SWEDEN VS MAURITANIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MAURITANIA		SWEDEN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	6,742	7	2,659	+ 4,084
Low Birth Weight	2	4,928	51	50	+ 4,878
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	4,053	36	289	+ 3,764
Coronary Heart Disease	4	4,002	1	15,136	- 11,133
Malaria	5	3,481	74	0	+ 3,481
Stroke	6	3,198	3	6,035	- 2,837
Birth Trauma	7	2,947	55	34	+ 2,914
Road Traffic Accidents	8	2,834	34	315	+ 2,519
Tuberculosis	9	1,753	56	24	+ 1,729
Congenital Anomalies	10	1,627	35	308	+ 1,320
Maternal Conditions	11	1,563	64	5	+ 1,558
Diabetes Mellitus	12	1,454	11	1,834	- 380
Liver Disease	13	1,433	23	723	+ 709
Pertussis	14	1,405	67	0	+ 1,405
Kidney Disease	15	1,358	12	1,629	- 272
Violence	16	1,202	47	113	+ 1,089
Malnutrition	17	1,132	45	117	+ 1,015
Meningitis	18	873	54	35	+ 838
Other Injuries	19	840	15	1,374	- 534
Cervical Cancer	20	815	38	228	+ 588
Liver Cancer	21	762	22	752	+ 11
Hypertension	22	700	10	1,838	- 1,139
Lung Disease	23	672	4	4,344	- 3,672
Alzheimers & Dementia	24	615	2	10,917	- 10,302
HIV/AIDS	25	564	61	13	+ 551
Syphilis	26	499	72	0	+ 499
Endocrine Disorders	27	483	24	702	- 219
Breast Cancer	28	462	13	1,582	- 1,120
Asthma	29	415	42	158	+ 257
Suicide	30	345	14	1,479	- 1,134
Falls	31	343	17	1,109	- 766
Stomach Cancer	32	324	26	612	- 289
Fires	33	301	49	65	+ 237
Prostate Cancer	34	289	8	2,622	- 2,333
Drownings	35	284	46	114	+ 170
Inflammatory/Heart	36	269	28	547	- 278
Colon-Rectum Cancers	37	268	6	3,049	- 2,781
Peptic Ulcer Disease	38	204	37	277	- 73
Epilepsy	39	182	44	121	+ 62
Drug Use	40	174	30	423	- 249
Parkinson's Disease	41	169	19	943	- 774
Poisonings	42	165	60	18	+ 147
Lymphomas	43	159	16	1,357	- 1,198
Lung Cancers	44	148	5	3,722	- 3,575
Tetanus	45	141	68	0	+ 141
Skin Cancers	46	122	25	650	- 528
Skin Disease	47	116	39	220	- 104
Oral Cancer	48	110	31	379	- 270
Ovary Cancer	49	106	27	553	- 447
Bladder Cancer	50	104	21	760	- 656
Pancreas Cancer	51	94	9	1,849	- 1,754
Rheumatic Heart Disease	52	82	48	110	- 28
Encephalitis	53	81	71	0	+ 81
Oesophagus Cancer	54	73	29	538	- 465
Leukemia	55	55	20	825	- 771
Hepatitis B	56	54	62	9	+ 45
Uterin Cancer	57	41	33	345	- 303
Alcohol	58	39	32	359	- 320
Schistosomiasis	59	33	69	0	+ 33
Appendicitis	60	21	59	18	+ 3
Measles	61	21	83	0	+ 21
Other Neoplasms	62	17	18	1,036	- 1,019
Multiple Sclerosis	63	13	41	170	- 157
Rheumatoid Arthritis	64	11	43	129	- 118
Diphtheria	65	8	70	0	+ 7
Ascariasis	66	6	81	0	+ 6
Hepatitis C	67	6	53	44	- 38
Upper Respiratory	68	6	58	20	- 13
Leishmaniasis	69	6	75	0	+ 6
War	70	4	65	2	+ 2
Chlamydia	71	1	73	0	+ 1
Otitis Media	72	0	66	1	- 1
Dengue	73	0	80	0	+ 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	79	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	78	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	82	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	84	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	79	0	76	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	52	46	- 46
Osteoarthritis	81	0	57	24	- 24
Oral conditions	82	0	63	8	- 8
Depression	83	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	84	0	40	175	- 175
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	50	63	- 63
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SWEDEN

Mauritania

Sweden

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.