ITALY VS MAURITANIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MAURITANIA		ITALY		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	38,815	9	16,339	+ 22,476
Low Birth Weight	2	28,369	51	357	+ 28,012
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	23,332	36	1,622	+ 21,710
Coronary Heart Disease	4	23,041	1	97,116	- 74,075
Malaria	5	20,038	79	0	+ 20,038
Stroke	6	18,408	2	62,633	- 44,226
Birth Trauma	7	16,967	59	140	+ 16,826
Road Traffic Accidents	8	16,318	30	3,221	+ 13,097
Tuberculosis	9	10,093	53	336	+ 9,757
Congenital Anomalies	10	9,368	37	1,443	+ 7,925
Maternal Conditions	11	8,997	67	6	+ 8,991
Diabetes Mellitus	12	8,371	8	19,836	- 11,465
Liver Disease	13	8,248	23	5,559	+ 2,689
Pertussis	14	8,090	73	1	+ 8,089
Kidney Disease	15	7,815	11	12,726	- 4,911
Violence	16	6,922	50	409	+ 6,513
Malnutrition	17	6,514	41	775	+ 5,739
Meningitis	18	5,028	60	128	+ 4,900
Other Injuries	19	4,835	12	12,112	- 7,277
Cervical Cancer	20	4,693	40	1,154	+ 3,539
Liver Cancer	21	4,389	17	9,620	- 5,231
Hypertension	22	4,029	6	29,931	- 25,903
Lung Disease	23	3,870	5	32,382	- 28,512
Alzheimers & Dementia	24	3,541	3	41,445	- 37,904
HIV/AIDS	25	3,248	46	520	+ 2,728
Syphilis	26	2,870	69	4	+ 2,866
Endocrine Disorders	27	2,780	18	8,431	- 5,651
Breast Cancer	28	2,663	10	13,868	- 11,206
Asthma	29	2,391	47	494	+ 1,898
Suicide	30	1,987	26	4,042	- 2,055
Falls	31	1,973	25	4,222	- 2,249
Stomach Cancer	32	1,862	14	10,252	- 8,390
Fires	33	1,735	56	271	+ 1,464
Prostate Cancer	34	1,664	20	8,409	- 6,745
Drownings	35	1,638	52	344	+ 1,294
Inflammatory/Heart	36	1,548	24	5,531	- 3,983
Colon-Rectum Cancers	37	1,543	7	21,254	- 19,711
Peptic Ulcer Disease	38	1,174	43	690	+ 485
Epilepsy	39	1,050	39	1,337	- 287
Drug Use	40	1,002	45	654	+ 348
Parkinson's Disease	41	972	19	8,428	- 7,456
Poisonings	42	950	58	154	+ 796
Lymphomas	43	912	16	9,670	- 8,758
Lung Cancers	44	850	4	34,152	- 33,303
Tetanus	45	812	63	22	+ 790
Skin Cancers	46	701	29	3,239	- 2,538
Skin Disease	47	669	38	1,440	- 771
Oral Cancer	48	632	27	3,343	- 2,712
Ovary Cancer	49	611	28	3,282	- 2,671
Bladder Cancer	50	598	22	6,711	- 6,113
Pancreas Cancer	51	543	13	12,095	- 11,551
Rheumatic Heart Disease	52	473	32	2,216	- 1,743
Encephalitis	53	467	68	5	+ 463
Oesophagus Cancer	54	421	34	2,045	- 1,624
Leukemia	55	316	21	6,728	- 6,412
Hepatitis B	56	312	54	334	- 22
Uterin Cancer	57	238	33	2,198	- 1,960
Alcohol	58	224	55	277	- 53
Schistosomiasis	59	192	78	0	+ 192
Appendicitis	60	122	61	49	+ 74
Measles	61	122	71	1	+ 120
Other Neoplasms	62	100	15	9,984	- 9,884
Multiple Sclerosis	63	74	44	677	- 602
Rheumatoid Arthritis	64	62	42	701	- 640
Diphtheria	65	43	76	0	+ 43
Ascariasis	66	37	80	0	+ 37
Hepatitis C	67	37	31	2,451	- 2,413
Upper Respiratory	68	36	64	20	+ 16
Leishmaniasis	69	34	70	3	+ 31
War	70	23	66	6	+ 17
Chlamydia	71	4	84	0	+ 4
Otitis Media	72	0	65	16	- 16
Dengue	73	0	81	0	+ 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	83	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	82	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	75	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	74	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	72	1	- 1
Trypanosomiasis	79	0	77	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	57	241	- 241
Osteoarthritis	81	0	48	481	- 481
Oral conditions	82	0	62	47	- 47
Depression	83	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	84	0	35	1,672	- 1,672
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	49	424	- 424
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to ITALY

Mauritania

Italy

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.