NORTH KOREA VS MAURITANIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MAURITANIA		NORTH KOREA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	16,744	6	6,231	+ 10,513
Low Birth Weight	2	12,238	25	1,208	+ 11,030
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	10,065	40	374	+ 9,690
Coronary Heart Disease	4	9,939	2	31,342	- 21,403
Malaria	5	8,644	69	0	+ 8,644
Stroke	6	7,941	1	49,648	- 41,707
Birth Trauma	7	7,319	32	736	+ 6,583
Road Traffic Accidents	8	7,039	7	6,210	+ 829
Tuberculosis	9	4,354	4	17,417	- 13,063
Congenital Anomalies	10	4,041	29	991	+ 3,050
Maternal Conditions	11	3,881	47	252	+ 3,629
Diabetes Mellitus	12	3,611	14	3,671	- 59
Liver Disease	13	3,558	10	4,506	- 948
Pertussis	14	3,490	61	34	+ 3,455
Kidney Disease	15	3,371	12	3,959	- 588
Violence	16	2,986	28	1,082	+ 1,904
Malnutrition	17	2,810	43	317	+ 2,493
Meningitis	18	2,169	49	207	+ 1,962
Other Injuries	19	2,086	20	1,531	+ 555
Cervical Cancer	20	2,024	33	704	+ 1,320
Liver Cancer	21	1,893	9	5,326	- 3,432
Hypertension	22	1,738	8	5,368	- 3,630
Lung Disease	23	1,669	3	26,178	- 24,508
Alzheimers & Dementia	24	1,527	11	4,340	- 2,812
HIV/AIDS	25	1,401	31	753	+ 648
Syphilis	26	1,238	58	54	+ 1,184
Endocrine Disorders	27	1,199	39	452	+ 747
Breast Cancer	28	1,149	23	1,366	- 217
Asthma	29	1,032	22	1,439	- 407
Suicide	30	857	16	2,407	- 1,550
Falls	31	851	18	1,801	- 950
Stomach Cancer	32	803	13	3,771	- 2,968
Fires	33	748	46	253	+ 495
Prostate Cancer	34	718	48	219	+ 499
Drownings	35	707	27	1,126	- 419
Inflammatory/Heart	36	668	34	684	- 16
Colon-Rectum Cancers	37	665	15	3,232	- 2,566
Peptic Ulcer Disease	38	507	19	1,712	- 1,206
Epilepsy	39	453	45	266	+ 187
Drug Use	40	432	42	356	+ 76
Parkinson's Disease	41	419	26	1,155	- 736
Poisonings	42	410	41	366	+ 43
Lymphomas	43	394	35	560	- 166
Lung Cancers	44	366	5	11,893	- 11,527
Tetanus	45	350	62	28	+ 322
Skin Cancers	46	303	51	168	+ 134
Skin Disease	47	289	52	158	+ 130
Oral Cancer	48	272	37	513	- 240
Ovary Cancer	49	263	36	532	- 268
Bladder Cancer	50	258	38	500	- 242
Pancreas Cancer	51	234	21	1,525	- 1,291
Rheumatic Heart Disease	52	204	17	2,093	- 1,889
Encephalitis	53	202	54	117	+ 85
Oesophagus Cancer	54	182	24	1,222	- 1,041
Leukemia	55	136	30	965	- 829
Hepatitis B	56	135	55	68	+ 66
Uterin Cancer	57	103	53	138	- 35
Alcohol	58	97	44	304	- 208
Schistosomiasis	59	83	74	0	+ 83
Appendicitis	60	53	57	57	- 4
Measles	61	52	65	4	+ 49
Other Neoplasms	62	43	59	44	- 0
Multiple Sclerosis	63	32	60	40	- 8
Rheumatoid Arthritis	64	27	50	198	- 172
Diphtheria	65	19	68	0	+ 18
Ascariasis	66	16	67	1	+ 15
Hepatitis C	67	16	64	10	+ 6
Upper Respiratory	68	15	56	67	- 51
Leishmaniasis	69	15	75	0	+ 15
War	70	10	63	16	- 6
Chlamydia	71	2	66	1	+ 0
Otitis Media	72	0	70	0	- 0
Dengue	73	0	76	0	+ 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	78	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	77	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	79	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	71	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	72	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	79	0	73	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	84	0	- 0
Anemia	84	0	85	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to NORTH KOREA

Mauritania

North Korea

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.