NEPAL VS MAURITANIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MAURITANIA		NEPAL		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	19,815	6	6,237	+ 13,578
Low Birth Weight	2	14,482	11	3,822	+ 10,660
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	11,911	7	6,071	+ 5,840
Coronary Heart Disease	4	11,762	2	19,677	- 7,914
Malaria	5	10,229	72	0	+ 10,229
Stroke	6	9,397	4	12,909	- 3,511
Birth Trauma	7	8,661	15	2,676	+ 5,986
Road Traffic Accidents	8	8,330	9	4,654	+ 3,676
Tuberculosis	9	5,152	3	16,535	- 11,382
Congenital Anomalies	10	4,782	21	1,949	+ 2,834
Maternal Conditions	11	4,593	28	977	+ 3,616
Diabetes Mellitus	12	4,274	14	2,929	+ 1,344
Liver Disease	13	4,211	5	6,383	- 2,172
Pertussis	14	4,130	40	453	+ 3,677
Kidney Disease	15	3,990	10	4,284	- 295
Violence	16	3,533	35	704	+ 2,830
Malnutrition	17	3,326	31	845	+ 2,481
Meningitis	18	2,567	43	377	+ 2,189
Other Injuries	19	2,468	22	1,655	+ 814
Cervical Cancer	20	2,396	20	1,969	+ 426
Liver Cancer	21	2,241	46	256	+ 1,985
Hypertension	22	2,057	18	2,092	- 35
Lung Disease	23	1,976	1	27,027	- 25,051
Alzheimers & Dementia	24	1,808	19	2,022	- 214
HIV/AIDS	25	1,658	34	737	+ 921
Syphilis	26	1,465	54	134	+ 1,331
Endocrine Disorders	27	1,419	45	257	+ 1,162
Breast Cancer	28	1,359	27	1,038	+ 321
Asthma	29	1,221	8	5,930	- 4,709
Suicide	30	1,014	16	2,571	- 1,557
Falls	31	1,007	13	3,321	- 2,314
Stomach Cancer	32	951	25	1,379	- 429
Fires	33	886	50	184	+ 702
Prostate Cancer	34	850	58	85	+ 764
Drownings	35	836	23	1,505	- 669
Inflammatory/Heart	36	790	48	217	+ 573
Colon-Rectum Cancers	37	788	26	1,167	- 380
Peptic Ulcer Disease	38	600	49	191	+ 408
Epilepsy	39	536	30	874	- 338
Drug Use	40	512	57	93	+ 418
Parkinson's Disease	41	496	33	760	- 264
Poisonings	42	485	39	474	+ 11
Lymphomas	43	466	32	768	- 302
Lung Cancers	44	434	12	3,586	- 3,152
Tetanus	45	414	53	134	+ 280
Skin Cancers	46	358	42	400	- 42
Skin Disease	47	342	67	17	+ 325
Oral Cancer	48	322	24	1,389	- 1,066
Ovary Cancer	49	312	37	585	- 273
Bladder Cancer	50	305	44	325	- 19
Pancreas Cancer	51	277	41	445	- 168
Rheumatic Heart Disease	52	241	17	2,320	- 2,079
Encephalitis	53	239	29	882	- 643
Oesophagus Cancer	54	215	38	491	- 276
Leukemia	55	161	36	668	- 506
Hepatitis B	56	159	56	117	+ 43
Uterin Cancer	57	122	60	56	+ 65
Alcohol	58	115	52	168	- 53
Schistosomiasis	59	98	73	0	+ 98
Appendicitis	60	62	47	220	- 158
Measles	61	62	59	60	+ 2
Other Neoplasms	62	51	61	50	+ 2
Multiple Sclerosis	63	38	63	38	- 0
Rheumatoid Arthritis	64	32	51	173	- 141
Diphtheria	65	22	71	1	+ 21
Ascariasis	66	19	69	4	+ 15
Hepatitis C	67	19	64	29	- 10
Upper Respiratory	68	18	66	24	- 5
Leishmaniasis	69	17	62	39	- 21
War	70	12	65	24	- 13
Chlamydia	71	2	68	5	- 3
Otitis Media	72	0	70	4	- 4
Dengue	73	0	55	120	- 120
Hookworm Disease	74	0	78	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	77	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	79	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	76	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	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	84	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to NEPAL

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.