NIGERIA VS MAURITANIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MAURITANIA		NIGERIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	150,731	1	207,281	- 56,550
Low Birth Weight	2	110,167	6	95,959	+ 14,208
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	90,607	2	144,724	- 54,117
Coronary Heart Disease	4	89,475	7	61,374	+ 28,101
Malaria	5	77,814	4	100,963	- 23,149
Stroke	6	71,484	8	57,744	+ 13,740
Birth Trauma	7	65,887	5	100,186	- 34,299
Road Traffic Accidents	8	63,368	12	41,693	+ 21,674
Tuberculosis	9	39,194	3	127,335	- 88,141
Congenital Anomalies	10	36,380	9	49,696	- 13,317
Maternal Conditions	11	34,938	15	23,540	+ 11,398
Diabetes Mellitus	12	32,509	18	22,497	+ 10,013
Liver Disease	13	32,031	13	38,326	- 6,295
Pertussis	14	31,415	16	23,282	+ 8,133
Kidney Disease	15	30,348	20	18,189	+ 12,159
Violence	16	26,879	19	18,407	+ 8,471
Malnutrition	17	25,297	36	5,896	+ 19,401
Meningitis	18	19,524	11	43,651	- 24,128
Other Injuries	19	18,776	17	22,696	- 3,920
Cervical Cancer	20	18,225	25	10,574	+ 7,651
Liver Cancer	21	17,045	39	5,289	+ 11,756
Hypertension	22	15,644	24	10,692	+ 4,953
Lung Disease	23	15,029	22	12,569	+ 2,461
Alzheimers & Dementia	24	13,751	31	6,786	+ 6,965
HIV/AIDS	25	12,612	10	44,124	- 31,512
Syphilis	26	11,146	38	5,449	+ 5,697
Endocrine Disorders	27	10,794	21	15,799	- 5,005
Breast Cancer	28	10,339	23	11,884	- 1,545
Asthma	29	9,287	27	8,192	+ 1,095
Suicide	30	7,715	30	7,019	+ 697
Falls	31	7,663	28	7,528	+ 135
Stomach Cancer	32	7,232	50	2,129	+ 5,104
Fires	33	6,736	29	7,132	- 395
Prostate Cancer	34	6,464	35	5,914	+ 549
Drownings	35	6,360	32	6,584	- 224
Inflammatory/Heart	36	6,011	42	4,826	+ 1,185
Colon-Rectum Cancers	37	5,991	43	4,152	+ 1,839
Peptic Ulcer Disease	38	4,561	37	5,846	- 1,285
Epilepsy	39	4,077	41	5,001	- 924
Drug Use	40	3,892	34	6,273	- 2,381
Parkinson's Disease	41	3,773	46	2,473	+ 1,300
Poisonings	42	3,690	33	6,570	- 2,880
Lymphomas	43	3,544	40	5,202	- 1,658
Lung Cancers	44	3,299	57	1,295	+ 2,004
Tetanus	45	3,151	26	8,355	- 5,203
Skin Cancers	46	2,724	53	1,933	+ 791
Skin Disease	47	2,598	56	1,468	+ 1,130
Oral Cancer	48	2,453	48	2,238	+ 215
Ovary Cancer	49	2,371	49	2,133	+ 238
Bladder Cancer	50	2,322	63	670	+ 1,652
Pancreas Cancer	51	2,109	51	1,975	+ 134
Rheumatic Heart Disease	52	1,835	52	1,946	- 110
Encephalitis	53	1,815	59	937	+ 878
Oesophagus Cancer	54	1,635	64	560	+ 1,075
Leukemia	55	1,228	47	2,257	- 1,029
Hepatitis B	56	1,213	55	1,488	- 275
Uterin Cancer	57	925	62	679	+ 246
Alcohol	58	872	58	1,031	- 160
Schistosomiasis	59	746	54	1,508	- 762
Appendicitis	60	475	60	760	- 285
Measles	61	473	14	29,439	- 28,966
Other Neoplasms	62	390	66	290	+ 100
Multiple Sclerosis	63	289	68	179	+ 110
Rheumatoid Arthritis	64	240	69	165	+ 76
Diphtheria	65	169	44	3,800	- 3,631
Ascariasis	66	145	61	685	- 540
Hepatitis C	67	144	65	304	- 159
Upper Respiratory	68	139	67	259	- 120
Leishmaniasis	69	132	70	23	+ 109
War	70	89	45	3,245	- 3,156
Chlamydia	71	17	71	14	+ 3
Otitis Media	72	2	72	3	- 1
Dengue	73	1	73	2	- 1
Hookworm Disease	74	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	75	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	79	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	78	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	79	0	77	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	84	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	85	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	81	0	- 0
Anemia	84	0	82	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	83	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	80	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to NIGERIA

Mauritania

Nigeria

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.