LITHUANIA VS MAURITANIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MAURITANIA		LITHUANIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	1,673	7	654	+ 1,019
Low Birth Weight	2	1,223	55	9	+ 1,214
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	1,006	42	59	+ 946
Coronary Heart Disease	4	993	1	15,329	- 14,336
Malaria	5	864	81	0	+ 864
Stroke	6	794	2	5,643	- 4,850
Birth Trauma	7	731	53	10	+ 721
Road Traffic Accidents	8	703	27	225	+ 479
Tuberculosis	9	435	38	119	+ 316
Congenital Anomalies	10	404	41	62	+ 342
Maternal Conditions	11	388	63	2	+ 386
Diabetes Mellitus	12	361	14	525	- 164
Liver Disease	13	356	9	644	- 288
Pertussis	14	349	69	0	+ 349
Kidney Disease	15	337	19	372	- 35
Violence	16	298	36	132	+ 167
Malnutrition	17	281	58	7	+ 274
Meningitis	18	217	52	19	+ 197
Other Injuries	19	208	18	416	- 207
Cervical Cancer	20	202	28	224	- 22
Liver Cancer	21	189	25	239	- 50
Hypertension	22	174	4	1,289	- 1,115
Lung Disease	23	167	16	513	- 346
Alzheimers & Dementia	24	153	8	649	- 496
HIV/AIDS	25	140	51	22	+ 118
Syphilis	26	124	70	0	+ 124
Endocrine Disorders	27	120	39	72	+ 48
Breast Cancer	28	115	11	629	- 514
Asthma	29	103	46	45	+ 58
Suicide	30	86	6	721	- 636
Falls	31	85	15	518	- 433
Stomach Cancer	32	80	10	639	- 559
Fires	33	75	43	51	+ 24
Prostate Cancer	34	72	12	598	- 526
Drownings	35	71	35	150	- 79
Inflammatory/Heart	36	67	17	484	- 417
Colon-Rectum Cancers	37	67	5	1,074	- 1,007
Peptic Ulcer Disease	38	51	22	313	- 262
Epilepsy	39	45	40	62	- 17
Drug Use	40	43	37	122	- 79
Parkinson's Disease	41	42	29	222	- 180
Poisonings	42	41	45	46	- 5
Lymphomas	43	39	21	321	- 282
Lung Cancers	44	37	3	1,329	- 1,292
Tetanus	45	35	62	2	+ 33
Skin Cancers	46	30	32	197	- 166
Skin Disease	47	29	44	48	- 19
Oral Cancer	48	27	20	338	- 311
Ovary Cancer	49	26	26	233	- 207
Bladder Cancer	50	26	23	292	- 267
Pancreas Cancer	51	23	13	578	- 555
Rheumatic Heart Disease	52	20	48	29	- 9
Encephalitis	53	20	65	2	+ 19
Oesophagus Cancer	54	18	30	219	- 201
Leukemia	55	14	24	284	- 270
Hepatitis B	56	13	61	5	+ 9
Uterin Cancer	57	10	34	159	- 149
Alcohol	58	10	33	192	- 182
Schistosomiasis	59	8	78	0	+ 8
Appendicitis	60	5	54	10	- 4
Measles	61	5	83	0	+ 5
Other Neoplasms	62	4	31	212	- 208
Multiple Sclerosis	63	3	49	29	- 26
Rheumatoid Arthritis	64	3	47	41	- 38
Diphtheria	65	2	82	0	+ 2
Ascariasis	66	2	74	0	+ 2
Hepatitis C	67	2	50	23	- 22
Upper Respiratory	68	2	68	0	+ 1
Leishmaniasis	69	1	77	0	+ 1
War	70	1	67	0	+ 1
Chlamydia	71	0	71	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	72	0	66	1	- 1
Dengue	73	0	76	0	+ 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	75	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	73	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	84	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	72	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	79	0	80	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	57	8	- 8
Osteoarthritis	81	0	59	6	- 6
Oral conditions	82	0	64	2	- 2
Depression	83	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	84	0	60	5	- 5
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	56	8	- 8
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to LITHUANIA

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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.