LIBYA VS MAURITANIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MAURITANIA		LIBYA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	4,687	9	744	+ 3,943
Low Birth Weight	2	3,425	18	359	+ 3,067
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	2,817	40	92	+ 2,726
Coronary Heart Disease	4	2,782	1	6,610	- 3,828
Malaria	5	2,419	76	0	+ 2,419
Stroke	6	2,223	2	2,603	- 380
Birth Trauma	7	2,049	34	132	+ 1,916
Road Traffic Accidents	8	1,970	3	1,444	+ 527
Tuberculosis	9	1,219	7	812	+ 406
Congenital Anomalies	10	1,131	14	493	+ 638
Maternal Conditions	11	1,086	35	124	+ 963
Diabetes Mellitus	12	1,011	8	803	+ 207
Liver Disease	13	996	11	630	+ 366
Pertussis	14	977	55	17	+ 960
Kidney Disease	15	944	4	1,186	- 242
Violence	16	836	30	145	+ 690
Malnutrition	17	787	57	11	+ 776
Meningitis	18	607	47	41	+ 566
Other Injuries	19	584	15	432	+ 151
Cervical Cancer	20	567	32	135	+ 432
Liver Cancer	21	530	28	153	+ 377
Hypertension	22	486	6	915	- 428
Lung Disease	23	467	12	607	- 140
Alzheimers & Dementia	24	428	10	743	- 315
HIV/AIDS	25	392	21	224	+ 168
Syphilis	26	347	61	6	+ 341
Endocrine Disorders	27	336	29	153	+ 183
Breast Cancer	28	321	25	190	+ 132
Asthma	29	289	20	297	- 8
Suicide	30	240	19	304	- 64
Falls	31	238	24	204	+ 35
Stomach Cancer	32	225	33	134	+ 91
Fires	33	209	36	115	+ 94
Prostate Cancer	34	201	39	96	+ 105
Drownings	35	198	43	74	+ 124
Inflammatory/Heart	36	187	37	107	+ 80
Colon-Rectum Cancers	37	186	16	427	- 240
Peptic Ulcer Disease	38	142	38	99	+ 43
Epilepsy	39	127	44	67	+ 60
Drug Use	40	121	17	371	- 250
Parkinson's Disease	41	117	27	159	- 42
Poisonings	42	115	45	56	+ 59
Lymphomas	43	110	26	189	- 79
Lung Cancers	44	103	13	592	- 490
Tetanus	45	98	64	1	+ 97
Skin Cancers	46	85	51	20	+ 65
Skin Disease	47	81	54	17	+ 64
Oral Cancer	48	76	41	81	- 4
Ovary Cancer	49	74	42	75	- 1
Bladder Cancer	50	72	31	136	- 64
Pancreas Cancer	51	66	23	209	- 143
Rheumatic Heart Disease	52	57	46	49	+ 8
Encephalitis	53	56	53	19	+ 37
Oesophagus Cancer	54	51	49	33	+ 18
Leukemia	55	38	22	217	- 178
Hepatitis B	56	38	48	34	+ 4
Uterin Cancer	57	29	60	8	+ 20
Alcohol	58	27	50	22	+ 6
Schistosomiasis	59	23	59	9	+ 15
Appendicitis	60	15	56	15	+ 0
Measles	61	15	72	0	+ 15
Other Neoplasms	62	12	58	10	+ 2
Multiple Sclerosis	63	9	52	20	- 11
Rheumatoid Arthritis	64	7	62	4	+ 3
Diphtheria	65	5	68	0	+ 5
Ascariasis	66	5	66	0	+ 4
Hepatitis C	67	4	65	1	+ 4
Upper Respiratory	68	4	67	0	+ 4
Leishmaniasis	69	4	63	2	+ 2
War	70	3	5	1,055	- 1,052
Chlamydia	71	1	69	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	72	0	70	0	+ 0
Dengue	73	0	74	0	+ 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	75	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	73	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	79	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	71	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	79	0	78	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	85	0	- 0
Anemia	84	0	84	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	83	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to LIBYA

Mauritania

Libya

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.