MADAGASCAR VS MAURITANIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MAURITANIA		MADAGASCAR		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	18,752	2	14,605	+ 4,147
Low Birth Weight	2	13,705	10	5,353	+ 8,353
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	11,272	5	11,085	+ 187
Coronary Heart Disease	4	11,131	3	12,388	- 1,257
Malaria	5	9,680	9	5,507	+ 4,174
Stroke	6	8,893	1	17,964	- 9,071
Birth Trauma	7	8,197	11	5,347	+ 2,850
Road Traffic Accidents	8	7,883	7	7,880	+ 3
Tuberculosis	9	4,876	4	11,606	- 6,730
Congenital Anomalies	10	4,526	15	3,380	+ 1,145
Maternal Conditions	11	4,346	18	2,776	+ 1,570
Diabetes Mellitus	12	4,044	16	3,278	+ 766
Liver Disease	13	3,985	12	4,803	- 818
Pertussis	14	3,908	41	519	+ 3,389
Kidney Disease	15	3,776	22	2,202	+ 1,573
Violence	16	3,344	23	1,749	+ 1,595
Malnutrition	17	3,147	13	4,236	- 1,089
Meningitis	18	2,429	20	2,391	+ 38
Other Injuries	19	2,336	21	2,359	- 23
Cervical Cancer	20	2,267	17	3,028	- 760
Liver Cancer	21	2,120	30	933	+ 1,187
Hypertension	22	1,946	8	6,208	- 4,262
Lung Disease	23	1,870	14	3,957	- 2,087
Alzheimers & Dementia	24	1,711	26	1,120	+ 590
HIV/AIDS	25	1,569	25	1,341	+ 228
Syphilis	26	1,387	33	680	+ 707
Endocrine Disorders	27	1,343	44	463	+ 880
Breast Cancer	28	1,286	37	629	+ 657
Asthma	29	1,155	19	2,507	- 1,352
Suicide	30	960	24	1,476	- 516
Falls	31	953	36	653	+ 300
Stomach Cancer	32	900	47	368	+ 532
Fires	33	838	35	661	+ 177
Prostate Cancer	34	804	29	996	- 192
Drownings	35	791	31	825	- 33
Inflammatory/Heart	36	748	28	1,046	- 299
Colon-Rectum Cancers	37	745	39	606	+ 140
Peptic Ulcer Disease	38	567	42	495	+ 72
Epilepsy	39	507	46	385	+ 123
Drug Use	40	484	62	58	+ 426
Parkinson's Disease	41	469	49	266	+ 203
Poisonings	42	459	40	571	- 112
Lymphomas	43	441	34	675	- 234
Lung Cancers	44	410	55	147	+ 263
Tetanus	45	392	52	186	+ 206
Skin Cancers	46	339	43	467	- 128
Skin Disease	47	323	51	187	+ 136
Oral Cancer	48	305	32	697	- 392
Ovary Cancer	49	295	57	135	+ 160
Bladder Cancer	50	289	48	286	+ 3
Pancreas Cancer	51	262	61	80	+ 182
Rheumatic Heart Disease	52	228	38	627	- 399
Encephalitis	53	226	60	94	+ 132
Oesophagus Cancer	54	203	27	1,080	- 877
Leukemia	55	153	45	401	- 248
Hepatitis B	56	151	58	98	+ 53
Uterin Cancer	57	115	59	95	+ 21
Alcohol	58	108	53	161	- 52
Schistosomiasis	59	93	50	260	- 167
Appendicitis	60	59	56	147	- 88
Measles	61	59	6	9,172	- 9,113
Other Neoplasms	62	49	65	24	+ 25
Multiple Sclerosis	63	36	66	18	+ 18
Rheumatoid Arthritis	64	30	64	47	- 17
Diphtheria	65	21	71	3	+ 18
Ascariasis	66	18	70	5	+ 13
Hepatitis C	67	18	67	16	+ 2
Upper Respiratory	68	17	63	49	- 31
Leishmaniasis	69	16	78	0	+ 16
War	70	11	54	155	- 144
Chlamydia	71	2	69	7	- 4
Otitis Media	72	0	68	10	- 10
Dengue	73	0	72	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	73	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	79	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	75	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	76	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	79	0	77	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	84	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	85	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 MADAGASCAR

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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.