UGANDA VS MAURITANIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MAURITANIA		UGANDA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	31,377	2	18,865	+ 12,513
Low Birth Weight	2	22,933	8	9,673	+ 13,260
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	18,861	5	12,103	+ 6,758
Coronary Heart Disease	4	18,626	9	8,784	+ 9,842
Malaria	5	16,198	3	13,576	+ 2,622
Stroke	6	14,881	6	11,181	+ 3,699
Birth Trauma	7	13,716	7	10,405	+ 3,311
Road Traffic Accidents	8	13,191	4	13,012	+ 179
Tuberculosis	9	8,159	10	7,255	+ 904
Congenital Anomalies	10	7,573	11	6,641	+ 933
Maternal Conditions	11	7,273	17	3,641	+ 3,631
Diabetes Mellitus	12	6,767	14	4,794	+ 1,973
Liver Disease	13	6,668	13	5,122	+ 1,546
Pertussis	14	6,540	25	1,909	+ 4,631
Kidney Disease	15	6,318	19	3,168	+ 3,149
Violence	16	5,595	12	6,175	- 580
Malnutrition	17	5,266	18	3,317	+ 1,949
Meningitis	18	4,064	16	3,718	+ 346
Other Injuries	19	3,909	20	3,130	+ 779
Cervical Cancer	20	3,794	15	4,378	- 584
Liver Cancer	21	3,548	29	1,522	+ 2,026
Hypertension	22	3,257	21	3,120	+ 137
Lung Disease	23	3,129	22	3,051	+ 78
Alzheimers & Dementia	24	2,862	30	1,286	+ 1,576
HIV/AIDS	25	2,625	1	21,188	- 18,563
Syphilis	26	2,320	23	2,235	+ 85
Endocrine Disorders	27	2,247	38	761	+ 1,486
Breast Cancer	28	2,152	32	1,128	+ 1,024
Asthma	29	1,933	27	1,745	+ 188
Suicide	30	1,606	24	2,033	- 427
Falls	31	1,595	33	1,127	+ 469
Stomach Cancer	32	1,506	45	515	+ 991
Fires	33	1,402	36	872	+ 530
Prostate Cancer	34	1,346	34	950	+ 396
Drownings	35	1,324	31	1,238	+ 86
Inflammatory/Heart	36	1,251	37	859	+ 392
Colon-Rectum Cancers	37	1,247	35	919	+ 328
Peptic Ulcer Disease	38	949	41	687	+ 263
Epilepsy	39	849	43	599	+ 250
Drug Use	40	810	57	233	+ 577
Parkinson's Disease	41	785	48	351	+ 434
Poisonings	42	768	39	745	+ 23
Lymphomas	43	738	26	1,762	- 1,024
Lung Cancers	44	687	46	441	+ 246
Tetanus	45	656	53	271	+ 385
Skin Cancers	46	567	49	349	+ 218
Skin Disease	47	541	55	242	+ 298
Oral Cancer	48	511	40	731	- 220
Ovary Cancer	49	494	44	519	- 25
Bladder Cancer	50	483	59	181	+ 303
Pancreas Cancer	51	439	47	358	+ 81
Rheumatic Heart Disease	52	382	50	348	+ 34
Encephalitis	53	378	62	122	+ 256
Oesophagus Cancer	54	340	28	1,674	- 1,334
Leukemia	55	256	42	599	- 343
Hepatitis B	56	253	61	123	+ 129
Uterin Cancer	57	193	56	234	- 41
Alcohol	58	181	54	256	- 75
Schistosomiasis	59	155	52	286	- 130
Appendicitis	60	99	58	211	- 112
Measles	61	98	51	343	- 245
Other Neoplasms	62	81	66	37	+ 44
Multiple Sclerosis	63	60	69	16	+ 44
Rheumatoid Arthritis	64	50	64	55	- 5
Diphtheria	65	35	72	11	+ 24
Ascariasis	66	30	70	16	+ 14
Hepatitis C	67	30	67	30	- 0
Upper Respiratory	68	29	60	144	- 115
Leishmaniasis	69	28	68	28	- 1
War	70	18	63	88	- 69
Chlamydia	71	4	73	6	- 2
Otitis Media	72	0	71	11	- 11
Dengue	73	0	74	1	- 1
Hookworm Disease	74	0	76	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	75	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	78	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	79	0	65	50	- 50
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	81	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	80	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	83	0	- 0
Anemia	84	0	84	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to UGANDA

Mauritania

Uganda

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.