SUDAN VS MAURITANIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MAURITANIA		SUDAN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	32,131	4	12,619	+ 19,512
Low Birth Weight	2	23,484	3	16,036	+ 7,448
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	19,315	9	6,277	+ 13,038
Coronary Heart Disease	4	19,073	1	43,966	- 24,893
Malaria	5	16,588	10	5,614	+ 10,974
Stroke	6	15,238	2	20,582	- 5,344
Birth Trauma	7	14,045	7	8,526	+ 5,520
Road Traffic Accidents	8	13,508	5	11,459	+ 2,050
Tuberculosis	9	8,355	15	4,250	+ 4,105
Congenital Anomalies	10	7,755	11	5,507	+ 2,248
Maternal Conditions	11	7,448	23	1,961	+ 5,487
Diabetes Mellitus	12	6,930	17	3,070	+ 3,860
Liver Disease	13	6,828	14	4,348	+ 2,480
Pertussis	14	6,697	24	1,899	+ 4,798
Kidney Disease	15	6,469	12	5,095	+ 1,374
Violence	16	5,730	21	2,478	+ 3,252
Malnutrition	17	5,393	34	1,089	+ 4,304
Meningitis	18	4,162	33	1,092	+ 3,070
Other Injuries	19	4,002	18	2,912	+ 1,090
Cervical Cancer	20	3,885	41	770	+ 3,115
Liver Cancer	21	3,633	37	946	+ 2,687
Hypertension	22	3,335	8	7,287	- 3,952
Lung Disease	23	3,204	13	4,382	- 1,178
Alzheimers & Dementia	24	2,931	20	2,584	+ 347
HIV/AIDS	25	2,688	22	2,331	+ 357
Syphilis	26	2,376	47	603	+ 1,773
Endocrine Disorders	27	2,301	30	1,459	+ 842
Breast Cancer	28	2,204	16	3,071	- 867
Asthma	29	1,980	19	2,636	- 656
Suicide	30	1,645	27	1,644	+ 1
Falls	31	1,634	28	1,559	+ 75
Stomach Cancer	32	1,542	51	478	+ 1,064
Fires	33	1,436	31	1,310	+ 126
Prostate Cancer	34	1,378	49	523	+ 854
Drownings	35	1,356	26	1,684	- 328
Inflammatory/Heart	36	1,281	38	839	+ 443
Colon-Rectum Cancers	37	1,277	35	1,049	+ 228
Peptic Ulcer Disease	38	972	40	775	+ 197
Epilepsy	39	869	43	735	+ 135
Drug Use	40	830	36	1,036	- 206
Parkinson's Disease	41	804	45	705	+ 100
Poisonings	42	787	42	744	+ 43
Lymphomas	43	755	29	1,533	- 778
Lung Cancers	44	703	48	545	+ 158
Tetanus	45	672	53	378	+ 294
Skin Cancers	46	581	55	356	+ 224
Skin Disease	47	554	60	112	+ 442
Oral Cancer	48	523	50	493	+ 30
Ovary Cancer	49	505	39	794	- 288
Bladder Cancer	50	495	54	369	+ 127
Pancreas Cancer	51	450	58	272	+ 177
Rheumatic Heart Disease	52	391	46	684	- 293
Encephalitis	53	387	57	303	+ 84
Oesophagus Cancer	54	349	32	1,126	- 777
Leukemia	55	262	25	1,828	- 1,566
Hepatitis B	56	259	44	730	- 472
Uterin Cancer	57	197	62	71	+ 126
Alcohol	58	186	61	84	+ 101
Schistosomiasis	59	159	63	68	+ 91
Appendicitis	60	101	59	155	- 53
Measles	61	101	6	9,301	- 9,201
Other Neoplasms	62	83	65	35	+ 49
Multiple Sclerosis	63	62	64	54	+ 8
Rheumatoid Arthritis	64	51	67	20	+ 31
Diphtheria	65	36	69	11	+ 25
Ascariasis	66	31	66	21	+ 10
Hepatitis C	67	31	68	17	+ 14
Upper Respiratory	68	30	70	5	+ 24
Leishmaniasis	69	28	52	448	- 420
War	70	19	56	336	- 317
Chlamydia	71	4	71	1	+ 3
Otitis Media	72	0	73	0	+ 0
Dengue	73	0	72	0	+ 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	76	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	77	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	75	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	74	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	78	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	79	0	79	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	80	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	81	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	83	0	- 0
Anemia	84	0	84	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SUDAN

Mauritania

Sudan

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.