BOLIVIA VS MAURITANIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MAURITANIA		BOLIVIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	7,839	2	8,069	- 230
Low Birth Weight	2	5,729	12	1,265	+ 4,465
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	4,712	21	883	+ 3,829
Coronary Heart Disease	4	4,653	1	11,051	- 6,398
Malaria	5	4,047	76	0	+ 4,047
Stroke	6	3,718	3	7,206	- 3,489
Birth Trauma	7	3,426	19	984	+ 2,442
Road Traffic Accidents	8	3,295	9	2,430	+ 866
Tuberculosis	9	2,038	13	1,187	+ 851
Congenital Anomalies	10	1,892	15	1,080	+ 812
Maternal Conditions	11	1,817	39	245	+ 1,572
Diabetes Mellitus	12	1,691	5	4,927	- 3,236
Liver Disease	13	1,666	6	3,987	- 2,321
Pertussis	14	1,634	50	121	+ 1,513
Kidney Disease	15	1,578	4	5,879	- 4,300
Violence	16	1,398	14	1,097	+ 301
Malnutrition	17	1,316	18	1,031	+ 285
Meningitis	18	1,015	49	128	+ 888
Other Injuries	19	976	11	1,279	- 303
Cervical Cancer	20	948	16	1,071	- 123
Liver Cancer	21	886	25	720	+ 166
Hypertension	22	814	10	1,927	- 1,113
Lung Disease	23	782	7	3,735	- 2,954
Alzheimers & Dementia	24	715	8	2,479	- 1,764
HIV/AIDS	25	656	45	174	+ 482
Syphilis	26	580	53	105	+ 475
Endocrine Disorders	27	561	32	384	+ 177
Breast Cancer	28	538	29	482	+ 56
Asthma	29	483	38	258	+ 225
Suicide	30	401	26	715	- 314
Falls	31	399	17	1,066	- 668
Stomach Cancer	32	376	23	785	- 409
Fires	33	350	44	181	+ 169
Prostate Cancer	34	336	28	550	- 214
Drownings	35	331	31	406	- 75
Inflammatory/Heart	36	313	35	374	- 62
Colon-Rectum Cancers	37	312	30	407	- 96
Peptic Ulcer Disease	38	237	27	678	- 441
Epilepsy	39	212	42	199	+ 13
Drug Use	40	202	40	244	- 42
Parkinson's Disease	41	196	22	852	- 656
Poisonings	42	192	57	66	+ 126
Lymphomas	43	184	41	219	- 35
Lung Cancers	44	172	20	901	- 730
Tetanus	45	164	60	31	+ 133
Skin Cancers	46	142	43	190	- 49
Skin Disease	47	135	55	101	+ 35
Oral Cancer	48	128	56	91	+ 37
Ovary Cancer	49	123	54	102	+ 21
Bladder Cancer	50	121	59	43	+ 78
Pancreas Cancer	51	110	36	332	- 222
Rheumatic Heart Disease	52	95	37	292	- 197
Encephalitis	53	94	52	110	- 15
Oesophagus Cancer	54	85	48	133	- 48
Leukemia	55	64	34	380	- 316
Hepatitis B	56	63	64	6	+ 57
Uterin Cancer	57	48	47	151	- 103
Alcohol	58	45	33	384	- 339
Schistosomiasis	59	39	75	0	+ 39
Appendicitis	60	25	46	156	- 131
Measles	61	25	73	0	+ 25
Other Neoplasms	62	20	58	43	- 23
Multiple Sclerosis	63	15	61	22	- 7
Rheumatoid Arthritis	64	12	51	111	- 98
Diphtheria	65	9	70	0	+ 8
Ascariasis	66	8	69	2	+ 6
Hepatitis C	67	8	67	3	+ 5
Upper Respiratory	68	7	62	15	- 8
Leishmaniasis	69	7	65	5	+ 1
War	70	5	63	9	- 4
Chlamydia	71	1	68	2	- 1
Otitis Media	72	0	71	0	- 0
Dengue	73	0	66	4	- 4
Hookworm Disease	74	0	78	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	79	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	74	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	72	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	24	755	- 755
Trypanosomiasis	79	0	77	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	81	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	82	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	80	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	84	0	84	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	83	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to BOLIVIA

Mauritania

Bolivia

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.