CHILE VS MAURITANIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MAURITANIA		CHILE		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	11,883	6	3,920	+ 7,963
Low Birth Weight	2	8,685	36	437	+ 8,248
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	7,143	39	334	+ 6,809
Coronary Heart Disease	4	7,054	1	10,685	- 3,631
Malaria	5	6,135	82	0	+ 6,135
Stroke	6	5,636	2	9,731	- 4,096
Birth Trauma	7	5,194	54	87	+ 5,107
Road Traffic Accidents	8	4,996	12	2,826	+ 2,169
Tuberculosis	9	3,090	38	410	+ 2,680
Congenital Anomalies	10	2,868	25	858	+ 2,010
Maternal Conditions	11	2,754	63	24	+ 2,731
Diabetes Mellitus	12	2,563	10	3,177	- 614
Liver Disease	13	2,525	13	2,647	- 122
Pertussis	14	2,477	68	3	+ 2,474
Kidney Disease	15	2,393	3	4,065	- 1,672
Violence	16	2,119	29	744	+ 1,375
Malnutrition	17	1,994	37	420	+ 1,574
Meningitis	18	1,539	53	95	+ 1,444
Other Injuries	19	1,480	21	1,310	+ 170
Cervical Cancer	20	1,437	27	780	+ 657
Liver Cancer	21	1,344	19	1,369	- 25
Hypertension	22	1,233	7	3,817	- 2,583
Lung Disease	23	1,185	4	4,062	- 2,878
Alzheimers & Dementia	24	1,084	5	4,000	- 2,916
HIV/AIDS	25	994	33	539	+ 455
Syphilis	26	879	66	5	+ 874
Endocrine Disorders	27	851	22	1,286	- 435
Breast Cancer	28	815	16	1,689	- 873
Asthma	29	732	42	295	+ 438
Suicide	30	608	15	1,700	- 1,092
Falls	31	604	23	904	- 300
Stomach Cancer	32	570	8	3,631	- 3,060
Fires	33	531	41	295	+ 236
Prostate Cancer	34	510	14	2,435	- 1,926
Drownings	35	501	44	283	+ 218
Inflammatory/Heart	36	474	31	709	- 235
Colon-Rectum Cancers	37	472	11	3,022	- 2,550
Peptic Ulcer Disease	38	360	46	223	+ 136
Epilepsy	39	321	43	294	+ 27
Drug Use	40	307	50	149	+ 158
Parkinson's Disease	41	297	26	790	- 493
Poisonings	42	291	57	68	+ 223
Lymphomas	43	279	18	1,394	- 1,114
Lung Cancers	44	260	9	3,452	- 3,192
Tetanus	45	248	69	2	+ 247
Skin Cancers	46	215	34	526	- 311
Skin Disease	47	205	28	763	- 559
Oral Cancer	48	193	40	307	- 113
Ovary Cancer	49	187	35	514	- 327
Bladder Cancer	50	183	32	641	- 458
Pancreas Cancer	51	166	17	1,567	- 1,401
Rheumatic Heart Disease	52	145	52	104	+ 40
Encephalitis	53	143	70	2	+ 141
Oesophagus Cancer	54	129	30	722	- 593
Leukemia	55	97	24	879	- 782
Hepatitis B	56	96	60	30	+ 66
Uterin Cancer	57	73	45	275	- 202
Alcohol	58	69	47	207	- 138
Schistosomiasis	59	59	84	0	+ 59
Appendicitis	60	37	59	37	+ 1
Measles	61	37	75	0	+ 37
Other Neoplasms	62	31	20	1,358	- 1,327
Multiple Sclerosis	63	23	62	27	- 4
Rheumatoid Arthritis	64	19	48	187	- 168
Diphtheria	65	13	74	0	+ 13
Ascariasis	66	11	72	0	+ 11
Hepatitis C	67	11	61	27	- 15
Upper Respiratory	68	11	67	4	+ 7
Leishmaniasis	69	10	81	0	+ 10
War	70	7	64	14	- 7
Chlamydia	71	1	80	0	+ 1
Otitis Media	72	0	71	2	- 2
Dengue	73	0	73	0	+ 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	79	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	78	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	77	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	55	79	- 79
Trypanosomiasis	79	0	83	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	56	73	- 73
Osteoarthritis	81	0	51	131	- 131
Oral conditions	82	0	65	5	- 5
Depression	83	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	84	0	49	180	- 180
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	58	38	- 38
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to CHILE

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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.