INDIA VS MAURITANIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MAURITANIA		INDIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	897,155	6	392,425	+ 504,731
Low Birth Weight	2	655,717	9	238,739	+ 416,978
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	539,296	4	670,315	- 131,019
Coronary Heart Disease	4	532,559	1	1,520,034	- 987,476
Malaria	5	463,151	57	7,705	+ 455,446
Stroke	6	425,476	3	697,038	- 271,562
Birth Trauma	7	392,162	20	102,819	+ 289,343
Road Traffic Accidents	8	377,167	12	212,596	+ 164,571
Tuberculosis	9	233,284	5	435,882	- 202,598
Congenital Anomalies	10	216,534	23	82,769	+ 133,765
Maternal Conditions	11	207,950	41	25,917	+ 182,032
Diabetes Mellitus	12	193,496	7	271,495	- 77,999
Liver Disease	13	190,650	8	268,580	- 77,930
Pertussis	14	186,983	54	10,094	+ 176,889
Kidney Disease	15	180,635	11	222,903	- 42,268
Violence	16	159,983	27	51,767	+ 108,217
Malnutrition	17	150,571	55	8,626	+ 141,944
Meningitis	18	116,206	36	33,337	+ 82,869
Other Injuries	19	111,755	15	149,570	- 37,815
Cervical Cancer	20	108,475	30	45,319	+ 63,155
Liver Cancer	21	101,452	39	30,369	+ 71,083
Hypertension	22	93,116	19	108,050	- 14,935
Lung Disease	23	89,453	2	879,732	- 790,279
Alzheimers & Dementia	24	81,845	17	126,593	- 44,748
HIV/AIDS	25	75,067	31	44,406	+ 30,661
Syphilis	26	66,344	64	2,007	+ 64,337
Endocrine Disorders	27	64,247	47	15,264	+ 48,982
Breast Cancer	28	61,541	22	82,821	- 21,280
Asthma	29	55,276	13	196,051	- 140,775
Suicide	30	45,922	14	173,347	- 127,425
Falls	31	45,612	10	225,755	- 180,143
Stomach Cancer	32	43,047	24	81,058	- 38,011
Fires	33	40,094	42	23,265	+ 16,829
Prostate Cancer	34	38,473	38	30,945	+ 7,528
Drownings	35	37,856	28	48,774	- 10,918
Inflammatory/Heart	36	35,778	49	12,651	+ 23,127
Colon-Rectum Cancers	37	35,658	25	77,368	- 41,710
Peptic Ulcer Disease	38	27,147	26	68,108	- 40,961
Epilepsy	39	24,268	40	30,307	- 6,039
Drug Use	40	23,167	52	11,747	+ 11,420
Parkinson's Disease	41	22,457	32	43,398	- 20,941
Poisonings	42	21,963	61	3,540	+ 18,423
Lymphomas	43	21,091	33	40,159	- 19,068
Lung Cancers	44	19,636	21	88,276	- 68,640
Tetanus	45	18,758	58	7,093	+ 11,665
Skin Cancers	46	16,213	60	5,054	+ 11,159
Skin Disease	47	15,463	45	17,857	- 2,394
Oral Cancer	48	14,601	16	134,187	- 119,586
Ovary Cancer	49	14,112	44	21,947	- 7,835
Bladder Cancer	50	13,822	48	14,081	- 259
Pancreas Cancer	51	12,553	37	32,812	- 20,259
Rheumatic Heart Disease	52	10,923	18	126,079	- 115,156
Encephalitis	53	10,800	29	48,080	- 37,280
Oesophagus Cancer	54	9,734	34	38,898	- 29,164
Leukemia	55	7,308	35	33,383	- 26,075
Hepatitis B	56	7,220	56	8,184	- 964
Uterin Cancer	57	5,504	59	6,841	- 1,336
Alcohol	58	5,187	43	23,097	- 17,909
Schistosomiasis	59	4,441	76	0	+ 4,441
Appendicitis	60	2,826	53	11,245	- 8,420
Measles	61	2,812	51	11,923	- 9,110
Other Neoplasms	62	2,322	62	2,968	- 647
Multiple Sclerosis	63	1,718	63	2,328	- 610
Rheumatoid Arthritis	64	1,430	50	11,931	- 10,501
Diphtheria	65	1,003	72	65	+ 939
Ascariasis	66	864	70	126	+ 738
Hepatitis C	67	859	65	1,364	- 505
Upper Respiratory	68	828	68	584	+ 244
Leishmaniasis	69	788	66	973	- 186
War	70	529	67	890	- 361
Chlamydia	71	101	69	379	- 278
Otitis Media	72	10	71	68	- 58
Dengue	73	7	46	17,546	- 17,539
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	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	79	0	78	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	86	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	85	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	84	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	82	0	- 0
Anemia	84	0	81	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	80	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to INDIA

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.