THAILAND VS MAURITANIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MAURITANIA		THAILAND		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	44,517	3	31,289	+ 13,227
Low Birth Weight	2	32,537	40	1,548	+ 30,989
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	26,760	15	6,863	+ 19,897
Coronary Heart Disease	4	26,426	1	51,305	- 24,880
Malaria	5	22,982	66	13	+ 22,969
Stroke	6	21,112	2	50,273	- 29,161
Birth Trauma	7	19,459	50	533	+ 18,926
Road Traffic Accidents	8	18,715	7	22,428	- 3,713
Tuberculosis	9	11,576	14	9,551	+ 2,024
Congenital Anomalies	10	10,744	35	2,107	+ 8,637
Maternal Conditions	11	10,318	52	227	+ 10,091
Diabetes Mellitus	12	9,601	10	18,776	- 9,175
Liver Disease	13	9,460	11	17,596	- 8,136
Pertussis	14	9,278	62	77	+ 9,201
Kidney Disease	15	8,963	4	26,822	- 17,859
Violence	16	7,938	31	2,965	+ 4,973
Malnutrition	17	7,471	42	962	+ 6,509
Meningitis	18	5,766	43	931	+ 4,836
Other Injuries	19	5,545	21	4,869	+ 676
Cervical Cancer	20	5,383	19	5,110	+ 273
Liver Cancer	21	5,034	5	23,883	- 18,849
Hypertension	22	4,620	34	2,179	+ 2,441
Lung Disease	23	4,439	9	19,474	- 15,036
Alzheimers & Dementia	24	4,061	6	22,851	- 18,790
HIV/AIDS	25	3,725	12	13,922	- 10,198
Syphilis	26	3,292	64	36	+ 3,256
Endocrine Disorders	27	3,188	37	1,888	+ 1,300
Breast Cancer	28	3,054	17	6,053	- 2,999
Asthma	29	2,743	24	4,182	- 1,439
Suicide	30	2,279	16	6,147	- 3,868
Falls	31	2,263	18	5,409	- 3,146
Stomach Cancer	32	2,136	27	3,451	- 1,315
Fires	33	1,989	48	617	+ 1,372
Prostate Cancer	34	1,909	30	3,013	- 1,104
Drownings	35	1,878	25	3,956	- 2,077
Inflammatory/Heart	36	1,775	32	2,879	- 1,103
Colon-Rectum Cancers	37	1,769	13	9,908	- 8,139
Peptic Ulcer Disease	38	1,347	39	1,679	- 332
Epilepsy	39	1,204	47	689	+ 515
Drug Use	40	1,150	45	794	+ 356
Parkinson's Disease	41	1,114	23	4,292	- 3,178
Poisonings	42	1,090	57	132	+ 958
Lymphomas	43	1,047	22	4,539	- 3,493
Lung Cancers	44	974	8	22,296	- 21,322
Tetanus	45	931	58	116	+ 814
Skin Cancers	46	804	41	1,133	- 328
Skin Disease	47	767	28	3,375	- 2,608
Oral Cancer	48	724	20	4,961	- 4,236
Ovary Cancer	49	700	36	2,003	- 1,303
Bladder Cancer	50	686	38	1,798	- 1,113
Pancreas Cancer	51	623	33	2,383	- 1,760
Rheumatic Heart Disease	52	542	51	436	+ 106
Encephalitis	53	536	46	722	- 186
Oesophagus Cancer	54	483	29	3,156	- 2,673
Leukemia	55	363	26	3,902	- 3,539
Hepatitis B	56	358	56	153	+ 205
Uterin Cancer	57	273	44	864	- 591
Alcohol	58	257	49	548	- 291
Schistosomiasis	59	220	75	0	+ 220
Appendicitis	60	140	59	114	+ 26
Measles	61	140	63	56	+ 84
Other Neoplasms	62	115	54	192	- 76
Multiple Sclerosis	63	85	61	86	- 0
Rheumatoid Arthritis	64	71	53	194	- 124
Diphtheria	65	50	71	1	+ 49
Ascariasis	66	43	69	4	+ 39
Hepatitis C	67	43	67	7	+ 35
Upper Respiratory	68	41	65	18	+ 23
Leishmaniasis	69	39	72	1	+ 38
War	70	26	60	87	- 61
Chlamydia	71	5	70	3	+ 2
Otitis Media	72	0	68	7	- 6
Dengue	73	0	55	172	- 172
Hookworm Disease	74	0	77	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	78	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	76	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	79	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	73	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	79	0	74	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	81	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	82	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	80	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	83	0	- 0
Anemia	84	0	85	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	84	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to THAILAND

Mauritania

Thailand

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.