NETHERLANDS VS MAURITANIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MAURITANIA		NETHERLANDS		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	11,315	7	4,946	+ 6,369
Low Birth Weight	2	8,270	45	167	+ 8,103
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	6,802	33	584	+ 6,218
Coronary Heart Disease	4	6,717	2	17,601	- 10,884
Malaria	5	5,841	77	0	+ 5,841
Stroke	6	5,366	4	9,707	- 4,341
Birth Trauma	7	4,946	52	74	+ 4,872
Road Traffic Accidents	8	4,757	31	681	+ 4,076
Tuberculosis	9	2,942	56	29	+ 2,914
Congenital Anomalies	10	2,731	35	544	+ 2,187
Maternal Conditions	11	2,623	65	8	+ 2,615
Diabetes Mellitus	12	2,440	14	2,386	+ 54
Liver Disease	13	2,405	28	936	+ 1,469
Pertussis	14	2,358	67	1	+ 2,357
Kidney Disease	15	2,278	12	2,530	- 252
Violence	16	2,018	48	107	+ 1,910
Malnutrition	17	1,899	63	12	+ 1,887
Meningitis	18	1,466	51	78	+ 1,387
Other Injuries	19	1,409	19	1,648	- 239
Cervical Cancer	20	1,368	39	266	+ 1,102
Liver Cancer	21	1,280	24	1,163	+ 117
Hypertension	22	1,174	29	818	+ 356
Lung Disease	23	1,128	5	9,567	- 8,439
Alzheimers & Dementia	24	1,032	1	18,148	- 17,116
HIV/AIDS	25	947	55	33	+ 914
Syphilis	26	837	69	1	+ 836
Endocrine Disorders	27	810	26	1,055	- 244
Breast Cancer	28	776	9	3,535	- 2,759
Asthma	29	697	46	165	+ 532
Suicide	30	579	17	2,025	- 1,446
Falls	31	575	8	4,131	- 3,555
Stomach Cancer	32	543	22	1,361	- 818
Fires	33	506	53	49	+ 456
Prostate Cancer	34	485	10	3,265	- 2,780
Drownings	35	477	49	98	+ 380
Inflammatory/Heart	36	451	23	1,201	- 750
Colon-Rectum Cancers	37	450	6	5,829	- 5,380
Peptic Ulcer Disease	38	342	47	130	+ 212
Epilepsy	39	306	38	289	+ 17
Drug Use	40	292	42	231	+ 61
Parkinson's Disease	41	283	16	2,120	- 1,836
Poisonings	42	277	61	17	+ 260
Lymphomas	43	266	13	2,511	- 2,245
Lung Cancers	44	248	3	10,980	- 10,732
Tetanus	45	237	72	0	+ 237
Skin Cancers	46	204	27	1,024	- 820
Skin Disease	47	195	36	295	- 100
Oral Cancer	48	184	30	768	- 584
Ovary Cancer	49	178	25	1,067	- 889
Bladder Cancer	50	174	21	1,471	- 1,297
Pancreas Cancer	51	158	11	2,995	- 2,837
Rheumatic Heart Disease	52	138	41	238	- 100
Encephalitis	53	136	68	1	+ 135
Oesophagus Cancer	54	123	15	2,145	- 2,022
Leukemia	55	92	20	1,578	- 1,486
Hepatitis B	56	91	62	14	+ 78
Uterin Cancer	57	69	34	566	- 497
Alcohol	58	65	32	612	- 547
Schistosomiasis	59	56	74	0	+ 56
Appendicitis	60	36	58	26	+ 10
Measles	61	35	73	0	+ 35
Other Neoplasms	62	29	18	1,831	- 1,802
Multiple Sclerosis	63	22	37	295	- 273
Rheumatoid Arthritis	64	18	44	214	- 196
Diphtheria	65	13	71	0	+ 13
Ascariasis	66	11	82	0	+ 11
Hepatitis C	67	11	60	20	- 10
Upper Respiratory	68	10	57	28	- 18
Leishmaniasis	69	10	70	0	+ 10
War	70	7	66	2	+ 5
Chlamydia	71	1	78	0	+ 1
Otitis Media	72	0	64	10	- 10
Dengue	73	0	81	0	+ 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	83	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	84	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	80	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	79	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	75	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	79	0	76	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	54	42	- 42
Osteoarthritis	81	0	43	220	- 220
Oral conditions	82	0	59	21	- 21
Depression	83	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	84	0	40	249	- 249
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	50	96	- 96
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to NETHERLANDS

Mauritania

Netherlands

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.