CUBA VS MAURITANIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MAURITANIA		CUBA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	6,982	3	8,564	- 1,582
Low Birth Weight	2	5,103	48	98	+ 5,005
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	4,197	43	206	+ 3,991
Coronary Heart Disease	4	4,144	1	22,079	- 17,934
Malaria	5	3,604	82	0	+ 3,604
Stroke	6	3,311	2	10,725	- 7,414
Birth Trauma	7	3,052	59	49	+ 3,003
Road Traffic Accidents	8	2,935	19	1,007	+ 1,928
Tuberculosis	9	1,815	60	45	+ 1,771
Congenital Anomalies	10	1,685	37	368	+ 1,317
Maternal Conditions	11	1,618	61	43	+ 1,575
Diabetes Mellitus	12	1,506	13	1,791	- 285
Liver Disease	13	1,484	11	1,873	- 390
Pertussis	14	1,455	73	0	+ 1,455
Kidney Disease	15	1,406	14	1,700	- 294
Violence	16	1,245	32	584	+ 661
Malnutrition	17	1,172	55	64	+ 1,108
Meningitis	18	904	50	83	+ 822
Other Injuries	19	870	12	1,869	- 1,000
Cervical Cancer	20	844	29	666	+ 178
Liver Cancer	21	790	24	815	- 26
Hypertension	22	725	7	3,469	- 2,744
Lung Disease	23	696	6	5,492	- 4,796
Alzheimers & Dementia	24	637	5	5,841	- 5,204
HIV/AIDS	25	584	34	471	+ 113
Syphilis	26	516	69	1	+ 516
Endocrine Disorders	27	500	36	412	+ 88
Breast Cancer	28	479	15	1,673	- 1,194
Asthma	29	430	40	301	+ 129
Suicide	30	357	16	1,638	- 1,280
Falls	31	355	10	2,810	- 2,455
Stomach Cancer	32	335	20	991	- 656
Fires	33	312	58	55	+ 257
Prostate Cancer	34	299	8	3,365	- 3,066
Drownings	35	295	42	231	+ 64
Inflammatory/Heart	36	278	17	1,156	- 878
Colon-Rectum Cancers	37	277	9	2,958	- 2,680
Peptic Ulcer Disease	38	211	35	420	- 208
Epilepsy	39	189	46	108	+ 81
Drug Use	40	180	51	82	+ 99
Parkinson's Disease	41	175	27	691	- 516
Poisonings	42	171	62	17	+ 154
Lymphomas	43	164	18	1,089	- 925
Lung Cancers	44	153	4	5,985	- 5,832
Tetanus	45	146	71	1	+ 145
Skin Cancers	46	126	33	514	- 388
Skin Disease	47	120	41	258	- 138
Oral Cancer	48	114	23	876	- 763
Ovary Cancer	49	110	39	323	- 213
Bladder Cancer	50	108	26	734	- 627
Pancreas Cancer	51	98	21	905	- 807
Rheumatic Heart Disease	52	85	44	162	- 77
Encephalitis	53	84	66	6	+ 78
Oesophagus Cancer	54	76	22	879	- 804
Leukemia	55	57	30	633	- 577
Hepatitis B	56	56	56	59	- 3
Uterin Cancer	57	43	31	602	- 559
Alcohol	58	40	28	675	- 635
Schistosomiasis	59	35	81	0	+ 35
Appendicitis	60	22	47	104	- 82
Measles	61	22	76	0	+ 22
Other Neoplasms	62	18	25	769	- 750
Multiple Sclerosis	63	13	57	55	- 42
Rheumatoid Arthritis	64	11	49	87	- 75
Diphtheria	65	8	75	0	+ 8
Ascariasis	66	7	70	1	+ 6
Hepatitis C	67	7	45	112	- 105
Upper Respiratory	68	6	65	6	+ 1
Leishmaniasis	69	6	83	0	+ 6
War	70	4	68	1	+ 3
Chlamydia	71	1	84	0	+ 1
Otitis Media	72	0	63	11	- 11
Dengue	73	0	74	0	+ 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	77	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	78	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	72	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	67	2	- 2
Chagas disease	78	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	79	0	80	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	53	75	- 75
Osteoarthritis	81	0	38	326	- 326
Oral conditions	82	0	64	6	- 6
Depression	83	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	84	0	52	77	- 77
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	54	68	- 68
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to CUBA

Mauritania

Cuba

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.