YEMEN VS MAURITANIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MAURITANIA		YEMEN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	20,463	4	11,978	+ 8,485
Low Birth Weight	2	14,956	5	8,810	+ 6,146
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	12,301	9	4,372	+ 7,929
Coronary Heart Disease	4	12,147	1	30,158	- 18,011
Malaria	5	10,564	20	1,719	+ 8,845
Stroke	6	9,705	2	13,570	- 3,865
Birth Trauma	7	8,945	7	5,939	+ 3,005
Road Traffic Accidents	8	8,603	6	8,561	+ 42
Tuberculosis	9	5,321	18	1,899	+ 3,421
Congenital Anomalies	10	4,939	10	4,291	+ 648
Maternal Conditions	11	4,743	32	890	+ 3,853
Diabetes Mellitus	12	4,413	19	1,794	+ 2,619
Liver Disease	13	4,348	13	2,891	+ 1,457
Pertussis	14	4,265	23	1,239	+ 3,026
Kidney Disease	15	4,120	15	2,679	+ 1,442
Violence	16	3,649	14	2,839	+ 810
Malnutrition	17	3,434	27	1,058	+ 2,376
Meningitis	18	2,651	28	1,018	+ 1,632
Other Injuries	19	2,549	16	2,225	+ 324
Cervical Cancer	20	2,474	57	119	+ 2,355
Liver Cancer	21	2,314	39	609	+ 1,705
Hypertension	22	2,124	8	5,293	- 3,170
Lung Disease	23	2,040	11	3,196	- 1,156
Alzheimers & Dementia	24	1,867	22	1,405	+ 461
HIV/AIDS	25	1,712	46	396	+ 1,316
Syphilis	26	1,513	53	175	+ 1,338
Endocrine Disorders	27	1,465	36	738	+ 728
Breast Cancer	28	1,404	26	1,134	+ 270
Asthma	29	1,261	17	2,106	- 845
Suicide	30	1,047	21	1,699	- 651
Falls	31	1,040	24	1,170	- 129
Stomach Cancer	32	982	31	902	+ 80
Fires	33	915	29	991	- 76
Prostate Cancer	34	878	63	39	+ 838
Drownings	35	863	25	1,142	- 279
Inflammatory/Heart	36	816	40	585	+ 231
Colon-Rectum Cancers	37	813	30	913	- 100
Peptic Ulcer Disease	38	619	33	833	- 214
Epilepsy	39	554	43	539	+ 15
Drug Use	40	528	38	613	- 84
Parkinson's Disease	41	512	49	362	+ 151
Poisonings	42	501	44	532	- 31
Lymphomas	43	481	45	433	+ 48
Lung Cancers	44	448	41	569	- 121
Tetanus	45	428	47	395	+ 33
Skin Cancers	46	370	58	100	+ 270
Skin Disease	47	353	61	44	+ 309
Oral Cancer	48	333	42	547	- 214
Ovary Cancer	49	322	52	188	+ 134
Bladder Cancer	50	315	55	160	+ 155
Pancreas Cancer	51	286	51	283	+ 3
Rheumatic Heart Disease	52	249	37	707	- 458
Encephalitis	53	246	48	369	- 122
Oesophagus Cancer	54	222	35	765	- 543
Leukemia	55	167	34	776	- 610
Hepatitis B	56	165	50	299	- 135
Uterin Cancer	57	126	69	5	+ 120
Alcohol	58	118	59	78	+ 40
Schistosomiasis	59	101	56	124	- 23
Appendicitis	60	64	54	162	- 97
Measles	61	64	12	3,019	- 2,955
Other Neoplasms	62	53	64	21	+ 32
Multiple Sclerosis	63	39	62	42	- 2
Rheumatoid Arthritis	64	33	66	14	+ 18
Diphtheria	65	23	67	14	+ 9
Ascariasis	66	20	65	17	+ 3
Hepatitis C	67	20	68	8	+ 11
Upper Respiratory	68	19	70	5	+ 14
Leishmaniasis	69	18	71	2	+ 16
War	70	12	3	12,915	- 12,903
Chlamydia	71	2	72	1	+ 2
Otitis Media	72	0	73	0	+ 0
Dengue	73	0	60	71	- 71
Hookworm Disease	74	0	77	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	78	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	79	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	74	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	75	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	79	0	76	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	80	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	81	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	83	0	- 0
Anemia	84	0	84	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to YEMEN

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.