GUYANA VS MAURITANIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MAURITANIA		GUYANA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	506	6	302	+ 204
Low Birth Weight	2	370	22	89	+ 280
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	304	27	48	+ 256
Coronary Heart Disease	4	300	1	1,335	- 1,035
Malaria	5	261	33	30	+ 231
Stroke	6	240	2	1,022	- 783
Birth Trauma	7	221	24	64	+ 157
Road Traffic Accidents	8	213	11	175	+ 38
Tuberculosis	9	131	16	137	- 5
Congenital Anomalies	10	122	23	69	+ 53
Maternal Conditions	11	117	35	28	+ 89
Diabetes Mellitus	12	109	3	579	- 470
Liver Disease	13	107	9	197	- 89
Pertussis	14	105	73	0	+ 105
Kidney Disease	15	102	8	233	- 132
Violence	16	90	10	194	- 103
Malnutrition	17	85	30	37	+ 48
Meningitis	18	65	44	17	+ 48
Other Injuries	19	63	14	167	- 104
Cervical Cancer	20	61	21	91	- 30
Liver Cancer	21	57	34	29	+ 28
Hypertension	22	52	4	320	- 268
Lung Disease	23	50	13	174	- 124
Alzheimers & Dementia	24	46	38	23	+ 23
HIV/AIDS	25	42	7	256	- 214
Syphilis	26	37	71	0	+ 37
Endocrine Disorders	27	36	12	174	- 138
Breast Cancer	28	35	19	96	- 61
Asthma	29	31	36	25	+ 6
Suicide	30	26	5	315	- 289
Falls	31	26	48	11	+ 15
Stomach Cancer	32	24	31	34	- 10
Fires	33	23	41	19	+ 3
Prostate Cancer	34	22	17	123	- 102
Drownings	35	21	15	145	- 123
Inflammatory/Heart	36	20	20	92	- 72
Colon-Rectum Cancers	37	20	25	59	- 38
Peptic Ulcer Disease	38	15	26	54	- 39
Epilepsy	39	14	37	24	- 10
Drug Use	40	13	45	16	- 3
Parkinson's Disease	41	13	49	9	+ 4
Poisonings	42	12	65	1	+ 12
Lymphomas	43	12	32	32	- 20
Lung Cancers	44	11	29	38	- 27
Tetanus	45	11	72	0	+ 10
Skin Cancers	46	9	55	5	+ 4
Skin Disease	47	9	56	3	+ 6
Oral Cancer	48	8	40	20	- 12
Ovary Cancer	49	8	43	18	- 10
Bladder Cancer	50	8	50	8	- 0
Pancreas Cancer	51	7	42	19	- 12
Rheumatic Heart Disease	52	6	47	13	- 7
Encephalitis	53	6	53	7	- 1
Oesophagus Cancer	54	5	51	8	- 2
Leukemia	55	4	39	21	- 17
Hepatitis B	56	4	59	2	+ 2
Uterin Cancer	57	3	46	13	- 10
Alcohol	58	3	57	3	- 0
Schistosomiasis	59	3	84	0	+ 3
Appendicitis	60	2	54	6	- 4
Measles	61	2	77	0	+ 2
Other Neoplasms	62	1	28	40	- 39
Multiple Sclerosis	63	1	61	1	- 0
Rheumatoid Arthritis	64	1	63	1	- 0
Diphtheria	65	1	75	0	+ 1
Ascariasis	66	0	74	0	+ 0
Hepatitis C	67	0	69	0	+ 0
Upper Respiratory	68	0	66	1	- 0
Leishmaniasis	69	0	83	0	+ 0
War	70	0	64	1	- 0
Chlamydia	71	0	80	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	72	0	76	0	+ 0
Dengue	73	0	60	2	- 2
Hookworm Disease	74	0	79	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	78	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	85	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	68	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	81	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	79	0	82	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	52	8	- 8
Osteoarthritis	81	0	58	3	- 3
Oral conditions	82	0	67	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	84	0	18	99	- 99
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	70	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	62	1	- 1
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to GUYANA

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.