VENEZUELA VS MAURITANIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MAURITANIA		VENEZUELA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	19,896	7	7,188	+ 12,708
Low Birth Weight	2	14,542	12	3,088	+ 11,454
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	11,960	22	1,359	+ 10,601
Coronary Heart Disease	4	11,811	1	26,905	- 15,095
Malaria	5	10,271	42	402	+ 9,869
Stroke	6	9,436	3	12,133	- 2,697
Birth Trauma	7	8,697	24	1,087	+ 7,610
Road Traffic Accidents	8	8,364	5	11,127	- 2,763
Tuberculosis	9	5,174	31	748	+ 4,426
Congenital Anomalies	10	4,802	14	2,846	+ 1,956
Maternal Conditions	11	4,612	39	422	+ 4,190
Diabetes Mellitus	12	4,291	4	11,176	- 6,885
Liver Disease	13	4,228	16	2,340	+ 1,888
Pertussis	14	4,147	64	26	+ 4,121
Kidney Disease	15	4,006	8	5,932	- 1,926
Violence	16	3,548	2	18,132	- 14,584
Malnutrition	17	3,339	32	629	+ 2,710
Meningitis	18	2,577	49	251	+ 2,326
Other Injuries	19	2,478	21	1,693	+ 785
Cervical Cancer	20	2,406	20	1,986	+ 419
Liver Cancer	21	2,250	26	1,029	+ 1,221
Hypertension	22	2,065	9	5,195	- 3,130
Lung Disease	23	1,984	10	5,150	- 3,166
Alzheimers & Dementia	24	1,815	35	572	+ 1,243
HIV/AIDS	25	1,665	6	7,490	- 5,825
Syphilis	26	1,471	67	15	+ 1,456
Endocrine Disorders	27	1,425	30	760	+ 665
Breast Cancer	28	1,365	15	2,563	- 1,198
Asthma	29	1,226	46	311	+ 915
Suicide	30	1,018	34	585	+ 433
Falls	31	1,012	28	865	+ 146
Stomach Cancer	32	955	17	2,175	- 1,220
Fires	33	889	54	144	+ 745
Prostate Cancer	34	853	13	2,848	- 1,995
Drownings	35	840	43	388	+ 451
Inflammatory/Heart	36	793	33	599	+ 194
Colon-Rectum Cancers	37	791	19	2,037	- 1,247
Peptic Ulcer Disease	38	602	40	418	+ 184
Epilepsy	39	538	41	411	+ 128
Drug Use	40	514	50	225	+ 289
Parkinson's Disease	41	498	48	252	+ 246
Poisonings	42	487	58	68	+ 420
Lymphomas	43	468	23	1,248	- 780
Lung Cancers	44	435	11	3,900	- 3,464
Tetanus	45	416	68	8	+ 408
Skin Cancers	46	360	37	553	- 194
Skin Disease	47	343	66	18	+ 325
Oral Cancer	48	324	38	544	- 220
Ovary Cancer	49	313	36	563	- 250
Bladder Cancer	50	307	45	365	- 58
Pancreas Cancer	51	278	25	1,082	- 804
Rheumatic Heart Disease	52	242	57	80	+ 162
Encephalitis	53	240	61	37	+ 203
Oesophagus Cancer	54	216	44	370	- 154
Leukemia	55	162	27	1,007	- 845
Hepatitis B	56	160	63	30	+ 130
Uterin Cancer	57	122	47	309	- 187
Alcohol	58	115	62	34	+ 81
Schistosomiasis	59	98	76	1	+ 98
Appendicitis	60	63	56	98	- 35
Measles	61	62	79	0	+ 62
Other Neoplasms	62	51	18	2,167	- 2,116
Multiple Sclerosis	63	38	60	51	- 13
Rheumatoid Arthritis	64	32	52	180	- 148
Diphtheria	65	22	78	0	+ 22
Ascariasis	66	19	70	5	+ 14
Hepatitis C	67	19	65	21	- 2
Upper Respiratory	68	18	74	1	+ 17
Leishmaniasis	69	17	73	3	+ 15
War	70	12	51	185	- 173
Chlamydia	71	2	82	0	+ 2
Otitis Media	72	0	75	1	- 1
Dengue	73	0	59	65	- 65
Hookworm Disease	74	0	80	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	81	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	77	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	71	4	- 4
Chagas disease	78	0	29	826	- 826
Trypanosomiasis	79	0	83	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	53	151	- 151
Osteoarthritis	81	0	72	3	- 3
Oral conditions	82	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	84	0	55	126	- 126
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	84	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	69	6	- 6
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to VENEZUELA

Mauritania

Venezuela

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.