BURUNDI VS MAURITANIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MAURITANIA		BURUNDI		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	8,652	1	7,810	+ 842
Low Birth Weight	2	6,324	8	3,171	+ 3,152
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	5,201	2	6,046	- 845
Coronary Heart Disease	4	5,136	6	3,718	+ 1,418
Malaria	5	4,467	3	5,163	- 696
Stroke	6	4,103	4	4,323	- 219
Birth Trauma	7	3,782	7	3,183	+ 599
Road Traffic Accidents	8	3,638	5	4,089	- 452
Tuberculosis	9	2,250	10	2,385	- 135
Congenital Anomalies	10	2,088	12	1,788	+ 301
Maternal Conditions	11	2,006	18	1,332	+ 673
Diabetes Mellitus	12	1,866	16	1,383	+ 483
Liver Disease	13	1,839	13	1,767	+ 71
Pertussis	14	1,803	32	378	+ 1,425
Kidney Disease	15	1,742	21	1,001	+ 741
Violence	16	1,543	23	760	+ 783
Malnutrition	17	1,452	9	2,500	- 1,048
Meningitis	18	1,121	19	1,322	- 201
Other Injuries	19	1,078	15	1,413	- 335
Cervical Cancer	20	1,046	14	1,474	- 428
Liver Cancer	21	978	29	389	+ 589
Hypertension	22	898	20	1,113	- 215
Lung Disease	23	863	17	1,349	- 486
Alzheimers & Dementia	24	789	27	426	+ 363
HIV/AIDS	25	724	11	1,814	- 1,090
Syphilis	26	640	59	60	+ 580
Endocrine Disorders	27	620	40	275	+ 344
Breast Cancer	28	594	35	355	+ 238
Asthma	29	533	22	836	- 303
Suicide	30	443	24	720	- 277
Falls	31	440	30	385	+ 55
Stomach Cancer	32	415	44	180	+ 235
Fires	33	387	28	425	- 39
Prostate Cancer	34	371	33	374	- 2
Drownings	35	365	25	598	- 233
Inflammatory/Heart	36	345	38	311	+ 34
Colon-Rectum Cancers	37	344	37	324	+ 20
Peptic Ulcer Disease	38	262	36	340	- 78
Epilepsy	39	234	41	234	- 0
Drug Use	40	223	60	52	+ 171
Parkinson's Disease	41	217	52	103	+ 113
Poisonings	42	212	34	369	- 157
Lymphomas	43	203	31	379	- 176
Lung Cancers	44	189	56	76	+ 113
Tetanus	45	181	45	178	+ 3
Skin Cancers	46	156	48	121	+ 35
Skin Disease	47	149	54	91	+ 58
Oral Cancer	48	141	39	285	- 144
Ovary Cancer	49	136	51	106	+ 30
Bladder Cancer	50	133	50	109	+ 25
Pancreas Cancer	51	121	58	66	+ 55
Rheumatic Heart Disease	52	105	43	181	- 76
Encephalitis	53	104	61	46	+ 58
Oesophagus Cancer	54	94	26	455	- 361
Leukemia	55	70	47	135	- 64
Hepatitis B	56	70	62	44	+ 25
Uterin Cancer	57	53	57	67	- 14
Alcohol	58	50	55	76	- 26
Schistosomiasis	59	43	42	211	- 168
Appendicitis	60	27	49	109	- 82
Measles	61	27	63	17	+ 10
Other Neoplasms	62	22	67	10	+ 13
Multiple Sclerosis	63	17	69	5	+ 11
Rheumatoid Arthritis	64	14	65	17	- 3
Diphtheria	65	10	71	2	+ 8
Ascariasis	66	8	66	16	- 8
Hepatitis C	67	8	64	17	- 9
Upper Respiratory	68	8	46	136	- 128
Leishmaniasis	69	8	79	0	+ 8
War	70	5	53	96	- 91
Chlamydia	71	1	70	2	- 1
Otitis Media	72	0	68	10	- 10
Dengue	73	0	72	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	73	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	74	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	76	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	75	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	78	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	79	0	77	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	83	0	- 0
Anemia	84	0	85	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	84	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to BURUNDI

Mauritania

Burundi

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.