SRI LANKA VS MAURITANIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MAURITANIA		SRI LANKA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	13,996	8	5,117	+ 8,879
Low Birth Weight	2	10,229	29	536	+ 9,693
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	8,413	28	605	+ 7,808
Coronary Heart Disease	4	8,308	1	26,304	- 17,996
Malaria	5	7,225	80	0	+ 7,225
Stroke	6	6,637	6	6,805	- 168
Birth Trauma	7	6,118	44	193	+ 5,925
Road Traffic Accidents	8	5,884	9	4,200	+ 1,684
Tuberculosis	9	3,639	25	769	+ 2,870
Congenital Anomalies	10	3,378	22	989	+ 2,389
Maternal Conditions	11	3,244	48	96	+ 3,148
Diabetes Mellitus	12	3,019	2	12,460	- 9,442
Liver Disease	13	2,974	17	1,303	+ 1,671
Pertussis	14	2,917	59	15	+ 2,902
Kidney Disease	15	2,818	5	6,858	- 4,040
Violence	16	2,496	31	499	+ 1,997
Malnutrition	17	2,349	54	43	+ 2,305
Meningitis	18	1,813	46	146	+ 1,667
Other Injuries	19	1,743	14	1,529	+ 214
Cervical Cancer	20	1,692	26	762	+ 930
Liver Cancer	21	1,583	19	1,090	+ 492
Hypertension	22	1,453	20	1,055	+ 397
Lung Disease	23	1,395	3	9,456	- 8,061
Alzheimers & Dementia	24	1,277	4	6,939	- 5,662
HIV/AIDS	25	1,171	55	39	+ 1,132
Syphilis	26	1,035	58	15	+ 1,020
Endocrine Disorders	27	1,002	32	462	+ 540
Breast Cancer	28	960	15	1,383	- 423
Asthma	29	862	7	6,471	- 5,609
Suicide	30	716	10	2,977	- 2,261
Falls	31	712	23	964	- 253
Stomach Cancer	32	672	16	1,321	- 649
Fires	33	625	41	239	+ 387
Prostate Cancer	34	600	30	507	+ 93
Drownings	35	591	27	731	- 140
Inflammatory/Heart	36	558	35	425	+ 133
Colon-Rectum Cancers	37	556	24	911	- 355
Peptic Ulcer Disease	38	423	56	38	+ 385
Epilepsy	39	379	39	269	+ 109
Drug Use	40	361	40	257	+ 104
Parkinson's Disease	41	350	45	168	+ 183
Poisonings	42	343	49	93	+ 249
Lymphomas	43	329	21	1,027	- 698
Lung Cancers	44	306	12	1,775	- 1,469
Tetanus	45	293	57	27	+ 265
Skin Cancers	46	253	52	58	+ 195
Skin Disease	47	241	36	293	- 51
Oral Cancer	48	228	11	2,893	- 2,666
Ovary Cancer	49	220	37	281	- 61
Bladder Cancer	50	216	34	432	- 216
Pancreas Cancer	51	196	43	214	- 18
Rheumatic Heart Disease	52	170	53	49	+ 121
Encephalitis	53	168	61	10	+ 158
Oesophagus Cancer	54	152	13	1,544	- 1,392
Leukemia	55	114	18	1,155	- 1,041
Hepatitis B	56	113	62	6	+ 107
Uterin Cancer	57	86	42	218	- 132
Alcohol	58	81	51	82	- 1
Schistosomiasis	59	69	81	0	+ 69
Appendicitis	60	44	64	5	+ 39
Measles	61	44	77	0	+ 44
Other Neoplasms	62	36	50	86	- 49
Multiple Sclerosis	63	27	69	2	+ 25
Rheumatoid Arthritis	64	22	60	11	+ 11
Diphtheria	65	16	74	0	+ 16
Ascariasis	66	13	72	0	+ 13
Hepatitis C	67	13	75	0	+ 13
Upper Respiratory	68	13	66	5	+ 8
Leishmaniasis	69	12	73	0	+ 12
War	70	8	38	280	- 271
Chlamydia	71	2	84	0	+ 2
Otitis Media	72	0	76	0	+ 0
Dengue	73	0	47	131	- 131
Hookworm Disease	74	0	71	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	79	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	78	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	63	6	- 6
Chagas disease	78	0	83	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	79	0	82	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	70	2	- 2
Osteoarthritis	81	0	67	3	- 3
Oral conditions	82	0	68	3	- 3
Depression	83	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	84	0	33	445	- 445
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	65	5	- 5
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SRI LANKA

Mauritania

Sri Lanka

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.