COLOMBIA VS MAURITANIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MAURITANIA		COLOMBIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	31,572	5	10,773	+ 20,798
Low Birth Weight	2	23,075	23	2,095	+ 20,980
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	18,978	38	747	+ 18,231
Coronary Heart Disease	4	18,741	1	43,066	- 24,325
Malaria	5	16,299	67	26	+ 16,273
Stroke	6	14,973	3	16,573	- 1,600
Birth Trauma	7	13,800	41	648	+ 13,152
Road Traffic Accidents	8	13,273	6	7,765	+ 5,508
Tuberculosis	9	8,209	32	1,272	+ 6,938
Congenital Anomalies	10	7,620	16	2,963	+ 4,657
Maternal Conditions	11	7,318	46	394	+ 6,924
Diabetes Mellitus	12	6,809	11	5,028	+ 1,781
Liver Disease	13	6,709	19	2,426	+ 4,283
Pertussis	14	6,580	69	18	+ 6,562
Kidney Disease	15	6,357	7	6,834	- 477
Violence	16	5,630	2	19,268	- 13,638
Malnutrition	17	5,299	27	1,878	+ 3,421
Meningitis	18	4,089	50	244	+ 3,845
Other Injuries	19	3,933	28	1,592	+ 2,340
Cervical Cancer	20	3,817	20	2,266	+ 1,551
Liver Cancer	21	3,570	24	2,065	+ 1,505
Hypertension	22	3,277	8	6,400	- 3,123
Lung Disease	23	3,148	4	15,928	- 12,780
Alzheimers & Dementia	24	2,880	22	2,157	+ 723
HIV/AIDS	25	2,642	17	2,683	- 41
Syphilis	26	2,335	65	30	+ 2,304
Endocrine Disorders	27	2,261	30	1,367	+ 894
Breast Cancer	28	2,166	13	3,669	- 1,504
Asthma	29	1,945	54	191	+ 1,754
Suicide	30	1,616	26	1,965	- 349
Falls	31	1,605	29	1,518	+ 87
Stomach Cancer	32	1,515	9	6,112	- 4,597
Fires	33	1,411	56	127	+ 1,284
Prostate Cancer	34	1,354	14	3,584	- 2,231
Drownings	35	1,332	40	689	+ 643
Inflammatory/Heart	36	1,259	31	1,329	- 70
Colon-Rectum Cancers	37	1,255	12	4,371	- 3,116
Peptic Ulcer Disease	38	955	39	698	+ 257
Epilepsy	39	854	43	597	+ 257
Drug Use	40	815	44	492	+ 324
Parkinson's Disease	41	790	47	383	+ 407
Poisonings	42	773	61	61	+ 712
Lymphomas	43	742	18	2,603	- 1,861
Lung Cancers	44	691	10	5,250	- 4,559
Tetanus	45	660	71	14	+ 646
Skin Cancers	46	571	35	1,028	- 458
Skin Disease	47	544	34	1,102	- 558
Oral Cancer	48	514	37	807	- 293
Ovary Cancer	49	497	33	1,122	- 626
Bladder Cancer	50	486	42	609	- 122
Pancreas Cancer	51	442	25	2,022	- 1,581
Rheumatic Heart Disease	52	384	63	38	+ 346
Encephalitis	53	380	64	38	+ 342
Oesophagus Cancer	54	343	36	835	- 493
Leukemia	55	257	21	2,208	- 1,951
Hepatitis B	56	254	62	50	+ 204
Uterin Cancer	57	194	45	423	- 229
Alcohol	58	183	68	23	+ 160
Schistosomiasis	59	156	77	1	+ 156
Appendicitis	60	99	52	213	- 113
Measles	61	99	78	0	+ 99
Other Neoplasms	62	82	15	3,205	- 3,123
Multiple Sclerosis	63	60	60	62	- 2
Rheumatoid Arthritis	64	50	51	242	- 192
Diphtheria	65	35	80	0	+ 35
Ascariasis	66	30	76	5	+ 26
Hepatitis C	67	30	59	65	- 35
Upper Respiratory	68	29	66	27	+ 2
Leishmaniasis	69	28	74	7	+ 20
War	70	19	49	260	- 241
Chlamydia	71	4	81	0	+ 4
Otitis Media	72	0	73	7	- 7
Dengue	73	0	55	133	- 133
Hookworm Disease	74	0	79	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	83	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	82	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	72	8	- 8
Chagas disease	78	0	53	203	- 203
Trypanosomiasis	79	0	84	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	48	333	- 333
Osteoarthritis	81	0	58	67	- 67
Oral conditions	82	0	75	7	- 7
Depression	83	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	84	0	57	101	- 101
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	70	18	- 18
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to COLOMBIA

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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.