LESOTHO VS MAURITANIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MAURITANIA		LESOTHO		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	1,418	2	3,214	- 1,796
Low Birth Weight	2	1,037	12	957	+ 80
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	853	4	2,354	- 1,502
Coronary Heart Disease	4	842	5	2,101	- 1,259
Malaria	5	732	79	0	+ 732
Stroke	6	673	3	2,817	- 2,144
Birth Trauma	7	620	15	717	- 97
Road Traffic Accidents	8	596	16	678	- 82
Tuberculosis	9	369	8	1,208	- 840
Congenital Anomalies	10	342	19	389	- 47
Maternal Conditions	11	329	24	292	+ 37
Diabetes Mellitus	12	306	6	2,000	- 1,694
Liver Disease	13	301	14	792	- 491
Pertussis	14	296	44	51	+ 245
Kidney Disease	15	286	10	1,015	- 729
Violence	16	253	13	924	- 671
Malnutrition	17	238	21	357	- 119
Meningitis	18	184	22	318	- 134
Other Injuries	19	177	18	533	- 356
Cervical Cancer	20	171	20	372	- 201
Liver Cancer	21	160	39	71	+ 90
Hypertension	22	147	11	990	- 843
Lung Disease	23	141	9	1,102	- 960
Alzheimers & Dementia	24	129	29	194	- 65
HIV/AIDS	25	119	1	4,767	- 4,649
Syphilis	26	105	45	50	+ 54
Endocrine Disorders	27	102	27	235	- 133
Breast Cancer	28	97	34	97	+ 0
Asthma	29	87	17	678	- 590
Suicide	30	73	7	1,539	- 1,467
Falls	31	72	31	128	- 56
Stomach Cancer	32	68	60	11	+ 57
Fires	33	63	26	269	- 205
Prostate Cancer	34	61	35	81	- 20
Drownings	35	60	28	200	- 140
Inflammatory/Heart	36	57	23	305	- 249
Colon-Rectum Cancers	37	56	48	40	+ 17
Peptic Ulcer Disease	38	43	25	279	- 236
Epilepsy	39	38	30	143	- 105
Drug Use	40	37	50	32	+ 5
Parkinson's Disease	41	36	41	55	- 19
Poisonings	42	35	33	111	- 76
Lymphomas	43	33	36	78	- 44
Lung Cancers	44	31	43	51	- 20
Tetanus	45	30	47	45	- 15
Skin Cancers	46	26	46	46	- 21
Skin Disease	47	24	40	70	- 45
Oral Cancer	48	23	42	52	- 29
Ovary Cancer	49	22	53	24	- 2
Bladder Cancer	50	22	61	10	+ 12
Pancreas Cancer	51	20	58	12	+ 8
Rheumatic Heart Disease	52	17	32	126	- 108
Encephalitis	53	17	57	14	+ 4
Oesophagus Cancer	54	15	37	73	- 58
Leukemia	55	12	49	39	- 27
Hepatitis B	56	11	51	27	- 15
Uterin Cancer	57	9	54	23	- 15
Alcohol	58	8	38	71	- 63
Schistosomiasis	59	7	76	0	+ 7
Appendicitis	60	4	52	25	- 20
Measles	61	4	59	12	- 7
Other Neoplasms	62	4	62	9	- 6
Multiple Sclerosis	63	3	63	6	- 3
Rheumatoid Arthritis	64	2	56	18	- 16
Diphtheria	65	2	69	0	+ 1
Ascariasis	66	1	67	1	+ 1
Hepatitis C	67	1	64	2	- 1
Upper Respiratory	68	1	55	18	- 17
Leishmaniasis	69	1	75	0	+ 1
War	70	1	68	0	+ 1
Chlamydia	71	0	65	2	- 1
Otitis Media	72	0	66	1	- 1
Dengue	73	0	70	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	72	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	71	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	73	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	74	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	78	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	79	0	77	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	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	82	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	81	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to LESOTHO

Mauritania

Lesotho

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.