SOMALIA VS MAURITANIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

Click Country Link To Compare

	MAURITANIA		SOMALIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	8,288	1	21,712	- 13,424
Low Birth Weight	2	6,057	8	6,250	- 193
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	4,982	2	15,363	- 10,381
Coronary Heart Disease	4	4,920	7	7,233	- 2,313
Malaria	5	4,279	22	1,942	+ 2,337
Stroke	6	3,930	6	8,595	- 4,665
Birth Trauma	7	3,623	5	9,573	- 5,951
Road Traffic Accidents	8	3,484	11	4,231	- 747
Tuberculosis	9	2,155	4	10,261	- 8,106
Congenital Anomalies	10	2,000	15	3,410	- 1,410
Maternal Conditions	11	1,921	12	4,127	- 2,206
Diabetes Mellitus	12	1,787	16	2,888	- 1,100
Liver Disease	13	1,761	13	3,917	- 2,156
Pertussis	14	1,727	20	2,054	- 327
Kidney Disease	15	1,669	21	2,051	- 382
Violence	16	1,478	29	828	+ 650
Malnutrition	17	1,391	10	4,825	- 3,434
Meningitis	18	1,073	9	5,381	- 4,308
Other Injuries	19	1,032	14	3,602	- 2,569
Cervical Cancer	20	1,002	28	883	+ 119
Liver Cancer	21	937	53	256	+ 682
Hypertension	22	860	18	2,643	- 1,783
Lung Disease	23	826	19	2,442	- 1,616
Alzheimers & Dementia	24	756	32	647	+ 109
HIV/AIDS	25	693	33	610	+ 84
Syphilis	26	613	45	378	+ 235
Endocrine Disorders	27	594	44	406	+ 187
Breast Cancer	28	569	26	1,232	- 663
Asthma	29	511	23	1,878	- 1,368
Suicide	30	424	27	1,219	- 795
Falls	31	421	37	548	- 126
Stomach Cancer	32	398	49	310	+ 88
Fires	33	370	30	810	- 440
Prostate Cancer	34	355	52	285	+ 70
Drownings	35	350	25	1,272	- 922
Inflammatory/Heart	36	331	39	521	- 191
Colon-Rectum Cancers	37	329	38	546	- 217
Peptic Ulcer Disease	38	251	36	559	- 308
Epilepsy	39	224	43	419	- 194
Drug Use	40	214	65	54	+ 160
Parkinson's Disease	41	207	56	184	+ 24
Poisonings	42	203	31	758	- 555
Lymphomas	43	195	34	605	- 410
Lung Cancers	44	181	54	233	- 52
Tetanus	45	173	17	2,648	- 2,475
Skin Cancers	46	150	57	164	- 14
Skin Disease	47	143	58	151	- 8
Oral Cancer	48	135	46	328	- 193
Ovary Cancer	49	130	50	295	- 165
Bladder Cancer	50	128	61	149	- 22
Pancreas Cancer	51	116	62	108	+ 8
Rheumatic Heart Disease	52	101	41	446	- 345
Encephalitis	53	100	63	91	+ 9
Oesophagus Cancer	54	90	40	516	- 426
Leukemia	55	68	35	562	- 494
Hepatitis B	56	67	48	315	- 248
Uterin Cancer	57	51	64	78	- 27
Alcohol	58	48	59	151	- 103
Schistosomiasis	59	41	42	435	- 394
Appendicitis	60	26	55	188	- 162
Measles	61	26	3	11,576	- 11,550
Other Neoplasms	62	21	70	12	+ 9
Multiple Sclerosis	63	16	71	8	+ 8
Rheumatoid Arthritis	64	13	66	35	- 22
Diphtheria	65	9	60	150	- 140
Ascariasis	66	8	69	30	- 22
Hepatitis C	67	8	67	34	- 26
Upper Respiratory	68	8	47	326	- 318
Leishmaniasis	69	7	51	290	- 282
War	70	5	24	1,318	- 1,313
Chlamydia	71	1	72	5	- 4
Otitis Media	72	0	68	32	- 31
Dengue	73	0	73	1	- 1
Hookworm Disease	74	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	75	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	76	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	79	0	78	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	84	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	85	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	80	0	- 0
Anemia	84	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	82	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	81	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SOMALIA

Mauritania

Somalia

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.