SOUTH KOREA VS MAURITANIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MAURITANIA		SOUTH KOREA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	33,159	2	26,650	+ 6,509
Low Birth Weight	2	24,236	45	370	+ 23,865
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	19,933	35	929	+ 19,004
Coronary Heart Disease	4	19,684	1	28,043	- 8,359
Malaria	5	17,118	71	1	+ 17,117
Stroke	6	15,726	3	25,596	- 9,870
Birth Trauma	7	14,494	54	88	+ 14,406
Road Traffic Accidents	8	13,940	15	4,399	+ 9,541
Tuberculosis	9	8,622	24	1,950	+ 6,672
Congenital Anomalies	10	8,003	41	518	+ 7,485
Maternal Conditions	11	7,686	61	34	+ 7,652
Diabetes Mellitus	12	7,152	13	6,812	+ 340
Liver Disease	13	7,046	14	6,348	+ 698
Pertussis	14	6,911	67	6	+ 6,905
Kidney Disease	15	6,676	9	10,107	- 3,431
Violence	16	5,913	44	386	+ 5,527
Malnutrition	17	5,565	53	88	+ 5,477
Meningitis	18	4,295	58	51	+ 4,244
Other Injuries	19	4,131	18	3,634	+ 497
Cervical Cancer	20	4,009	34	1,065	+ 2,944
Liver Cancer	21	3,750	7	11,589	- 7,839
Hypertension	22	3,442	17	3,711	- 269
Lung Disease	23	3,306	11	8,526	- 5,220
Alzheimers & Dementia	24	3,025	6	12,145	- 9,120
HIV/AIDS	25	2,774	55	84	+ 2,690
Syphilis	26	2,452	62	27	+ 2,425
Endocrine Disorders	27	2,375	25	1,891	+ 484
Breast Cancer	28	2,275	21	2,880	- 606
Asthma	29	2,043	32	1,150	+ 893
Suicide	30	1,697	5	14,636	- 12,938
Falls	31	1,686	20	2,934	- 1,248
Stomach Cancer	32	1,591	10	8,625	- 7,034
Fires	33	1,482	47	263	+ 1,219
Prostate Cancer	34	1,422	22	2,316	- 894
Drownings	35	1,399	42	501	+ 898
Inflammatory/Heart	36	1,322	31	1,325	- 3
Colon-Rectum Cancers	37	1,318	8	10,180	- 8,862
Peptic Ulcer Disease	38	1,003	38	540	+ 464
Epilepsy	39	897	40	524	+ 373
Drug Use	40	856	50	154	+ 702
Parkinson's Disease	41	830	16	3,951	- 3,121
Poisonings	42	812	52	115	+ 697
Lymphomas	43	780	19	3,477	- 2,698
Lung Cancers	44	726	4	20,293	- 19,567
Tetanus	45	693	69	5	+ 689
Skin Cancers	46	599	37	585	+ 15
Skin Disease	47	572	36	704	- 133
Oral Cancer	48	540	29	1,457	- 917
Ovary Cancer	49	522	30	1,330	- 808
Bladder Cancer	50	511	27	1,768	- 1,257
Pancreas Cancer	51	464	12	6,994	- 6,530
Rheumatic Heart Disease	52	404	48	224	+ 180
Encephalitis	53	399	65	19	+ 380
Oesophagus Cancer	54	360	28	1,733	- 1,373
Leukemia	55	270	23	2,140	- 1,870
Hepatitis B	56	267	39	526	- 259
Uterin Cancer	57	203	43	420	- 216
Alcohol	58	192	33	1,081	- 889
Schistosomiasis	59	164	72	1	+ 163
Appendicitis	60	104	57	54	+ 51
Measles	61	104	83	0	+ 104
Other Neoplasms	62	86	26	1,807	- 1,721
Multiple Sclerosis	63	64	66	11	+ 53
Rheumatoid Arthritis	64	53	51	150	- 97
Diphtheria	65	37	73	0	+ 37
Ascariasis	66	32	74	0	+ 32
Hepatitis C	67	32	49	168	- 136
Upper Respiratory	68	31	63	26	+ 5
Leishmaniasis	69	29	79	0	+ 29
War	70	20	68	5	+ 15
Chlamydia	71	4	84	0	+ 4
Otitis Media	72	0	70	5	- 4
Dengue	73	0	77	0	+ 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	76	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	75	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	81	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	82	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	80	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	79	0	78	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	59	49	- 49
Osteoarthritis	81	0	60	41	- 41
Oral conditions	82	0	64	21	- 21
Depression	83	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	84	0	46	329	- 329
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	56	77	- 77
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SOUTH KOREA

Mauritania

South Korea

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.