COTE D IVOIRE VS MAURITANIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MAURITANIA		COTE D IVOIRE		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	19,089	1	21,327	- 2,238
Low Birth Weight	2	13,952	5	10,784	+ 3,167
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	11,474	3	11,257	+ 218
Coronary Heart Disease	4	11,331	4	11,073	+ 258
Malaria	5	9,854	7	9,478	+ 376
Stroke	6	9,053	6	10,048	- 995
Birth Trauma	7	8,344	8	9,380	- 1,036
Road Traffic Accidents	8	8,025	9	6,202	+ 1,823
Tuberculosis	9	4,964	10	5,521	- 557
Congenital Anomalies	10	4,607	11	5,208	- 601
Maternal Conditions	11	4,425	21	1,958	+ 2,467
Diabetes Mellitus	12	4,117	14	4,144	- 27
Liver Disease	13	4,056	12	4,720	- 663
Pertussis	14	3,978	18	2,908	+ 1,071
Kidney Disease	15	3,843	13	4,151	- 308
Violence	16	3,404	17	2,955	+ 449
Malnutrition	17	3,204	31	1,081	+ 2,122
Meningitis	18	2,472	15	3,303	- 831
Other Injuries	19	2,378	16	3,283	- 905
Cervical Cancer	20	2,308	26	1,439	+ 869
Liver Cancer	21	2,159	30	1,118	+ 1,041
Hypertension	22	1,981	23	1,916	+ 65
Lung Disease	23	1,903	19	2,296	- 393
Alzheimers & Dementia	24	1,741	32	1,026	+ 715
HIV/AIDS	25	1,597	2	12,791	- 11,194
Syphilis	26	1,412	33	984	+ 428
Endocrine Disorders	27	1,367	22	1,925	- 558
Breast Cancer	28	1,309	27	1,330	- 20
Asthma	29	1,176	24	1,665	- 489
Suicide	30	977	20	2,288	- 1,311
Falls	31	970	29	1,207	- 237
Stomach Cancer	32	916	42	468	+ 447
Fires	33	853	35	893	- 40
Prostate Cancer	34	819	25	1,478	- 660
Drownings	35	805	28	1,232	- 426
Inflammatory/Heart	36	761	34	915	- 154
Colon-Rectum Cancers	37	759	41	555	+ 204
Peptic Ulcer Disease	38	578	37	812	- 235
Epilepsy	39	516	36	829	- 313
Drug Use	40	493	38	784	- 291
Parkinson's Disease	41	478	43	412	+ 65
Poisonings	42	467	39	655	- 188
Lymphomas	43	449	40	593	- 144
Lung Cancers	44	418	50	272	+ 146
Tetanus	45	399	44	398	+ 1
Skin Cancers	46	345	56	149	+ 196
Skin Disease	47	329	49	277	+ 52
Oral Cancer	48	311	48	280	+ 31
Ovary Cancer	49	300	51	256	+ 45
Bladder Cancer	50	294	59	86	+ 208
Pancreas Cancer	51	267	47	293	- 26
Rheumatic Heart Disease	52	232	46	327	- 94
Encephalitis	53	230	54	178	+ 52
Oesophagus Cancer	54	207	58	88	+ 119
Leukemia	55	155	57	147	+ 8
Hepatitis B	56	154	53	201	- 47
Uterin Cancer	57	117	55	154	- 37
Alcohol	58	110	52	218	- 108
Schistosomiasis	59	94	45	376	- 282
Appendicitis	60	60	60	80	- 20
Measles	61	60	69	12	+ 48
Other Neoplasms	62	49	62	42	+ 7
Multiple Sclerosis	63	37	64	30	+ 7
Rheumatoid Arthritis	64	30	66	19	+ 11
Diphtheria	65	21	68	18	+ 4
Ascariasis	66	18	61	48	- 29
Hepatitis C	67	18	67	18	- 0
Upper Respiratory	68	18	63	32	- 14
Leishmaniasis	69	17	70	4	+ 13
War	70	11	65	29	- 18
Chlamydia	71	2	71	3	- 1
Otitis Media	72	0	72	0	- 0
Dengue	73	0	73	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	75	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	77	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	79	0	78	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	84	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	85	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	82	0	- 0
Anemia	84	0	81	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	80	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to COTE D IVOIRE

Mauritania

Cote d Ivoire

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.