EQU. GUINEA VS MAURITANIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MAURITANIA		EQU. GUINEA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	1,143	2	913	+ 231
Low Birth Weight	2	836	4	457	+ 379
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	687	9	349	+ 338
Coronary Heart Disease	4	679	7	419	+ 260
Malaria	5	590	3	668	- 77
Stroke	6	542	6	437	+ 105
Birth Trauma	7	500	5	441	+ 59
Road Traffic Accidents	8	481	8	368	+ 112
Tuberculosis	9	297	10	321	- 24
Congenital Anomalies	10	276	12	249	+ 27
Maternal Conditions	11	265	17	139	+ 126
Diabetes Mellitus	12	247	11	299	- 53
Liver Disease	13	243	13	199	+ 44
Pertussis	14	238	21	109	+ 129
Kidney Disease	15	230	14	198	+ 32
Violence	16	204	33	45	+ 159
Malnutrition	17	192	31	48	+ 144
Meningitis	18	148	19	127	+ 21
Other Injuries	19	142	23	105	+ 37
Cervical Cancer	20	138	28	56	+ 82
Liver Cancer	21	129	34	43	+ 86
Hypertension	22	119	16	165	- 46
Lung Disease	23	114	20	120	- 6
Alzheimers & Dementia	24	104	29	55	+ 49
HIV/AIDS	25	96	1	1,838	- 1,743
Syphilis	26	85	18	134	- 49
Endocrine Disorders	27	82	25	73	+ 9
Breast Cancer	28	78	24	84	- 6
Asthma	29	70	26	65	+ 5
Suicide	30	59	22	107	- 49
Falls	31	58	32	46	+ 12
Stomach Cancer	32	55	49	16	+ 39
Fires	33	51	39	30	+ 21
Prostate Cancer	34	49	35	43	+ 6
Drownings	35	48	36	39	+ 9
Inflammatory/Heart	36	46	27	63	- 17
Colon-Rectum Cancers	37	45	40	29	+ 17
Peptic Ulcer Disease	38	35	43	22	+ 13
Epilepsy	39	31	38	32	- 1
Drug Use	40	30	30	50	- 21
Parkinson's Disease	41	29	46	18	+ 11
Poisonings	42	28	44	21	+ 7
Lymphomas	43	27	45	19	+ 8
Lung Cancers	44	25	41	27	- 2
Tetanus	45	24	42	23	+ 1
Skin Cancers	46	21	48	16	+ 4
Skin Disease	47	20	51	13	+ 7
Oral Cancer	48	19	37	35	- 16
Ovary Cancer	49	18	52	13	+ 5
Bladder Cancer	50	18	56	9	+ 9
Pancreas Cancer	51	16	55	11	+ 5
Rheumatic Heart Disease	52	14	50	14	- 0
Encephalitis	53	14	57	8	+ 6
Oesophagus Cancer	54	12	54	12	+ 1
Leukemia	55	9	61	4	+ 6
Hepatitis B	56	9	65	3	+ 6
Uterin Cancer	57	7	58	8	- 1
Alcohol	58	7	53	12	- 5
Schistosomiasis	59	6	60	4	+ 1
Appendicitis	60	4	59	6	- 2
Measles	61	4	15	181	- 177
Other Neoplasms	62	3	63	3	- 0
Multiple Sclerosis	63	2	67	1	+ 1
Rheumatoid Arthritis	64	2	62	4	- 2
Diphtheria	65	1	64	3	- 2
Ascariasis	66	1	70	0	+ 1
Hepatitis C	67	1	69	0	+ 1
Upper Respiratory	68	1	66	2	- 1
Leishmaniasis	69	1	78	0	+ 1
War	70	1	71	0	+ 1
Chlamydia	71	0	68	0	- 0
Otitis Media	72	0	72	0	- 0
Dengue	73	0	73	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	75	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	79	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	79	0	47	16	- 16
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	82	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	81	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	80	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	83	0	- 0
Anemia	84	0	85	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	84	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to EQU. GUINEA

Mauritania

Equ. Guinea

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.