ECUADOR VS MAURITANIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MAURITANIA		ECUADOR		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	11,657	4	5,083	+ 6,575
Low Birth Weight	2	8,520	16	1,172	+ 7,348
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	7,008	34	410	+ 6,597
Coronary Heart Disease	4	6,920	1	9,805	- 2,885
Malaria	5	6,018	77	0	+ 6,018
Stroke	6	5,529	3	5,429	+ 99
Birth Trauma	7	5,096	38	302	+ 4,793
Road Traffic Accidents	8	4,901	6	3,490	+ 1,411
Tuberculosis	9	3,031	29	574	+ 2,458
Congenital Anomalies	10	2,814	13	1,335	+ 1,478
Maternal Conditions	11	2,702	46	164	+ 2,538
Diabetes Mellitus	12	2,514	5	4,321	- 1,807
Liver Disease	13	2,477	7	3,330	- 853
Pertussis	14	2,430	56	79	+ 2,350
Kidney Disease	15	2,347	2	6,184	- 3,837
Violence	16	2,079	15	1,210	+ 869
Malnutrition	17	1,956	28	578	+ 1,378
Meningitis	18	1,510	52	90	+ 1,420
Other Injuries	19	1,452	17	1,161	+ 291
Cervical Cancer	20	1,410	24	840	+ 570
Liver Cancer	21	1,318	21	954	+ 365
Hypertension	22	1,210	10	2,507	- 1,297
Lung Disease	23	1,162	8	2,576	- 1,414
Alzheimers & Dementia	24	1,063	9	2,565	- 1,501
HIV/AIDS	25	975	27	609	+ 366
Syphilis	26	862	54	85	+ 777
Endocrine Disorders	27	835	31	507	+ 328
Breast Cancer	28	800	25	825	- 26
Asthma	29	718	53	85	+ 633
Suicide	30	597	14	1,326	- 730
Falls	31	593	18	1,114	- 521
Stomach Cancer	32	559	11	2,089	- 1,529
Fires	33	521	43	175	+ 346
Prostate Cancer	34	500	12	1,362	- 862
Drownings	35	492	32	470	+ 22
Inflammatory/Heart	36	465	36	308	+ 157
Colon-Rectum Cancers	37	463	19	1,109	- 646
Peptic Ulcer Disease	38	353	33	417	- 64
Epilepsy	39	315	40	273	+ 43
Drug Use	40	301	41	214	+ 87
Parkinson's Disease	41	292	26	658	- 366
Poisonings	42	285	58	59	+ 227
Lymphomas	43	274	22	883	- 609
Lung Cancers	44	255	20	1,075	- 819
Tetanus	45	244	62	9	+ 235
Skin Cancers	46	211	37	308	- 97
Skin Disease	47	201	51	103	+ 98
Oral Cancer	48	190	45	166	+ 24
Ovary Cancer	49	183	35	322	- 139
Bladder Cancer	50	180	44	168	+ 11
Pancreas Cancer	51	163	30	562	- 399
Rheumatic Heart Disease	52	142	47	163	- 21
Encephalitis	53	140	55	82	+ 58
Oesophagus Cancer	54	126	42	180	- 53
Leukemia	55	95	23	882	- 787
Hepatitis B	56	94	64	3	+ 91
Uterin Cancer	57	72	48	129	- 57
Alcohol	58	67	39	280	- 213
Schistosomiasis	59	58	75	0	+ 58
Appendicitis	60	37	50	110	- 74
Measles	61	37	72	0	+ 37
Other Neoplasms	62	30	57	64	- 34
Multiple Sclerosis	63	22	60	18	+ 4
Rheumatoid Arthritis	64	19	49	124	- 105
Diphtheria	65	13	69	1	+ 12
Ascariasis	66	11	65	2	+ 9
Hepatitis C	67	11	67	1	+ 10
Upper Respiratory	68	11	63	8	+ 2
Leishmaniasis	69	10	74	0	+ 10
War	70	7	66	2	+ 5
Chlamydia	71	1	68	1	+ 0
Otitis Media	72	0	70	0	+ 0
Dengue	73	0	61	10	- 10
Hookworm Disease	74	0	78	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	79	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	73	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	71	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	59	21	- 21
Trypanosomiasis	79	0	76	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	86	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	85	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	84	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	80	0	- 0
Anemia	84	0	82	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	81	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to ECUADOR

Mauritania

Ecuador

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.