DENMARK VS MAURITANIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MAURITANIA		DENMARK		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	3,803	6	2,244	+ 1,559
Low Birth Weight	2	2,780	41	116	+ 2,663
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	2,286	38	145	+ 2,141
Coronary Heart Disease	4	2,257	1	5,341	- 3,084
Malaria	5	1,963	79	0	+ 1,963
Stroke	6	1,804	5	3,662	- 1,859
Birth Trauma	7	1,662	56	21	+ 1,641
Road Traffic Accidents	8	1,599	33	213	+ 1,385
Tuberculosis	9	989	57	16	+ 973
Congenital Anomalies	10	918	36	153	+ 765
Maternal Conditions	11	881	64	2	+ 879
Diabetes Mellitus	12	820	10	1,284	- 464
Liver Disease	13	808	14	692	+ 116
Pertussis	14	793	72	0	+ 793
Kidney Disease	15	766	12	911	- 145
Violence	16	678	47	63	+ 615
Malnutrition	17	638	59	14	+ 624
Meningitis	18	493	52	25	+ 468
Other Injuries	19	474	30	347	+ 127
Cervical Cancer	20	460	37	153	+ 307
Liver Cancer	21	430	25	464	- 34
Hypertension	22	395	15	642	- 248
Lung Disease	23	379	3	4,387	- 4,007
Alzheimers & Dementia	24	347	2	5,218	- 4,871
HIV/AIDS	25	318	55	23	+ 296
Syphilis	26	281	70	0	+ 281
Endocrine Disorders	27	272	19	575	- 302
Breast Cancer	28	261	9	1,299	- 1,038
Asthma	29	234	44	82	+ 152
Suicide	30	195	16	617	- 423
Falls	31	193	22	541	- 347
Stomach Cancer	32	182	23	484	- 302
Fires	33	170	49	53	+ 117
Prostate Cancer	34	163	8	1,480	- 1,317
Drownings	35	160	50	37	+ 123
Inflammatory/Heart	36	152	31	284	- 133
Colon-Rectum Cancers	37	151	7	2,147	- 1,996
Peptic Ulcer Disease	38	115	32	216	- 101
Epilepsy	39	103	40	125	- 22
Drug Use	40	98	34	197	- 99
Parkinson's Disease	41	95	17	600	- 505
Poisonings	42	93	62	6	+ 88
Lymphomas	43	89	13	730	- 640
Lung Cancers	44	83	4	3,721	- 3,638
Tetanus	45	80	68	0	+ 79
Skin Cancers	46	69	26	388	- 320
Skin Disease	47	66	45	79	- 13
Oral Cancer	48	62	28	371	- 309
Ovary Cancer	49	60	29	367	- 307
Bladder Cancer	50	59	21	545	- 487
Pancreas Cancer	51	53	11	1,096	- 1,043
Rheumatic Heart Disease	52	46	42	96	- 50
Encephalitis	53	46	67	1	+ 45
Oesophagus Cancer	54	41	24	477	- 435
Leukemia	55	31	20	558	- 527
Hepatitis B	56	31	61	6	+ 25
Uterin Cancer	57	23	35	156	- 132
Alcohol	58	22	18	598	- 576
Schistosomiasis	59	19	75	0	+ 19
Appendicitis	60	12	54	23	- 11
Measles	61	12	71	0	+ 12
Other Neoplasms	62	10	27	378	- 368
Multiple Sclerosis	63	7	39	132	- 125
Rheumatoid Arthritis	64	6	43	84	- 78
Diphtheria	65	4	73	0	+ 4
Ascariasis	66	4	81	0	+ 4
Hepatitis C	67	4	60	9	- 5
Upper Respiratory	68	4	58	15	- 12
Leishmaniasis	69	3	78	0	+ 3
War	70	2	66	1	+ 2
Chlamydia	71	0	69	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	72	0	65	2	- 2
Dengue	73	0	83	0	+ 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	82	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	80	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	84	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	74	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	79	0	76	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	53	25	- 25
Osteoarthritis	81	0	51	25	- 25
Oral conditions	82	0	63	4	- 4
Depression	83	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	84	0	46	73	- 73
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	48	57	- 57
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to DENMARK

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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.