MOROCCO VS MAURITANIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MAURITANIA		MOROCCO		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	23,804	6	7,237	+ 16,567
Low Birth Weight	2	17,398	14	3,305	+ 14,093
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	14,309	27	1,192	+ 13,117
Coronary Heart Disease	4	14,130	1	77,340	- 63,210
Malaria	5	12,289	73	0	+ 12,289
Stroke	6	11,289	2	31,861	- 20,572
Birth Trauma	7	10,405	23	2,067	+ 8,338
Road Traffic Accidents	8	10,007	9	6,185	+ 3,822
Tuberculosis	9	6,190	15	2,870	+ 3,319
Congenital Anomalies	10	5,745	22	2,124	+ 3,621
Maternal Conditions	11	5,517	38	704	+ 4,814
Diabetes Mellitus	12	5,134	5	7,377	- 2,243
Liver Disease	13	5,058	11	4,866	+ 192
Pertussis	14	4,961	46	324	+ 4,637
Kidney Disease	15	4,793	4	10,216	- 5,424
Violence	16	4,245	39	632	+ 3,613
Malnutrition	17	3,995	51	200	+ 3,795
Meningitis	18	3,083	40	542	+ 2,541
Other Injuries	19	2,965	21	2,271	+ 694
Cervical Cancer	20	2,878	18	2,508	+ 370
Liver Cancer	21	2,692	44	423	+ 2,269
Hypertension	22	2,471	3	10,736	- 8,266
Lung Disease	23	2,373	8	6,296	- 3,923
Alzheimers & Dementia	24	2,172	10	4,967	- 2,796
HIV/AIDS	25	1,992	49	289	+ 1,703
Syphilis	26	1,760	55	140	+ 1,620
Endocrine Disorders	27	1,705	28	1,129	+ 575
Breast Cancer	28	1,633	12	3,604	- 1,971
Asthma	29	1,467	13	3,342	- 1,875
Suicide	30	1,218	16	2,617	- 1,399
Falls	31	1,210	19	2,456	- 1,246
Stomach Cancer	32	1,142	25	1,691	- 549
Fires	33	1,064	33	904	+ 160
Prostate Cancer	34	1,021	24	1,914	- 893
Drownings	35	1,004	43	426	+ 579
Inflammatory/Heart	36	949	32	1,022	- 73
Colon-Rectum Cancers	37	946	17	2,556	- 1,610
Peptic Ulcer Disease	38	720	29	1,076	- 355
Epilepsy	39	644	45	336	+ 308
Drug Use	40	615	47	321	+ 294
Parkinson's Disease	41	596	26	1,511	- 915
Poisonings	42	583	50	266	+ 317
Lymphomas	43	560	20	2,274	- 1,714
Lung Cancers	44	521	7	6,585	- 6,064
Tetanus	45	498	59	76	+ 421
Skin Cancers	46	430	41	477	- 47
Skin Disease	47	410	54	149	+ 262
Oral Cancer	48	387	35	780	- 393
Ovary Cancer	49	374	34	800	- 425
Bladder Cancer	50	367	30	1,069	- 702
Pancreas Cancer	51	333	36	747	- 414
Rheumatic Heart Disease	52	290	37	718	- 429
Encephalitis	53	287	52	176	+ 110
Oesophagus Cancer	54	258	42	439	- 181
Leukemia	55	194	31	1,035	- 841
Hepatitis B	56	192	48	316	- 124
Uterin Cancer	57	146	53	154	- 8
Alcohol	58	138	57	109	+ 28
Schistosomiasis	59	118	61	67	+ 51
Appendicitis	60	75	56	130	- 55
Measles	61	75	70	0	+ 74
Other Neoplasms	62	62	60	70	- 8
Multiple Sclerosis	63	46	58	106	- 60
Rheumatoid Arthritis	64	38	62	38	- 0
Diphtheria	65	27	69	1	+ 26
Ascariasis	66	23	66	5	+ 18
Hepatitis C	67	23	65	7	+ 16
Upper Respiratory	68	22	67	4	+ 18
Leishmaniasis	69	21	64	15	+ 6
War	70	14	63	22	- 8
Chlamydia	71	3	68	2	+ 1
Otitis Media	72	0	71	0	+ 0
Dengue	73	0	77	0	+ 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	76	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	78	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	79	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	72	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	74	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	79	0	75	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	84	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to MOROCCO

Mauritania

Morocco

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.