NICARAGUA VS MAURITANIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MAURITANIA		NICARAGUA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	4,251	7	1,152	+ 3,099
Low Birth Weight	2	3,107	13	490	+ 2,617
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	2,555	36	122	+ 2,433
Coronary Heart Disease	4	2,523	1	5,843	- 3,320
Malaria	5	2,195	83	0	+ 2,195
Stroke	6	2,016	3	2,225	- 209
Birth Trauma	7	1,858	25	198	+ 1,660
Road Traffic Accidents	8	1,787	8	1,109	+ 679
Tuberculosis	9	1,105	37	115	+ 991
Congenital Anomalies	10	1,026	11	571	+ 455
Maternal Conditions	11	985	39	88	+ 897
Diabetes Mellitus	12	917	4	2,068	- 1,151
Liver Disease	13	903	6	1,203	- 300
Pertussis	14	886	67	3	+ 883
Kidney Disease	15	856	2	3,533	- 2,677
Violence	16	758	10	619	+ 140
Malnutrition	17	713	30	163	+ 550
Meningitis	18	551	51	29	+ 522
Other Injuries	19	530	17	358	+ 172
Cervical Cancer	20	514	16	374	+ 140
Liver Cancer	21	481	12	509	- 28
Hypertension	22	441	9	1,103	- 662
Lung Disease	23	424	5	1,570	- 1,146
Alzheimers & Dementia	24	388	33	149	+ 239
HIV/AIDS	25	356	35	139	+ 216
Syphilis	26	314	60	9	+ 305
Endocrine Disorders	27	304	28	164	+ 141
Breast Cancer	28	292	20	283	+ 9
Asthma	29	262	38	105	+ 157
Suicide	30	218	19	285	- 67
Falls	31	216	22	276	- 60
Stomach Cancer	32	204	14	478	- 274
Fires	33	190	57	16	+ 174
Prostate Cancer	34	182	15	386	- 204
Drownings	35	179	32	157	+ 22
Inflammatory/Heart	36	170	34	139	+ 30
Colon-Rectum Cancers	37	169	18	315	- 146
Peptic Ulcer Disease	38	129	40	85	+ 43
Epilepsy	39	115	41	74	+ 41
Drug Use	40	110	46	50	+ 59
Parkinson's Disease	41	106	42	67	+ 40
Poisonings	42	104	55	18	+ 86
Lymphomas	43	100	29	164	- 64
Lung Cancers	44	93	23	274	- 181
Tetanus	45	89	79	0	+ 89
Skin Cancers	46	77	45	59	+ 18
Skin Disease	47	73	31	162	- 89
Oral Cancer	48	69	43	64	+ 5
Ovary Cancer	49	67	44	61	+ 6
Bladder Cancer	50	65	52	28	+ 38
Pancreas Cancer	51	59	27	178	- 118
Rheumatic Heart Disease	52	52	54	20	+ 32
Encephalitis	53	51	58	10	+ 41
Oesophagus Cancer	54	46	47	42	+ 4
Leukemia	55	35	24	227	- 192
Hepatitis B	56	34	62	5	+ 29
Uterin Cancer	57	26	48	39	- 13
Alcohol	58	25	21	279	- 254
Schistosomiasis	59	21	84	0	+ 21
Appendicitis	60	13	49	32	- 18
Measles	61	13	78	0	+ 13
Other Neoplasms	62	11	26	192	- 181
Multiple Sclerosis	63	8	61	7	+ 1
Rheumatoid Arthritis	64	7	50	31	- 24
Diphtheria	65	5	77	0	+ 5
Ascariasis	66	4	69	1	+ 3
Hepatitis C	67	4	68	1	+ 3
Upper Respiratory	68	4	72	1	+ 3
Leishmaniasis	69	4	76	0	+ 4
War	70	3	70	1	+ 2
Chlamydia	71	0	74	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	72	0	75	0	- 0
Dengue	73	0	64	4	- 4
Hookworm Disease	74	0	80	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	81	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	73	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	71	1	- 1
Chagas disease	78	0	65	4	- 4
Trypanosomiasis	79	0	82	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	56	17	- 17
Osteoarthritis	81	0	59	10	- 10
Oral conditions	82	0	63	5	- 5
Depression	83	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	84	0	53	28	- 28
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	66	3	- 3
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to NICARAGUA

Mauritania

Nicaragua

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.