MOZAMBIQUE VS MAURITANIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MAURITANIA		MOZAMBIQUE		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	21,234	3	22,445	- 1,212
Low Birth Weight	2	15,519	7	10,409	+ 5,110
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	12,764	5	12,928	- 164
Coronary Heart Disease	4	12,604	6	12,621	- 16
Malaria	5	10,962	4	14,971	- 4,009
Stroke	6	10,070	2	23,110	- 13,040
Birth Trauma	7	9,282	8	9,817	- 535
Road Traffic Accidents	8	8,927	9	9,117	- 191
Tuberculosis	9	5,521	12	5,770	- 248
Congenital Anomalies	10	5,125	13	5,566	- 441
Maternal Conditions	11	4,922	15	4,339	+ 583
Diabetes Mellitus	12	4,580	10	6,877	- 2,297
Liver Disease	13	4,512	20	4,004	+ 509
Pertussis	14	4,425	28	1,320	+ 3,106
Kidney Disease	15	4,275	19	4,036	+ 239
Violence	16	3,786	32	1,113	+ 2,674
Malnutrition	17	3,564	18	4,039	- 475
Meningitis	18	2,750	17	4,102	- 1,352
Other Injuries	19	2,645	14	4,924	- 2,279
Cervical Cancer	20	2,567	21	3,297	- 730
Liver Cancer	21	2,401	33	1,108	+ 1,293
Hypertension	22	2,204	11	5,786	- 3,582
Lung Disease	23	2,117	22	2,986	- 869
Alzheimers & Dementia	24	1,937	24	1,724	+ 213
HIV/AIDS	25	1,777	1	50,430	- 48,654
Syphilis	26	1,570	27	1,404	+ 166
Endocrine Disorders	27	1,521	38	912	+ 609
Breast Cancer	28	1,457	40	757	+ 700
Asthma	29	1,308	23	2,160	- 852
Suicide	30	1,087	16	4,144	- 3,057
Falls	31	1,080	25	1,524	- 444
Stomach Cancer	32	1,019	57	198	+ 821
Fires	33	949	29	1,318	- 369
Prostate Cancer	34	911	39	805	+ 106
Drownings	35	896	26	1,418	- 522
Inflammatory/Heart	36	847	35	1,020	- 173
Colon-Rectum Cancers	37	844	48	424	+ 420
Peptic Ulcer Disease	38	643	37	969	- 327
Epilepsy	39	574	34	1,082	- 508
Drug Use	40	548	59	160	+ 388
Parkinson's Disease	41	532	47	453	+ 78
Poisonings	42	520	31	1,136	- 616
Lymphomas	43	499	30	1,180	- 680
Lung Cancers	44	465	56	220	+ 244
Tetanus	45	444	46	456	- 12
Skin Cancers	46	384	41	563	- 179
Skin Disease	47	366	51	377	- 11
Oral Cancer	48	346	44	545	- 199
Ovary Cancer	49	334	60	120	+ 214
Bladder Cancer	50	327	55	236	+ 91
Pancreas Cancer	51	297	62	90	+ 208
Rheumatic Heart Disease	52	259	45	516	- 257
Encephalitis	53	256	54	240	+ 16
Oesophagus Cancer	54	230	36	976	- 746
Leukemia	55	173	43	555	- 382
Hepatitis B	56	171	53	258	- 87
Uterin Cancer	57	130	61	98	+ 33
Alcohol	58	123	49	403	- 280
Schistosomiasis	59	105	42	562	- 457
Appendicitis	60	67	50	393	- 326
Measles	61	67	71	2	+ 64
Other Neoplasms	62	55	65	43	+ 12
Multiple Sclerosis	63	41	66	38	+ 3
Rheumatoid Arthritis	64	34	63	78	- 44
Diphtheria	65	24	70	5	+ 18
Ascariasis	66	20	67	28	- 8
Hepatitis C	67	20	64	55	- 34
Upper Respiratory	68	20	52	309	- 290
Leishmaniasis	69	19	75	0	+ 19
War	70	13	58	175	- 163
Chlamydia	71	2	69	18	- 15
Otitis Media	72	0	68	22	- 22
Dengue	73	0	72	1	- 1
Hookworm Disease	74	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	73	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	78	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	79	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	76	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	79	0	77	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	84	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	85	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	82	0	- 0
Anemia	84	0	81	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	80	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to MOZAMBIQUE

Mauritania

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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.