DOMINICAN REP. VS MAURITANIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MAURITANIA		DOMINICAN REP.		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	6,886	6	2,254	+ 4,632
Low Birth Weight	2	5,033	13	1,532	+ 3,501
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	4,139	26	504	+ 3,635
Coronary Heart Disease	4	4,088	1	14,986	- 10,898
Malaria	5	3,555	65	4	+ 3,551
Stroke	6	3,266	2	7,882	- 4,617
Birth Trauma	7	3,010	18	915	+ 2,095
Road Traffic Accidents	8	2,895	3	6,937	- 4,042
Tuberculosis	9	1,791	38	242	+ 1,549
Congenital Anomalies	10	1,662	17	1,038	+ 624
Maternal Conditions	11	1,596	39	202	+ 1,394
Diabetes Mellitus	12	1,485	4	2,762	- 1,277
Liver Disease	13	1,463	5	2,680	- 1,217
Pertussis	14	1,435	47	121	+ 1,315
Kidney Disease	15	1,386	7	2,121	- 734
Violence	16	1,228	9	1,917	- 689
Malnutrition	17	1,156	34	372	+ 784
Meningitis	18	892	45	134	+ 758
Other Injuries	19	858	19	890	- 32
Cervical Cancer	20	833	23	560	+ 272
Liver Cancer	21	779	21	664	+ 115
Hypertension	22	715	10	1,894	- 1,179
Lung Disease	23	687	15	1,360	- 674
Alzheimers & Dementia	24	628	11	1,808	- 1,180
HIV/AIDS	25	576	8	1,931	- 1,355
Syphilis	26	509	51	70	+ 439
Endocrine Disorders	27	493	22	602	- 109
Breast Cancer	28	472	14	1,460	- 988
Asthma	29	424	29	441	- 17
Suicide	30	352	25	530	- 177
Falls	31	350	30	435	- 85
Stomach Cancer	32	330	24	547	- 217
Fires	33	308	44	139	+ 169
Prostate Cancer	34	295	12	1,655	- 1,359
Drownings	35	291	37	248	+ 43
Inflammatory/Heart	36	275	35	312	- 37
Colon-Rectum Cancers	37	274	20	851	- 577
Peptic Ulcer Disease	38	208	36	295	- 87
Epilepsy	39	186	42	158	+ 28
Drug Use	40	178	43	156	+ 22
Parkinson's Disease	41	172	28	446	- 274
Poisonings	42	169	55	47	+ 122
Lymphomas	43	162	33	374	- 212
Lung Cancers	44	151	16	1,244	- 1,093
Tetanus	45	144	61	17	+ 127
Skin Cancers	46	124	41	172	- 48
Skin Disease	47	119	53	50	+ 69
Oral Cancer	48	112	31	434	- 322
Ovary Cancer	49	108	50	89	+ 20
Bladder Cancer	50	106	49	92	+ 14
Pancreas Cancer	51	96	27	456	- 359
Rheumatic Heart Disease	52	84	46	123	- 39
Encephalitis	53	83	56	44	+ 38
Oesophagus Cancer	54	75	40	200	- 126
Leukemia	55	56	32	409	- 353
Hepatitis B	56	55	63	11	+ 45
Uterin Cancer	57	42	57	43	- 1
Alcohol	58	40	48	120	- 81
Schistosomiasis	59	34	59	22	+ 12
Appendicitis	60	22	52	67	- 45
Measles	61	22	79	0	+ 22
Other Neoplasms	62	18	58	35	- 18
Multiple Sclerosis	63	13	62	13	+ 0
Rheumatoid Arthritis	64	11	54	48	- 37
Diphtheria	65	8	69	1	+ 7
Ascariasis	66	7	70	1	+ 6
Hepatitis C	67	7	60	17	- 10
Upper Respiratory	68	6	68	1	+ 5
Leishmaniasis	69	6	74	0	+ 6
War	70	4	67	1	+ 3
Chlamydia	71	1	66	2	- 1
Otitis Media	72	0	71	0	+ 0
Dengue	73	0	64	5	- 5
Hookworm Disease	74	0	76	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	77	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	78	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	72	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	73	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	79	0	75	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	85	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	84	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	80	0	- 0
Anemia	84	0	81	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	82	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to DOMINICAN REP.

Mauritania

Dominican Rep.

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.