SPAIN VS MAURITANIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MAURITANIA		SPAIN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	30,102	7	13,717	+ 16,385
Low Birth Weight	2	22,001	52	253	+ 21,749
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	18,095	36	1,064	+ 17,031
Coronary Heart Disease	4	17,869	1	51,684	- 33,815
Malaria	5	15,540	83	0	+ 15,540
Stroke	6	14,276	3	29,004	- 14,728
Birth Trauma	7	13,158	60	113	+ 13,045
Road Traffic Accidents	8	12,655	31	1,829	+ 10,826
Tuberculosis	9	7,827	50	270	+ 7,557
Congenital Anomalies	10	7,265	38	863	+ 6,402
Maternal Conditions	11	6,977	64	14	+ 6,964
Diabetes Mellitus	12	6,492	10	7,773	- 1,281
Liver Disease	13	6,397	23	4,231	+ 2,166
Pertussis	14	6,274	73	2	+ 6,272
Kidney Disease	15	6,061	8	9,725	- 3,664
Violence	16	5,368	51	262	+ 5,106
Malnutrition	17	5,052	47	302	+ 4,750
Meningitis	18	3,899	59	129	+ 3,770
Other Injuries	19	3,750	15	5,536	- 1,786
Cervical Cancer	20	3,640	39	855	+ 2,785
Liver Cancer	21	3,404	18	5,098	- 1,694
Hypertension	22	3,124	9	9,115	- 5,990
Lung Disease	23	3,001	5	18,926	- 15,925
Alzheimers & Dementia	24	2,746	2	42,339	- 39,592
HIV/AIDS	25	2,519	43	538	+ 1,980
Syphilis	26	2,226	67	9	+ 2,217
Endocrine Disorders	27	2,156	21	4,863	- 2,708
Breast Cancer	28	2,065	11	7,067	- 5,003
Asthma	29	1,855	35	1,133	+ 722
Suicide	30	1,541	25	3,609	- 2,069
Falls	31	1,530	26	3,246	- 1,716
Stomach Cancer	32	1,444	14	5,796	- 4,352
Fires	33	1,345	55	185	+ 1,161
Prostate Cancer	34	1,291	13	6,420	- 5,129
Drownings	35	1,270	45	446	+ 824
Inflammatory/Heart	36	1,200	19	4,984	- 3,783
Colon-Rectum Cancers	37	1,196	6	16,957	- 15,761
Peptic Ulcer Disease	38	911	44	475	+ 436
Epilepsy	39	814	40	824	- 10
Drug Use	40	777	41	776	+ 1
Parkinson's Disease	41	754	20	4,943	- 4,189
Poisonings	42	737	57	170	+ 567
Lymphomas	43	708	16	5,335	- 4,627
Lung Cancers	44	659	4	22,131	- 21,472
Tetanus	45	629	72	2	+ 628
Skin Cancers	46	544	32	1,803	- 1,259
Skin Disease	47	519	30	1,840	- 1,322
Oral Cancer	48	490	27	2,583	- 2,093
Ovary Cancer	49	474	28	2,026	- 1,552
Bladder Cancer	50	464	17	5,222	- 4,758
Pancreas Cancer	51	421	12	6,752	- 6,331
Rheumatic Heart Disease	52	366	33	1,612	- 1,246
Encephalitis	53	362	70	4	+ 359
Oesophagus Cancer	54	327	29	2,011	- 1,685
Leukemia	55	245	24	3,772	- 3,527
Hepatitis B	56	242	58	162	+ 80
Uterin Cancer	57	185	34	1,612	- 1,427
Alcohol	58	174	46	333	- 159
Schistosomiasis	59	149	74	0	+ 149
Appendicitis	60	95	61	79	+ 16
Measles	61	94	81	0	+ 94
Other Neoplasms	62	78	22	4,748	- 4,670
Multiple Sclerosis	63	58	49	287	- 229
Rheumatoid Arthritis	64	48	48	294	- 246
Diphtheria	65	34	76	0	+ 33
Ascariasis	66	29	78	0	+ 29
Hepatitis C	67	29	42	652	- 623
Upper Respiratory	68	28	62	47	- 19
Leishmaniasis	69	26	65	11	+ 16
War	70	18	68	6	+ 12
Chlamydia	71	3	82	0	+ 3
Otitis Media	72	0	66	9	- 9
Dengue	73	0	77	0	+ 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	79	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	80	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	69	4	- 4
Leprosy	77	0	75	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	71	3	- 3
Trypanosomiasis	79	0	84	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	54	204	- 204
Osteoarthritis	81	0	53	212	- 212
Oral conditions	82	0	63	44	- 44
Depression	83	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	84	0	37	914	- 914
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	56	181	- 181
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SPAIN

Mauritania

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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.