POLAND VS MAURITANIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MAURITANIA		POLAND		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	24,669	4	19,998	+ 4,670
Low Birth Weight	2	18,030	42	579	+ 17,451
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	14,829	37	839	+ 13,990
Coronary Heart Disease	4	14,644	1	117,700	- 103,056
Malaria	5	12,735	78	0	+ 12,735
Stroke	6	11,699	2	32,693	- 20,994
Birth Trauma	7	10,783	57	52	+ 10,731
Road Traffic Accidents	8	10,371	22	3,555	+ 6,816
Tuberculosis	9	6,415	41	597	+ 5,818
Congenital Anomalies	10	5,954	36	916	+ 5,038
Maternal Conditions	11	5,718	63	10	+ 5,708
Diabetes Mellitus	12	5,320	8	8,947	- 3,627
Liver Disease	13	5,242	10	7,912	- 2,670
Pertussis	14	5,141	71	0	+ 5,141
Kidney Disease	15	4,967	20	4,065	+ 902
Violence	16	4,399	49	294	+ 4,105
Malnutrition	17	4,140	50	291	+ 3,850
Meningitis	18	3,195	53	171	+ 3,025
Other Injuries	19	3,073	28	2,527	+ 546
Cervical Cancer	20	2,983	32	1,907	+ 1,076
Liver Cancer	21	2,790	29	2,290	+ 500
Hypertension	22	2,560	15	4,937	- 2,376
Lung Disease	23	2,460	6	13,677	- 11,217
Alzheimers & Dementia	24	2,250	21	3,701	- 1,451
HIV/AIDS	25	2,064	54	115	+ 1,949
Syphilis	26	1,824	69	0	+ 1,824
Endocrine Disorders	27	1,767	38	831	+ 936
Breast Cancer	28	1,692	9	7,967	- 6,275
Asthma	29	1,520	43	540	+ 980
Suicide	30	1,263	18	4,282	- 3,019
Falls	31	1,254	16	4,712	- 3,457
Stomach Cancer	32	1,184	12	5,910	- 4,727
Fires	33	1,102	45	474	+ 628
Prostate Cancer	34	1,058	11	6,489	- 5,431
Drownings	35	1,041	39	636	+ 404
Inflammatory/Heart	36	984	23	3,495	- 2,511
Colon-Rectum Cancers	37	980	5	14,610	- 13,630
Peptic Ulcer Disease	38	746	26	3,091	- 2,345
Epilepsy	39	667	35	1,145	- 478
Drug Use	40	637	48	321	+ 316
Parkinson's Disease	41	618	34	1,500	- 883
Poisonings	42	604	51	205	+ 399
Lymphomas	43	580	19	4,141	- 3,561
Lung Cancers	44	540	3	25,781	- 25,241
Tetanus	45	516	67	2	+ 514
Skin Cancers	46	446	31	2,155	- 1,709
Skin Disease	47	425	46	469	- 44
Oral Cancer	48	401	25	3,377	- 2,975
Ovary Cancer	49	388	27	2,929	- 2,541
Bladder Cancer	50	380	17	4,700	- 4,320
Pancreas Cancer	51	345	13	5,430	- 5,084
Rheumatic Heart Disease	52	300	40	612	- 311
Encephalitis	53	297	64	6	+ 290
Oesophagus Cancer	54	268	33	1,803	- 1,535
Leukemia	55	201	24	3,456	- 3,255
Hepatitis B	56	199	56	52	+ 147
Uterin Cancer	57	151	30	2,163	- 2,011
Alcohol	58	143	14	5,238	- 5,096
Schistosomiasis	59	122	76	0	+ 122
Appendicitis	60	78	55	69	+ 9
Measles	61	77	72	0	+ 77
Other Neoplasms	62	64	7	9,256	- 9,193
Multiple Sclerosis	63	47	44	502	- 455
Rheumatoid Arthritis	64	39	47	369	- 330
Diphtheria	65	28	70	0	+ 27
Ascariasis	66	24	82	0	+ 24
Hepatitis C	67	24	52	188	- 165
Upper Respiratory	68	23	60	19	+ 4
Leishmaniasis	69	22	75	0	+ 22
War	70	15	66	4	+ 11
Chlamydia	71	3	73	0	+ 3
Otitis Media	72	0	68	1	- 1
Dengue	73	0	84	0	+ 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	81	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	83	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	80	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	79	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	79	0	74	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	59	29	- 29
Osteoarthritis	81	0	61	18	- 18
Oral conditions	82	0	65	4	- 4
Depression	83	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	84	0	62	12	- 12
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	58	30	- 30
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to POLAND

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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.