EGYPT VS MAURITANIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MAURITANIA		EGYPT		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	70,828	7	20,695	+ 50,134
Low Birth Weight	2	51,767	11	11,391	+ 40,376
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	42,576	23	3,692	+ 38,884
Coronary Heart Disease	4	42,044	1	173,871	- 131,827
Malaria	5	36,565	77	0	+ 36,565
Stroke	6	33,590	3	43,839	- 10,249
Birth Trauma	7	30,960	17	6,109	+ 24,851
Road Traffic Accidents	8	29,776	12	10,141	+ 19,636
Tuberculosis	9	18,417	51	432	+ 17,985
Congenital Anomalies	10	17,095	10	12,163	+ 4,932
Maternal Conditions	11	16,417	44	795	+ 15,622
Diabetes Mellitus	12	15,276	8	19,131	- 3,855
Liver Disease	13	15,051	2	60,122	- 45,071
Pertussis	14	14,762	42	906	+ 13,856
Kidney Disease	15	14,261	6	21,087	- 6,827
Violence	16	12,630	20	4,165	+ 8,465
Malnutrition	17	11,887	46	759	+ 11,129
Meningitis	18	9,174	43	827	+ 8,347
Other Injuries	19	8,823	21	3,819	+ 5,004
Cervical Cancer	20	8,564	48	625	+ 7,939
Liver Cancer	21	8,009	4	24,512	- 16,503
Hypertension	22	7,351	5	21,094	- 13,743
Lung Disease	23	7,062	9	13,393	- 6,331
Alzheimers & Dementia	24	6,461	16	6,975	- 513
HIV/AIDS	25	5,926	53	397	+ 5,529
Syphilis	26	5,238	58	159	+ 5,078
Endocrine Disorders	27	5,072	29	2,372	+ 2,700
Breast Cancer	28	4,858	13	9,180	- 4,321
Asthma	29	4,364	15	7,104	- 2,740
Suicide	30	3,625	25	3,022	+ 603
Falls	31	3,601	30	2,019	+ 1,582
Stomach Cancer	32	3,398	32	1,844	+ 1,554
Fires	33	3,165	33	1,568	+ 1,597
Prostate Cancer	34	3,037	35	1,282	+ 1,755
Drownings	35	2,989	37	1,122	+ 1,866
Inflammatory/Heart	36	2,825	27	2,489	+ 335
Colon-Rectum Cancers	37	2,815	24	3,083	- 268
Peptic Ulcer Disease	38	2,143	34	1,339	+ 804
Epilepsy	39	1,916	50	451	+ 1,465
Drug Use	40	1,829	62	116	+ 1,713
Parkinson's Disease	41	1,773	28	2,391	- 618
Poisonings	42	1,734	57	195	+ 1,539
Lymphomas	43	1,665	14	7,539	- 5,874
Lung Cancers	44	1,550	18	5,677	- 4,127
Tetanus	45	1,481	49	540	+ 940
Skin Cancers	46	1,280	39	1,013	+ 267
Skin Disease	47	1,221	55	219	+ 1,001
Oral Cancer	48	1,153	45	793	+ 360
Ovary Cancer	49	1,114	31	1,944	- 829
Bladder Cancer	50	1,091	19	5,133	- 4,041
Pancreas Cancer	51	991	26	2,906	- 1,915
Rheumatic Heart Disease	52	862	36	1,248	- 386
Encephalitis	53	853	38	1,046	- 193
Oesophagus Cancer	54	768	41	951	- 182
Leukemia	55	577	22	3,763	- 3,186
Hepatitis B	56	570	40	988	- 418
Uterin Cancer	57	435	52	422	+ 12
Alcohol	58	410	60	141	+ 268
Schistosomiasis	59	351	54	220	+ 130
Appendicitis	60	223	59	142	+ 81
Measles	61	222	64	43	+ 179
Other Neoplasms	62	183	61	116	+ 67
Multiple Sclerosis	63	136	56	213	- 77
Rheumatoid Arthritis	64	113	65	26	+ 87
Diphtheria	65	79	70	3	+ 76
Ascariasis	66	68	67	6	+ 63
Hepatitis C	67	68	63	97	- 29
Upper Respiratory	68	65	68	5	+ 60
Leishmaniasis	69	62	66	13	+ 49
War	70	42	47	714	- 672
Chlamydia	71	8	71	1	+ 7
Otitis Media	72	1	72	0	+ 1
Dengue	73	1	69	5	- 5
Hookworm Disease	74	0	78	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	79	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	74	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	73	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	75	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	79	0	76	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	83	0	- 0
Anemia	84	0	82	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	81	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	80	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to EGYPT

Mauritania

Egypt

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.