BULGARIA VS MAURITANIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MAURITANIA		BULGARIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	4,318	9	1,396	+ 2,922
Low Birth Weight	2	3,156	37	116	+ 3,040
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	2,596	51	27	+ 2,569
Coronary Heart Disease	4	2,563	1	36,513	- 33,950
Malaria	5	2,229	81	0	+ 2,229
Stroke	6	2,048	2	21,347	- 19,299
Birth Trauma	7	1,888	47	40	+ 1,848
Road Traffic Accidents	8	1,815	17	647	+ 1,168
Tuberculosis	9	1,123	38	104	+ 1,019
Congenital Anomalies	10	1,042	32	160	+ 883
Maternal Conditions	11	1,001	59	6	+ 995
Diabetes Mellitus	12	931	11	1,344	- 413
Liver Disease	13	918	8	1,804	- 886
Pertussis	14	900	72	0	+ 900
Kidney Disease	15	869	7	1,855	- 985
Violence	16	770	41	84	+ 686
Malnutrition	17	725	67	1	+ 723
Meningitis	18	559	49	31	+ 528
Other Injuries	19	538	21	437	+ 100
Cervical Cancer	20	522	22	422	+ 100
Liver Cancer	21	488	16	664	- 175
Hypertension	22	448	3	5,916	- 5,468
Lung Disease	23	431	4	3,993	- 3,563
Alzheimers & Dementia	24	394	33	147	+ 247
HIV/AIDS	25	361	54	20	+ 342
Syphilis	26	319	66	2	+ 318
Endocrine Disorders	27	309	34	146	+ 163
Breast Cancer	28	296	10	1,358	- 1,061
Asthma	29	266	50	28	+ 238
Suicide	30	221	15	681	- 460
Falls	31	220	26	381	- 162
Stomach Cancer	32	207	12	1,175	- 967
Fires	33	193	36	124	+ 69
Prostate Cancer	34	185	14	1,016	- 830
Drownings	35	182	35	129	+ 53
Inflammatory/Heart	36	172	24	409	- 237
Colon-Rectum Cancers	37	172	6	2,591	- 2,420
Peptic Ulcer Disease	38	131	30	276	- 146
Epilepsy	39	117	39	93	+ 23
Drug Use	40	112	42	76	+ 36
Parkinson's Disease	41	108	29	284	- 176
Poisonings	42	106	48	38	+ 68
Lymphomas	43	102	19	499	- 398
Lung Cancers	44	95	5	3,288	- 3,193
Tetanus	45	90	69	0	+ 90
Skin Cancers	46	78	28	328	- 250
Skin Disease	47	74	44	53	+ 22
Oral Cancer	48	70	25	408	- 337
Ovary Cancer	49	68	23	420	- 352
Bladder Cancer	50	67	18	637	- 570
Pancreas Cancer	51	60	13	1,063	- 1,002
Rheumatic Heart Disease	52	53	43	56	- 4
Encephalitis	53	52	63	3	+ 49
Oesophagus Cancer	54	47	31	195	- 148
Leukemia	55	35	20	460	- 425
Hepatitis B	56	35	53	22	+ 13
Uterin Cancer	57	26	27	369	- 343
Alcohol	58	25	46	44	- 19
Schistosomiasis	59	21	83	0	+ 21
Appendicitis	60	14	57	7	+ 7
Measles	61	14	70	0	+ 13
Other Neoplasms	62	11	40	93	- 82
Multiple Sclerosis	63	8	45	52	- 43
Rheumatoid Arthritis	64	7	60	5	+ 2
Diphtheria	65	5	73	0	+ 5
Ascariasis	66	4	79	0	+ 4
Hepatitis C	67	4	56	10	- 6
Upper Respiratory	68	4	61	4	- 0
Leishmaniasis	69	4	71	0	+ 4
War	70	3	64	3	- 0
Chlamydia	71	0	84	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	72	0	74	0	+ 0
Dengue	73	0	77	0	+ 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	78	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	76	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	68	1	- 1
Leprosy	77	0	75	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	82	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	79	0	80	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	58	6	- 6
Osteoarthritis	81	0	65	2	- 2
Oral conditions	82	0	62	4	- 4
Depression	83	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	84	0	52	25	- 25
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	55	15	- 15
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to BULGARIA

Mauritania

Bulgaria

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.