BRAZIL VS MAURITANIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MAURITANIA		BRAZIL		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	140,101	3	94,705	+ 45,396
Low Birth Weight	2	102,398	33	6,881	+ 95,517
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	84,217	35	5,659	+ 78,558
Coronary Heart Disease	4	83,165	1	165,788	- 82,623
Malaria	5	72,326	74	44	+ 72,282
Stroke	6	66,443	2	123,207	- 56,764
Birth Trauma	7	61,241	45	3,777	+ 57,464
Road Traffic Accidents	8	58,899	8	33,871	+ 25,028
Tuberculosis	9	36,430	40	4,895	+ 31,535
Congenital Anomalies	10	33,814	23	12,317	+ 21,497
Maternal Conditions	11	32,474	53	1,507	+ 30,967
Diabetes Mellitus	12	30,217	5	59,608	- 29,391
Liver Disease	13	29,772	13	21,422	+ 8,350
Pertussis	14	29,199	75	30	+ 29,169
Kidney Disease	15	28,208	7	37,690	- 9,482
Violence	16	24,983	4	68,779	- 43,796
Malnutrition	17	23,513	34	6,695	+ 16,818
Meningitis	18	18,147	54	1,359	+ 16,788
Other Injuries	19	17,452	21	13,807	+ 3,645
Cervical Cancer	20	16,940	29	9,511	+ 7,429
Liver Cancer	21	15,843	25	11,514	+ 4,329
Hypertension	22	14,541	11	28,822	- 14,281
Lung Disease	23	13,969	6	59,373	- 45,404
Alzheimers & Dementia	24	12,781	10	30,717	- 17,936
HIV/AIDS	25	11,723	22	12,558	- 836
Syphilis	26	10,360	68	223	+ 10,138
Endocrine Disorders	27	10,033	19	16,927	- 6,894
Breast Cancer	28	9,610	14	20,759	- 11,149
Asthma	29	8,632	48	2,595	+ 6,037
Suicide	30	7,171	20	14,540	- 7,369
Falls	31	7,123	16	18,847	- 11,724
Stomach Cancer	32	6,722	17	17,992	- 11,270
Fires	33	6,261	58	1,028	+ 5,234
Prostate Cancer	34	6,008	15	19,001	- 12,993
Drownings	35	5,912	39	4,937	+ 975
Inflammatory/Heart	36	5,587	18	17,508	- 11,921
Colon-Rectum Cancers	37	5,568	12	23,161	- 17,593
Peptic Ulcer Disease	38	4,239	44	4,258	- 19
Epilepsy	39	3,790	46	3,263	+ 527
Drug Use	40	3,618	49	2,467	+ 1,151
Parkinson's Disease	41	3,507	41	4,770	- 1,263
Poisonings	42	3,430	66	317	+ 3,113
Lymphomas	43	3,294	27	10,376	- 7,082
Lung Cancers	44	3,066	9	31,659	- 28,592
Tetanus	45	2,929	71	88	+ 2,842
Skin Cancers	46	2,532	38	5,032	- 2,500
Skin Disease	47	2,415	31	7,179	- 4,764
Oral Cancer	48	2,280	28	9,951	- 7,671
Ovary Cancer	49	2,204	43	4,355	- 2,151
Bladder Cancer	50	2,158	36	5,306	- 3,147
Pancreas Cancer	51	1,960	24	11,999	- 10,039
Rheumatic Heart Disease	52	1,706	51	2,193	- 487
Encephalitis	53	1,687	72	65	+ 1,622
Oesophagus Cancer	54	1,520	26	10,466	- 8,946
Leukemia	55	1,141	30	8,531	- 7,390
Hepatitis B	56	1,128	59	775	+ 353
Uterin Cancer	57	860	47	2,780	- 1,921
Alcohol	58	810	32	7,121	- 6,311
Schistosomiasis	59	693	62	593	+ 100
Appendicitis	60	441	57	1,067	- 626
Measles	61	439	81	4	+ 436
Other Neoplasms	62	363	42	4,665	- 4,302
Multiple Sclerosis	63	268	64	356	- 87
Rheumatoid Arthritis	64	223	61	596	- 373
Diphtheria	65	157	79	7	+ 150
Ascariasis	66	135	78	7	+ 127
Hepatitis C	67	134	52	1,955	- 1,821
Upper Respiratory	68	129	67	260	- 131
Leishmaniasis	69	123	63	432	- 309
War	70	83	56	1,090	- 1,007
Chlamydia	71	16	80	5	+ 10
Otitis Media	72	2	70	94	- 92
Dengue	73	1	76	14	- 13
Hookworm Disease	74	0	85	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	84	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	77	10	- 10
Leprosy	77	0	69	173	- 173
Chagas disease	78	0	37	5,045	- 5,045
Trypanosomiasis	79	0	83	1	- 1
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	55	1,097	- 1,097
Osteoarthritis	81	0	65	330	- 330
Oral conditions	82	0	73	62	- 62
Depression	83	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	84	0	50	2,417	- 2,417
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	82	1	- 1
Schizophrenia	86	0	60	661	- 661
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to BRAZIL

Mauritania

Brazil

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.