TURKEY VS MAURITANIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MAURITANIA		TURKEY		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	53,557	9	12,845	+ 40,712
Low Birth Weight	2	39,144	24	3,478	+ 35,666
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	32,194	40	741	+ 31,453
Coronary Heart Disease	4	31,792	1	85,905	- 54,113
Malaria	5	27,648	75	0	+ 27,648
Stroke	6	25,399	2	44,006	- 18,606
Birth Trauma	7	23,411	41	720	+ 22,691
Road Traffic Accidents	8	22,515	16	5,573	+ 16,942
Tuberculosis	9	13,926	50	303	+ 13,623
Congenital Anomalies	10	12,926	17	4,966	+ 7,960
Maternal Conditions	11	12,414	57	109	+ 12,305
Diabetes Mellitus	12	11,551	5	17,900	- 6,349
Liver Disease	13	11,381	13	6,340	+ 5,041
Pertussis	14	11,162	58	103	+ 11,059
Kidney Disease	15	10,783	7	17,021	- 6,238
Violence	16	9,550	23	4,010	+ 5,540
Malnutrition	17	8,989	43	588	+ 8,400
Meningitis	18	6,937	51	274	+ 6,663
Other Injuries	19	6,671	30	1,678	+ 4,993
Cervical Cancer	20	6,476	34	1,311	+ 5,164
Liver Cancer	21	6,056	20	4,542	+ 1,514
Hypertension	22	5,559	8	14,763	- 9,205
Lung Disease	23	5,340	4	25,088	- 19,748
Alzheimers & Dementia	24	4,886	6	17,308	- 12,422
HIV/AIDS	25	4,481	53	204	+ 4,277
Syphilis	26	3,961	61	50	+ 3,910
Endocrine Disorders	27	3,835	26	2,612	+ 1,223
Breast Cancer	28	3,674	14	5,643	- 1,969
Asthma	29	3,300	27	2,434	+ 866
Suicide	30	2,741	29	2,003	+ 738
Falls	31	2,723	22	4,373	- 1,650
Stomach Cancer	32	2,570	11	10,333	- 7,763
Fires	33	2,393	47	343	+ 2,051
Prostate Cancer	34	2,297	15	5,608	- 3,311
Drownings	35	2,260	44	549	+ 1,711
Inflammatory/Heart	36	2,136	31	1,632	+ 504
Colon-Rectum Cancers	37	2,129	10	10,606	- 8,477
Peptic Ulcer Disease	38	1,621	39	789	+ 831
Epilepsy	39	1,449	36	1,147	+ 302
Drug Use	40	1,383	38	972	+ 411
Parkinson's Disease	41	1,341	25	3,439	- 2,099
Poisonings	42	1,311	46	369	+ 942
Lymphomas	43	1,259	19	4,849	- 3,590
Lung Cancers	44	1,172	3	35,070	- 33,898
Tetanus	45	1,120	64	12	+ 1,108
Skin Cancers	46	968	32	1,548	- 580
Skin Disease	47	923	48	324	+ 599
Oral Cancer	48	872	35	1,305	- 434
Ovary Cancer	49	842	28	2,287	- 1,444
Bladder Cancer	50	825	21	4,485	- 3,660
Pancreas Cancer	51	749	12	6,882	- 6,133
Rheumatic Heart Disease	52	652	45	452	+ 200
Encephalitis	53	645	54	184	+ 460
Oesophagus Cancer	54	581	33	1,321	- 740
Leukemia	55	436	18	4,870	- 4,434
Hepatitis B	56	431	60	72	+ 359
Uterin Cancer	57	329	37	1,090	- 762
Alcohol	58	310	55	182	+ 127
Schistosomiasis	59	265	62	33	+ 232
Appendicitis	60	169	59	93	+ 75
Measles	61	168	65	6	+ 162
Other Neoplasms	62	139	42	646	- 508
Multiple Sclerosis	63	103	56	169	- 66
Rheumatoid Arthritis	64	85	52	237	- 152
Diphtheria	65	60	71	1	+ 59
Ascariasis	66	52	70	1	+ 50
Hepatitis C	67	51	63	19	+ 32
Upper Respiratory	68	49	66	5	+ 44
Leishmaniasis	69	47	68	2	+ 45
War	70	32	49	318	- 287
Chlamydia	71	6	69	2	+ 4
Otitis Media	72	1	67	3	- 2
Dengue	73	0	73	0	+ 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	72	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	74	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	78	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	79	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	76	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	83	0	- 0
Anemia	84	0	81	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	82	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	80	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to TURKEY

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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.