FIJI VS MAURITANIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MAURITANIA		FIJI		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	606	5	228	+ 377
Low Birth Weight	2	443	14	86	+ 357
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	364	12	96	+ 268
Coronary Heart Disease	4	360	2	1,481	- 1,122
Malaria	5	313	75	0	+ 313
Stroke	6	287	3	583	- 295
Birth Trauma	7	265	28	36	+ 228
Road Traffic Accidents	8	255	11	120	+ 134
Tuberculosis	9	158	27	39	+ 118
Congenital Anomalies	10	146	10	129	+ 17
Maternal Conditions	11	140	49	9	+ 132
Diabetes Mellitus	12	131	1	1,628	- 1,497
Liver Disease	13	129	15	82	+ 47
Pertussis	14	126	48	10	+ 116
Kidney Disease	15	122	4	277	- 155
Violence	16	108	40	19	+ 89
Malnutrition	17	102	45	14	+ 87
Meningitis	18	78	43	17	+ 61
Other Injuries	19	75	17	77	- 1
Cervical Cancer	20	73	13	86	- 13
Liver Cancer	21	69	18	68	+ 0
Hypertension	22	63	7	170	- 107
Lung Disease	23	60	9	141	- 80
Alzheimers & Dementia	24	55	19	63	- 8
HIV/AIDS	25	51	31	30	+ 21
Syphilis	26	45	47	11	+ 34
Endocrine Disorders	27	43	34	28	+ 16
Breast Cancer	28	42	8	162	- 121
Asthma	29	37	6	226	- 189
Suicide	30	31	16	80	- 49
Falls	31	31	36	27	+ 4
Stomach Cancer	32	29	37	23	+ 6
Fires	33	27	33	28	- 1
Prostate Cancer	34	26	25	41	- 15
Drownings	35	26	21	60	- 34
Inflammatory/Heart	36	24	23	45	- 21
Colon-Rectum Cancers	37	24	24	45	- 21
Peptic Ulcer Disease	38	18	29	34	- 15
Epilepsy	39	16	44	16	+ 0
Drug Use	40	16	52	4	+ 12
Parkinson's Disease	41	15	26	40	- 25
Poisonings	42	15	56	2	+ 13
Lymphomas	43	14	35	27	- 13
Lung Cancers	44	13	22	48	- 35
Tetanus	45	13	58	1	+ 11
Skin Cancers	46	11	61	1	+ 10
Skin Disease	47	10	41	19	- 9
Oral Cancer	48	10	46	13	- 3
Ovary Cancer	49	10	32	29	- 20
Bladder Cancer	50	9	50	8	+ 1
Pancreas Cancer	51	8	38	21	- 12
Rheumatic Heart Disease	52	7	20	62	- 55
Encephalitis	53	7	51	7	- 0
Oesophagus Cancer	54	7	42	18	- 11
Leukemia	55	5	30	31	- 26
Hepatitis B	56	5	59	1	+ 4
Uterin Cancer	57	4	39	20	- 16
Alcohol	58	4	57	2	+ 2
Schistosomiasis	59	3	74	0	+ 3
Appendicitis	60	2	54	3	- 1
Measles	61	2	63	0	+ 2
Other Neoplasms	62	2	53	3	- 2
Multiple Sclerosis	63	1	60	1	+ 0
Rheumatoid Arthritis	64	1	62	0	+ 1
Diphtheria	65	1	68	0	+ 1
Ascariasis	66	1	67	0	+ 1
Hepatitis C	67	1	65	0	+ 0
Upper Respiratory	68	1	69	0	+ 1
Leishmaniasis	69	1	73	0	+ 1
War	70	0	66	0	+ 0
Chlamydia	71	0	64	0	- 0
Otitis Media	72	0	70	0	+ 0
Dengue	73	0	55	3	- 3
Hookworm Disease	74	0	78	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	79	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	77	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	71	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	76	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	79	0	72	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	82	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	83	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	81	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to FIJI

Mauritania

Fiji

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.