PARAGUAY VS MAURITANIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MAURITANIA		PARAGUAY		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	4,789	4	1,661	+ 3,128
Low Birth Weight	2	3,501	12	644	+ 2,856
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	2,879	31	192	+ 2,687
Coronary Heart Disease	4	2,843	1	4,327	- 1,484
Malaria	5	2,473	81	0	+ 2,473
Stroke	6	2,271	2	3,007	- 736
Birth Trauma	7	2,094	30	213	+ 1,881
Road Traffic Accidents	8	2,013	6	1,552	+ 462
Tuberculosis	9	1,245	26	273	+ 973
Congenital Anomalies	10	1,156	11	662	+ 494
Maternal Conditions	11	1,110	49	64	+ 1,046
Diabetes Mellitus	12	1,033	3	2,361	- 1,328
Liver Disease	13	1,018	17	524	+ 494
Pertussis	14	998	59	30	+ 968
Kidney Disease	15	964	5	1,592	- 628
Violence	16	854	13	566	+ 289
Malnutrition	17	804	25	330	+ 474
Meningitis	18	620	53	52	+ 568
Other Injuries	19	597	9	843	- 247
Cervical Cancer	20	579	18	516	+ 64
Liver Cancer	21	542	35	152	+ 389
Hypertension	22	497	8	895	- 398
Lung Disease	23	478	7	1,181	- 703
Alzheimers & Dementia	24	437	36	144	+ 293
HIV/AIDS	25	401	21	448	- 47
Syphilis	26	354	42	119	+ 235
Endocrine Disorders	27	343	14	562	- 219
Breast Cancer	28	329	20	481	- 152
Asthma	29	295	39	126	+ 169
Suicide	30	245	22	425	- 180
Falls	31	243	43	100	+ 143
Stomach Cancer	32	230	24	355	- 125
Fires	33	214	50	63	+ 151
Prostate Cancer	34	205	15	546	- 341
Drownings	35	202	32	178	+ 24
Inflammatory/Heart	36	191	34	154	+ 37
Colon-Rectum Cancers	37	190	16	543	- 353
Peptic Ulcer Disease	38	145	47	69	+ 76
Epilepsy	39	130	44	98	+ 31
Drug Use	40	124	56	38	+ 86
Parkinson's Disease	41	120	41	122	- 2
Poisonings	42	117	63	14	+ 104
Lymphomas	43	113	29	245	- 132
Lung Cancers	44	105	10	738	- 633
Tetanus	45	100	64	12	+ 88
Skin Cancers	46	87	40	125	- 38
Skin Disease	47	83	37	144	- 61
Oral Cancer	48	78	38	134	- 56
Ovary Cancer	49	75	45	85	- 10
Bladder Cancer	50	74	51	57	+ 17
Pancreas Cancer	51	67	28	258	- 191
Rheumatic Heart Disease	52	58	55	43	+ 15
Encephalitis	53	58	66	11	+ 47
Oesophagus Cancer	54	52	33	173	- 121
Leukemia	55	39	27	272	- 233
Hepatitis B	56	39	67	10	+ 29
Uterin Cancer	57	29	54	45	- 16
Alcohol	58	28	23	410	- 382
Schistosomiasis	59	24	80	0	+ 24
Appendicitis	60	15	57	37	- 22
Measles	61	15	78	0	+ 15
Other Neoplasms	62	12	19	487	- 474
Multiple Sclerosis	63	9	68	8	+ 1
Rheumatoid Arthritis	64	8	48	66	- 58
Diphtheria	65	5	77	0	+ 5
Ascariasis	66	5	76	0	+ 4
Hepatitis C	67	5	72	3	+ 2
Upper Respiratory	68	4	70	4	+ 0
Leishmaniasis	69	4	61	17	- 13
War	70	3	71	3	- 0
Chlamydia	71	1	79	0	+ 1
Otitis Media	72	0	74	1	- 1
Dengue	73	0	62	16	- 16
Hookworm Disease	74	0	84	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	83	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	75	1	- 1
Leprosy	77	0	65	12	- 12
Chagas disease	78	0	60	19	- 19
Trypanosomiasis	79	0	82	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	52	52	- 52
Osteoarthritis	81	0	58	30	- 30
Oral conditions	82	0	73	2	- 2
Depression	83	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	84	0	46	82	- 82
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	69	8	- 8
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to PARAGUAY

Mauritania

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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.