SWITZERLAND VS MAURITANIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MAURITANIA		SWITZERLAND		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	5,641	8	1,949	+ 3,692
Low Birth Weight	2	4,123	43	105	+ 4,018
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	3,391	35	186	+ 3,205
Coronary Heart Disease	4	3,349	1	10,713	- 7,365
Malaria	5	2,912	77	0	+ 2,912
Stroke	6	2,675	3	3,918	- 1,242
Birth Trauma	7	2,466	52	32	+ 2,434
Road Traffic Accidents	8	2,372	34	193	+ 2,179
Tuberculosis	9	1,467	56	21	+ 1,446
Congenital Anomalies	10	1,362	31	305	+ 1,056
Maternal Conditions	11	1,308	64	4	+ 1,303
Diabetes Mellitus	12	1,217	17	1,022	+ 195
Liver Disease	13	1,199	21	677	+ 522
Pertussis	14	1,176	73	0	+ 1,176
Kidney Disease	15	1,136	13	1,261	- 125
Violence	16	1,006	51	42	+ 964
Malnutrition	17	947	47	84	+ 863
Meningitis	18	731	57	20	+ 711
Other Injuries	19	703	30	410	+ 293
Cervical Cancer	20	682	42	105	+ 577
Liver Cancer	21	638	19	805	- 167
Hypertension	22	586	6	2,471	- 1,886
Lung Disease	23	562	5	2,902	- 2,340
Alzheimers & Dementia	24	515	2	7,192	- 6,678
HIV/AIDS	25	472	54	29	+ 443
Syphilis	26	417	65	2	+ 416
Endocrine Disorders	27	404	25	593	- 189
Breast Cancer	28	387	11	1,577	- 1,190
Asthma	29	348	46	95	+ 253
Suicide	30	289	14	1,249	- 960
Falls	31	287	9	1,919	- 1,632
Stomach Cancer	32	271	24	614	- 343
Fires	33	252	55	21	+ 231
Prostate Cancer	34	242	10	1,579	- 1,337
Drownings	35	238	50	49	+ 189
Inflammatory/Heart	36	225	16	1,027	- 802
Colon-Rectum Cancers	37	224	7	1,995	- 1,770
Peptic Ulcer Disease	38	171	41	122	+ 48
Epilepsy	39	153	39	159	- 6
Drug Use	40	146	36	176	- 30
Parkinson's Disease	41	141	18	857	- 716
Poisonings	42	138	60	13	+ 125
Lymphomas	43	133	15	1,131	- 999
Lung Cancers	44	123	4	3,520	- 3,396
Tetanus	45	118	70	0	+ 118
Skin Cancers	46	102	27	493	- 391
Skin Disease	47	97	40	129	- 32
Oral Cancer	48	92	26	500	- 409
Ovary Cancer	49	89	29	457	- 368
Bladder Cancer	50	87	23	669	- 583
Pancreas Cancer	51	79	12	1,486	- 1,407
Rheumatic Heart Disease	52	69	48	78	- 9
Encephalitis	53	68	68	1	+ 67
Oesophagus Cancer	54	61	28	491	- 430
Leukemia	55	46	22	671	- 625
Hepatitis B	56	45	63	5	+ 41
Uterin Cancer	57	35	33	224	- 189
Alcohol	58	33	32	229	- 196
Schistosomiasis	59	28	72	0	+ 28
Appendicitis	60	18	59	15	+ 3
Measles	61	18	75	0	+ 18
Other Neoplasms	62	15	20	681	- 667
Multiple Sclerosis	63	11	38	160	- 149
Rheumatoid Arthritis	64	9	49	68	- 59
Diphtheria	65	6	74	0	+ 6
Ascariasis	66	5	82	0	+ 5
Hepatitis C	67	5	58	15	- 10
Upper Respiratory	68	5	61	11	- 6
Leishmaniasis	69	5	71	0	+ 5
War	70	3	67	1	+ 2
Chlamydia	71	1	79	0	+ 1
Otitis Media	72	0	69	0	- 0
Dengue	73	0	81	0	+ 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	83	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	84	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	66	1	- 1
Leprosy	77	0	80	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	76	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	79	0	78	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	53	32	- 32
Osteoarthritis	81	0	37	170	- 170
Oral conditions	82	0	62	8	- 8
Depression	83	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	84	0	44	102	- 102
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	45	96	- 96
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SWITZERLAND

Mauritania

Switzerland

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.