MOLDOVA VS MAURITANIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MAURITANIA		MOLDOVA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	2,292	6	1,042	+ 1,250
Low Birth Weight	2	1,675	39	90	+ 1,585
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	1,378	59	4	+ 1,374
Coronary Heart Disease	4	1,360	1	14,292	- 12,932
Malaria	5	1,183	84	0	+ 1,183
Stroke	6	1,087	2	5,878	- 4,791
Birth Trauma	7	1,002	47	37	+ 965
Road Traffic Accidents	8	963	20	293	+ 670
Tuberculosis	9	596	26	197	+ 399
Congenital Anomalies	10	553	27	190	+ 363
Maternal Conditions	11	531	54	7	+ 524
Diabetes Mellitus	12	494	16	407	+ 88
Liver Disease	13	487	3	2,869	- 2,382
Pertussis	14	478	70	0	+ 478
Kidney Disease	15	461	18	307	+ 154
Violence	16	409	31	167	+ 242
Malnutrition	17	385	64	1	+ 384
Meningitis	18	297	49	17	+ 280
Other Injuries	19	285	8	772	- 486
Cervical Cancer	20	277	25	212	+ 65
Liver Cancer	21	259	13	514	- 255
Hypertension	22	238	4	2,287	- 2,049
Lung Disease	23	229	9	752	- 523
Alzheimers & Dementia	24	209	32	163	+ 46
HIV/AIDS	25	192	28	189	+ 3
Syphilis	26	169	68	0	+ 169
Endocrine Disorders	27	164	46	40	+ 124
Breast Cancer	28	157	11	592	- 435
Asthma	29	141	48	26	+ 115
Suicide	30	117	10	593	- 476
Falls	31	117	33	149	- 33
Stomach Cancer	32	110	12	518	- 408
Fires	33	102	40	70	+ 32
Prostate Cancer	34	98	19	295	- 197
Drownings	35	97	30	179	- 83
Inflammatory/Heart	36	91	14	476	- 385
Colon-Rectum Cancers	37	91	7	1,030	- 939
Peptic Ulcer Disease	38	69	24	219	- 149
Epilepsy	39	62	44	46	+ 16
Drug Use	40	59	43	59	+ 0
Parkinson's Disease	41	57	55	6	+ 51
Poisonings	42	56	23	220	- 164
Lymphomas	43	54	22	230	- 176
Lung Cancers	44	50	5	1,131	- 1,080
Tetanus	45	48	72	0	+ 48
Skin Cancers	46	41	36	121	- 79
Skin Disease	47	39	45	45	- 5
Oral Cancer	48	37	17	375	- 338
Ovary Cancer	49	36	35	123	- 87
Bladder Cancer	50	35	29	181	- 146
Pancreas Cancer	51	32	15	427	- 395
Rheumatic Heart Disease	52	28	41	68	- 41
Encephalitis	53	28	60	3	+ 25
Oesophagus Cancer	54	25	38	105	- 80
Leukemia	55	19	34	140	- 121
Hepatitis B	56	18	58	4	+ 14
Uterin Cancer	57	14	37	108	- 94
Alcohol	58	13	21	233	- 220
Schistosomiasis	59	11	80	0	+ 11
Appendicitis	60	7	51	10	- 3
Measles	61	7	69	0	+ 7
Other Neoplasms	62	6	42	65	- 59
Multiple Sclerosis	63	4	52	9	- 5
Rheumatoid Arthritis	64	4	57	5	- 2
Diphtheria	65	3	71	0	+ 3
Ascariasis	66	2	74	0	+ 2
Hepatitis C	67	2	63	1	+ 1
Upper Respiratory	68	2	62	2	- 0
Leishmaniasis	69	2	82	0	+ 2
War	70	1	67	1	+ 1
Chlamydia	71	0	73	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	72	0	61	2	- 2
Dengue	73	0	76	0	+ 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	75	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	77	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	78	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	79	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	81	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	79	0	83	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	50	12	- 12
Osteoarthritis	81	0	56	6	- 6
Oral conditions	82	0	53	8	- 8
Depression	83	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	84	0	66	1	- 1
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	65	1	- 1
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to MOLDOVA

Mauritania

Moldova

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.