SYRIA VS MAURITANIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MAURITANIA		SYRIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	15,194	4	2,958	+ 12,236
Low Birth Weight	2	11,105	12	1,652	+ 9,453
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	9,134	7	2,156	+ 6,978
Coronary Heart Disease	4	9,020	1	28,203	- 19,184
Malaria	5	7,844	79	0	+ 7,844
Stroke	6	7,206	2	8,088	- 882
Birth Trauma	7	6,642	21	744	+ 5,897
Road Traffic Accidents	8	6,388	5	2,550	+ 3,838
Tuberculosis	9	3,951	56	23	+ 3,928
Congenital Anomalies	10	3,667	8	2,077	+ 1,590
Maternal Conditions	11	3,522	45	105	+ 3,417
Diabetes Mellitus	12	3,277	15	1,534	+ 1,743
Liver Disease	13	3,229	11	1,720	+ 1,509
Pertussis	14	3,167	37	289	+ 2,878
Kidney Disease	15	3,059	6	2,329	+ 730
Violence	16	2,710	25	444	+ 2,265
Malnutrition	17	2,550	51	73	+ 2,477
Meningitis	18	1,968	35	295	+ 1,673
Other Injuries	19	1,893	24	521	+ 1,371
Cervical Cancer	20	1,837	42	188	+ 1,649
Liver Cancer	21	1,718	31	366	+ 1,352
Hypertension	22	1,577	23	707	+ 870
Lung Disease	23	1,515	13	1,601	- 86
Alzheimers & Dementia	24	1,386	14	1,551	- 165
HIV/AIDS	25	1,271	58	15	+ 1,257
Syphilis	26	1,124	55	31	+ 1,093
Endocrine Disorders	27	1,088	26	418	+ 670
Breast Cancer	28	1,042	10	1,953	- 910
Asthma	29	936	17	1,052	- 116
Suicide	30	778	33	333	+ 445
Falls	31	773	29	383	+ 390
Stomach Cancer	32	729	22	725	+ 5
Fires	33	679	43	179	+ 500
Prostate Cancer	34	652	28	404	+ 247
Drownings	35	641	40	215	+ 426
Inflammatory/Heart	36	606	32	337	+ 269
Colon-Rectum Cancers	37	604	16	1,224	- 620
Peptic Ulcer Disease	38	460	49	79	+ 381
Epilepsy	39	411	48	92	+ 319
Drug Use	40	392	39	249	+ 143
Parkinson's Disease	41	380	30	367	+ 13
Poisonings	42	372	46	98	+ 274
Lymphomas	43	357	18	827	- 470
Lung Cancers	44	333	9	2,048	- 1,715
Tetanus	45	318	52	57	+ 260
Skin Cancers	46	275	38	276	- 2
Skin Disease	47	262	61	8	+ 254
Oral Cancer	48	247	36	289	- 42
Ovary Cancer	49	239	34	328	- 89
Bladder Cancer	50	234	20	757	- 523
Pancreas Cancer	51	213	27	411	- 198
Rheumatic Heart Disease	52	185	41	197	- 12
Encephalitis	53	183	50	77	+ 106
Oesophagus Cancer	54	165	47	97	+ 67
Leukemia	55	124	19	796	- 672
Hepatitis B	56	122	63	5	+ 117
Uterin Cancer	57	93	44	146	- 52
Alcohol	58	88	53	51	+ 37
Schistosomiasis	59	75	60	11	+ 64
Appendicitis	60	48	54	36	+ 11
Measles	61	48	70	0	+ 47
Other Neoplasms	62	39	57	21	+ 18
Multiple Sclerosis	63	29	59	14	+ 15
Rheumatoid Arthritis	64	24	62	7	+ 18
Diphtheria	65	17	64	5	+ 12
Ascariasis	66	15	67	1	+ 14
Hepatitis C	67	15	68	1	+ 14
Upper Respiratory	68	14	66	3	+ 11
Leishmaniasis	69	13	65	5	+ 8
War	70	9	3	7,760	- 7,751
Chlamydia	71	2	69	1	+ 1
Otitis Media	72	0	71	0	+ 0
Dengue	73	0	72	0	+ 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	73	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	74	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	76	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	75	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	78	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	80	0	- 0
Anemia	84	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	82	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	81	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SYRIA

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.