BHUTAN VS MAURITANIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MAURITANIA		BHUTAN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	563	4	177	+ 386
Low Birth Weight	2	412	14	79	+ 332
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	339	5	169	+ 169
Coronary Heart Disease	4	334	1	702	- 368
Malaria	5	291	81	0	+ 291
Stroke	6	267	3	360	- 93
Birth Trauma	7	246	19	51	+ 195
Road Traffic Accidents	8	237	10	123	+ 113
Tuberculosis	9	146	9	138	+ 9
Congenital Anomalies	10	136	20	50	+ 86
Maternal Conditions	11	131	42	9	+ 121
Diabetes Mellitus	12	121	7	164	- 42
Liver Disease	13	120	6	166	- 46
Pertussis	14	117	63	1	+ 116
Kidney Disease	15	113	8	149	- 35
Violence	16	100	35	18	+ 82
Malnutrition	17	95	54	3	+ 91
Meningitis	18	73	36	17	+ 56
Other Injuries	19	70	24	43	+ 28
Cervical Cancer	20	68	29	30	+ 38
Liver Cancer	21	64	27	35	+ 29
Hypertension	22	58	16	77	- 18
Lung Disease	23	56	2	524	- 468
Alzheimers & Dementia	24	51	13	105	- 53
HIV/AIDS	25	47	18	58	- 11
Syphilis	26	42	40	11	+ 31
Endocrine Disorders	27	40	39	11	+ 29
Breast Cancer	28	39	43	8	+ 31
Asthma	29	35	15	78	- 43
Suicide	30	29	26	35	- 6
Falls	31	29	12	111	- 82
Stomach Cancer	32	27	11	118	- 91
Fires	33	25	44	8	+ 17
Prostate Cancer	34	24	55	3	+ 21
Drownings	35	24	32	20	+ 3
Inflammatory/Heart	36	22	45	8	+ 15
Colon-Rectum Cancers	37	22	31	24	- 2
Peptic Ulcer Disease	38	17	25	39	- 22
Epilepsy	39	15	38	14	+ 1
Drug Use	40	15	47	7	+ 8
Parkinson's Disease	41	14	28	31	- 17
Poisonings	42	14	59	2	+ 12
Lymphomas	43	13	52	5	+ 8
Lung Cancers	44	12	21	44	- 32
Tetanus	45	12	60	1	+ 10
Skin Cancers	46	10	41	9	+ 1
Skin Disease	47	10	46	7	+ 2
Oral Cancer	48	9	23	43	- 34
Ovary Cancer	49	9	37	14	- 5
Bladder Cancer	50	9	48	6	+ 2
Pancreas Cancer	51	8	33	20	- 12
Rheumatic Heart Disease	52	7	17	68	- 61
Encephalitis	53	7	30	28	- 21
Oesophagus Cancer	54	6	22	44	- 38
Leukemia	55	5	34	19	- 14
Hepatitis B	56	5	53	4	+ 0
Uterin Cancer	57	3	71	0	+ 3
Alcohol	58	3	49	6	- 3
Schistosomiasis	59	3	82	0	+ 3
Appendicitis	60	2	51	5	- 3
Measles	61	2	58	2	- 0
Other Neoplasms	62	1	57	2	- 1
Multiple Sclerosis	63	1	62	1	+ 0
Rheumatoid Arthritis	64	1	50	5	- 4
Diphtheria	65	1	70	0	+ 1
Ascariasis	66	1	66	0	+ 0
Hepatitis C	67	1	64	1	- 0
Upper Respiratory	68	1	61	1	- 1
Leishmaniasis	69	0	65	1	- 0
War	70	0	68	0	+ 0
Chlamydia	71	0	67	0	- 0
Otitis Media	72	0	69	0	- 0
Dengue	73	0	56	3	- 3
Hookworm Disease	74	0	80	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	79	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	86	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	85	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	83	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	79	0	84	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	77	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	78	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	76	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	74	0	- 0
Anemia	84	0	72	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	73	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	75	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to BHUTAN

Mauritania

Bhutan

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.