JAPAN VS MAURITANIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MAURITANIA		JAPAN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	78,439	3	107,899	- 29,459
Low Birth Weight	2	57,330	55	202	+ 57,128
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	47,151	37	2,731	+ 44,420
Coronary Heart Disease	4	46,562	1	163,905	- 117,343
Malaria	5	40,494	79	0	+ 40,494
Stroke	6	37,200	2	121,823	- 84,623
Birth Trauma	7	34,287	61	104	+ 34,183
Road Traffic Accidents	8	32,976	31	4,566	+ 28,410
Tuberculosis	9	20,396	34	3,459	+ 16,938
Congenital Anomalies	10	18,932	40	2,473	+ 16,459
Maternal Conditions	11	18,181	64	39	+ 18,143
Diabetes Mellitus	12	16,918	29	5,433	+ 11,485
Liver Disease	13	16,669	17	14,195	+ 2,473
Pertussis	14	16,348	71	1	+ 16,347
Kidney Disease	15	15,793	9	44,779	- 28,986
Violence	16	13,988	53	266	+ 13,722
Malnutrition	17	13,165	43	1,910	+ 11,255
Meningitis	18	10,160	52	308	+ 9,852
Other Injuries	19	9,771	12	22,068	- 12,297
Cervical Cancer	20	9,484	32	3,799	+ 5,685
Liver Cancer	21	8,870	11	29,384	- 20,514
Hypertension	22	8,141	28	6,673	+ 1,468
Lung Disease	23	7,821	5	78,169	- 70,348
Alzheimers & Dementia	24	7,156	7	56,937	- 49,781
HIV/AIDS	25	6,563	63	48	+ 6,515
Syphilis	26	5,801	65	16	+ 5,785
Endocrine Disorders	27	5,617	21	11,486	- 5,869
Breast Cancer	28	5,381	15	15,805	- 10,424
Asthma	29	4,833	42	1,922	+ 2,911
Suicide	30	4,015	13	19,466	- 15,451
Falls	31	3,988	23	9,736	- 5,748
Stomach Cancer	32	3,764	8	50,433	- 46,669
Fires	33	3,506	48	1,007	+ 2,499
Prostate Cancer	34	3,364	19	13,515	- 10,152
Drownings	35	3,310	25	8,409	- 5,099
Inflammatory/Heart	36	3,128	27	8,232	- 5,104
Colon-Rectum Cancers	37	3,118	6	57,340	- 54,223
Peptic Ulcer Disease	38	2,373	35	2,922	- 548
Epilepsy	39	2,122	45	1,558	+ 563
Drug Use	40	2,026	50	732	+ 1,294
Parkinson's Disease	41	1,963	18	14,007	- 12,044
Poisonings	42	1,920	54	255	+ 1,666
Lymphomas	43	1,844	14	19,273	- 17,429
Lung Cancers	44	1,717	4	79,688	- 77,971
Tetanus	45	1,640	67	9	+ 1,631
Skin Cancers	46	1,418	44	1,843	- 425
Skin Disease	47	1,352	36	2,806	- 1,454
Oral Cancer	48	1,277	26	8,333	- 7,057
Ovary Cancer	49	1,234	30	5,061	- 3,827
Bladder Cancer	50	1,208	22	9,936	- 8,728
Pancreas Cancer	51	1,098	10	37,027	- 35,930
Rheumatic Heart Disease	52	955	39	2,555	- 1,600
Encephalitis	53	944	69	5	+ 940
Oesophagus Cancer	54	851	20	12,316	- 11,465
Leukemia	55	639	24	9,607	- 8,968
Hepatitis B	56	631	46	1,423	- 792
Uterin Cancer	57	481	33	3,461	- 2,980
Alcohol	58	454	51	576	- 122
Schistosomiasis	59	388	72	0	+ 388
Appendicitis	60	247	58	126	+ 121
Measles	61	246	75	0	+ 246
Other Neoplasms	62	203	16	15,120	- 14,917
Multiple Sclerosis	63	150	59	108	+ 42
Rheumatoid Arthritis	64	125	38	2,618	- 2,493
Diphtheria	65	88	74	0	+ 88
Ascariasis	66	76	82	0	+ 76
Hepatitis C	67	75	41	2,220	- 2,145
Upper Respiratory	68	72	57	159	- 87
Leishmaniasis	69	69	77	0	+ 69
War	70	46	66	15	+ 32
Chlamydia	71	9	80	0	+ 9
Otitis Media	72	1	68	8	- 7
Dengue	73	1	83	0	+ 1
Hookworm Disease	74	0	81	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	84	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	70	2	- 2
Leprosy	77	0	73	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	78	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	79	0	76	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	56	172	- 172
Osteoarthritis	81	0	62	86	- 86
Oral conditions	82	0	60	106	- 106
Depression	83	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	84	0	49	875	- 875
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	47	1,052	- 1,052
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to JAPAN

Mauritania

Japan

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.