PERU VS MAURITANIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MAURITANIA		PERU		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	20,756	1	15,326	+ 5,429
Low Birth Weight	2	15,170	24	1,475	+ 13,695
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	12,477	27	1,108	+ 11,368
Coronary Heart Disease	4	12,321	2	13,769	- 1,448
Malaria	5	10,715	61	35	+ 10,680
Stroke	6	9,843	3	7,722	+ 2,122
Birth Trauma	7	9,073	37	537	+ 8,536
Road Traffic Accidents	8	8,726	9	4,414	+ 4,312
Tuberculosis	9	5,397	17	2,377	+ 3,020
Congenital Anomalies	10	5,010	19	1,997	+ 3,013
Maternal Conditions	11	4,811	43	345	+ 4,466
Diabetes Mellitus	12	4,477	8	4,437	+ 40
Liver Disease	13	4,411	5	6,375	- 1,965
Pertussis	14	4,326	48	260	+ 4,065
Kidney Disease	15	4,179	4	7,234	- 3,055
Violence	16	3,701	12	3,013	+ 688
Malnutrition	17	3,483	29	1,006	+ 2,478
Meningitis	18	2,688	56	118	+ 2,571
Other Injuries	19	2,585	13	2,876	- 290
Cervical Cancer	20	2,510	21	1,924	+ 586
Liver Cancer	21	2,347	16	2,476	- 129
Hypertension	22	2,154	28	1,061	+ 1,093
Lung Disease	23	2,070	15	2,519	- 449
Alzheimers & Dementia	24	1,893	6	5,811	- 3,918
HIV/AIDS	25	1,737	31	849	+ 888
Syphilis	26	1,535	52	182	+ 1,352
Endocrine Disorders	27	1,486	40	474	+ 1,012
Breast Cancer	28	1,424	20	1,969	- 546
Asthma	29	1,279	50	208	+ 1,071
Suicide	30	1,062	30	903	+ 160
Falls	31	1,055	25	1,285	- 230
Stomach Cancer	32	996	7	5,072	- 4,076
Fires	33	928	49	239	+ 689
Prostate Cancer	34	890	11	3,167	- 2,277
Drownings	35	876	36	584	+ 292
Inflammatory/Heart	36	828	39	494	+ 334
Colon-Rectum Cancers	37	825	14	2,642	- 1,817
Peptic Ulcer Disease	38	628	35	609	+ 19
Epilepsy	39	561	47	262	+ 299
Drug Use	40	536	34	635	- 99
Parkinson's Disease	41	520	26	1,270	- 750
Poisonings	42	508	55	126	+ 382
Lymphomas	43	488	18	2,254	- 1,766
Lung Cancers	44	454	10	3,169	- 2,714
Tetanus	45	434	60	48	+ 386
Skin Cancers	46	375	32	786	- 411
Skin Disease	47	358	54	156	+ 202
Oral Cancer	48	338	38	519	- 181
Ovary Cancer	49	326	33	713	- 387
Bladder Cancer	50	320	41	463	- 143
Pancreas Cancer	51	290	23	1,607	- 1,316
Rheumatic Heart Disease	52	253	51	198	+ 55
Encephalitis	53	250	46	281	- 31
Oesophagus Cancer	54	225	42	394	- 169
Leukemia	55	169	22	1,850	- 1,681
Hepatitis B	56	167	64	10	+ 157
Uterin Cancer	57	127	45	304	- 177
Alcohol	58	120	44	321	- 201
Schistosomiasis	59	103	77	0	+ 103
Appendicitis	60	65	53	170	- 105
Measles	61	65	73	0	+ 65
Other Neoplasms	62	54	58	54	- 1
Multiple Sclerosis	63	40	62	35	+ 5
Rheumatoid Arthritis	64	33	57	107	- 74
Diphtheria	65	23	70	1	+ 22
Ascariasis	66	20	69	2	+ 18
Hepatitis C	67	20	65	4	+ 16
Upper Respiratory	68	19	63	11	+ 8
Leishmaniasis	69	18	76	0	+ 18
War	70	12	67	3	+ 9
Chlamydia	71	2	68	3	- 0
Otitis Media	72	0	71	0	+ 0
Dengue	73	0	66	4	- 3
Hookworm Disease	74	0	75	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	74	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	79	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	72	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	59	49	- 49
Trypanosomiasis	79	0	78	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	80	0	- 0
Anemia	84	0	82	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	81	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to PERU

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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.