FRANCE VS MAURITANIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MAURITANIA		FRANCE		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	43,532	6	19,771	+ 23,762
Low Birth Weight	2	31,817	47	651	+ 31,166
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	26,168	38	1,807	+ 24,361
Coronary Heart Disease	4	25,841	1	63,181	- 37,340
Malaria	5	22,473	82	0	+ 22,473
Stroke	6	20,645	3	36,354	- 15,709
Birth Trauma	7	19,029	55	309	+ 18,720
Road Traffic Accidents	8	18,301	31	3,339	+ 14,962
Tuberculosis	9	11,320	50	435	+ 10,884
Congenital Anomalies	10	10,507	35	2,012	+ 8,495
Maternal Conditions	11	10,090	64	52	+ 10,038
Diabetes Mellitus	12	9,389	12	10,912	- 1,523
Liver Disease	13	9,251	22	7,382	+ 1,869
Pertussis	14	9,073	69	3	+ 9,070
Kidney Disease	15	8,765	11	11,477	- 2,712
Violence	16	7,763	49	538	+ 7,225
Malnutrition	17	7,306	29	4,212	+ 3,095
Meningitis	18	5,639	58	163	+ 5,475
Other Injuries	19	5,423	9	15,119	- 9,697
Cervical Cancer	20	5,263	40	1,574	+ 3,690
Liver Cancer	21	4,923	15	9,573	- 4,650
Hypertension	22	4,518	23	7,109	- 2,591
Lung Disease	23	4,341	7	18,232	- 13,891
Alzheimers & Dementia	24	3,971	2	53,157	- 49,186
HIV/AIDS	25	3,642	54	362	+ 3,281
Syphilis	26	3,219	68	4	+ 3,215
Endocrine Disorders	27	3,117	19	8,086	- 4,969
Breast Cancer	28	2,986	8	15,536	- 12,550
Asthma	29	2,682	42	1,039	+ 1,643
Suicide	30	2,228	16	8,961	- 6,733
Falls	31	2,213	18	8,284	- 6,071
Stomach Cancer	32	2,089	26	5,530	- 3,442
Fires	33	1,945	53	403	+ 1,542
Prostate Cancer	34	1,867	13	10,873	- 9,006
Drownings	35	1,837	45	868	+ 969
Inflammatory/Heart	36	1,736	25	6,065	- 4,329
Colon-Rectum Cancers	37	1,730	5	21,854	- 20,123
Peptic Ulcer Disease	38	1,317	43	986	+ 331
Epilepsy	39	1,178	37	1,865	- 688
Drug Use	40	1,124	36	1,881	- 757
Parkinson's Disease	41	1,090	20	7,570	- 6,480
Poisonings	42	1,066	57	228	+ 838
Lymphomas	43	1,023	14	10,067	- 9,044
Lung Cancers	44	953	4	35,657	- 34,704
Tetanus	45	910	70	2	+ 908
Skin Cancers	46	787	32	3,256	- 2,469
Skin Disease	47	750	39	1,598	- 847
Oral Cancer	48	708	27	4,676	- 3,968
Ovary Cancer	49	685	30	3,964	- 3,279
Bladder Cancer	50	671	24	6,566	- 5,895
Pancreas Cancer	51	609	10	12,360	- 11,751
Rheumatic Heart Disease	52	530	41	1,384	- 854
Encephalitis	53	524	66	8	+ 516
Oesophagus Cancer	54	472	28	4,673	- 4,201
Leukemia	55	355	21	7,457	- 7,102
Hepatitis B	56	350	59	135	+ 215
Uterin Cancer	57	267	34	2,721	- 2,454
Alcohol	58	252	33	3,189	- 2,937
Schistosomiasis	59	215	71	1	+ 215
Appendicitis	60	137	61	90	+ 47
Measles	61	136	77	0	+ 136
Other Neoplasms	62	113	17	8,771	- 8,658
Multiple Sclerosis	63	83	46	752	- 669
Rheumatoid Arthritis	64	69	51	426	- 357
Diphtheria	65	49	75	1	+ 48
Ascariasis	66	42	79	0	+ 42
Hepatitis C	67	42	52	416	- 374
Upper Respiratory	68	40	63	54	- 14
Leishmaniasis	69	38	73	1	+ 38
War	70	26	67	7	+ 19
Chlamydia	71	5	78	0	+ 5
Otitis Media	72	0	65	16	- 15
Dengue	73	0	76	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	81	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	80	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	74	1	- 1
Leprosy	77	0	72	1	- 1
Chagas disease	78	0	84	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	79	0	83	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	62	75	- 75
Osteoarthritis	81	0	56	245	- 245
Oral conditions	82	0	60	118	- 118
Depression	83	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	84	0	44	973	- 973
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	48	647	- 647
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to FRANCE

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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.