ETHIOPIA VS MAURITANIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MAURITANIA		ETHIOPIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	75,478	1	59,931	+ 15,547
Low Birth Weight	2	55,166	7	28,020	+ 27,145
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	45,371	2	44,361	+ 1,010
Coronary Heart Disease	4	44,804	4	36,530	+ 8,274
Malaria	5	38,965	26	5,626	+ 33,339
Stroke	6	35,795	3	39,362	- 3,566
Birth Trauma	7	32,993	6	31,107	+ 1,886
Road Traffic Accidents	8	31,731	5	31,564	+ 167
Tuberculosis	9	19,626	9	21,455	- 1,829
Congenital Anomalies	10	18,217	11	15,638	+ 2,580
Maternal Conditions	11	17,495	18	8,887	+ 8,608
Diabetes Mellitus	12	16,279	10	16,258	+ 21
Liver Disease	13	16,039	8	27,270	- 11,231
Pertussis	14	15,731	23	6,896	+ 8,835
Kidney Disease	15	15,197	13	12,103	+ 3,094
Violence	16	13,459	22	8,076	+ 5,383
Malnutrition	17	12,668	19	8,643	+ 4,025
Meningitis	18	9,776	14	12,019	- 2,243
Other Injuries	19	9,402	16	11,735	- 2,333
Cervical Cancer	20	9,126	27	5,019	+ 4,107
Liver Cancer	21	8,535	42	1,730	+ 6,805
Hypertension	22	7,834	12	13,470	- 5,636
Lung Disease	23	7,526	15	11,870	- 4,344
Alzheimers & Dementia	24	6,886	21	8,258	- 1,372
HIV/AIDS	25	6,315	17	11,471	- 5,156
Syphilis	26	5,582	43	1,699	+ 3,882
Endocrine Disorders	27	5,405	45	1,623	+ 3,782
Breast Cancer	28	5,177	20	8,485	- 3,308
Asthma	29	4,650	29	4,484	+ 167
Suicide	30	3,863	25	6,030	- 2,167
Falls	31	3,837	28	4,510	- 673
Stomach Cancer	32	3,622	47	1,519	+ 2,103
Fires	33	3,373	34	3,255	+ 118
Prostate Cancer	34	3,237	50	1,244	+ 1,992
Drownings	35	3,185	35	3,133	+ 52
Inflammatory/Heart	36	3,010	39	2,168	+ 842
Colon-Rectum Cancers	37	3,000	31	3,755	- 755
Peptic Ulcer Disease	38	2,284	41	1,758	+ 526
Epilepsy	39	2,042	44	1,625	+ 417
Drug Use	40	1,949	60	513	+ 1,436
Parkinson's Disease	41	1,889	46	1,578	+ 312
Poisonings	42	1,848	32	3,668	- 1,821
Lymphomas	43	1,774	33	3,590	- 1,815
Lung Cancers	44	1,652	38	2,202	- 550
Tetanus	45	1,578	37	2,203	- 624
Skin Cancers	46	1,364	52	1,006	+ 358
Skin Disease	47	1,301	53	904	+ 397
Oral Cancer	48	1,228	48	1,477	- 248
Ovary Cancer	49	1,187	36	2,424	- 1,236
Bladder Cancer	50	1,163	51	1,080	+ 83
Pancreas Cancer	51	1,056	61	488	+ 568
Rheumatic Heart Disease	52	919	49	1,339	- 420
Encephalitis	53	909	63	386	+ 523
Oesophagus Cancer	54	819	40	1,839	- 1,020
Leukemia	55	615	30	4,222	- 3,608
Hepatitis B	56	607	56	742	- 134
Uterin Cancer	57	463	62	421	+ 42
Alcohol	58	436	55	750	- 313
Schistosomiasis	59	374	54	839	- 466
Appendicitis	60	238	58	677	- 440
Measles	61	237	24	6,324	- 6,088
Other Neoplasms	62	195	66	148	+ 47
Multiple Sclerosis	63	145	70	61	+ 84
Rheumatoid Arthritis	64	120	65	221	- 100
Diphtheria	65	84	67	146	- 61
Ascariasis	66	73	68	130	- 57
Hepatitis C	67	72	69	115	- 42
Upper Respiratory	68	70	57	709	- 639
Leishmaniasis	69	66	59	579	- 512
War	70	44	64	281	- 236
Chlamydia	71	8	72	21	- 12
Otitis Media	72	1	71	39	- 38
Dengue	73	1	73	20	- 20
Hookworm Disease	74	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	75	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	76	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	79	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	78	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	79	0	77	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	81	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	80	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	84	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	84	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to ETHIOPIA

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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.