MALDIVES VS MAURITANIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MAURITANIA		MALDIVES		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	248	8	33	+ 215
Low Birth Weight	2	181	20	15	+ 166
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	149	22	14	+ 134
Coronary Heart Disease	4	147	1	279	- 132
Malaria	5	128	75	0	+ 128
Stroke	6	117	2	143	- 26
Birth Trauma	7	108	39	5	+ 103
Road Traffic Accidents	8	104	31	9	+ 95
Tuberculosis	9	64	27	11	+ 53
Congenital Anomalies	10	60	15	19	+ 40
Maternal Conditions	11	57	35	5	+ 52
Diabetes Mellitus	12	53	6	47	+ 7
Liver Disease	13	53	11	24	+ 28
Pertussis	14	52	52	0	+ 51
Kidney Disease	15	50	4	80	- 31
Violence	16	44	28	10	+ 34
Malnutrition	17	42	45	3	+ 39
Meningitis	18	32	50	1	+ 31
Other Injuries	19	31	18	16	+ 15
Cervical Cancer	20	30	13	22	+ 8
Liver Cancer	21	28	10	27	+ 1
Hypertension	22	26	17	16	+ 9
Lung Disease	23	25	3	91	- 66
Alzheimers & Dementia	24	23	5	47	- 25
HIV/AIDS	25	21	78	0	+ 21
Syphilis	26	18	58	0	+ 18
Endocrine Disorders	27	18	12	22	- 4
Breast Cancer	28	17	9	28	- 11
Asthma	29	15	29	10	+ 5
Suicide	30	13	21	15	- 2
Falls	31	13	16	19	- 6
Stomach Cancer	32	12	49	1	+ 11
Fires	33	11	41	4	+ 7
Prostate Cancer	34	11	26	11	- 1
Drownings	35	10	23	14	- 3
Inflammatory/Heart	36	10	36	5	+ 5
Colon-Rectum Cancers	37	10	14	21	- 11
Peptic Ulcer Disease	38	7	42	4	+ 4
Epilepsy	39	7	38	5	+ 2
Drug Use	40	6	48	2	+ 5
Parkinson's Disease	41	6	25	12	- 5
Poisonings	42	6	55	0	+ 6
Lymphomas	43	6	34	7	- 2
Lung Cancers	44	5	7	36	- 31
Tetanus	45	5	54	0	+ 5
Skin Cancers	46	4	63	0	+ 4
Skin Disease	47	4	32	8	- 4
Oral Cancer	48	4	19	15	- 11
Ovary Cancer	49	4	30	9	- 5
Bladder Cancer	50	4	37	5	- 1
Pancreas Cancer	51	3	40	4	- 1
Rheumatic Heart Disease	52	3	43	3	- 0
Encephalitis	53	3	44	3	+ 0
Oesophagus Cancer	54	3	59	0	+ 3
Leukemia	55	2	24	13	- 11
Hepatitis B	56	2	56	0	+ 2
Uterin Cancer	57	2	47	2	- 0
Alcohol	58	1	51	1	+ 1
Schistosomiasis	59	1	71	0	+ 1
Appendicitis	60	1	61	0	+ 1
Measles	61	1	60	0	+ 1
Other Neoplasms	62	1	46	2	- 1
Multiple Sclerosis	63	0	57	0	+ 0
Rheumatoid Arthritis	64	0	53	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	65	0	68	0	+ 0
Ascariasis	66	0	65	0	+ 0
Hepatitis C	67	0	64	0	+ 0
Upper Respiratory	68	0	66	0	+ 0
Leishmaniasis	69	0	72	0	+ 0
War	70	0	62	0	+ 0
Chlamydia	71	0	67	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	72	0	69	0	- 0
Dengue	73	0	33	8	- 8
Hookworm Disease	74	0	76	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	77	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	79	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	70	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	73	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	79	0	74	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	83	0	- 0
Anemia	84	0	85	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	84	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to MALDIVES

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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.