ROMANIA VS MAURITANIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MAURITANIA		ROMANIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	11,554	5	9,357	+ 2,198
Low Birth Weight	2	8,445	41	317	+ 8,128
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	6,946	46	223	+ 6,722
Coronary Heart Disease	4	6,859	1	71,810	- 64,951
Malaria	5	5,965	75	0	+ 5,965
Stroke	6	5,480	2	49,707	- 44,228
Birth Trauma	7	5,051	57	38	+ 5,012
Road Traffic Accidents	8	4,858	20	1,992	+ 2,865
Tuberculosis	9	3,004	28	1,015	+ 1,989
Congenital Anomalies	10	2,789	38	367	+ 2,422
Maternal Conditions	11	2,678	58	35	+ 2,643
Diabetes Mellitus	12	2,492	18	2,230	+ 262
Liver Disease	13	2,455	6	8,920	- 6,464
Pertussis	14	2,408	69	0	+ 2,408
Kidney Disease	15	2,326	9	5,175	- 2,848
Violence	16	2,060	44	255	+ 1,805
Malnutrition	17	1,939	50	142	+ 1,798
Meningitis	18	1,497	54	76	+ 1,420
Other Injuries	19	1,439	19	2,139	- 700
Cervical Cancer	20	1,397	22	1,870	- 473
Liver Cancer	21	1,307	13	3,114	- 1,807
Hypertension	22	1,199	3	11,007	- 9,808
Lung Disease	23	1,152	7	7,359	- 6,207
Alzheimers & Dementia	24	1,054	15	2,839	- 1,785
HIV/AIDS	25	967	47	219	+ 748
Syphilis	26	854	66	1	+ 853
Endocrine Disorders	27	827	48	193	+ 635
Breast Cancer	28	793	11	3,851	- 3,058
Asthma	29	712	45	225	+ 487
Suicide	30	591	21	1,886	- 1,295
Falls	31	587	24	1,504	- 917
Stomach Cancer	32	554	12	3,457	- 2,903
Fires	33	516	36	421	+ 95
Prostate Cancer	34	495	16	2,449	- 1,953
Drownings	35	488	32	596	- 109
Inflammatory/Heart	36	461	10	4,433	- 3,972
Colon-Rectum Cancers	37	459	8	6,835	- 6,376
Peptic Ulcer Disease	38	350	33	531	- 182
Epilepsy	39	313	42	314	- 2
Drug Use	40	298	40	346	- 48
Parkinson's Disease	41	289	31	741	- 452
Poisonings	42	283	39	366	- 84
Lymphomas	43	272	25	1,385	- 1,113
Lung Cancers	44	253	4	10,113	- 9,860
Tetanus	45	242	67	1	+ 240
Skin Cancers	46	209	29	1,003	- 794
Skin Disease	47	199	53	97	+ 102
Oral Cancer	48	188	17	2,290	- 2,102
Ovary Cancer	49	182	27	1,109	- 927
Bladder Cancer	50	178	23	1,715	- 1,537
Pancreas Cancer	51	162	14	2,935	- 2,773
Rheumatic Heart Disease	52	141	35	440	- 300
Encephalitis	53	139	62	6	+ 133
Oesophagus Cancer	54	125	30	755	- 629
Leukemia	55	94	26	1,342	- 1,248
Hepatitis B	56	93	59	30	+ 63
Uterin Cancer	57	71	34	522	- 451
Alcohol	58	67	37	409	- 342
Schistosomiasis	59	57	74	0	+ 57
Appendicitis	60	36	60	21	+ 15
Measles	61	36	61	7	+ 29
Other Neoplasms	62	30	43	289	- 259
Multiple Sclerosis	63	22	55	66	- 44
Rheumatoid Arthritis	64	18	85	0	+ 18
Diphtheria	65	13	71	0	+ 13
Ascariasis	66	11	82	0	+ 11
Hepatitis C	67	11	52	98	- 87
Upper Respiratory	68	11	63	3	+ 8
Leishmaniasis	69	10	70	0	+ 10
War	70	7	65	2	+ 5
Chlamydia	71	1	78	0	+ 1
Otitis Media	72	0	68	1	- 1
Dengue	73	0	81	0	+ 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	79	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	80	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	73	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	72	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	76	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	79	0	77	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	49	143	- 143
Osteoarthritis	81	0	86	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	64	2	- 2
Depression	83	0	84	0	- 0
Anemia	84	0	56	59	- 59
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	83	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	51	103	- 103
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to ROMANIA

Mauritania

Romania

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.