CONGO VS MAURITANIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MAURITANIA		CONGO		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	3,882	3	2,576	+ 1,306
Low Birth Weight	2	2,837	9	1,283	+ 1,554
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	2,334	8	1,304	+ 1,029
Coronary Heart Disease	4	2,305	4	2,494	- 190
Malaria	5	2,004	6	1,977	+ 27
Stroke	6	1,841	5	2,267	- 425
Birth Trauma	7	1,697	11	997	+ 700
Road Traffic Accidents	8	1,632	7	1,598	+ 34
Tuberculosis	9	1,009	2	2,781	- 1,772
Congenital Anomalies	10	937	14	729	+ 208
Maternal Conditions	11	900	16	578	+ 322
Diabetes Mellitus	12	837	10	1,050	- 212
Liver Disease	13	825	13	931	- 106
Pertussis	14	809	21	329	+ 480
Kidney Disease	15	782	15	613	+ 169
Violence	16	692	18	539	+ 154
Malnutrition	17	652	24	272	+ 380
Meningitis	18	503	22	299	+ 204
Other Injuries	19	484	20	333	+ 150
Cervical Cancer	20	469	29	196	+ 273
Liver Cancer	21	439	30	169	+ 270
Hypertension	22	403	12	933	- 530
Lung Disease	23	387	17	541	- 154
Alzheimers & Dementia	24	354	25	230	+ 124
HIV/AIDS	25	325	1	4,509	- 4,185
Syphilis	26	287	34	107	+ 180
Endocrine Disorders	27	278	27	208	+ 70
Breast Cancer	28	266	32	159	+ 108
Asthma	29	239	23	291	- 52
Suicide	30	199	19	349	- 150
Falls	31	197	33	149	+ 49
Stomach Cancer	32	186	39	88	+ 98
Fires	33	173	37	90	+ 83
Prostate Cancer	34	166	28	198	- 31
Drownings	35	164	36	104	+ 60
Inflammatory/Heart	36	155	26	220	- 65
Colon-Rectum Cancers	37	154	38	89	+ 66
Peptic Ulcer Disease	38	117	35	105	+ 12
Epilepsy	39	105	40	76	+ 29
Drug Use	40	100	44	65	+ 35
Parkinson's Disease	41	97	42	69	+ 28
Poisonings	42	95	41	71	+ 25
Lymphomas	43	91	45	61	+ 30
Lung Cancers	44	85	47	54	+ 31
Tetanus	45	81	55	23	+ 58
Skin Cancers	46	70	53	36	+ 34
Skin Disease	47	67	50	46	+ 21
Oral Cancer	48	63	54	33	+ 31
Ovary Cancer	49	61	48	49	+ 12
Bladder Cancer	50	60	61	15	+ 45
Pancreas Cancer	51	54	52	42	+ 12
Rheumatic Heart Disease	52	47	43	67	- 19
Encephalitis	53	47	56	20	+ 27
Oesophagus Cancer	54	42	57	19	+ 23
Leukemia	55	32	46	57	- 26
Hepatitis B	56	31	62	14	+ 17
Uterin Cancer	57	24	60	15	+ 9
Alcohol	58	22	49	46	- 24
Schistosomiasis	59	19	51	45	- 26
Appendicitis	60	12	58	18	- 6
Measles	61	12	31	159	- 147
Other Neoplasms	62	10	63	8	+ 2
Multiple Sclerosis	63	7	66	4	+ 4
Rheumatoid Arthritis	64	6	59	15	- 9
Diphtheria	65	4	68	2	+ 2
Ascariasis	66	4	69	1	+ 3
Hepatitis C	67	4	67	2	+ 1
Upper Respiratory	68	4	64	7	- 3
Leishmaniasis	69	3	78	0	+ 3
War	70	2	72	1	+ 2
Chlamydia	71	0	70	1	- 1
Otitis Media	72	0	71	1	- 1
Dengue	73	0	73	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	75	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	76	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	79	0	65	7	- 7
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	84	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	85	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	80	0	- 0
Anemia	84	0	82	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	83	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	81	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to CONGO

Mauritania

Congo

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.