BOTSWANA VS MAURITANIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MAURITANIA		BOTSWANA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	1,560	2	1,674	- 113
Low Birth Weight	2	1,140	13	447	+ 693
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	938	8	527	+ 411
Coronary Heart Disease	4	926	3	1,632	- 706
Malaria	5	805	64	1	+ 805
Stroke	6	740	4	1,588	- 848
Birth Trauma	7	682	17	261	+ 421
Road Traffic Accidents	8	656	7	608	+ 47
Tuberculosis	9	406	6	649	- 243
Congenital Anomalies	10	377	16	287	+ 89
Maternal Conditions	11	362	24	118	+ 244
Diabetes Mellitus	12	337	5	1,273	- 936
Liver Disease	13	332	12	459	- 127
Pertussis	14	325	40	45	+ 281
Kidney Disease	15	314	9	506	- 192
Violence	16	278	14	389	- 111
Malnutrition	17	262	21	171	+ 91
Meningitis	18	202	25	108	+ 94
Other Injuries	19	194	19	216	- 22
Cervical Cancer	20	189	22	164	+ 25
Liver Cancer	21	176	35	57	+ 119
Hypertension	22	162	11	471	- 309
Lung Disease	23	156	10	482	- 326
Alzheimers & Dementia	24	142	23	164	- 21
HIV/AIDS	25	131	1	4,950	- 4,819
Syphilis	26	115	44	36	+ 79
Endocrine Disorders	27	112	27	103	+ 9
Breast Cancer	28	107	33	68	+ 39
Asthma	29	96	18	232	- 136
Suicide	30	80	15	370	- 290
Falls	31	79	34	62	+ 18
Stomach Cancer	32	75	53	10	+ 65
Fires	33	70	26	108	- 39
Prostate Cancer	34	67	41	45	+ 22
Drownings	35	66	30	83	- 17
Inflammatory/Heart	36	62	20	177	- 115
Colon-Rectum Cancers	37	62	47	28	+ 34
Peptic Ulcer Disease	38	47	29	90	- 43
Epilepsy	39	42	36	56	- 14
Drug Use	40	40	48	26	+ 15
Parkinson's Disease	41	39	38	47	- 8
Poisonings	42	38	42	42	- 4
Lymphomas	43	37	31	77	- 40
Lung Cancers	44	34	39	45	- 11
Tetanus	45	33	61	6	+ 26
Skin Cancers	46	28	37	52	- 24
Skin Disease	47	27	46	30	- 3
Oral Cancer	48	25	32	70	- 45
Ovary Cancer	49	25	49	19	+ 5
Bladder Cancer	50	24	60	6	+ 18
Pancreas Cancer	51	22	50	16	+ 6
Rheumatic Heart Disease	52	19	43	37	- 18
Encephalitis	53	19	59	7	+ 12
Oesophagus Cancer	54	17	28	103	- 86
Leukemia	55	13	51	13	- 0
Hepatitis B	56	13	62	6	+ 7
Uterin Cancer	57	10	56	9	+ 0
Alcohol	58	9	45	31	- 22
Schistosomiasis	59	8	54	10	- 2
Appendicitis	60	5	57	8	- 3
Measles	61	5	68	0	+ 5
Other Neoplasms	62	4	55	9	- 5
Multiple Sclerosis	63	3	63	3	- 0
Rheumatoid Arthritis	64	2	52	11	- 8
Diphtheria	65	2	70	0	+ 1
Ascariasis	66	2	67	0	+ 1
Hepatitis C	67	1	66	1	+ 1
Upper Respiratory	68	1	58	7	- 6
Leishmaniasis	69	1	79	0	+ 1
War	70	1	69	0	+ 1
Chlamydia	71	0	65	1	- 0
Otitis Media	72	0	71	0	- 0
Dengue	73	0	76	0	+ 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	75	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	73	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	72	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	79	0	78	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	80	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	81	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	84	0	84	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	83	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to BOTSWANA

Mauritania

Botswana

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.