NAMIBIA VS MAURITANIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MAURITANIA		NAMIBIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	1,785	2	1,464	+ 321
Low Birth Weight	2	1,305	9	516	+ 789
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	1,073	8	645	+ 428
Coronary Heart Disease	4	1,060	5	1,221	- 161
Malaria	5	922	51	22	+ 900
Stroke	6	847	4	1,333	- 486
Birth Trauma	7	780	13	345	+ 436
Road Traffic Accidents	8	750	6	868	- 118
Tuberculosis	9	464	3	1,416	- 952
Congenital Anomalies	10	431	16	283	+ 148
Maternal Conditions	11	414	25	110	+ 304
Diabetes Mellitus	12	385	7	724	- 339
Liver Disease	13	379	14	336	+ 44
Pertussis	14	372	37	54	+ 318
Kidney Disease	15	359	15	322	+ 38
Violence	16	318	11	450	- 131
Malnutrition	17	300	18	224	+ 76
Meningitis	18	231	27	109	+ 122
Other Injuries	19	222	19	207	+ 16
Cervical Cancer	20	216	23	133	+ 83
Liver Cancer	21	202	41	45	+ 157
Hypertension	22	185	12	428	- 243
Lung Disease	23	178	10	461	- 283
Alzheimers & Dementia	24	163	21	176	- 13
HIV/AIDS	25	149	1	2,928	- 2,779
Syphilis	26	132	43	35	+ 97
Endocrine Disorders	27	128	33	73	+ 55
Breast Cancer	28	122	24	121	+ 1
Asthma	29	110	20	200	- 91
Suicide	30	91	17	243	- 151
Falls	31	91	34	62	+ 29
Stomach Cancer	32	86	45	33	+ 53
Fires	33	80	28	109	- 29
Prostate Cancer	34	77	31	94	- 18
Drownings	35	75	26	110	- 34
Inflammatory/Heart	36	71	22	162	- 91
Colon-Rectum Cancers	37	71	36	54	+ 17
Peptic Ulcer Disease	38	54	32	76	- 22
Epilepsy	39	48	38	49	- 1
Drug Use	40	46	46	32	+ 14
Parkinson's Disease	41	45	42	43	+ 1
Poisonings	42	44	39	46	- 3
Lymphomas	43	42	40	46	- 4
Lung Cancers	44	39	35	59	- 20
Tetanus	45	37	62	6	+ 31
Skin Cancers	46	32	29	108	- 75
Skin Disease	47	31	47	31	- 0
Oral Cancer	48	29	30	100	- 71
Ovary Cancer	49	28	50	23	+ 5
Bladder Cancer	50	28	54	16	+ 12
Pancreas Cancer	51	25	53	18	+ 7
Rheumatic Heart Disease	52	22	44	33	- 11
Encephalitis	53	21	59	8	+ 13
Oesophagus Cancer	54	19	52	21	- 2
Leukemia	55	15	49	24	- 9
Hepatitis B	56	14	63	4	+ 10
Uterin Cancer	57	11	56	11	- 0
Alcohol	58	10	48	28	- 18
Schistosomiasis	59	9	55	14	- 5
Appendicitis	60	6	58	9	- 3
Measles	61	6	65	2	+ 4
Other Neoplasms	62	5	60	8	- 3
Multiple Sclerosis	63	3	64	2	+ 1
Rheumatoid Arthritis	64	3	57	9	- 7
Diphtheria	65	2	71	0	+ 2
Ascariasis	66	2	69	0	+ 1
Hepatitis C	67	2	66	1	+ 1
Upper Respiratory	68	2	61	6	- 5
Leishmaniasis	69	2	79	0	+ 2
War	70	1	67	0	+ 1
Chlamydia	71	0	68	0	- 0
Otitis Media	72	0	70	0	- 0
Dengue	73	0	74	0	+ 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	76	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	75	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	73	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	72	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	78	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	79	0	77	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	82	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	81	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	80	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	84	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	84	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to NAMIBIA

Mauritania

Namibia

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.