GAMBIA VS MAURITANIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MAURITANIA		GAMBIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	1,607	1	1,340	+ 266
Low Birth Weight	2	1,174	8	662	+ 513
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	966	9	626	+ 340
Coronary Heart Disease	4	954	3	1,007	- 53
Malaria	5	829	7	674	+ 155
Stroke	6	762	4	802	- 40
Birth Trauma	7	702	5	754	- 52
Road Traffic Accidents	8	675	6	695	- 20
Tuberculosis	9	418	10	445	- 27
Congenital Anomalies	10	388	11	383	+ 5
Maternal Conditions	11	372	13	345	+ 27
Diabetes Mellitus	12	346	15	290	+ 57
Liver Disease	13	341	14	323	+ 18
Pertussis	14	335	27	99	+ 236
Kidney Disease	15	323	16	266	+ 58
Violence	16	286	20	195	+ 92
Malnutrition	17	270	26	110	+ 160
Meningitis	18	208	18	229	- 21
Other Injuries	19	200	21	194	+ 6
Cervical Cancer	20	194	23	145	+ 49
Liver Cancer	21	182	12	377	- 195
Hypertension	22	167	22	172	- 5
Lung Disease	23	160	19	206	- 46
Alzheimers & Dementia	24	147	28	89	+ 58
HIV/AIDS	25	134	2	1,125	- 990
Syphilis	26	119	34	55	+ 64
Endocrine Disorders	27	115	17	230	- 115
Breast Cancer	28	110	40	26	+ 84
Asthma	29	99	24	134	- 35
Suicide	30	82	25	113	- 30
Falls	31	82	29	83	- 1
Stomach Cancer	32	77	47	14	+ 64
Fires	33	72	31	67	+ 5
Prostate Cancer	34	69	43	21	+ 48
Drownings	35	68	30	69	- 1
Inflammatory/Heart	36	64	32	59	+ 5
Colon-Rectum Cancers	37	64	52	11	+ 53
Peptic Ulcer Disease	38	49	33	56	- 8
Epilepsy	39	43	35	43	+ 0
Drug Use	40	41	39	28	+ 14
Parkinson's Disease	41	40	37	34	+ 6
Poisonings	42	39	36	42	- 3
Lymphomas	43	38	51	12	+ 26
Lung Cancers	44	35	38	34	+ 2
Tetanus	45	34	45	18	+ 15
Skin Cancers	46	29	68	0	+ 29
Skin Disease	47	28	44	19	+ 9
Oral Cancer	48	26	71	0	+ 26
Ovary Cancer	49	25	61	2	+ 23
Bladder Cancer	50	25	56	4	+ 20
Pancreas Cancer	51	22	53	6	+ 17
Rheumatic Heart Disease	52	20	41	24	- 4
Encephalitis	53	19	48	14	+ 6
Oesophagus Cancer	54	17	54	5	+ 12
Leukemia	55	13	59	2	+ 11
Hepatitis B	56	13	46	14	- 1
Uterin Cancer	57	10	66	1	+ 9
Alcohol	58	9	50	12	- 3
Schistosomiasis	59	8	42	23	- 15
Appendicitis	60	5	55	5	+ 0
Measles	61	5	49	13	- 8
Other Neoplasms	62	4	57	3	+ 1
Multiple Sclerosis	63	3	58	3	+ 0
Rheumatoid Arthritis	64	3	62	2	+ 1
Diphtheria	65	2	67	0	+ 1
Ascariasis	66	2	63	2	- 0
Hepatitis C	67	2	65	1	+ 0
Upper Respiratory	68	1	64	2	- 0
Leishmaniasis	69	1	60	2	- 1
War	70	1	69	0	+ 1
Chlamydia	71	0	70	0	- 0
Otitis Media	72	0	72	0	- 0
Dengue	73	0	73	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	75	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	74	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	78	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	80	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	81	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	84	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	84	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to GAMBIA

Mauritania

Gambia

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.