SAUDI ARABIA VS MAURITANIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

Click Country Link To Compare

	MAURITANIA		SAUDI ARABIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	23,267	5	6,132	+ 17,135
Low Birth Weight	2	17,005	18	989	+ 16,017
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	13,986	35	457	+ 13,530
Coronary Heart Disease	4	13,811	1	39,037	- 25,225
Malaria	5	12,011	75	0	+ 12,011
Stroke	6	11,034	2	16,793	- 5,759
Birth Trauma	7	10,170	37	343	+ 9,827
Road Traffic Accidents	8	9,781	3	12,317	- 2,536
Tuberculosis	9	6,050	27	752	+ 5,298
Congenital Anomalies	10	5,616	12	2,307	+ 3,308
Maternal Conditions	11	5,393	48	172	+ 5,221
Diabetes Mellitus	12	5,018	9	3,890	+ 1,128
Liver Disease	13	4,944	7	4,931	+ 13
Pertussis	14	4,849	54	56	+ 4,793
Kidney Disease	15	4,685	4	9,051	- 4,366
Violence	16	4,149	30	646	+ 3,503
Malnutrition	17	3,905	52	79	+ 3,826
Meningitis	18	3,014	45	227	+ 2,787
Other Injuries	19	2,898	8	4,004	- 1,106
Cervical Cancer	20	2,813	49	157	+ 2,656
Liver Cancer	21	2,631	21	845	+ 1,786
Hypertension	22	2,415	22	834	+ 1,581
Lung Disease	23	2,320	10	2,842	- 522
Alzheimers & Dementia	24	2,123	11	2,442	- 320
HIV/AIDS	25	1,947	47	192	+ 1,755
Syphilis	26	1,721	59	33	+ 1,688
Endocrine Disorders	27	1,666	15	1,447	+ 219
Breast Cancer	28	1,596	20	908	+ 688
Asthma	29	1,434	17	1,168	+ 266
Suicide	30	1,191	13	2,046	- 855
Falls	31	1,183	6	5,340	- 4,157
Stomach Cancer	32	1,116	36	389	+ 728
Fires	33	1,040	23	825	+ 214
Prostate Cancer	34	998	50	148	+ 849
Drownings	35	982	24	821	+ 160
Inflammatory/Heart	36	928	16	1,342	- 414
Colon-Rectum Cancers	37	925	14	1,630	- 705
Peptic Ulcer Disease	38	704	41	275	+ 429
Epilepsy	39	629	29	694	- 65
Drug Use	40	601	33	491	+ 110
Parkinson's Disease	41	582	25	776	- 194
Poisonings	42	570	40	279	+ 290
Lymphomas	43	547	28	716	- 169
Lung Cancers	44	509	26	775	- 266
Tetanus	45	486	61	16	+ 471
Skin Cancers	46	420	55	55	+ 366
Skin Disease	47	401	32	516	- 115
Oral Cancer	48	379	34	465	- 86
Ovary Cancer	49	366	42	247	+ 119
Bladder Cancer	50	358	46	214	+ 144
Pancreas Cancer	51	326	31	526	- 200
Rheumatic Heart Disease	52	283	39	280	+ 3
Encephalitis	53	280	43	234	+ 46
Oesophagus Cancer	54	252	44	229	+ 23
Leukemia	55	190	19	925	- 735
Hepatitis B	56	187	53	57	+ 130
Uterin Cancer	57	143	38	323	- 180
Alcohol	58	135	51	128	+ 6
Schistosomiasis	59	115	60	25	+ 90
Appendicitis	60	73	58	35	+ 39
Measles	61	73	68	1	+ 72
Other Neoplasms	62	60	57	40	+ 20
Multiple Sclerosis	63	45	56	49	- 4
Rheumatoid Arthritis	64	37	62	9	+ 28
Diphtheria	65	26	69	1	+ 25
Ascariasis	66	22	66	1	+ 21
Hepatitis C	67	22	64	7	+ 15
Upper Respiratory	68	21	70	1	+ 21
Leishmaniasis	69	20	67	1	+ 19
War	70	14	65	3	+ 11
Chlamydia	71	3	71	0	+ 2
Otitis Media	72	0	72	0	+ 0
Dengue	73	0	63	9	- 9
Hookworm Disease	74	0	79	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	78	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	77	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	73	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	76	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	79	0	74	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	81	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	80	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	83	0	- 0
Anemia	84	0	85	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	84	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SAUDI ARABIA

Mauritania

Saudi Arabia

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.