MAURITANIA VS MAURITIUS: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MAURITIUS		MAURITANIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Diabetes Mellitus	1	6,186	12	594	+ 5,592
Coronary Heart Disease	2	5,960	4	1,636	+ 4,325
Stroke	3	3,253	6	1,307	+ 1,946
Kidney Disease	4	2,392	15	555	+ 1,837
Lung Disease	5	2,135	23	275	+ 1,860
Hypertension	6	1,954	22	286	+ 1,668
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	1,143	1	2,756	- 1,613
Breast Cancer	8	767	28	189	+ 578
Lung Cancers	9	602	44	60	+ 542
Colon-Rectum Cancers	10	602	37	110	+ 492
Road Traffic Accidents	11	513	8	1,158	- 646
Liver Disease	12	480	13	586	- 105
HIV/AIDS	13	465	25	231	+ 235
Suicide	14	397	30	141	+ 256
Prostate Cancer	15	380	34	118	+ 262
Inflammatory/Heart	16	357	36	110	+ 247
Asthma	17	353	29	170	+ 183
Stomach Cancer	18	345	32	132	+ 213
Endocrine Disorders	19	333	27	197	+ 136
Other Neoplasms	20	254	62	7	+ 246
Other Injuries	21	217	19	343	- 126
Skin Disease	22	213	47	47	+ 165
Oral Cancer	23	209	48	45	+ 164
Lymphomas	24	188	43	65	+ 123
Congenital Anomalies	25	187	10	665	- 478
Falls	26	187	31	140	+ 47
Liver Cancer	27	186	21	312	- 126
Pancreas Cancer	28	180	51	39	+ 142
Alcohol	29	176	58	16	+ 160
Cervical Cancer	30	162	20	333	- 171
Leukemia	31	160	55	22	+ 137
Ovary Cancer	32	151	49	43	+ 108
Drownings	33	142	35	116	+ 26
Alzheimers & Dementia	34	138	24	251	- 113
Low Birth Weight	35	122	2	2,014	- 1,892
Birth Trauma	36	121	7	1,204	- 1,084
Oesophagus Cancer	37	117	54	30	+ 87
Epilepsy	38	115	39	75	+ 41
Anemia	39	110	84	0	+ 110
Uterin Cancer	40	105	57	17	+ 88
Violence	41	98	16	491	- 393
Diarrhoeal diseases	42	75	3	1,656	- 1,582
Peptic Ulcer Disease	43	74	38	83	- 10
Bladder Cancer	44	69	50	42	+ 26
Tuberculosis	45	57	9	717	- 659
Drug Use	46	53	40	71	- 18
Parkinson's Disease	47	39	41	69	- 30
Maternal Conditions	48	36	11	639	- 603
Poisonings	49	35	42	67	- 33
Fires	50	34	33	123	- 89
Hepatitis C	51	29	67	3	+ 27
Schizophrenia	52	17	86	0	+ 17
Skin Cancers	53	15	46	50	- 35
Malnutrition	54	13	17	462	- 450
Oral conditions	55	11	82	0	+ 11
Rheumatic Heart Disease	56	10	52	34	- 23
Meningitis	57	8	18	357	- 349
Prostatic Hypertrophy	58	7	80	0	+ 7
Appendicitis	59	4	60	9	- 5
Rheumatoid Arthritis	60	3	64	4	- 1
Encephalitis	61	3	53	33	- 30
War	62	0	70	2	- 1
Upper Respiratory	63	0	68	3	- 3
Ascariasis	64	0	66	3	- 3
Hepatitis B	65	0	56	22	- 22
Pertussis	66	0	14	574	- 574
Syphilis	67	0	26	204	- 204
Dengue	68	0	73	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	69	0	59	14	- 14
Malaria	70	0	5	1,423	- 1,423
Chagas disease	71	0	78	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	72	0	69	2	- 2
Trypanosomiasis	73	0	79	0	- 0
Chlamydia	74	0	71	0	- 0
Diphtheria	75	0	65	3	- 3
Tetanus	76	0	45	58	- 58
Measles	77	0	61	9	- 9
Trichuriasis	78	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	74	0	- 0
Otitis Media	80	0	72	0	- 0
Leprosy	81	0	77	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	82	0	76	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	83	0	81	0	- 0
Multiple Sclerosis	84	0	63	5	- 5
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to 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.