SURINAME VS MAURITANIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MAURITANIA		SURINAME		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	412	5	171	+ 241
Low Birth Weight	2	301	19	51	+ 250
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	248	27	31	+ 216
Coronary Heart Disease	4	244	1	650	- 406
Malaria	5	213	78	0	+ 213
Stroke	6	195	2	615	- 420
Birth Trauma	7	180	30	28	+ 152
Road Traffic Accidents	8	173	13	89	+ 84
Tuberculosis	9	107	37	17	+ 90
Congenital Anomalies	10	99	22	40	+ 60
Maternal Conditions	11	95	41	14	+ 81
Diabetes Mellitus	12	89	3	286	- 197
Liver Disease	13	88	8	134	- 46
Pertussis	14	86	59	1	+ 85
Kidney Disease	15	83	4	281	- 198
Violence	16	73	26	34	+ 40
Malnutrition	17	69	43	13	+ 56
Meningitis	18	53	50	5	+ 48
Other Injuries	19	51	15	73	- 21
Cervical Cancer	20	50	20	48	+ 2
Liver Cancer	21	47	21	45	+ 2
Hypertension	22	43	9	134	- 91
Lung Disease	23	41	12	93	- 52
Alzheimers & Dementia	24	38	10	117	- 80
HIV/AIDS	25	34	7	138	- 104
Syphilis	26	30	52	3	+ 27
Endocrine Disorders	27	29	24	37	- 8
Breast Cancer	28	28	17	55	- 27
Asthma	29	25	39	16	+ 10
Suicide	30	21	6	148	- 126
Falls	31	21	25	34	- 13
Stomach Cancer	32	20	33	25	- 5
Fires	33	18	44	13	+ 6
Prostate Cancer	34	18	14	78	- 61
Drownings	35	17	29	28	- 11
Inflammatory/Heart	36	16	23	37	- 21
Colon-Rectum Cancers	37	16	16	72	- 56
Peptic Ulcer Disease	38	12	28	29	- 16
Epilepsy	39	11	36	18	- 7
Drug Use	40	11	45	7	+ 3
Parkinson's Disease	41	10	31	28	- 17
Poisonings	42	10	57	2	+ 8
Lymphomas	43	10	34	23	- 13
Lung Cancers	44	9	11	102	- 93
Tetanus	45	9	62	1	+ 8
Skin Cancers	46	7	60	1	+ 6
Skin Disease	47	7	18	53	- 46
Oral Cancer	48	7	40	16	- 9
Ovary Cancer	49	6	42	14	- 7
Bladder Cancer	50	6	48	5	+ 1
Pancreas Cancer	51	6	32	26	- 21
Rheumatic Heart Disease	52	5	47	6	- 1
Encephalitis	53	5	51	4	+ 1
Oesophagus Cancer	54	4	56	2	+ 2
Leukemia	55	3	35	20	- 16
Hepatitis B	56	3	63	1	+ 3
Uterin Cancer	57	3	49	5	- 3
Alcohol	58	2	38	16	- 14
Schistosomiasis	59	2	55	2	- 0
Appendicitis	60	1	53	3	- 2
Measles	61	1	73	0	+ 1
Other Neoplasms	62	1	54	3	- 2
Multiple Sclerosis	63	1	61	1	- 0
Rheumatoid Arthritis	64	1	58	1	- 1
Diphtheria	65	0	72	0	+ 0
Ascariasis	66	0	69	0	+ 0
Hepatitis C	67	0	70	0	+ 0
Upper Respiratory	68	0	67	0	+ 0
Leishmaniasis	69	0	65	0	+ 0
War	70	0	66	0	+ 0
Chlamydia	71	0	68	0	- 0
Otitis Media	72	0	71	0	- 0
Dengue	73	0	46	7	- 7
Hookworm Disease	74	0	76	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	75	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	79	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	74	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	64	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	79	0	77	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	85	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	84	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	83	0	- 0
Anemia	84	0	81	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	80	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	82	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SURINAME

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.