GREECE VS MAURITANIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MAURITANIA		GREECE		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	6,660	3	8,282	- 1,622
Low Birth Weight	2	4,868	41	127	+ 4,741
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	4,004	44	95	+ 3,909
Coronary Heart Disease	4	3,954	1	21,124	- 17,171
Malaria	5	3,438	78	0	+ 3,438
Stroke	6	3,159	2	14,077	- 10,919
Birth Trauma	7	2,911	57	17	+ 2,894
Road Traffic Accidents	8	2,800	22	870	+ 1,930
Tuberculosis	9	1,732	46	66	+ 1,665
Congenital Anomalies	10	1,608	38	174	+ 1,433
Maternal Conditions	11	1,544	61	2	+ 1,542
Diabetes Mellitus	12	1,436	20	1,266	+ 171
Liver Disease	13	1,415	23	809	+ 606
Pertussis	14	1,388	69	0	+ 1,388
Kidney Disease	15	1,341	6	4,759	- 3,418
Violence	16	1,188	42	104	+ 1,084
Malnutrition	17	1,118	66	1	+ 1,117
Meningitis	18	863	53	33	+ 829
Other Injuries	19	830	17	1,453	- 624
Cervical Cancer	20	805	36	243	+ 562
Liver Cancer	21	753	14	1,566	- 812
Hypertension	22	691	9	2,922	- 2,231
Lung Disease	23	664	5	5,526	- 4,862
Alzheimers & Dementia	24	608	7	3,940	- 3,332
HIV/AIDS	25	557	50	47	+ 510
Syphilis	26	493	65	1	+ 491
Endocrine Disorders	27	477	29	526	- 49
Breast Cancer	28	457	11	2,520	- 2,063
Asthma	29	410	55	27	+ 383
Suicide	30	341	28	533	- 192
Falls	31	339	21	1,245	- 906
Stomach Cancer	32	320	16	1,535	- 1,216
Fires	33	298	39	146	+ 151
Prostate Cancer	34	286	12	2,023	- 1,738
Drownings	35	281	32	435	- 154
Inflammatory/Heart	36	266	24	725	- 459
Colon-Rectum Cancers	37	265	8	3,264	- 2,999
Peptic Ulcer Disease	38	202	26	611	- 409
Epilepsy	39	180	34	249	- 69
Drug Use	40	172	37	193	- 21
Parkinson's Disease	41	167	10	2,646	- 2,479
Poisonings	42	163	56	19	+ 144
Lymphomas	43	157	19	1,268	- 1,112
Lung Cancers	44	146	4	7,355	- 7,210
Tetanus	45	139	62	2	+ 137
Skin Cancers	46	120	31	438	- 318
Skin Disease	47	115	47	56	+ 59
Oral Cancer	48	108	30	440	- 332
Ovary Cancer	49	105	27	557	- 452
Bladder Cancer	50	103	15	1,551	- 1,448
Pancreas Cancer	51	93	13	1,904	- 1,811
Rheumatic Heart Disease	52	81	43	100	- 19
Encephalitis	53	80	67	1	+ 80
Oesophagus Cancer	54	72	35	246	- 173
Leukemia	55	54	18	1,354	- 1,300
Hepatitis B	56	54	48	56	- 2
Uterin Cancer	57	41	33	373	- 332
Alcohol	58	39	49	50	- 12
Schistosomiasis	59	33	75	0	+ 33
Appendicitis	60	21	58	9	+ 12
Measles	61	21	68	0	+ 21
Other Neoplasms	62	17	25	679	- 661
Multiple Sclerosis	63	13	40	135	- 122
Rheumatoid Arthritis	64	11	45	67	- 56
Diphtheria	65	7	70	0	+ 7
Ascariasis	66	6	73	0	+ 6
Hepatitis C	67	6	52	38	- 32
Upper Respiratory	68	6	59	8	- 2
Leishmaniasis	69	6	60	4	+ 2
War	70	4	64	1	+ 3
Chlamydia	71	1	80	0	+ 1
Otitis Media	72	0	82	0	+ 0
Dengue	73	0	71	0	+ 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	72	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	79	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	81	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	79	0	76	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	86	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	85	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	63	2	- 2
Depression	83	0	83	0	- 0
Anemia	84	0	51	47	- 47
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	84	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	54	27	- 27
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to GREECE

Mauritania

Greece

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.