SENEGAL VS MAURITANIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MAURITANIA		SENEGAL		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	12,000	1	7,184	+ 4,816
Low Birth Weight	2	8,770	7	3,636	+ 5,134
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	7,213	3	5,343	+ 1,870
Coronary Heart Disease	4	7,123	2	6,224	+ 899
Malaria	5	6,195	5	4,595	+ 1,600
Stroke	6	5,691	4	5,342	+ 349
Birth Trauma	7	5,245	8	3,448	+ 1,798
Road Traffic Accidents	8	5,045	6	3,832	+ 1,213
Tuberculosis	9	3,120	9	2,678	+ 442
Congenital Anomalies	10	2,896	11	2,364	+ 532
Maternal Conditions	11	2,781	14	1,669	+ 1,112
Diabetes Mellitus	12	2,588	10	2,395	+ 193
Liver Disease	13	2,550	13	2,147	+ 403
Pertussis	14	2,501	28	771	+ 1,729
Kidney Disease	15	2,416	12	2,210	+ 206
Violence	16	2,140	19	1,247	+ 893
Malnutrition	17	2,014	32	494	+ 1,520
Meningitis	18	1,554	15	1,628	- 74
Other Injuries	19	1,495	16	1,512	- 17
Cervical Cancer	20	1,451	17	1,405	+ 46
Liver Cancer	21	1,357	22	1,087	+ 270
Hypertension	22	1,245	21	1,095	+ 150
Lung Disease	23	1,196	18	1,351	- 155
Alzheimers & Dementia	24	1,095	26	879	+ 216
HIV/AIDS	25	1,004	20	1,186	- 182
Syphilis	26	887	53	122	+ 765
Endocrine Disorders	27	859	23	1,041	- 182
Breast Cancer	28	823	27	861	- 38
Asthma	29	739	25	936	- 197
Suicide	30	614	24	978	- 364
Falls	31	610	30	622	- 12
Stomach Cancer	32	576	31	557	+ 19
Fires	33	536	34	448	+ 88
Prostate Cancer	34	515	29	642	- 127
Drownings	35	506	33	494	+ 13
Inflammatory/Heart	36	479	36	426	+ 53
Colon-Rectum Cancers	37	477	37	384	+ 93
Peptic Ulcer Disease	38	363	35	433	- 70
Epilepsy	39	325	38	330	- 6
Drug Use	40	310	52	138	+ 172
Parkinson's Disease	41	300	41	273	+ 28
Poisonings	42	294	40	315	- 21
Lymphomas	43	282	39	315	- 33
Lung Cancers	44	263	44	180	+ 82
Tetanus	45	251	58	85	+ 166
Skin Cancers	46	217	51	147	+ 70
Skin Disease	47	207	47	159	+ 48
Oral Cancer	48	195	43	208	- 12
Ovary Cancer	49	189	42	220	- 31
Bladder Cancer	50	185	50	155	+ 30
Pancreas Cancer	51	168	48	159	+ 9
Rheumatic Heart Disease	52	146	46	166	- 20
Encephalitis	53	144	57	85	+ 59
Oesophagus Cancer	54	130	55	99	+ 31
Leukemia	55	98	54	113	- 15
Hepatitis B	56	97	60	70	+ 26
Uterin Cancer	57	74	56	94	- 20
Alcohol	58	69	59	74	- 5
Schistosomiasis	59	59	45	176	- 116
Appendicitis	60	38	61	38	- 1
Measles	61	38	49	158	- 121
Other Neoplasms	62	31	62	24	+ 7
Multiple Sclerosis	63	23	64	20	+ 3
Rheumatoid Arthritis	64	19	67	15	+ 5
Diphtheria	65	13	70	3	+ 11
Ascariasis	66	12	65	18	- 6
Hepatitis C	67	11	68	11	+ 1
Upper Respiratory	68	11	66	15	- 4
Leishmaniasis	69	11	63	21	- 10
War	70	7	69	4	+ 3
Chlamydia	71	1	71	2	- 0
Otitis Media	72	0	72	0	- 0
Dengue	73	0	73	0	+ 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	75	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	74	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	77	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	79	0	78	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	86	0	- 0
Anemia	84	0	85	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	84	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SENEGAL

Mauritania

Senegal

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.