SOUTH AFRICA VS MAURITANIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MAURITANIA		SOUTH AFRICA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	38,482	2	39,341	- 859
Low Birth Weight	2	28,126	16	6,250	+ 21,876
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	23,132	8	15,843	+ 7,289
Coronary Heart Disease	4	22,843	3	32,739	- 9,895
Malaria	5	19,866	63	83	+ 19,784
Stroke	6	18,250	4	30,693	- 12,443
Birth Trauma	7	16,821	30	3,004	+ 13,818
Road Traffic Accidents	8	16,178	11	13,014	+ 3,164
Tuberculosis	9	10,006	6	21,965	- 11,959
Congenital Anomalies	10	9,288	25	4,351	+ 4,937
Maternal Conditions	11	8,920	38	1,700	+ 7,220
Diabetes Mellitus	12	8,300	5	30,188	- 21,888
Liver Disease	13	8,178	14	9,013	- 836
Pertussis	14	8,020	43	1,142	+ 6,878
Kidney Disease	15	7,748	9	15,302	- 7,554
Violence	16	6,862	7	21,000	- 14,137
Malnutrition	17	6,459	34	2,381	+ 4,078
Meningitis	18	4,985	26	3,660	+ 1,324
Other Injuries	19	4,794	17	6,014	- 1,220
Cervical Cancer	20	4,653	20	5,555	- 903
Liver Cancer	21	4,352	33	2,383	+ 1,968
Hypertension	22	3,994	12	12,789	- 8,795
Lung Disease	23	3,837	13	11,895	- 8,058
Alzheimers & Dementia	24	3,511	22	4,676	- 1,165
HIV/AIDS	25	3,220	1	71,996	- 68,776
Syphilis	26	2,846	44	1,130	+ 1,716
Endocrine Disorders	27	2,756	19	5,890	- 3,134
Breast Cancer	28	2,640	23	4,533	- 1,894
Asthma	29	2,371	18	5,966	- 3,595
Suicide	30	1,970	10	13,774	- 11,804
Falls	31	1,956	42	1,399	+ 557
Stomach Cancer	32	1,846	39	1,535	+ 312
Fires	33	1,720	27	3,618	- 1,898
Prostate Cancer	34	1,650	24	4,374	- 2,723
Drownings	35	1,624	32	2,403	- 779
Inflammatory/Heart	36	1,535	21	5,408	- 3,874
Colon-Rectum Cancers	37	1,530	28	3,587	- 2,057
Peptic Ulcer Disease	38	1,164	36	1,894	- 730
Epilepsy	39	1,041	37	1,870	- 829
Drug Use	40	994	53	770	+ 224
Parkinson's Disease	41	963	46	1,077	- 114
Poisonings	42	942	50	975	- 33
Lymphomas	43	905	31	2,818	- 1,913
Lung Cancers	44	842	15	7,705	- 6,863
Tetanus	45	805	65	38	+ 767
Skin Cancers	46	695	48	993	- 297
Skin Disease	47	663	45	1,101	- 438
Oral Cancer	48	626	41	1,406	- 779
Ovary Cancer	49	605	51	951	- 345
Bladder Cancer	50	593	52	829	- 236
Pancreas Cancer	51	538	35	2,007	- 1,469
Rheumatic Heart Disease	52	469	47	1,015	- 546
Encephalitis	53	463	59	234	+ 229
Oesophagus Cancer	54	418	29	3,486	- 3,068
Leukemia	55	313	40	1,464	- 1,150
Hepatitis B	56	310	61	139	+ 170
Uterin Cancer	57	236	54	512	- 276
Alcohol	58	223	49	987	- 764
Schistosomiasis	59	190	66	35	+ 155
Appendicitis	60	121	56	274	- 153
Measles	61	121	57	270	- 150
Other Neoplasms	62	100	58	267	- 167
Multiple Sclerosis	63	74	62	113	- 39
Rheumatoid Arthritis	64	61	55	376	- 314
Diphtheria	65	43	69	16	+ 27
Ascariasis	66	37	71	3	+ 34
Hepatitis C	67	37	70	8	+ 29
Upper Respiratory	68	36	60	223	- 187
Leishmaniasis	69	34	77	0	+ 34
War	70	23	64	66	- 43
Chlamydia	71	4	68	18	- 14
Otitis Media	72	0	67	19	- 19
Dengue	73	0	73	0	+ 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	72	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	74	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	79	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	75	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	78	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	79	0	76	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	86	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	85	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	84	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	83	0	- 0
Anemia	84	0	82	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	81	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	80	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SOUTH AFRICA

Mauritania

South Africa

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.