SLOVAKIA VS MAURITANIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MAURITANIA		SLOVAKIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	3,542	6	2,024	+ 1,518
Low Birth Weight	2	2,589	39	97	+ 2,492
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	2,129	47	34	+ 2,095
Coronary Heart Disease	4	2,103	1	10,654	- 8,551
Malaria	5	1,829	77	0	+ 1,829
Stroke	6	1,680	3	3,756	- 2,076
Birth Trauma	7	1,548	52	15	+ 1,533
Road Traffic Accidents	8	1,489	27	331	+ 1,158
Tuberculosis	9	921	50	26	+ 895
Congenital Anomalies	10	855	36	167	+ 688
Maternal Conditions	11	821	63	3	+ 818
Diabetes Mellitus	12	764	16	750	+ 14
Liver Disease	13	753	7	1,425	- 673
Pertussis	14	738	61	4	+ 735
Kidney Disease	15	713	14	830	- 117
Violence	16	632	42	59	+ 572
Malnutrition	17	594	49	29	+ 566
Meningitis	18	459	51	25	+ 434
Other Injuries	19	441	20	554	- 112
Cervical Cancer	20	428	32	273	+ 156
Liver Cancer	21	401	22	469	- 69
Hypertension	22	368	11	1,034	- 667
Lung Disease	23	353	9	1,121	- 768
Alzheimers & Dementia	24	323	2	4,482	- 4,159
HIV/AIDS	25	296	65	2	+ 294
Syphilis	26	262	62	3	+ 259
Endocrine Disorders	27	254	37	163	+ 90
Breast Cancer	28	243	10	1,071	- 828
Asthma	29	218	44	47	+ 171
Suicide	30	181	19	660	- 478
Falls	31	180	8	1,277	- 1,097
Stomach Cancer	32	170	15	827	- 657
Fires	33	158	46	39	+ 120
Prostate Cancer	34	152	12	968	- 816
Drownings	35	149	38	144	+ 6
Inflammatory/Heart	36	141	25	339	- 197
Colon-Rectum Cancers	37	141	5	2,528	- 2,387
Peptic Ulcer Disease	38	107	31	274	- 167
Epilepsy	39	96	35	168	- 72
Drug Use	40	91	45	45	+ 47
Parkinson's Disease	41	89	29	310	- 221
Poisonings	42	87	48	30	+ 57
Lymphomas	43	83	17	736	- 652
Lung Cancers	44	78	4	2,562	- 2,484
Tetanus	45	74	71	0	+ 74
Skin Cancers	46	64	24	357	- 293
Skin Disease	47	61	34	170	- 109
Oral Cancer	48	58	18	716	- 658
Ovary Cancer	49	56	26	334	- 278
Bladder Cancer	50	55	21	489	- 434
Pancreas Cancer	51	50	13	876	- 826
Rheumatic Heart Disease	52	43	41	70	- 27
Encephalitis	53	43	67	1	+ 42
Oesophagus Cancer	54	38	28	314	- 275
Leukemia	55	29	23	448	- 420
Hepatitis B	56	29	56	8	+ 20
Uterin Cancer	57	22	30	280	- 258
Alcohol	58	20	33	219	- 199
Schistosomiasis	59	18	74	0	+ 18
Appendicitis	60	11	55	9	+ 2
Measles	61	11	72	0	+ 11
Other Neoplasms	62	9	40	93	- 84
Multiple Sclerosis	63	7	43	55	- 48
Rheumatoid Arthritis	64	6	53	15	- 9
Diphtheria	65	4	70	0	+ 4
Ascariasis	66	3	80	0	+ 3
Hepatitis C	67	3	54	12	- 9
Upper Respiratory	68	3	58	6	- 3
Leishmaniasis	69	3	78	0	+ 3
War	70	2	68	1	+ 2
Chlamydia	71	0	73	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	72	0	64	2	- 2
Dengue	73	0	81	0	+ 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	79	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	82	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	84	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	83	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	76	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	79	0	75	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	57	7	- 7
Osteoarthritis	81	0	69	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	66	1	- 1
Depression	83	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	84	0	59	5	- 5
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	60	4	- 4
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SLOVAKIA

Mauritania

Slovakia

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.