TRINIDAD/TOB. VS MAURITANIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MAURITANIA		TRINIDAD/TOB.		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	897	10	205	+ 692
Low Birth Weight	2	656	23	83	+ 573
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	539	45	18	+ 521
Coronary Heart Disease	4	532	1	1,476	- 943
Malaria	5	463	72	0	+ 463
Stroke	6	425	3	822	- 397
Birth Trauma	7	392	40	25	+ 367
Road Traffic Accidents	8	377	15	130	+ 247
Tuberculosis	9	233	43	22	+ 212
Congenital Anomalies	10	217	22	93	+ 123
Maternal Conditions	11	208	50	10	+ 198
Diabetes Mellitus	12	193	2	1,275	- 1,082
Liver Disease	13	191	14	136	+ 55
Pertussis	14	187	67	0	+ 187
Kidney Disease	15	181	5	439	- 259
Violence	16	160	4	549	- 389
Malnutrition	17	151	47	17	+ 134
Meningitis	18	116	52	9	+ 107
Other Injuries	19	112	30	61	+ 51
Cervical Cancer	20	108	21	97	+ 12
Liver Cancer	21	101	28	66	+ 36
Hypertension	22	93	11	201	- 108
Lung Disease	23	89	16	129	- 40
Alzheimers & Dementia	24	82	9	215	- 133
HIV/AIDS	25	75	12	196	- 121
Syphilis	26	66	61	0	+ 66
Endocrine Disorders	27	64	18	119	- 55
Breast Cancer	28	62	7	258	- 197
Asthma	29	55	35	40	+ 15
Suicide	30	46	17	121	- 75
Falls	31	46	33	43	+ 3
Stomach Cancer	32	43	26	69	- 26
Fires	33	40	48	16	+ 24
Prostate Cancer	34	38	6	330	- 291
Drownings	35	38	39	31	+ 7
Inflammatory/Heart	36	36	25	72	- 36
Colon-Rectum Cancers	37	36	13	196	- 160
Peptic Ulcer Disease	38	27	31	52	- 25
Epilepsy	39	24	37	32	- 8
Drug Use	40	23	44	19	+ 4
Parkinson's Disease	41	22	32	51	- 29
Poisonings	42	22	59	1	+ 20
Lymphomas	43	21	20	111	- 90
Lung Cancers	44	20	8	217	- 198
Tetanus	45	19	65	0	+ 19
Skin Cancers	46	16	57	4	+ 12
Skin Disease	47	15	36	39	- 23
Oral Cancer	48	15	38	31	- 16
Ovary Cancer	49	14	24	80	- 66
Bladder Cancer	50	14	34	41	- 27
Pancreas Cancer	51	13	19	114	- 101
Rheumatic Heart Disease	52	11	49	11	- 0
Encephalitis	53	11	54	6	+ 5
Oesophagus Cancer	54	10	41	24	- 15
Leukemia	55	7	29	62	- 55
Hepatitis B	56	7	60	0	+ 7
Uterin Cancer	57	6	27	68	- 62
Alcohol	58	5	42	23	- 18
Schistosomiasis	59	4	71	0	+ 4
Appendicitis	60	3	56	4	- 2
Measles	61	3	76	0	+ 3
Other Neoplasms	62	2	51	10	- 8
Multiple Sclerosis	63	2	58	2	- 1
Rheumatoid Arthritis	64	1	53	8	- 7
Diphtheria	65	1	68	0	+ 1
Ascariasis	66	1	66	0	+ 1
Hepatitis C	67	1	62	0	+ 1
Upper Respiratory	68	1	64	0	+ 1
Leishmaniasis	69	1	73	0	+ 1
War	70	1	46	17	- 16
Chlamydia	71	0	63	0	- 0
Otitis Media	72	0	69	0	+ 0
Dengue	73	0	55	5	- 5
Hookworm Disease	74	0	77	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	78	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	79	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	70	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	74	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	79	0	75	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	82	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	81	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	84	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to TRINIDAD/TOB.

Mauritania

Trinidad/Tob.

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.