COSTA RICA VS MAURITANIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MAURITANIA		COSTA RICA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	3,352	7	836	+ 2,517
Low Birth Weight	2	2,450	28	178	+ 2,272
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	2,015	39	87	+ 1,928
Coronary Heart Disease	4	1,990	1	2,639	- 649
Malaria	5	1,731	78	0	+ 1,731
Stroke	6	1,590	2	1,624	- 34
Birth Trauma	7	1,465	47	48	+ 1,417
Road Traffic Accidents	8	1,409	9	746	+ 664
Tuberculosis	9	872	50	32	+ 840
Congenital Anomalies	10	809	21	315	+ 494
Maternal Conditions	11	777	55	17	+ 760
Diabetes Mellitus	12	723	5	953	- 230
Liver Disease	13	712	18	370	+ 343
Pertussis	14	699	69	0	+ 699
Kidney Disease	15	675	3	1,482	- 807
Violence	16	598	11	635	- 37
Malnutrition	17	563	48	37	+ 526
Meningitis	18	434	54	18	+ 416
Other Injuries	19	418	13	571	- 153
Cervical Cancer	20	405	29	159	+ 246
Liver Cancer	21	379	17	382	- 3
Hypertension	22	348	6	863	- 515
Lung Disease	23	334	4	1,046	- 712
Alzheimers & Dementia	24	306	8	818	- 512
HIV/AIDS	25	281	25	192	+ 89
Syphilis	26	248	65	1	+ 247
Endocrine Disorders	27	240	27	183	+ 57
Breast Cancer	28	230	16	384	- 154
Asthma	29	207	45	60	+ 146
Suicide	30	172	15	407	- 235
Falls	31	170	35	116	+ 54
Stomach Cancer	32	161	10	661	- 500
Fires	33	150	58	10	+ 140
Prostate Cancer	34	144	14	448	- 304
Drownings	35	141	37	97	+ 45
Inflammatory/Heart	36	134	26	191	- 58
Colon-Rectum Cancers	37	133	12	621	- 487
Peptic Ulcer Disease	38	101	42	74	+ 28
Epilepsy	39	91	34	116	- 25
Drug Use	40	87	43	63	+ 23
Parkinson's Disease	41	84	30	138	- 54
Poisonings	42	82	60	5	+ 77
Lymphomas	43	79	19	356	- 277
Lung Cancers	44	73	20	343	- 270
Tetanus	45	70	74	0	+ 70
Skin Cancers	46	61	31	137	- 76
Skin Disease	47	58	32	126	- 68
Oral Cancer	48	55	38	96	- 41
Ovary Cancer	49	53	40	80	- 28
Bladder Cancer	50	52	36	100	- 48
Pancreas Cancer	51	47	22	294	- 247
Rheumatic Heart Disease	52	41	49	32	+ 9
Encephalitis	53	40	63	3	+ 38
Oesophagus Cancer	54	36	44	61	- 25
Leukemia	55	27	24	262	- 234
Hepatitis B	56	27	59	7	+ 20
Uterin Cancer	57	21	41	80	- 60
Alcohol	58	19	33	126	- 107
Schistosomiasis	59	17	76	0	+ 17
Appendicitis	60	11	52	22	- 11
Measles	61	11	75	0	+ 11
Other Neoplasms	62	9	23	266	- 257
Multiple Sclerosis	63	6	57	11	- 4
Rheumatoid Arthritis	64	5	46	55	- 50
Diphtheria	65	4	73	0	+ 4
Ascariasis	66	3	71	0	+ 3
Hepatitis C	67	3	64	1	+ 2
Upper Respiratory	68	3	62	3	+ 0
Leishmaniasis	69	3	72	0	+ 3
War	70	2	68	1	+ 1
Chlamydia	71	0	84	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	72	0	82	0	+ 0
Dengue	73	0	70	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	80	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	81	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	83	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	67	1	- 1
Chagas disease	78	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	79	0	77	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	56	13	- 13
Osteoarthritis	81	0	61	5	- 5
Oral conditions	82	0	66	1	- 1
Depression	83	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	84	0	51	25	- 25
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	53	21	- 21
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to COSTA RICA

Mauritania

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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.