MEXICO VS MAURITANIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MAURITANIA		MEXICO		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	83,239	8	24,816	+ 58,423
Low Birth Weight	2	60,838	18	7,163	+ 53,675
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	50,036	29	3,476	+ 46,560
Coronary Heart Disease	4	49,411	1	116,238	- 66,827
Malaria	5	42,971	84	0	+ 42,971
Stroke	6	39,476	4	39,790	- 314
Birth Trauma	7	36,385	36	2,552	+ 33,833
Road Traffic Accidents	8	34,994	10	16,303	+ 18,691
Tuberculosis	9	21,644	38	1,943	+ 19,701
Congenital Anomalies	10	20,090	13	10,457	+ 9,633
Maternal Conditions	11	19,294	54	750	+ 18,544
Diabetes Mellitus	12	17,953	2	86,110	- 68,157
Liver Disease	13	17,689	6	29,838	- 12,150
Pertussis	14	17,348	70	21	+ 17,327
Kidney Disease	15	16,759	3	44,622	- 27,863
Violence	16	14,843	5	32,450	- 17,607
Malnutrition	17	13,970	14	7,552	+ 6,419
Meningitis	18	10,782	58	357	+ 10,424
Other Injuries	19	10,369	11	12,175	- 1,806
Cervical Cancer	20	10,064	26	4,787	+ 5,277
Liver Cancer	21	9,413	21	6,817	+ 2,596
Hypertension	22	8,639	9	17,806	- 9,167
Lung Disease	23	8,300	7	29,123	- 20,824
Alzheimers & Dementia	24	7,594	30	3,447	+ 4,147
HIV/AIDS	25	6,965	28	4,128	+ 2,837
Syphilis	26	6,155	73	5	+ 6,151
Endocrine Disorders	27	5,961	12	11,310	- 5,349
Breast Cancer	28	5,710	16	7,380	- 1,670
Asthma	29	5,129	47	1,342	+ 3,786
Suicide	30	4,261	22	6,772	- 2,511
Falls	31	4,232	35	2,628	+ 1,604
Stomach Cancer	32	3,994	19	6,939	- 2,945
Fires	33	3,720	56	604	+ 3,116
Prostate Cancer	34	3,570	15	7,494	- 3,925
Drownings	35	3,512	42	1,799	+ 1,714
Inflammatory/Heart	36	3,320	41	1,866	+ 1,453
Colon-Rectum Cancers	37	3,308	20	6,871	- 3,563
Peptic Ulcer Disease	38	2,519	33	2,734	- 215
Epilepsy	39	2,252	39	1,912	+ 340
Drug Use	40	2,149	44	1,470	+ 679
Parkinson's Disease	41	2,084	43	1,567	+ 516
Poisonings	42	2,038	57	531	+ 1,507
Lymphomas	43	1,957	24	4,961	- 3,004
Lung Cancers	44	1,822	17	7,349	- 5,527
Tetanus	45	1,740	71	10	+ 1,731
Skin Cancers	46	1,504	40	1,909	- 405
Skin Disease	47	1,435	31	3,029	- 1,594
Oral Cancer	48	1,355	46	1,355	- 0
Ovary Cancer	49	1,309	34	2,649	- 1,340
Bladder Cancer	50	1,282	48	1,272	+ 10
Pancreas Cancer	51	1,165	27	4,510	- 3,345
Rheumatic Heart Disease	52	1,013	52	859	+ 154
Encephalitis	53	1,002	62	140	+ 862
Oesophagus Cancer	54	903	49	1,252	- 349
Leukemia	55	678	25	4,830	- 4,152
Hepatitis B	56	670	61	210	+ 460
Uterin Cancer	57	511	50	902	- 391
Alcohol	58	481	32	2,945	- 2,464
Schistosomiasis	59	412	83	0	+ 412
Appendicitis	60	262	53	774	- 512
Measles	61	261	80	0	+ 261
Other Neoplasms	62	215	23	6,204	- 5,989
Multiple Sclerosis	63	159	60	295	- 136
Rheumatoid Arthritis	64	133	45	1,415	- 1,283
Diphtheria	65	93	79	0	+ 93
Ascariasis	66	80	72	5	+ 75
Hepatitis C	67	80	55	625	- 546
Upper Respiratory	68	77	64	127	- 50
Leishmaniasis	69	73	76	1	+ 72
War	70	49	66	112	- 63
Chlamydia	71	9	77	0	+ 9
Otitis Media	72	1	68	29	- 28
Dengue	73	1	67	30	- 30
Hookworm Disease	74	0	78	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	81	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	74	2	- 2
Leprosy	77	0	75	1	- 1
Chagas disease	78	0	69	24	- 24
Trypanosomiasis	79	0	82	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	51	894	- 894
Osteoarthritis	81	0	59	305	- 305
Oral conditions	82	0	65	125	- 125
Depression	83	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	84	0	37	2,182	- 2,182
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	63	127	- 127
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to MEXICO

Mauritania

Mexico

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.