 21
HIV/AIDS	25	22	5	119	- 97
Syphilis	26	20	62	0	+ 20
Endocrine Disorders	27	19	22	23	- 4
Breast Cancer	28	18	23	22	- 3
Asthma	29	16	35	8	+ 9
Suicide	30	14	16	28	- 14
Falls	31	13	27	13	+ 1
Stomach Cancer	32	13	20	23	- 10
Fires	33	12	40	4	+ 8
Prostate Cancer	34	11	10	47	- 36
Drownings	35	11	18	24	- 13
Inflammatory/Heart	36	11	26	18	- 7
Colon-Rectum Cancers	37	11	24	20	- 9
Peptic Ulcer Disease	38	8	38	5	+ 3
Epilepsy	39	7	36	8	- 1
Drug Use	40	7	47	1	+ 5
Parkinson's Disease	41	7	28	11	- 4
Poisonings	42	6	45	1	+ 5
Lymphomas	43	6	50	1	+ 5
Lung Cancers	44	6	15	30	- 25
Tetanus	45	6	59	0	+ 5
Skin Cancers	46	5	66	0	+ 5
Skin Disease	47	5	37	5	- 1
Oral Cancer	48	4	67	0	+ 4
Ovary Cancer	49	4	52	1	+ 3
Bladder Cancer	50	4	81	0	+ 4
Pancreas Cancer	51	4	31	9	- 6
Rheumatic Heart Disease	52	3	41	3	- 0
Encephalitis	53	3	48	1	+ 2
Oesophagus Cancer	54	3	43	2	+ 1
Leukemia	55	2	39	4	- 2
Hepatitis B	56	2	56	0	+ 2
Uterin Cancer	57	2	51	1	+ 1
Alcohol	58	2	30	10	- 8
Schistosomiasis	59	1	78	0	+ 1
Appendicitis	60	1	44	1	- 1
Measles	61	1	71	0	+ 1
Other Neoplasms	62	1	53	1	- 0
Multiple Sclerosis	63	1	54	0	+ 0
Rheumatoid Arthritis	64	0	49	1	- 1
Diphtheria	65	0	68	0	+ 0
Ascariasis	66	0	64	0	+ 0
Hepatitis C	67	0	61	0	+ 0
Upper Respiratory	68	0	58	0	+ 0
Leishmaniasis	69	0	77	0	+ 0
War	70	0	60	0	+ 0
Chlamydia	71	0	65	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	72	0	69	0	+ 0
Dengue	73	0	55	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	72	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	73	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	74	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	70	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	57	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	79	0	75	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	83	0	- 0
Anemia	84	0	80	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	79	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	82	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to BELIZE

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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.