NIGER VS MAURITANIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MAURITANIA		NIGER		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	16,772	1	21,093	- 4,322
Low Birth Weight	2	12,258	4	9,560	+ 2,698
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	10,082	3	16,030	- 5,949
Coronary Heart Disease	4	9,956	6	8,229	+ 1,726
Malaria	5	8,658	2	17,022	- 8,364
Stroke	6	7,954	5	8,717	- 763
Birth Trauma	7	7,331	7	8,030	- 699
Road Traffic Accidents	8	7,051	8	5,946	+ 1,105
Tuberculosis	9	4,361	13	3,703	+ 658
Congenital Anomalies	10	4,048	10	4,346	- 298
Maternal Conditions	11	3,887	14	3,317	+ 570
Diabetes Mellitus	12	3,617	17	2,630	+ 987
Liver Disease	13	3,564	11	4,116	- 552
Pertussis	14	3,496	15	2,858	+ 638
Kidney Disease	15	3,377	16	2,732	+ 644
Violence	16	2,991	19	2,244	+ 747
Malnutrition	17	2,815	21	2,170	+ 645
Meningitis	18	2,172	9	5,237	- 3,065
Other Injuries	19	2,089	12	3,826	- 1,736
Cervical Cancer	20	2,028	38	487	+ 1,541
Liver Cancer	21	1,897	35	745	+ 1,151
Hypertension	22	1,741	25	1,356	+ 385
Lung Disease	23	1,672	20	2,172	- 500
Alzheimers & Dementia	24	1,530	32	858	+ 672
HIV/AIDS	25	1,403	30	1,048	+ 355
Syphilis	26	1,240	62	110	+ 1,131
Endocrine Disorders	27	1,201	23	1,806	- 605
Breast Cancer	28	1,150	29	1,075	+ 75
Asthma	29	1,033	22	1,902	- 869
Suicide	30	858	27	1,227	- 368
Falls	31	853	26	1,297	- 445
Stomach Cancer	32	805	44	300	+ 504
Fires	33	750	28	1,120	- 371
Prostate Cancer	34	719	57	128	+ 592
Drownings	35	708	24	1,581	- 873
Inflammatory/Heart	36	669	34	769	- 100
Colon-Rectum Cancers	37	667	37	522	+ 145
Peptic Ulcer Disease	38	507	31	1,044	- 537
Epilepsy	39	454	36	676	- 223
Drug Use	40	433	58	126	+ 307
Parkinson's Disease	41	420	47	275	+ 144
Poisonings	42	411	33	771	- 361
Lymphomas	43	394	43	350	+ 44
Lung Cancers	44	367	67	42	+ 325
Tetanus	45	351	42	372	- 22
Skin Cancers	46	303	45	287	+ 16
Skin Disease	47	289	52	213	+ 76
Oral Cancer	48	273	49	242	+ 31
Ovary Cancer	49	264	40	425	- 161
Bladder Cancer	50	258	53	161	+ 97
Pancreas Cancer	51	235	54	138	+ 97
Rheumatic Heart Disease	52	204	39	467	- 263
Encephalitis	53	202	61	112	+ 90
Oesophagus Cancer	54	182	55	132	+ 50
Leukemia	55	137	48	258	- 121
Hepatitis B	56	135	46	279	- 144
Uterin Cancer	57	103	64	86	+ 17
Alcohol	58	97	60	120	- 23
Schistosomiasis	59	83	50	237	- 154
Appendicitis	60	53	56	128	- 75
Measles	61	53	18	2,414	- 2,361
Other Neoplasms	62	43	68	24	+ 19
Multiple Sclerosis	63	32	69	22	+ 10
Rheumatoid Arthritis	64	27	70	18	+ 9
Diphtheria	65	19	65	60	- 42
Ascariasis	66	16	59	125	- 109
Hepatitis C	67	16	66	46	- 29
Upper Respiratory	68	15	63	94	- 78
Leishmaniasis	69	15	51	237	- 222
War	70	10	41	409	- 400
Chlamydia	71	2	71	3	- 1
Otitis Media	72	0	72	1	- 1
Dengue	73	0	73	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	75	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	77	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	79	0	78	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	86	0	- 0
Anemia	84	0	85	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	84	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to NIGER

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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.