USA VS MAURITANIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MAURITANIA		UNITED STATES		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	217,719	11	60,317	+ 157,402
Low Birth Weight	2	159,128	39	6,924	+ 152,204
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	130,875	37	9,955	+ 120,920
Coronary Heart Disease	4	129,240	1	504,904	- 375,664
Malaria	5	112,396	77	0	+ 112,396
Stroke	6	103,253	4	158,520	- 55,267
Birth Trauma	7	95,169	54	1,233	+ 93,936
Road Traffic Accidents	8	91,530	17	41,694	+ 49,836
Tuberculosis	9	56,613	62	546	+ 56,066
Congenital Anomalies	10	52,548	34	11,762	+ 40,786
Maternal Conditions	11	50,465	56	779	+ 49,686
Diabetes Mellitus	12	46,957	10	61,418	- 14,461
Liver Disease	13	46,266	16	43,402	+ 2,864
Pertussis	14	45,376	69	16	+ 45,361
Kidney Disease	15	43,836	6	85,861	- 42,025
Violence	16	38,824	27	18,976	+ 19,848
Malnutrition	17	36,540	40	6,762	+ 29,778
Meningitis	18	28,201	60	606	+ 27,595
Other Injuries	19	27,120	25	25,997	+ 1,123
Cervical Cancer	20	26,324	38	6,984	+ 19,340
Liver Cancer	21	24,620	23	27,064	- 2,444
Hypertension	22	22,597	8	65,960	- 43,363
Lung Disease	23	21,708	3	195,387	- 173,679
Alzheimers & Dementia	24	19,862	2	287,198	- 267,337
HIV/AIDS	25	18,217	42	5,660	+ 12,557
Syphilis	26	16,100	66	49	+ 16,051
Endocrine Disorders	27	15,591	14	46,985	- 31,394
Breast Cancer	28	14,935	13	48,671	- 33,736
Asthma	29	13,414	46	3,818	+ 9,596
Suicide	30	11,144	12	53,099	- 41,955
Falls	31	11,069	18	40,418	- 29,349
Stomach Cancer	32	10,446	33	13,077	- 2,630
Fires	33	9,730	49	3,183	+ 6,547
Prostate Cancer	34	9,336	20	35,612	- 26,276
Drownings	35	9,187	45	4,070	+ 5,117
Inflammatory/Heart	36	8,683	22	32,529	- 23,847
Colon-Rectum Cancers	37	8,653	9	61,827	- 53,174
Peptic Ulcer Disease	38	6,588	48	3,461	+ 3,127
Epilepsy	39	5,889	50	3,162	+ 2,727
Drug Use	40	5,622	7	74,435	- 68,813
Parkinson's Disease	41	5,450	21	34,491	- 29,041
Poisonings	42	5,330	53	1,674	+ 3,656
Lymphomas	43	5,118	19	40,281	- 35,163
Lung Cancers	44	4,765	5	155,533	- 150,767
Tetanus	45	4,552	71	2	+ 4,550
Skin Cancers	46	3,935	32	14,311	- 10,376
Skin Disease	47	3,753	43	5,409	- 1,656
Oral Cancer	48	3,543	35	11,555	- 8,012
Ovary Cancer	49	3,425	31	14,591	- 11,167
Bladder Cancer	50	3,354	26	19,622	- 16,268
Pancreas Cancer	51	3,046	15	44,293	- 41,246
Rheumatic Heart Disease	52	2,651	47	3,646	- 995
Encephalitis	53	2,621	68	25	+ 2,596
Oesophagus Cancer	54	2,362	28	17,829	- 15,467
Leukemia	55	1,773	24	26,966	- 25,192
Hepatitis B	56	1,752	59	608	+ 1,144
Uterin Cancer	57	1,336	36	10,063	- 8,727
Alcohol	58	1,259	30	14,659	- 13,401
Schistosomiasis	59	1,078	72	1	+ 1,076
Appendicitis	60	686	63	424	+ 261
Measles	61	682	80	0	+ 682
Other Neoplasms	62	563	29	17,743	- 17,180
Multiple Sclerosis	63	417	44	5,059	- 4,642
Rheumatoid Arthritis	64	347	52	2,461	- 2,114
Diphtheria	65	244	75	0	+ 243
Ascariasis	66	210	82	0	+ 210
Hepatitis C	67	209	41	5,684	- 5,475
Upper Respiratory	68	201	65	229	- 28
Leishmaniasis	69	191	79	0	+ 191
War	70	128	55	1,198	- 1,069
Chlamydia	71	24	84	0	+ 24
Otitis Media	72	2	67	34	- 32
Dengue	73	2	76	0	+ 1
Hookworm Disease	74	0	81	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	83	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	73	1	- 1
Leprosy	77	0	74	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	70	4	- 4
Trypanosomiasis	79	0	78	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	58	678	- 678
Osteoarthritis	81	0	61	579	- 579
Oral conditions	82	0	64	286	- 286
Depression	83	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	84	0	51	3,115	- 3,115
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	57	723	- 723
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to USA

Mauritania

United States

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.