ERITREA VS MAURITANIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MAURITANIA		ERITREA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	4,039	1	3,277	+ 762
Low Birth Weight	2	2,952	16	531	+ 2,421
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	2,428	3	2,292	+ 136
Coronary Heart Disease	4	2,398	4	2,154	+ 244
Malaria	5	2,085	17	437	+ 1,648
Stroke	6	1,916	2	2,564	- 649
Birth Trauma	7	1,766	11	616	+ 1,149
Road Traffic Accidents	8	1,698	5	1,326	+ 372
Tuberculosis	9	1,050	14	543	+ 507
Congenital Anomalies	10	975	18	432	+ 543
Maternal Conditions	11	936	13	544	+ 393
Diabetes Mellitus	12	871	7	944	- 73
Liver Disease	13	858	6	1,215	- 356
Pertussis	14	842	36	90	+ 752
Kidney Disease	15	813	12	578	+ 236
Violence	16	720	20	384	+ 336
Malnutrition	17	678	10	660	+ 18
Meningitis	18	523	19	404	+ 119
Other Injuries	19	503	15	540	- 37
Cervical Cancer	20	488	30	132	+ 356
Liver Cancer	21	457	45	69	+ 388
Hypertension	22	419	8	926	- 506
Lung Disease	23	403	9	662	- 259
Alzheimers & Dementia	24	368	24	310	+ 59
HIV/AIDS	25	338	25	308	+ 30
Syphilis	26	299	54	35	+ 264
Endocrine Disorders	27	289	43	71	+ 218
Breast Cancer	28	277	23	311	- 34
Asthma	29	249	22	326	- 77
Suicide	30	207	21	382	- 175
Falls	31	205	26	168	+ 37
Stomach Cancer	32	194	48	48	+ 146
Fires	33	181	31	132	+ 49
Prostate Cancer	34	173	47	54	+ 119
Drownings	35	170	33	118	+ 53
Inflammatory/Heart	36	161	32	123	+ 38
Colon-Rectum Cancers	37	161	35	113	+ 47
Peptic Ulcer Disease	38	122	27	147	- 25
Epilepsy	39	109	38	81	+ 28
Drug Use	40	104	53	36	+ 68
Parkinson's Disease	41	101	37	85	+ 16
Poisonings	42	99	34	114	- 15
Lymphomas	43	95	28	147	- 52
Lung Cancers	44	88	46	62	+ 27
Tetanus	45	84	52	37	+ 47
Skin Cancers	46	73	56	30	+ 43
Skin Disease	47	70	50	45	+ 25
Oral Cancer	48	66	44	71	- 5
Ovary Cancer	49	64	40	79	- 16
Bladder Cancer	50	62	51	42	+ 20
Pancreas Cancer	51	57	58	20	+ 37
Rheumatic Heart Disease	52	49	41	77	- 28
Encephalitis	53	49	62	16	+ 33
Oesophagus Cancer	54	44	39	81	- 37
Leukemia	55	33	29	144	- 111
Hepatitis B	56	33	57	28	+ 5
Uterin Cancer	57	25	61	18	+ 7
Alcohol	58	23	49	45	- 22
Schistosomiasis	59	20	42	73	- 53
Appendicitis	60	13	55	31	- 19
Measles	61	13	63	13	+ 0
Other Neoplasms	62	10	66	6	+ 4
Multiple Sclerosis	63	8	67	4	+ 4
Rheumatoid Arthritis	64	6	64	12	- 5
Diphtheria	65	5	72	0	+ 4
Ascariasis	66	4	68	2	+ 2
Hepatitis C	67	4	65	6	- 3
Upper Respiratory	68	4	60	18	- 14
Leishmaniasis	69	4	59	19	- 15
War	70	2	71	0	+ 2
Chlamydia	71	0	70	1	- 1
Otitis Media	72	0	69	2	- 2
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	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	77	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	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 ERITREA

Mauritania

Eritrea

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.