SAMOA VS MAURITANIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MAURITANIA		SAMOA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	133	5	53	+ 80
Low Birth Weight	2	97	16	16	+ 81
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	80	21	12	+ 68
Coronary Heart Disease	4	79	1	241	- 162
Malaria	5	69	76	0	+ 69
Stroke	6	63	2	148	- 85
Birth Trauma	7	58	35	5	+ 53
Road Traffic Accidents	8	56	10	26	+ 30
Tuberculosis	9	35	50	2	+ 33
Congenital Anomalies	10	32	15	18	+ 15
Maternal Conditions	11	31	37	5	+ 26
Diabetes Mellitus	12	29	3	108	- 79
Liver Disease	13	28	8	27	+ 1
Pertussis	14	28	58	0	+ 27
Kidney Disease	15	27	6	52	- 26
Violence	16	24	34	6	+ 18
Malnutrition	17	22	43	3	+ 19
Meningitis	18	17	44	2	+ 15
Other Injuries	19	17	20	13	+ 4
Cervical Cancer	20	16	32	6	+ 10
Liver Cancer	21	15	30	7	+ 8
Hypertension	22	14	7	30	- 16
Lung Disease	23	13	4	57	- 44
Alzheimers & Dementia	24	12	14	19	- 7
HIV/AIDS	25	11	73	0	+ 11
Syphilis	26	10	49	2	+ 8
Endocrine Disorders	27	10	31	6	+ 3
Breast Cancer	28	9	13	19	- 10
Asthma	29	8	12	21	- 13
Suicide	30	7	11	25	- 18
Falls	31	7	27	8	- 1
Stomach Cancer	32	6	17	16	- 10
Fires	33	6	48	2	+ 4
Prostate Cancer	34	6	24	11	- 5
Drownings	35	6	19	13	- 8
Inflammatory/Heart	36	5	29	7	- 2
Colon-Rectum Cancers	37	5	22	12	- 7
Peptic Ulcer Disease	38	4	26	9	- 5
Epilepsy	39	4	45	2	+ 1
Drug Use	40	3	55	1	+ 3
Parkinson's Disease	41	3	28	7	- 4
Poisonings	42	3	52	1	+ 2
Lymphomas	43	3	33	6	- 2
Lung Cancers	44	3	9	26	- 24
Tetanus	45	3	62	0	+ 3
Skin Cancers	46	2	47	2	+ 0
Skin Disease	47	2	41	3	- 1
Oral Cancer	48	2	39	4	- 2
Ovary Cancer	49	2	25	10	- 8
Bladder Cancer	50	2	38	5	- 3
Pancreas Cancer	51	2	40	4	- 2
Rheumatic Heart Disease	52	2	23	11	- 10
Encephalitis	53	2	54	1	+ 1
Oesophagus Cancer	54	1	51	1	+ 0
Leukemia	55	1	42	3	- 2
Hepatitis B	56	1	57	0	+ 1
Uterin Cancer	57	1	36	5	- 4
Alcohol	58	1	46	2	- 1
Schistosomiasis	59	1	74	0	+ 1
Appendicitis	60	0	56	0	+ 0
Measles	61	0	18	16	- 15
Other Neoplasms	62	0	53	1	- 0
Multiple Sclerosis	63	0	60	0	+ 0
Rheumatoid Arthritis	64	0	59	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	65	0	63	0	+ 0
Ascariasis	66	0	66	0	+ 0
Hepatitis C	67	0	64	0	+ 0
Upper Respiratory	68	0	68	0	+ 0
Leishmaniasis	69	0	75	0	+ 0
War	70	0	65	0	+ 0
Chlamydia	71	0	67	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	72	0	69	0	+ 0
Dengue	73	0	61	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	72	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	71	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	79	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	70	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	79	0	78	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	80	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	81	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	84	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	84	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SAMOA

Mauritania

Samoa

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.