GERMANY VS MAURITANIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MAURITANIA		GERMANY		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	53,556	9	20,712	+ 32,844
Low Birth Weight	2	39,144	45	770	+ 38,373
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	32,194	32	3,830	+ 28,364
Coronary Heart Disease	4	31,792	1	147,055	- 115,263
Malaria	5	27,648	79	0	+ 27,648
Stroke	6	25,399	3	49,794	- 24,394
Birth Trauma	7	23,410	57	239	+ 23,171
Road Traffic Accidents	8	22,515	34	3,160	+ 19,355
Tuberculosis	9	13,926	56	281	+ 13,645
Congenital Anomalies	10	12,926	36	2,291	+ 10,635
Maternal Conditions	11	12,414	64	38	+ 12,376
Diabetes Mellitus	12	11,551	13	15,560	- 4,009
Liver Disease	13	11,381	15	15,194	- 3,813
Pertussis	14	11,162	69	2	+ 11,160
Kidney Disease	15	10,783	8	22,770	- 11,987
Violence	16	9,550	46	769	+ 8,782
Malnutrition	17	8,988	50	450	+ 8,538
Meningitis	18	6,937	60	168	+ 6,769
Other Injuries	19	6,671	23	8,248	- 1,577
Cervical Cancer	20	6,475	39	2,131	+ 4,344
Liver Cancer	21	6,056	25	8,057	- 2,001
Hypertension	22	5,559	6	26,796	- 21,237
Lung Disease	23	5,340	5	42,797	- 37,457
Alzheimers & Dementia	24	4,886	2	51,168	- 46,282
HIV/AIDS	25	4,481	54	345	+ 4,136
Syphilis	26	3,960	68	6	+ 3,955
Endocrine Disorders	27	3,835	18	10,677	- 6,842
Breast Cancer	28	3,674	10	18,842	- 15,168
Asthma	29	3,300	44	924	+ 2,375
Suicide	30	2,741	19	10,284	- 7,543
Falls	31	2,723	14	15,325	- 12,602
Stomach Cancer	32	2,570	20	9,658	- 7,088
Fires	33	2,393	53	359	+ 2,035
Prostate Cancer	34	2,297	12	16,487	- 14,191
Drownings	35	2,260	49	459	+ 1,801
Inflammatory/Heart	36	2,136	21	8,891	- 6,755
Colon-Rectum Cancers	37	2,129	7	26,026	- 23,897
Peptic Ulcer Disease	38	1,621	38	2,166	- 545
Epilepsy	39	1,449	35	3,091	- 1,642
Drug Use	40	1,383	40	1,930	- 547
Parkinson's Disease	41	1,341	16	12,594	- 11,253
Poisonings	42	1,311	58	216	+ 1,095
Lymphomas	43	1,259	17	12,249	- 10,990
Lung Cancers	44	1,172	4	46,560	- 45,388
Tetanus	45	1,120	75	1	+ 1,119
Skin Cancers	46	968	31	4,055	- 3,088
Skin Disease	47	923	42	1,543	- 620
Oral Cancer	48	872	29	6,023	- 5,151
Ovary Cancer	49	842	30	5,192	- 4,350
Bladder Cancer	50	825	28	6,193	- 5,368
Pancreas Cancer	51	749	11	17,971	- 17,222
Rheumatic Heart Disease	52	652	33	3,615	- 2,963
Encephalitis	53	645	67	8	+ 637
Oesophagus Cancer	54	581	27	6,212	- 5,631
Leukemia	55	436	22	8,737	- 8,301
Hepatitis B	56	431	59	182	+ 249
Uterin Cancer	57	329	37	2,231	- 1,902
Alcohol	58	310	26	6,257	- 5,948
Schistosomiasis	59	265	73	1	+ 264
Appendicitis	60	169	62	129	+ 40
Measles	61	168	70	2	+ 166
Other Neoplasms	62	139	24	8,161	- 8,022
Multiple Sclerosis	63	103	41	1,571	- 1,468
Rheumatoid Arthritis	64	85	47	543	- 457
Diphtheria	65	60	77	0	+ 60
Ascariasis	66	52	81	0	+ 52
Hepatitis C	67	51	48	507	- 456
Upper Respiratory	68	49	61	138	- 89
Leishmaniasis	69	47	72	1	+ 46
War	70	32	66	10	+ 21
Chlamydia	71	6	85	0	+ 6
Otitis Media	72	1	65	16	- 15
Dengue	73	0	83	0	+ 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	80	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	82	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	71	2	- 2
Leprosy	77	0	84	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	74	1	- 1
Trypanosomiasis	79	0	78	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	55	292	- 292
Osteoarthritis	81	0	52	364	- 364
Oral conditions	82	0	63	62	- 62
Depression	83	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	84	0	43	994	- 994
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	76	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	51	391	- 391
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to GERMANY

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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.