VIET NAM VS MAURITANIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MAURITANIA		VIET NAM		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	67,334	7	27,836	+ 39,498
Low Birth Weight	2	49,213	19	7,132	+ 42,082
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	40,476	29	4,390	+ 36,086
Coronary Heart Disease	4	39,970	2	91,939	- 51,969
Malaria	5	34,761	67	14	+ 34,747
Stroke	6	31,933	1	159,032	- 127,099
Birth Trauma	7	29,433	32	2,340	+ 27,093
Road Traffic Accidents	8	28,307	5	29,475	- 1,168
Tuberculosis	9	17,509	15	9,446	+ 8,063
Congenital Anomalies	10	16,251	21	7,064	+ 9,188
Maternal Conditions	11	15,607	49	773	+ 14,834
Diabetes Mellitus	12	14,522	4	33,860	- 19,338
Liver Disease	13	14,309	10	23,900	- 9,591
Pertussis	14	14,034	50	705	+ 13,329
Kidney Disease	15	13,557	8	25,251	- 11,694
Violence	16	12,007	36	1,785	+ 10,222
Malnutrition	17	11,301	63	120	+ 11,181
Meningitis	18	8,722	51	624	+ 8,097
Other Injuries	19	8,388	23	5,539	+ 2,849
Cervical Cancer	20	8,141	31	2,391	+ 5,750
Liver Cancer	21	7,614	9	24,995	- 17,380
Hypertension	22	6,989	12	19,880	- 12,891
Lung Disease	23	6,714	3	35,875	- 29,161
Alzheimers & Dementia	24	6,143	6	29,307	- 23,164
HIV/AIDS	25	5,634	27	4,993	+ 641
Syphilis	26	4,979	56	328	+ 4,651
Endocrine Disorders	27	4,822	34	2,082	+ 2,740
Breast Cancer	28	4,619	22	6,187	- 1,568
Asthma	29	4,149	17	8,150	- 4,001
Suicide	30	3,447	18	7,249	- 3,803
Falls	31	3,423	13	15,427	- 12,003
Stomach Cancer	32	3,231	14	15,134	- 11,903
Fires	33	3,009	52	595	+ 2,415
Prostate Cancer	34	2,887	35	1,911	+ 976
Drownings	35	2,841	26	5,097	- 2,256
Inflammatory/Heart	36	2,685	24	5,357	- 2,671
Colon-Rectum Cancers	37	2,676	16	8,258	- 5,582
Peptic Ulcer Disease	38	2,037	43	957	+ 1,081
Epilepsy	39	1,821	53	583	+ 1,239
Drug Use	40	1,739	41	1,366	+ 373
Parkinson's Disease	41	1,685	25	5,338	- 3,653
Poisonings	42	1,648	48	832	+ 816
Lymphomas	43	1,583	30	2,964	- 1,382
Lung Cancers	44	1,474	11	21,294	- 19,820
Tetanus	45	1,408	58	286	+ 1,121
Skin Cancers	46	1,217	54	467	+ 750
Skin Disease	47	1,161	40	1,515	- 355
Oral Cancer	48	1,096	20	7,088	- 5,992
Ovary Cancer	49	1,059	47	864	+ 196
Bladder Cancer	50	1,037	45	896	+ 141
Pancreas Cancer	51	942	44	929	+ 13
Rheumatic Heart Disease	52	820	38	1,708	- 888
Encephalitis	53	811	39	1,558	- 748
Oesophagus Cancer	54	731	33	2,265	- 1,534
Leukemia	55	548	28	4,899	- 4,351
Hepatitis B	56	542	55	379	+ 163
Uterin Cancer	57	413	42	1,159	- 746
Alcohol	58	389	46	867	- 477
Schistosomiasis	59	333	77	0	+ 333
Appendicitis	60	212	60	201	+ 11
Measles	61	211	37	1,780	- 1,569
Other Neoplasms	62	174	57	325	- 151
Multiple Sclerosis	63	129	61	135	- 7
Rheumatoid Arthritis	64	107	59	224	- 116
Diphtheria	65	75	69	3	+ 72
Ascariasis	66	65	68	9	+ 56
Hepatitis C	67	64	64	78	- 14
Upper Respiratory	68	62	66	34	+ 28
Leishmaniasis	69	59	78	0	+ 59
War	70	40	65	34	+ 6
Chlamydia	71	8	70	1	+ 7
Otitis Media	72	1	71	1	+ 0
Dengue	73	0	62	127	- 126
Hookworm Disease	74	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	73	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	75	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	72	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	76	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	79	0	79	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	84	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	85	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	83	0	- 0
Anemia	84	0	81	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	80	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	82	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to VIET NAM

Mauritania

Viet Nam

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.