NORWAY VS MAURITANIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MAURITANIA		NORWAY		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	3,508	6	1,797	+ 1,711
Low Birth Weight	2	2,564	52	23	+ 2,540
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	2,109	37	128	+ 1,981
Coronary Heart Disease	4	2,082	1	5,321	- 3,239
Malaria	5	1,811	84	0	+ 1,811
Stroke	6	1,664	4	2,475	- 812
Birth Trauma	7	1,533	54	17	+ 1,516
Road Traffic Accidents	8	1,475	42	114	+ 1,361
Tuberculosis	9	912	56	15	+ 897
Congenital Anomalies	10	847	34	136	+ 710
Maternal Conditions	11	813	66	1	+ 812
Diabetes Mellitus	12	757	16	560	+ 197
Liver Disease	13	745	30	214	+ 532
Pertussis	14	731	64	1	+ 730
Kidney Disease	15	706	14	611	+ 96
Violence	16	626	50	32	+ 594
Malnutrition	17	589	35	135	+ 454
Meningitis	18	454	58	14	+ 441
Other Injuries	19	437	15	583	- 146
Cervical Cancer	20	424	39	125	+ 299
Liver Cancer	21	397	26	259	+ 137
Hypertension	22	364	28	230	+ 134
Lung Disease	23	350	3	2,723	- 2,373
Alzheimers & Dementia	24	320	2	4,464	- 4,144
HIV/AIDS	25	294	61	10	+ 283
Syphilis	26	259	67	1	+ 259
Endocrine Disorders	27	251	19	359	- 108
Breast Cancer	28	241	11	698	- 457
Asthma	29	216	43	85	+ 132
Suicide	30	180	13	633	- 454
Falls	31	178	9	777	- 599
Stomach Cancer	32	168	22	343	- 175
Fires	33	157	48	45	+ 112
Prostate Cancer	34	150	8	1,172	- 1,022
Drownings	35	148	45	65	+ 83
Inflammatory/Heart	36	140	29	221	- 81
Colon-Rectum Cancers	37	139	7	1,787	- 1,647
Peptic Ulcer Disease	38	106	33	160	- 54
Epilepsy	39	95	40	119	- 24
Drug Use	40	91	25	264	- 173
Parkinson's Disease	41	88	17	554	- 466
Poisonings	42	86	57	14	+ 72
Lymphomas	43	82	12	646	- 563
Lung Cancers	44	77	5	2,320	- 2,243
Tetanus	45	73	69	0	+ 73
Skin Cancers	46	63	18	407	- 344
Skin Disease	47	60	38	128	- 67
Oral Cancer	48	57	32	168	- 111
Ovary Cancer	49	55	24	309	- 254
Bladder Cancer	50	54	20	356	- 302
Pancreas Cancer	51	49	10	770	- 721
Rheumatic Heart Disease	52	43	46	61	- 19
Encephalitis	53	42	70	0	+ 42
Oesophagus Cancer	54	38	27	248	- 210
Leukemia	55	29	21	354	- 325
Hepatitis B	56	28	63	3	+ 25
Uterin Cancer	57	22	36	134	- 113
Alcohol	58	20	31	205	- 184
Schistosomiasis	59	17	83	0	+ 17
Appendicitis	60	11	59	12	- 1
Measles	61	11	72	0	+ 11
Other Neoplasms	62	9	23	324	- 315
Multiple Sclerosis	63	7	41	119	- 112
Rheumatoid Arthritis	64	6	47	60	- 55
Diphtheria	65	4	71	0	+ 4
Ascariasis	66	3	76	0	+ 3
Hepatitis C	67	3	55	17	- 13
Upper Respiratory	68	3	60	12	- 8
Leishmaniasis	69	3	81	0	+ 3
War	70	2	68	1	+ 2
Chlamydia	71	0	77	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	72	0	65	1	- 1
Dengue	73	0	75	0	+ 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	73	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	79	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	80	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	79	0	82	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	49	32	- 32
Osteoarthritis	81	0	51	27	- 27
Oral conditions	82	0	62	9	- 9
Depression	83	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	84	0	44	75	- 75
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	53	23	- 23
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to NORWAY

Mauritania

Norway

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.