SINGAPORE VS MAURITANIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MAURITANIA		SINGAPORE		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	3,838	2	5,189	- 1,351
Low Birth Weight	2	2,805	41	25	+ 2,780
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	2,307	39	28	+ 2,279
Coronary Heart Disease	4	2,278	1	5,292	- 3,013
Malaria	5	1,981	75	0	+ 1,981
Stroke	6	1,820	3	1,559	+ 262
Birth Trauma	7	1,678	55	3	+ 1,675
Road Traffic Accidents	8	1,614	26	121	+ 1,492
Tuberculosis	9	998	40	26	+ 973
Congenital Anomalies	10	926	31	80	+ 847
Maternal Conditions	11	890	53	3	+ 886
Diabetes Mellitus	12	828	28	108	+ 720
Liver Disease	13	816	20	209	+ 606
Pertussis	14	800	62	0	+ 800
Kidney Disease	15	773	6	1,028	- 256
Violence	16	684	46	15	+ 670
Malnutrition	17	644	63	0	+ 644
Meningitis	18	497	48	8	+ 489
Other Injuries	19	478	32	79	+ 399
Cervical Cancer	20	464	30	85	+ 379
Liver Cancer	21	434	7	746	- 312
Hypertension	22	398	8	732	- 334
Lung Disease	23	383	14	383	- 0
Alzheimers & Dementia	24	350	36	32	+ 318
HIV/AIDS	25	321	45	18	+ 303
Syphilis	26	284	65	0	+ 284
Endocrine Disorders	27	275	37	30	+ 244
Breast Cancer	28	263	10	605	- 342
Asthma	29	236	35	37	+ 199
Suicide	30	196	9	650	- 454
Falls	31	195	18	218	- 22
Stomach Cancer	32	184	12	405	- 220
Fires	33	172	49	7	+ 165
Prostate Cancer	34	165	16	303	- 138
Drownings	35	162	38	29	+ 133
Inflammatory/Heart	36	153	19	215	- 62
Colon-Rectum Cancers	37	153	5	1,203	- 1,050
Peptic Ulcer Disease	38	116	33	69	+ 47
Epilepsy	39	104	42	25	+ 79
Drug Use	40	99	44	19	+ 80
Parkinson's Disease	41	96	29	90	+ 6
Poisonings	42	94	60	1	+ 93
Lymphomas	43	90	13	397	- 307
Lung Cancers	44	84	4	1,540	- 1,456
Tetanus	45	80	73	0	+ 80
Skin Cancers	46	69	34	56	+ 13
Skin Disease	47	66	25	136	- 70
Oral Cancer	48	62	15	317	- 254
Ovary Cancer	49	60	21	204	- 143
Bladder Cancer	50	59	27	120	- 61
Pancreas Cancer	51	54	11	537	- 483
Rheumatic Heart Disease	52	47	43	22	+ 25
Encephalitis	53	46	61	0	+ 46
Oesophagus Cancer	54	42	24	137	- 95
Leukemia	55	31	17	249	- 218
Hepatitis B	56	31	52	4	+ 27
Uterin Cancer	57	24	23	147	- 124
Alcohol	58	22	47	10	+ 12
Schistosomiasis	59	19	78	0	+ 19
Appendicitis	60	12	50	6	+ 6
Measles	61	12	72	0	+ 12
Other Neoplasms	62	10	22	195	- 185
Multiple Sclerosis	63	7	57	3	+ 5
Rheumatoid Arthritis	64	6	58	2	+ 4
Diphtheria	65	4	64	0	+ 4
Ascariasis	66	4	67	0	+ 4
Hepatitis C	67	4	56	3	+ 1
Upper Respiratory	68	4	54	3	+ 0
Leishmaniasis	69	3	76	0	+ 3
War	70	2	59	2	+ 0
Chlamydia	71	0	70	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	72	0	79	0	+ 0
Dengue	73	0	66	0	+ 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	68	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	69	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	71	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	80	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	74	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	79	0	77	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	51	6	- 6
Osteoarthritis	81	0	82	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	81	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 SINGAPORE

Mauritania

Singapore

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.