IRAQ VS MAURITANIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MAURITANIA		IRAQ		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	26,793	8	5,551	+ 21,243
Low Birth Weight	2	19,583	5	6,573	+ 13,010
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	16,106	18	1,578	+ 14,528
Coronary Heart Disease	4	15,905	1	36,594	- 20,689
Malaria	5	13,832	73	0	+ 13,832
Stroke	6	12,707	2	20,793	- 8,086
Birth Trauma	7	11,712	10	4,223	+ 7,489
Road Traffic Accidents	8	11,264	3	10,726	+ 538
Tuberculosis	9	6,967	25	821	+ 6,146
Congenital Anomalies	10	6,467	9	4,812	+ 1,655
Maternal Conditions	11	6,210	27	780	+ 5,431
Diabetes Mellitus	12	5,779	4	7,395	- 1,616
Liver Disease	13	5,694	16	2,127	+ 3,566
Pertussis	14	5,584	33	636	+ 4,948
Kidney Disease	15	5,395	6	6,323	- 928
Violence	16	4,778	7	5,658	- 880
Malnutrition	17	4,497	53	92	+ 4,405
Meningitis	18	3,470	42	372	+ 3,098
Other Injuries	19	3,338	14	2,212	+ 1,126
Cervical Cancer	20	3,240	48	162	+ 3,077
Liver Cancer	21	3,030	35	555	+ 2,475
Hypertension	22	2,781	12	2,451	+ 330
Lung Disease	23	2,672	20	1,329	+ 1,342
Alzheimers & Dementia	24	2,444	13	2,429	+ 15
HIV/AIDS	25	2,242	72	0	+ 2,242
Syphilis	26	1,981	50	137	+ 1,844
Endocrine Disorders	27	1,919	37	462	+ 1,457
Breast Cancer	28	1,838	17	1,783	+ 55
Asthma	29	1,651	23	914	+ 737
Suicide	30	1,371	19	1,418	- 46
Falls	31	1,362	30	709	+ 653
Stomach Cancer	32	1,286	28	771	+ 515
Fires	33	1,197	29	742	+ 456
Prostate Cancer	34	1,149	47	171	+ 978
Drownings	35	1,131	32	658	+ 473
Inflammatory/Heart	36	1,069	22	1,190	- 122
Colon-Rectum Cancers	37	1,065	24	852	+ 213
Peptic Ulcer Disease	38	811	49	159	+ 652
Epilepsy	39	725	45	253	+ 472
Drug Use	40	692	38	441	+ 251
Parkinson's Disease	41	671	31	658	+ 13
Poisonings	42	656	52	95	+ 561
Lymphomas	43	630	26	811	- 181
Lung Cancers	44	586	15	2,162	- 1,575
Tetanus	45	560	51	111	+ 449
Skin Cancers	46	484	43	339	+ 145
Skin Disease	47	462	57	49	+ 413
Oral Cancer	48	436	39	410	+ 26
Ovary Cancer	49	421	41	376	+ 46
Bladder Cancer	50	413	34	628	- 215
Pancreas Cancer	51	375	36	530	- 155
Rheumatic Heart Disease	52	326	44	283	+ 43
Encephalitis	53	323	40	378	- 56
Oesophagus Cancer	54	291	46	173	+ 118
Leukemia	55	218	21	1,315	- 1,097
Hepatitis B	56	216	56	57	+ 159
Uterin Cancer	57	164	54	61	+ 103
Alcohol	58	155	58	40	+ 115
Schistosomiasis	59	133	59	37	+ 95
Appendicitis	60	84	64	15	+ 69
Measles	61	84	55	59	+ 25
Other Neoplasms	62	69	61	26	+ 44
Multiple Sclerosis	63	51	60	30	+ 21
Rheumatoid Arthritis	64	43	63	21	+ 22
Diphtheria	65	30	66	4	+ 26
Ascariasis	66	26	67	2	+ 24
Hepatitis C	67	26	68	1	+ 24
Upper Respiratory	68	25	65	6	+ 19
Leishmaniasis	69	24	62	22	+ 1
War	70	16	11	2,942	- 2,926
Chlamydia	71	3	69	1	+ 2
Otitis Media	72	0	70	0	+ 0
Dengue	73	0	77	0	+ 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	78	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	79	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	76	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	71	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	75	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	79	0	74	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	80	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	81	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	83	0	- 0
Anemia	84	0	85	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	84	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to IRAQ

Mauritania

Iraq

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.