MALI VS MAURITANIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MAURITANIA		MALI		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	14,001	1	14,885	- 884
Low Birth Weight	2	10,233	4	8,880	+ 1,353
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	8,416	2	13,419	- 5,003
Coronary Heart Disease	4	8,311	7	5,907	+ 2,404
Malaria	5	7,228	3	11,678	- 4,450
Stroke	6	6,640	6	6,163	+ 477
Birth Trauma	7	6,120	5	8,310	- 2,190
Road Traffic Accidents	8	5,886	11	4,465	+ 1,421
Tuberculosis	9	3,641	24	1,491	+ 2,149
Congenital Anomalies	10	3,379	12	3,743	- 364
Maternal Conditions	11	3,245	13	2,858	+ 388
Diabetes Mellitus	12	3,020	16	2,289	+ 731
Liver Disease	13	2,975	14	2,733	+ 243
Pertussis	14	2,918	29	1,006	+ 1,912
Kidney Disease	15	2,819	17	2,185	+ 634
Violence	16	2,497	18	2,095	+ 402
Malnutrition	17	2,350	8	5,848	- 3,498
Meningitis	18	1,813	10	4,531	- 2,717
Other Injuries	19	1,744	15	2,310	- 566
Cervical Cancer	20	1,693	20	1,735	- 42
Liver Cancer	21	1,583	38	562	+ 1,021
Hypertension	22	1,453	25	1,291	+ 162
Lung Disease	23	1,396	19	1,973	- 577
Alzheimers & Dementia	24	1,277	34	756	+ 522
HIV/AIDS	25	1,171	9	5,785	- 4,613
Syphilis	26	1,035	33	770	+ 265
Endocrine Disorders	27	1,003	21	1,618	- 615
Breast Cancer	28	960	30	947	+ 13
Asthma	29	863	23	1,492	- 629
Suicide	30	717	32	806	- 90
Falls	31	712	31	867	- 155
Stomach Cancer	32	672	27	1,063	- 391
Fires	33	626	35	750	- 124
Prostate Cancer	34	600	44	362	+ 238
Drownings	35	591	28	1,053	- 462
Inflammatory/Heart	36	558	40	549	+ 9
Colon-Rectum Cancers	37	556	36	703	- 147
Peptic Ulcer Disease	38	424	37	625	- 202
Epilepsy	39	379	41	485	- 106
Drug Use	40	362	59	139	+ 223
Parkinson's Disease	41	350	50	236	+ 115
Poisonings	42	343	39	561	- 219
Lymphomas	43	329	45	316	+ 14
Lung Cancers	44	306	49	252	+ 55
Tetanus	45	293	43	427	- 134
Skin Cancers	46	253	54	194	+ 59
Skin Disease	47	241	57	170	+ 71
Oral Cancer	48	228	48	252	- 24
Ovary Cancer	49	220	53	197	+ 23
Bladder Cancer	50	216	42	431	- 215
Pancreas Cancer	51	196	47	258	- 62
Rheumatic Heart Disease	52	170	46	283	- 112
Encephalitis	53	169	55	193	- 25
Oesophagus Cancer	54	152	58	159	- 7
Leukemia	55	114	56	192	- 78
Hepatitis B	56	113	52	207	- 94
Uterin Cancer	57	86	61	80	+ 5
Alcohol	58	81	60	83	- 2
Schistosomiasis	59	69	51	220	- 151
Appendicitis	60	44	62	70	- 26
Measles	61	44	22	1,548	- 1,504
Other Neoplasms	62	36	67	21	+ 16
Multiple Sclerosis	63	27	68	20	+ 7
Rheumatoid Arthritis	64	22	69	16	+ 6
Diphtheria	65	16	66	22	- 6
Ascariasis	66	13	63	56	- 43
Hepatitis C	67	13	64	32	- 19
Upper Respiratory	68	13	65	31	- 18
Leishmaniasis	69	12	78	0	+ 12
War	70	8	26	1,099	- 1,090
Chlamydia	71	2	70	3	- 1
Otitis Media	72	0	71	0	- 0
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	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	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	84	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to MALI

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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.