GHANA VS MAURITANIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MAURITANIA		GHANA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	22,022	1	16,262	+ 5,760
Low Birth Weight	2	16,096	8	6,662	+ 9,434
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	13,238	9	6,538	+ 6,700
Coronary Heart Disease	4	13,072	3	14,103	- 1,030
Malaria	5	11,369	5	11,162	+ 207
Stroke	6	10,444	2	15,163	- 4,719
Birth Trauma	7	9,626	10	6,194	+ 3,432
Road Traffic Accidents	8	9,258	7	7,808	+ 1,450
Tuberculosis	9	5,726	6	10,214	- 4,488
Congenital Anomalies	10	5,315	14	3,935	+ 1,380
Maternal Conditions	11	5,104	22	1,991	+ 3,114
Diabetes Mellitus	12	4,750	12	5,929	- 1,180
Liver Disease	13	4,680	11	6,053	- 1,374
Pertussis	14	4,590	35	744	+ 3,845
Kidney Disease	15	4,434	13	4,161	+ 273
Violence	16	3,927	27	1,857	+ 2,070
Malnutrition	17	3,696	26	1,868	+ 1,828
Meningitis	18	2,852	16	2,983	- 131
Other Injuries	19	2,743	18	2,433	+ 311
Cervical Cancer	20	2,663	20	2,161	+ 502
Liver Cancer	21	2,490	17	2,851	- 361
Hypertension	22	2,286	19	2,231	+ 55
Lung Disease	23	2,196	15	3,120	- 924
Alzheimers & Dementia	24	2,009	29	1,294	+ 715
HIV/AIDS	25	1,843	4	13,565	- 11,723
Syphilis	26	1,629	41	483	+ 1,146
Endocrine Disorders	27	1,577	24	1,965	- 388
Breast Cancer	28	1,511	25	1,937	- 427
Asthma	29	1,357	23	1,979	- 622
Suicide	30	1,127	21	1,993	- 866
Falls	31	1,120	30	1,168	- 48
Stomach Cancer	32	1,057	33	870	+ 186
Fires	33	984	37	729	+ 255
Prostate Cancer	34	944	31	1,031	- 86
Drownings	35	929	36	740	+ 189
Inflammatory/Heart	36	878	28	1,615	- 737
Colon-Rectum Cancers	37	875	34	803	+ 73
Peptic Ulcer Disease	38	666	48	321	+ 346
Epilepsy	39	596	47	329	+ 266
Drug Use	40	569	39	630	- 61
Parkinson's Disease	41	551	43	387	+ 165
Poisonings	42	539	40	522	+ 18
Lymphomas	43	518	32	875	- 357
Lung Cancers	44	482	55	237	+ 245
Tetanus	45	460	56	220	+ 240
Skin Cancers	46	398	58	214	+ 184
Skin Disease	47	380	50	264	+ 115
Oral Cancer	48	358	42	483	- 124
Ovary Cancer	49	346	38	698	- 352
Bladder Cancer	50	339	53	245	+ 94
Pancreas Cancer	51	308	46	334	- 26
Rheumatic Heart Disease	52	268	52	256	+ 12
Encephalitis	53	265	44	357	- 92
Oesophagus Cancer	54	239	49	285	- 46
Leukemia	55	179	45	340	- 161
Hepatitis B	56	177	62	101	+ 76
Uterin Cancer	57	135	57	219	- 84
Alcohol	58	127	54	244	- 117
Schistosomiasis	59	109	51	257	- 148
Appendicitis	60	69	59	146	- 76
Measles	61	69	60	135	- 66
Other Neoplasms	62	57	63	48	+ 9
Multiple Sclerosis	63	42	61	113	- 70
Rheumatoid Arthritis	64	35	67	16	+ 19
Diphtheria	65	25	69	4	+ 21
Ascariasis	66	21	68	12	+ 9
Hepatitis C	67	21	65	28	- 7
Upper Respiratory	68	20	66	16	+ 4
Leishmaniasis	69	19	77	0	+ 19
War	70	13	64	29	- 16
Chlamydia	71	2	70	3	- 1
Otitis Media	72	0	72	0	+ 0
Dengue	73	0	71	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	73	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	76	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	79	0	78	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	85	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	84	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	80	0	- 0
Anemia	84	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	82	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	81	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to GHANA

Mauritania

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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.