MALAYSIA VS MAURITANIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MAURITANIA		MALAYSIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	22,007	2	23,477	- 1,471
Low Birth Weight	2	16,084	29	1,020	+ 15,064
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	13,229	20	1,773	+ 11,456
Coronary Heart Disease	4	13,063	1	36,729	- 23,666
Malaria	5	11,361	76	0	+ 11,361
Stroke	6	10,437	3	21,592	- 11,155
Birth Trauma	7	9,619	42	359	+ 9,261
Road Traffic Accidents	8	9,252	4	7,181	+ 2,070
Tuberculosis	9	5,722	26	1,227	+ 4,495
Congenital Anomalies	10	5,311	24	1,403	+ 3,908
Maternal Conditions	11	5,101	56	167	+ 4,934
Diabetes Mellitus	12	4,746	9	4,107	+ 639
Liver Disease	13	4,676	7	5,125	- 449
Pertussis	14	4,587	57	80	+ 4,507
Kidney Disease	15	4,431	6	6,629	- 2,198
Violence	16	3,924	34	869	+ 3,055
Malnutrition	17	3,693	49	249	+ 3,444
Meningitis	18	2,850	46	301	+ 2,550
Other Injuries	19	2,741	14	2,222	+ 519
Cervical Cancer	20	2,661	31	1,010	+ 1,650
Liver Cancer	21	2,489	16	1,984	+ 504
Hypertension	22	2,284	38	649	+ 1,635
Lung Disease	23	2,194	5	6,633	- 4,438
Alzheimers & Dementia	24	2,008	10	3,996	- 1,989
HIV/AIDS	25	1,841	13	2,679	- 838
Syphilis	26	1,627	62	19	+ 1,608
Endocrine Disorders	27	1,576	37	809	+ 766
Breast Cancer	28	1,510	12	3,071	- 1,562
Asthma	29	1,356	30	1,013	+ 343
Suicide	30	1,126	19	1,823	- 697
Falls	31	1,119	18	1,855	- 736
Stomach Cancer	32	1,056	21	1,441	- 386
Fires	33	983	44	336	+ 648
Prostate Cancer	34	944	33	903	+ 40
Drownings	35	929	36	820	+ 109
Inflammatory/Heart	36	878	27	1,214	- 336
Colon-Rectum Cancers	37	875	11	3,832	- 2,958
Peptic Ulcer Disease	38	666	22	1,424	- 758
Epilepsy	39	595	52	226	+ 370
Drug Use	40	568	45	322	+ 246
Parkinson's Disease	41	551	28	1,106	- 555
Poisonings	42	539	53	211	+ 328
Lymphomas	43	517	25	1,321	- 804
Lung Cancers	44	482	8	4,319	- 3,837
Tetanus	45	460	61	21	+ 439
Skin Cancers	46	398	50	247	+ 150
Skin Disease	47	379	15	2,066	- 1,686
Oral Cancer	48	358	17	1,865	- 1,507
Ovary Cancer	49	346	35	827	- 481
Bladder Cancer	50	339	39	467	- 128
Pancreas Cancer	51	308	32	994	- 686
Rheumatic Heart Disease	52	268	51	246	+ 22
Encephalitis	53	265	40	452	- 187
Oesophagus Cancer	54	239	41	435	- 196
Leukemia	55	179	23	1,412	- 1,233
Hepatitis B	56	177	54	206	- 28
Uterin Cancer	57	135	43	352	- 217
Alcohol	58	127	55	181	- 53
Schistosomiasis	59	109	75	0	+ 109
Appendicitis	60	69	58	71	- 2
Measles	61	69	70	0	+ 69
Other Neoplasms	62	57	48	265	- 208
Multiple Sclerosis	63	42	59	30	+ 12
Rheumatoid Arthritis	64	35	60	27	+ 8
Diphtheria	65	25	69	0	+ 24
Ascariasis	66	21	67	2	+ 19
Hepatitis C	67	21	64	6	+ 16
Upper Respiratory	68	20	65	5	+ 16
Leishmaniasis	69	19	77	0	+ 19
War	70	13	63	11	+ 2
Chlamydia	71	2	68	2	+ 1
Otitis Media	72	0	66	3	- 3
Dengue	73	0	47	280	- 280
Hookworm Disease	74	0	73	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	74	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	72	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	71	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	78	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	79	0	79	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	81	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	80	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	84	0	- 0
Anemia	84	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to MALAYSIA

Mauritania

Malaysia

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.