GUINEA VS MAURITANIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MAURITANIA		GUINEA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	8,905	1	12,790	- 3,886
Low Birth Weight	2	6,508	8	4,319	+ 2,190
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	5,353	3	6,788	- 1,435
Coronary Heart Disease	4	5,286	6	5,665	- 380
Malaria	5	4,597	2	8,180	- 3,583
Stroke	6	4,223	5	5,777	- 1,554
Birth Trauma	7	3,892	7	4,797	- 904
Road Traffic Accidents	8	3,744	9	3,788	- 45
Tuberculosis	9	2,315	13	2,369	- 53
Congenital Anomalies	10	2,149	14	2,181	- 32
Maternal Conditions	11	2,064	17	1,793	+ 271
Diabetes Mellitus	12	1,921	15	2,138	- 217
Liver Disease	13	1,892	12	2,550	- 658
Pertussis	14	1,856	24	1,165	+ 691
Kidney Disease	15	1,793	16	1,939	- 146
Violence	16	1,588	26	1,128	+ 460
Malnutrition	17	1,494	28	1,032	+ 462
Meningitis	18	1,153	11	2,633	- 1,479
Other Injuries	19	1,109	18	1,504	- 395
Cervical Cancer	20	1,077	19	1,491	- 415
Liver Cancer	21	1,007	23	1,167	- 160
Hypertension	22	924	21	1,348	- 424
Lung Disease	23	888	20	1,373	- 485
Alzheimers & Dementia	24	812	30	579	+ 233
HIV/AIDS	25	745	10	3,020	- 2,275
Syphilis	26	658	39	328	+ 331
Endocrine Disorders	27	638	25	1,140	- 502
Breast Cancer	28	611	38	345	+ 266
Asthma	29	549	22	1,179	- 630
Suicide	30	456	29	892	- 436
Falls	31	453	33	480	- 27
Stomach Cancer	32	427	41	245	+ 182
Fires	33	398	36	410	- 12
Prostate Cancer	34	382	32	525	- 143
Drownings	35	376	31	528	- 153
Inflammatory/Heart	36	355	35	439	- 84
Colon-Rectum Cancers	37	354	53	100	+ 254
Peptic Ulcer Disease	38	269	34	448	- 179
Epilepsy	39	241	37	350	- 109
Drug Use	40	230	46	169	+ 61
Parkinson's Disease	41	223	44	212	+ 11
Poisonings	42	218	40	295	- 77
Lymphomas	43	209	48	158	+ 52
Lung Cancers	44	195	50	128	+ 67
Tetanus	45	186	45	170	+ 17
Skin Cancers	46	161	49	152	+ 9
Skin Disease	47	153	51	127	+ 26
Oral Cancer	48	145	52	122	+ 23
Ovary Cancer	49	140	54	93	+ 47
Bladder Cancer	50	137	60	32	+ 105
Pancreas Cancer	51	125	65	19	+ 106
Rheumatic Heart Disease	52	108	42	238	- 129
Encephalitis	53	107	56	81	+ 26
Oesophagus Cancer	54	97	63	20	+ 77
Leukemia	55	73	67	17	+ 55
Hepatitis B	56	72	47	162	- 90
Uterin Cancer	57	55	59	38	+ 17
Alcohol	58	51	55	83	- 32
Schistosomiasis	59	44	43	232	- 188
Appendicitis	60	28	57	41	- 13
Measles	61	28	4	6,025	- 5,997
Other Neoplasms	62	23	68	16	+ 7
Multiple Sclerosis	63	17	66	18	- 1
Rheumatoid Arthritis	64	14	70	13	+ 2
Diphtheria	65	10	58	40	- 30
Ascariasis	66	9	62	22	- 14
Hepatitis C	67	9	61	22	- 14
Upper Respiratory	68	8	69	15	- 7
Leishmaniasis	69	8	78	0	+ 8
War	70	5	64	20	- 14
Chlamydia	71	1	71	3	- 2
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	76	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	79	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	79	0	27	1,072	- 1,072
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	84	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	85	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 GUINEA

Mauritania

Guinea

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.