GUATEMALA VS MAURITANIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MAURITANIA		GUATEMALA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	11,623	2	9,245	+ 2,377
Low Birth Weight	2	8,495	16	1,658	+ 6,836
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	6,987	9	2,617	+ 4,369
Coronary Heart Disease	4	6,899	1	9,825	- 2,925
Malaria	5	6,000	74	0	+ 6,000
Stroke	6	5,512	6	4,849	+ 663
Birth Trauma	7	5,080	19	1,466	+ 3,614
Road Traffic Accidents	8	4,886	8	4,026	+ 860
Tuberculosis	9	3,022	37	301	+ 2,721
Congenital Anomalies	10	2,805	18	1,517	+ 1,289
Maternal Conditions	11	2,694	30	468	+ 2,226
Diabetes Mellitus	12	2,507	3	6,932	- 4,425
Liver Disease	13	2,470	5	5,684	- 3,215
Pertussis	14	2,422	53	70	+ 2,353
Kidney Disease	15	2,340	4	6,277	- 3,937
Violence	16	2,073	7	4,411	- 2,338
Malnutrition	17	1,951	11	1,981	- 30
Meningitis	18	1,505	41	271	+ 1,234
Other Injuries	19	1,448	10	2,466	- 1,018
Cervical Cancer	20	1,405	25	808	+ 598
Liver Cancer	21	1,314	15	1,765	- 451
Hypertension	22	1,206	26	679	+ 527
Lung Disease	23	1,159	13	1,901	- 743
Alzheimers & Dementia	24	1,060	12	1,957	- 897
HIV/AIDS	25	972	21	1,173	- 200
Syphilis	26	859	64	3	+ 857
Endocrine Disorders	27	832	29	486	+ 347
Breast Cancer	28	797	28	495	+ 302
Asthma	29	716	36	335	+ 381
Suicide	30	595	22	1,039	- 445
Falls	31	591	20	1,371	- 781
Stomach Cancer	32	558	17	1,570	- 1,013
Fires	33	519	45	207	+ 312
Prostate Cancer	34	498	24	846	- 347
Drownings	35	490	32	463	+ 27
Inflammatory/Heart	36	464	44	225	+ 238
Colon-Rectum Cancers	37	462	31	464	- 2
Peptic Ulcer Disease	38	352	23	1,029	- 678
Epilepsy	39	314	33	463	- 148
Drug Use	40	300	40	272	+ 29
Parkinson's Disease	41	291	34	393	- 102
Poisonings	42	285	39	275	+ 9
Lymphomas	43	273	43	229	+ 44
Lung Cancers	44	254	35	391	- 137
Tetanus	45	243	62	10	+ 233
Skin Cancers	46	210	46	195	+ 15
Skin Disease	47	200	42	232	- 32
Oral Cancer	48	189	49	142	+ 47
Ovary Cancer	49	183	50	133	+ 50
Bladder Cancer	50	179	55	57	+ 122
Pancreas Cancer	51	163	38	282	- 119
Rheumatic Heart Disease	52	142	54	62	+ 80
Encephalitis	53	140	51	104	+ 36
Oesophagus Cancer	54	126	48	144	- 18
Leukemia	55	95	27	601	- 506
Hepatitis B	56	94	65	2	+ 91
Uterin Cancer	57	71	59	27	+ 44
Alcohol	58	67	14	1,799	- 1,732
Schistosomiasis	59	58	75	0	+ 58
Appendicitis	60	37	47	164	- 127
Measles	61	36	72	0	+ 36
Other Neoplasms	62	30	56	42	- 12
Multiple Sclerosis	63	22	60	21	+ 2
Rheumatoid Arthritis	64	19	52	82	- 63
Diphtheria	65	13	71	0	+ 13
Ascariasis	66	11	63	7	+ 4
Hepatitis C	67	11	66	2	+ 9
Upper Respiratory	68	11	57	34	- 23
Leishmaniasis	69	10	69	1	+ 10
War	70	7	68	2	+ 5
Chlamydia	71	1	67	2	- 1
Otitis Media	72	0	70	0	+ 0
Dengue	73	0	58	33	- 33
Hookworm Disease	74	0	78	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	79	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	76	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	61	19	- 19
Trypanosomiasis	79	0	73	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	81	0	- 0
Anemia	84	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	82	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	80	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to GUATEMALA

Mauritania

Guatemala

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.