VANUATU VS MAURITANIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MAURITANIA		VANUATU		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	202	4	124	+ 78
Low Birth Weight	2	148	14	43	+ 105
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	122	6	80	+ 42
Coronary Heart Disease	4	120	1	454	- 334
Malaria	5	105	75	0	+ 105
Stroke	6	96	2	288	- 192
Birth Trauma	7	89	19	20	+ 69
Road Traffic Accidents	8	85	12	45	+ 41
Tuberculosis	9	53	22	16	+ 36
Congenital Anomalies	10	49	10	48	+ 1
Maternal Conditions	11	47	24	14	+ 33
Diabetes Mellitus	12	44	3	127	- 83
Liver Disease	13	43	9	51	- 8
Pertussis	14	42	30	10	+ 32
Kidney Disease	15	41	7	70	- 30
Violence	16	36	38	7	+ 29
Malnutrition	17	34	31	10	+ 24
Meningitis	18	26	36	8	+ 18
Other Injuries	19	25	17	30	- 5
Cervical Cancer	20	24	27	13	+ 12
Liver Cancer	21	23	18	27	- 5
Hypertension	22	21	11	47	- 26
Lung Disease	23	20	5	108	- 88
Alzheimers & Dementia	24	18	21	18	+ 1
HIV/AIDS	25	17	72	0	+ 17
Syphilis	26	15	37	8	+ 7
Endocrine Disorders	27	14	33	9	+ 6
Breast Cancer	28	14	26	13	+ 1
Asthma	29	12	13	45	- 32
Suicide	30	10	8	54	- 44
Falls	31	10	25	13	- 3
Stomach Cancer	32	10	40	6	+ 4
Fires	33	9	42	4	+ 5
Prostate Cancer	34	9	34	9	- 0
Drownings	35	9	16	35	- 26
Inflammatory/Heart	36	8	29	11	- 3
Colon-Rectum Cancers	37	8	35	8	- 0
Peptic Ulcer Disease	38	6	20	18	- 12
Epilepsy	39	5	41	5	+ 0
Drug Use	40	5	56	0	+ 5
Parkinson's Disease	41	5	28	12	- 7
Poisonings	42	5	47	2	+ 3
Lymphomas	43	5	45	3	+ 2
Lung Cancers	44	4	23	15	- 11
Tetanus	45	4	46	3	+ 1
Skin Cancers	46	4	86	0	+ 4
Skin Disease	47	3	39	7	- 3
Oral Cancer	48	3	54	1	+ 2
Ovary Cancer	49	3	44	4	- 1
Bladder Cancer	50	3	49	2	+ 1
Pancreas Cancer	51	3	53	1	+ 2
Rheumatic Heart Disease	52	2	15	35	- 33
Encephalitis	53	2	52	1	+ 1
Oesophagus Cancer	54	2	82	0	+ 2
Leukemia	55	2	32	9	- 7
Hepatitis B	56	2	51	1	+ 0
Uterin Cancer	57	1	48	2	- 1
Alcohol	58	1	43	4	- 3
Schistosomiasis	59	1	76	0	+ 1
Appendicitis	60	1	50	1	- 1
Measles	61	1	62	0	+ 1
Other Neoplasms	62	1	55	1	- 0
Multiple Sclerosis	63	0	57	0	+ 0
Rheumatoid Arthritis	64	0	58	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	65	0	60	0	+ 0
Ascariasis	66	0	63	0	+ 0
Hepatitis C	67	0	61	0	+ 0
Upper Respiratory	68	0	65	0	+ 0
Leishmaniasis	69	0	74	0	+ 0
War	70	0	64	0	+ 0
Chlamydia	71	0	66	0	- 0
Otitis Media	72	0	67	0	- 0
Dengue	73	0	59	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	69	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	70	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	71	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	68	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	79	0	73	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	78	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	79	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	80	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	81	0	- 0
Anemia	84	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	84	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to VANUATU

Mauritania

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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.