KENYA VS MAURITANIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MAURITANIA		KENYA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	37,084	1	22,571	+ 14,513
Low Birth Weight	2	27,104	11	9,562	+ 17,542
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	22,292	5	15,420	+ 6,872
Coronary Heart Disease	4	22,013	9	11,972	+ 10,041
Malaria	5	19,144	8	12,652	+ 6,492
Stroke	6	17,587	4	15,895	+ 1,692
Birth Trauma	7	16,210	10	9,957	+ 6,253
Road Traffic Accidents	8	15,590	6	14,883	+ 707
Tuberculosis	9	9,643	3	19,655	- 10,012
Congenital Anomalies	10	8,950	12	6,115	+ 2,835
Maternal Conditions	11	8,596	13	5,651	+ 2,944
Diabetes Mellitus	12	7,998	14	5,651	+ 2,347
Liver Disease	13	7,881	7	13,405	- 5,524
Pertussis	14	7,729	42	1,014	+ 6,715
Kidney Disease	15	7,467	16	4,464	+ 3,003
Violence	16	6,613	24	2,942	+ 3,671
Malnutrition	17	6,224	21	4,212	+ 2,012
Meningitis	18	4,803	15	5,364	- 560
Other Injuries	19	4,619	19	4,336	+ 284
Cervical Cancer	20	4,484	22	3,389	+ 1,095
Liver Cancer	21	4,194	34	1,351	+ 2,843
Hypertension	22	3,849	17	4,418	- 569
Lung Disease	23	3,698	20	4,280	- 583
Alzheimers & Dementia	24	3,383	31	1,827	+ 1,556
HIV/AIDS	25	3,103	2	20,885	- 17,782
Syphilis	26	2,742	52	449	+ 2,293
Endocrine Disorders	27	2,656	44	831	+ 1,825
Breast Cancer	28	2,544	25	2,658	- 114
Asthma	29	2,285	26	2,300	- 15
Suicide	30	1,898	23	3,214	- 1,316
Falls	31	1,885	33	1,465	+ 420
Stomach Cancer	32	1,779	28	2,010	- 230
Fires	33	1,657	36	1,316	+ 341
Prostate Cancer	34	1,590	37	1,292	+ 298
Drownings	35	1,565	39	1,200	+ 365
Inflammatory/Heart	36	1,479	40	1,121	+ 357
Colon-Rectum Cancers	37	1,474	32	1,477	- 3
Peptic Ulcer Disease	38	1,122	41	1,089	+ 33
Epilepsy	39	1,003	43	832	+ 171
Drug Use	40	958	62	113	+ 844
Parkinson's Disease	41	928	50	470	+ 458
Poisonings	42	908	38	1,269	- 361
Lymphomas	43	872	29	1,931	- 1,059
Lung Cancers	44	812	47	669	+ 143
Tetanus	45	775	27	2,129	- 1,354
Skin Cancers	46	670	48	638	+ 32
Skin Disease	47	639	51	455	+ 184
Oral Cancer	48	604	30	1,842	- 1,239
Ovary Cancer	49	583	45	795	- 211
Bladder Cancer	50	571	57	318	+ 254
Pancreas Cancer	51	519	46	716	- 197
Rheumatic Heart Disease	52	451	53	408	+ 44
Encephalitis	53	446	60	189	+ 257
Oesophagus Cancer	54	402	18	4,373	- 3,970
Leukemia	55	302	35	1,327	- 1,025
Hepatitis B	56	298	49	522	- 224
Uterin Cancer	57	228	56	323	- 95
Alcohol	58	214	55	355	- 141
Schistosomiasis	59	184	54	370	- 186
Appendicitis	60	117	58	240	- 124
Measles	61	116	63	103	+ 13
Other Neoplasms	62	96	67	60	+ 36
Multiple Sclerosis	63	71	68	39	+ 32
Rheumatoid Arthritis	64	59	66	84	- 25
Diphtheria	65	41	69	13	+ 29
Ascariasis	66	36	71	9	+ 27
Hepatitis C	67	36	61	152	- 117
Upper Respiratory	68	34	64	95	- 61
Leishmaniasis	69	33	59	194	- 162
War	70	22	65	89	- 67
Chlamydia	71	4	70	10	- 6
Otitis Media	72	0	72	7	- 7
Dengue	73	0	73	0	+ 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	75	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	77	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	79	0	78	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	81	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to KENYA

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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.