IRAN VS MAURITANIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MAURITANIA		IRAN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	56,274	8	11,243	+ 45,030
Low Birth Weight	2	41,130	13	4,861	+ 36,269
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	33,827	33	1,836	+ 31,991
Coronary Heart Disease	4	33,405	1	93,308	- 59,903
Malaria	5	29,051	77	0	+ 29,051
Stroke	6	26,688	2	36,730	- 10,042
Birth Trauma	7	24,598	25	2,735	+ 21,863
Road Traffic Accidents	8	23,658	3	17,803	+ 5,855
Tuberculosis	9	14,633	41	882	+ 13,751
Congenital Anomalies	10	13,582	14	4,844	+ 8,738
Maternal Conditions	11	13,044	52	285	+ 12,759
Diabetes Mellitus	12	12,137	5	13,910	- 1,773
Liver Disease	13	11,958	12	6,637	+ 5,321
Pertussis	14	11,728	60	75	+ 11,653
Kidney Disease	15	11,330	6	11,810	- 480
Violence	16	10,035	27	2,535	+ 7,500
Malnutrition	17	9,444	56	157	+ 9,288
Meningitis	18	7,289	46	642	+ 6,647
Other Injuries	19	7,010	17	4,048	+ 2,962
Cervical Cancer	20	6,804	48	501	+ 6,303
Liver Cancer	21	6,364	20	3,714	+ 2,649
Hypertension	22	5,841	4	16,415	- 10,575
Lung Disease	23	5,611	7	11,409	- 5,798
Alzheimers & Dementia	24	5,134	9	11,046	- 5,913
HIV/AIDS	25	4,709	28	2,521	+ 2,188
Syphilis	26	4,161	61	52	+ 4,109
Endocrine Disorders	27	4,030	32	2,092	+ 1,938
Breast Cancer	28	3,860	19	3,736	+ 124
Asthma	29	3,467	22	3,360	+ 107
Suicide	30	2,880	16	4,334	- 1,453
Falls	31	2,861	24	2,821	+ 40
Stomach Cancer	32	2,700	10	9,822	- 7,122
Fires	33	2,515	34	1,823	+ 692
Prostate Cancer	34	2,413	21	3,583	- 1,170
Drownings	35	2,375	40	930	+ 1,444
Inflammatory/Heart	36	2,244	35	1,611	+ 633
Colon-Rectum Cancers	37	2,237	15	4,575	- 2,339
Peptic Ulcer Disease	38	1,703	37	1,246	+ 456
Epilepsy	39	1,522	44	719	+ 804
Drug Use	40	1,453	31	2,242	- 789
Parkinson's Disease	41	1,409	26	2,545	- 1,136
Poisonings	42	1,378	43	816	+ 562
Lymphomas	43	1,323	23	2,882	- 1,559
Lung Cancers	44	1,232	11	6,784	- 5,552
Tetanus	45	1,177	62	37	+ 1,140
Skin Cancers	46	1,017	47	518	+ 498
Skin Disease	47	970	55	237	+ 733
Oral Cancer	48	916	45	655	+ 261
Ovary Cancer	49	885	39	937	- 52
Bladder Cancer	50	867	36	1,410	- 543
Pancreas Cancer	51	787	29	2,418	- 1,631
Rheumatic Heart Disease	52	685	38	996	- 311
Encephalitis	53	677	54	246	+ 431
Oesophagus Cancer	54	611	30	2,371	- 1,761
Leukemia	55	458	18	3,966	- 3,508
Hepatitis B	56	453	49	425	+ 28
Uterin Cancer	57	345	51	355	- 10
Alcohol	58	325	53	253	+ 73
Schistosomiasis	59	279	66	3	+ 276
Appendicitis	60	177	57	155	+ 22
Measles	61	176	68	2	+ 174
Other Neoplasms	62	146	58	112	+ 34
Multiple Sclerosis	63	108	50	405	- 297
Rheumatoid Arthritis	64	90	59	80	+ 10
Diphtheria	65	63	70	1	+ 62
Ascariasis	66	54	67	3	+ 51
Hepatitis C	67	54	69	1	+ 53
Upper Respiratory	68	52	63	16	+ 36
Leishmaniasis	69	49	64	8	+ 41
War	70	33	42	848	- 814
Chlamydia	71	6	65	4	+ 3
Otitis Media	72	1	71	0	+ 1
Dengue	73	0	74	0	+ 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	75	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	73	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	76	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	72	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	78	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	79	0	79	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	80	0	- 0
Anemia	84	0	82	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	83	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	81	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to IRAN

Mauritania

Iran

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.