EL SALVADOR VS MAURITANIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MAURITANIA		EL SALVADOR		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	4,220	4	2,418	+ 1,802
Low Birth Weight	2	3,085	19	317	+ 2,768
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	2,537	27	199	+ 2,338
Coronary Heart Disease	4	2,505	1	5,814	- 3,309
Malaria	5	2,179	80	0	+ 2,179
Stroke	6	2,001	5	1,595	+ 406
Birth Trauma	7	1,845	37	121	+ 1,724
Road Traffic Accidents	8	1,774	8	1,347	+ 427
Tuberculosis	9	1,097	46	60	+ 1,037
Congenital Anomalies	10	1,019	14	449	+ 570
Maternal Conditions	11	978	53	26	+ 952
Diabetes Mellitus	12	910	7	1,385	- 475
Liver Disease	13	897	10	797	+ 100
Pertussis	14	880	52	32	+ 847
Kidney Disease	15	850	3	4,726	- 3,876
Violence	16	753	2	5,485	- 4,733
Malnutrition	17	708	26	214	+ 494
Meningitis	18	547	51	36	+ 511
Other Injuries	19	526	38	95	+ 430
Cervical Cancer	20	510	13	451	+ 59
Liver Cancer	21	477	16	355	+ 122
Hypertension	22	438	31	146	+ 292
Lung Disease	23	421	6	1,493	- 1,072
Alzheimers & Dementia	24	385	18	320	+ 65
HIV/AIDS	25	353	9	842	- 489
Syphilis	26	312	58	14	+ 298
Endocrine Disorders	27	302	25	223	+ 80
Breast Cancer	28	289	22	291	- 2
Asthma	29	260	35	122	+ 138
Suicide	30	216	15	391	- 174
Falls	31	215	24	243	- 28
Stomach Cancer	32	202	11	702	- 500
Fires	33	189	54	21	+ 167
Prostate Cancer	34	181	17	328	- 147
Drownings	35	178	33	137	+ 42
Inflammatory/Heart	36	168	42	78	+ 91
Colon-Rectum Cancers	37	168	20	315	- 147
Peptic Ulcer Disease	38	128	30	157	- 29
Epilepsy	39	114	48	50	+ 64
Drug Use	40	109	43	74	+ 35
Parkinson's Disease	41	106	44	70	+ 36
Poisonings	42	103	57	15	+ 88
Lymphomas	43	99	28	186	- 87
Lung Cancers	44	92	23	290	- 197
Tetanus	45	88	60	11	+ 77
Skin Cancers	46	76	47	60	+ 17
Skin Disease	47	73	36	121	- 48
Oral Cancer	48	69	39	94	- 25
Ovary Cancer	49	66	40	93	- 27
Bladder Cancer	50	65	49	42	+ 23
Pancreas Cancer	51	59	29	161	- 102
Rheumatic Heart Disease	52	51	65	6	+ 45
Encephalitis	53	51	63	7	+ 44
Oesophagus Cancer	54	46	41	80	- 35
Leukemia	55	34	21	312	- 277
Hepatitis B	56	34	66	5	+ 29
Uterin Cancer	57	26	50	39	- 14
Alcohol	58	24	12	648	- 624
Schistosomiasis	59	21	82	0	+ 21
Appendicitis	60	13	56	18	- 5
Measles	61	13	76	0	+ 13
Other Neoplasms	62	11	32	145	- 134
Multiple Sclerosis	63	8	64	7	+ 1
Rheumatoid Arthritis	64	7	59	14	- 7
Diphtheria	65	5	74	0	+ 5
Ascariasis	66	4	72	0	+ 4
Hepatitis C	67	4	75	0	+ 4
Upper Respiratory	68	4	62	9	- 5
Leishmaniasis	69	4	73	0	+ 4
War	70	2	70	1	+ 2
Chlamydia	71	0	79	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	72	0	77	0	+ 0
Dengue	73	0	61	9	- 9
Hookworm Disease	74	0	83	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	84	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	71	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	55	18	- 18
Trypanosomiasis	79	0	81	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	45	64	- 64
Osteoarthritis	81	0	69	1	- 1
Oral conditions	82	0	68	2	- 2
Depression	83	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	84	0	34	131	- 131
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	67	4	- 4
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to EL SALVADOR

Mauritania

El Salvador

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.