CHINA VS MAURITANIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MAURITANIA		CHINA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	901,558	12	183,342	+ 718,216
Low Birth Weight	2	658,935	40	21,631	+ 637,304
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	541,942	50	8,719	+ 533,223
Coronary Heart Disease	4	535,172	2	1,771,525	- 1,236,353
Malaria	5	465,423	75	0	+ 465,423
Stroke	6	427,564	1	2,043,210	- 1,615,647
Birth Trauma	7	394,086	43	17,644	+ 376,441
Road Traffic Accidents	8	379,017	8	250,272	+ 128,746
Tuberculosis	9	234,429	32	34,802	+ 199,627
Congenital Anomalies	10	217,597	31	36,613	+ 180,984
Maternal Conditions	11	208,970	54	3,596	+ 205,374
Diabetes Mellitus	12	194,445	14	161,672	+ 32,773
Liver Disease	13	191,585	15	145,603	+ 45,982
Pertussis	14	187,900	64	484	+ 187,417
Kidney Disease	15	181,521	11	192,302	- 10,781
Violence	16	160,768	47	11,115	+ 149,653
Malnutrition	17	151,310	44	12,995	+ 138,315
Meningitis	18	116,776	51	5,704	+ 111,073
Other Injuries	19	112,303	25	54,087	+ 58,216
Cervical Cancer	20	109,007	27	51,650	+ 57,357
Liver Cancer	21	101,950	13	180,952	- 79,002
Hypertension	22	93,573	7	301,183	- 207,610
Lung Disease	23	89,892	3	968,607	- 878,714
Alzheimers & Dementia	24	82,246	6	304,455	- 222,209
HIV/AIDS	25	75,435	34	28,746	+ 46,690
Syphilis	26	66,670	58	1,824	+ 64,846
Endocrine Disorders	27	64,562	37	25,613	+ 38,950
Breast Cancer	28	61,843	19	92,757	- 30,914
Asthma	29	55,547	39	23,147	+ 32,399
Suicide	30	46,147	17	116,324	- 70,177
Falls	31	45,836	16	138,878	- 93,042
Stomach Cancer	32	43,258	5	398,439	- 355,181
Fires	33	40,291	48	10,498	+ 29,793
Prostate Cancer	34	38,661	28	51,056	- 12,395
Drownings	35	38,042	26	52,807	- 14,765
Inflammatory/Heart	36	35,954	33	29,954	+ 6,000
Colon-Rectum Cancers	37	35,833	9	248,388	- 212,555
Peptic Ulcer Disease	38	27,280	30	37,723	- 10,443
Epilepsy	39	24,387	46	11,365	+ 13,022
Drug Use	40	23,281	38	24,214	- 933
Parkinson's Disease	41	22,567	20	70,699	- 48,132
Poisonings	42	22,071	36	25,762	- 3,692
Lymphomas	43	21,195	23	57,838	- 36,644
Lung Cancers	44	19,732	4	714,311	- 694,578
Tetanus	45	18,850	63	491	+ 18,358
Skin Cancers	46	16,293	41	19,669	- 3,377
Skin Disease	47	15,539	52	5,222	+ 10,317
Oral Cancer	48	14,672	24	54,695	- 40,023
Ovary Cancer	49	14,182	35	28,078	- 13,896
Bladder Cancer	50	13,890	29	37,873	- 23,984
Pancreas Cancer	51	12,614	18	111,537	- 98,922
Rheumatic Heart Disease	52	10,977	21	65,350	- 54,374
Encephalitis	53	10,853	55	2,796	+ 8,057
Oesophagus Cancer	54	9,781	10	242,891	- 233,110
Leukemia	55	7,344	22	58,145	- 50,801
Hepatitis B	56	7,256	56	2,757	+ 4,498
Uterin Cancer	57	5,531	45	11,751	- 6,220
Alcohol	58	5,213	42	19,071	- 13,859
Schistosomiasis	59	4,462	65	400	+ 4,062
Appendicitis	60	2,840	60	1,468	+ 1,372
Measles	61	2,826	62	558	+ 2,269
Other Neoplasms	62	2,333	53	4,374	- 2,041
Multiple Sclerosis	63	1,727	59	1,734	- 7
Rheumatoid Arthritis	64	1,437	49	10,108	- 8,671
Diphtheria	65	1,008	71	11	+ 997
Ascariasis	66	868	68	34	+ 834
Hepatitis C	67	863	66	86	+ 778
Upper Respiratory	68	832	57	2,663	- 1,831
Leishmaniasis	69	791	78	0	+ 791
War	70	531	61	900	- 369
Chlamydia	71	101	67	55	+ 46
Otitis Media	72	10	69	15	- 6
Dengue	73	7	70	12	- 5
Hookworm Disease	74	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	73	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	79	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	72	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	76	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	79	0	77	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	81	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	82	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	80	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	84	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	84	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to CHINA

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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.