ZIMBABWE VS MAURITANIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MAURITANIA		ZIMBABWE		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	10,919	2	10,779	+ 140
Low Birth Weight	2	7,981	7	4,038	+ 3,943
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	6,564	6	4,595	+ 1,969
Coronary Heart Disease	4	6,482	3	8,493	- 2,011
Malaria	5	5,637	15	2,003	+ 3,634
Stroke	6	5,178	5	5,126	+ 52
Birth Trauma	7	4,773	8	3,405	+ 1,367
Road Traffic Accidents	8	4,590	4	6,037	- 1,447
Tuberculosis	9	2,839	16	1,999	+ 840
Congenital Anomalies	10	2,635	11	2,217	+ 418
Maternal Conditions	11	2,531	19	1,749	+ 782
Diabetes Mellitus	12	2,355	9	3,344	- 989
Liver Disease	13	2,320	17	1,941	+ 379
Pertussis	14	2,276	42	419	+ 1,857
Kidney Disease	15	2,198	12	2,214	- 15
Violence	16	1,947	18	1,916	+ 31
Malnutrition	17	1,833	10	2,396	- 563
Meningitis	18	1,414	22	1,325	+ 89
Other Injuries	19	1,360	20	1,656	- 295
Cervical Cancer	20	1,320	14	2,023	- 703
Liver Cancer	21	1,235	38	510	+ 725
Hypertension	22	1,133	24	1,146	- 12
Lung Disease	23	1,089	23	1,163	- 75
Alzheimers & Dementia	24	996	31	768	+ 229
HIV/AIDS	25	914	1	19,988	- 19,075
Syphilis	26	807	55	124	+ 683
Endocrine Disorders	27	782	34	553	+ 228
Breast Cancer	28	749	28	839	- 90
Asthma	29	673	21	1,531	- 858
Suicide	30	559	13	2,069	- 1,510
Falls	31	555	41	465	+ 90
Stomach Cancer	32	524	33	559	- 35
Fires	33	488	30	793	- 305
Prostate Cancer	34	468	32	628	- 160
Drownings	35	461	27	956	- 495
Inflammatory/Heart	36	435	25	1,047	- 612
Colon-Rectum Cancers	37	434	40	505	- 71
Peptic Ulcer Disease	38	330	35	548	- 218
Epilepsy	39	295	39	508	- 212
Drug Use	40	282	48	213	+ 69
Parkinson's Disease	41	273	46	226	+ 48
Poisonings	42	267	37	515	- 248
Lymphomas	43	257	26	960	- 703
Lung Cancers	44	239	43	286	- 47
Tetanus	45	228	57	102	+ 127
Skin Cancers	46	197	44	264	- 67
Skin Disease	47	188	52	173	+ 15
Oral Cancer	48	178	49	208	- 30
Ovary Cancer	49	172	51	173	- 2
Bladder Cancer	50	168	54	125	+ 43
Pancreas Cancer	51	153	47	217	- 64
Rheumatic Heart Disease	52	133	36	542	- 409
Encephalitis	53	131	56	117	+ 14
Oesophagus Cancer	54	118	29	801	- 683
Leukemia	55	89	45	244	- 155
Hepatitis B	56	88	60	57	+ 31
Uterin Cancer	57	67	50	182	- 115
Alcohol	58	63	61	48	+ 15
Schistosomiasis	59	54	53	172	- 118
Appendicitis	60	34	58	66	- 32
Measles	61	34	63	30	+ 4
Other Neoplasms	62	28	62	37	- 9
Multiple Sclerosis	63	21	67	14	+ 7
Rheumatoid Arthritis	64	17	64	26	- 9
Diphtheria	65	12	72	2	+ 10
Ascariasis	66	11	70	2	+ 8
Hepatitis C	67	10	66	14	- 4
Upper Respiratory	68	10	59	65	- 55
Leishmaniasis	69	10	77	0	+ 10
War	70	6	65	26	- 20
Chlamydia	71	1	69	3	- 2
Otitis Media	72	0	68	3	- 3
Dengue	73	0	73	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	75	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	74	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	79	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	76	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	79	0	71	2	- 2
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 ZIMBABWE

Mauritania

Zimbabwe

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.