UNITED KINGDOM VS MAURITANIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MAURITANIA		UNITED KINGDOM		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	43,586	3	40,540	+ 3,046
Low Birth Weight	2	31,856	40	1,313	+ 30,543
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	26,200	38	1,599	+ 24,602
Coronary Heart Disease	4	25,873	2	71,728	- 45,855
Malaria	5	22,501	76	0	+ 22,501
Stroke	6	20,671	4	37,626	- 16,956
Birth Trauma	7	19,052	54	190	+ 18,863
Road Traffic Accidents	8	18,324	33	2,169	+ 16,155
Tuberculosis	9	11,334	47	351	+ 10,982
Congenital Anomalies	10	10,520	35	2,127	+ 8,393
Maternal Conditions	11	10,103	64	47	+ 10,056
Diabetes Mellitus	12	9,401	17	5,842	+ 3,558
Liver Disease	13	9,262	14	7,666	+ 1,597
Pertussis	14	9,084	69	3	+ 9,081
Kidney Disease	15	8,776	18	5,471	+ 3,305
Violence	16	7,772	46	868	+ 6,905
Malnutrition	17	7,315	58	116	+ 7,199
Meningitis	18	5,646	52	232	+ 5,413
Other Injuries	19	5,429	19	5,464	- 35
Cervical Cancer	20	5,270	43	1,099	+ 4,171
Liver Cancer	21	4,929	21	5,237	- 308
Hypertension	22	4,524	23	5,208	- 684
Lung Disease	23	4,346	6	32,896	- 28,550
Alzheimers & Dementia	24	3,976	1	98,135	- 94,159
HIV/AIDS	25	3,647	55	188	+ 3,459
Syphilis	26	3,223	62	49	+ 3,174
Endocrine Disorders	27	3,121	28	3,297	- 176
Breast Cancer	28	2,990	9	12,718	- 9,729
Asthma	29	2,685	41	1,302	+ 1,383
Suicide	30	2,231	20	5,325	- 3,094
Falls	31	2,216	15	7,618	- 5,402
Stomach Cancer	32	2,091	24	4,999	- 2,908
Fires	33	1,948	48	334	+ 1,613
Prostate Cancer	34	1,869	8	13,289	- 11,420
Drownings	35	1,839	49	301	+ 1,538
Inflammatory/Heart	36	1,738	29	3,126	- 1,388
Colon-Rectum Cancers	37	1,732	7	18,446	- 16,714
Peptic Ulcer Disease	38	1,319	36	2,090	- 771
Epilepsy	39	1,179	42	1,193	- 14
Drug Use	40	1,126	31	2,824	- 1,699
Parkinson's Disease	41	1,091	13	8,573	- 7,482
Poisonings	42	1,067	53	221	+ 846
Lymphomas	43	1,025	10	9,350	- 8,326
Lung Cancers	44	954	5	35,715	- 34,761
Tetanus	45	911	72	0	+ 911
Skin Cancers	46	788	27	3,727	- 2,940
Skin Disease	47	751	34	2,134	- 1,383
Oral Cancer	48	709	30	3,109	- 2,399
Ovary Cancer	49	686	25	4,019	- 3,333
Bladder Cancer	50	672	16	6,133	- 5,462
Pancreas Cancer	51	610	11	8,995	- 8,386
Rheumatic Heart Disease	52	531	45	876	- 345
Encephalitis	53	525	68	6	+ 519
Oesophagus Cancer	54	473	12	8,727	- 8,254
Leukemia	55	355	22	5,211	- 4,856
Hepatitis B	56	351	65	40	+ 311
Uterin Cancer	57	267	32	2,346	- 2,079
Alcohol	58	252	39	1,555	- 1,303
Schistosomiasis	59	216	78	0	+ 216
Appendicitis	60	137	59	105	+ 32
Measles	61	137	75	0	+ 137
Other Neoplasms	62	113	26	3,986	- 3,873
Multiple Sclerosis	63	83	37	1,856	- 1,772
Rheumatoid Arthritis	64	69	44	1,014	- 944
Diphtheria	65	49	74	0	+ 49
Ascariasis	66	42	80	0	+ 42
Hepatitis C	67	42	51	267	- 225
Upper Respiratory	68	40	63	48	- 8
Leishmaniasis	69	38	70	0	+ 38
War	70	26	67	10	+ 16
Chlamydia	71	5	79	0	+ 5
Otitis Media	72	0	66	16	- 15
Dengue	73	0	73	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	81	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	82	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	84	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	83	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	71	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	79	0	77	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	56	184	- 184
Osteoarthritis	81	0	57	167	- 167
Oral conditions	82	0	61	54	- 54
Depression	83	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	84	0	50	277	- 277
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	60	101	- 101
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to UNITED KINGDOM

Mauritania

United Kingdom

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.