MAURITANIA VS MOZAMBIQUE: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MOZAMBIQUE		MAURITANIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	6,544	25	231	+ 6,314
Stroke	2	2,999	6	1,307	+ 1,692
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	2,913	1	2,756	+ 157
Malaria	4	1,943	5	1,423	+ 520
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	1,678	3	1,656	+ 21
Coronary Heart Disease	6	1,638	4	1,636	+ 2
Low Birth Weight	7	1,351	2	2,014	- 663
Birth Trauma	8	1,274	7	1,204	+ 69
Road Traffic Accidents	9	1,183	8	1,158	+ 25
Diabetes Mellitus	10	892	12	594	+ 298
Hypertension	11	751	22	286	+ 465
Tuberculosis	12	749	9	717	+ 32
Congenital Anomalies	13	722	10	665	+ 57
Other Injuries	14	639	19	343	+ 296
Maternal Conditions	15	563	11	639	- 76
Suicide	16	538	30	141	+ 397
Meningitis	17	532	18	357	+ 175
Malnutrition	18	524	17	462	+ 62
Kidney Disease	19	524	15	555	- 31
Liver Disease	20	520	13	586	- 66
Cervical Cancer	21	428	20	333	+ 95
Lung Disease	22	387	23	275	+ 113
Asthma	23	280	29	170	+ 111
Alzheimers & Dementia	24	224	24	251	- 28
Falls	25	198	31	140	+ 58
Drownings	26	184	35	116	+ 68
Syphilis	27	182	26	204	- 22
Pertussis	28	171	14	574	- 403
Fires	29	171	33	123	+ 48
Lymphomas	30	153	43	65	+ 88
Poisonings	31	147	42	67	+ 80
Violence	32	144	16	491	- 347
Liver Cancer	33	144	21	312	- 168
Epilepsy	34	140	39	75	+ 66
Inflammatory/Heart	35	132	36	110	+ 22
Oesophagus Cancer	36	127	54	30	+ 97
Peptic Ulcer Disease	37	126	38	83	+ 42
Endocrine Disorders	38	118	27	197	- 79
Prostate Cancer	39	104	34	118	- 14
Breast Cancer	40	98	28	189	- 91
Skin Cancers	41	73	46	50	+ 23
Schistosomiasis	42	73	59	14	+ 59
Leukemia	43	72	55	22	+ 50
Oral Cancer	44	71	48	45	+ 26
Rheumatic Heart Disease	45	67	52	34	+ 33
Tetanus	46	59	45	58	+ 2
Parkinson's Disease	47	59	41	69	- 10
Colon-Rectum Cancers	48	55	37	110	- 54
Alcohol	49	52	58	16	+ 36
Appendicitis	50	51	60	9	+ 42
Skin Disease	51	49	47	47	+ 1
Upper Respiratory	52	40	68	3	+ 38
Hepatitis B	53	34	56	22	+ 11
Encephalitis	54	31	53	33	- 2
Bladder Cancer	55	31	50	42	- 12
Lung Cancers	56	29	44	60	- 32
Stomach Cancer	57	26	32	132	- 107
War	58	23	70	2	+ 21
Drug Use	59	21	40	71	- 50
Ovary Cancer	60	16	49	43	- 28
Uterin Cancer	61	13	57	17	- 4
Pancreas Cancer	62	12	51	39	- 27
Rheumatoid Arthritis	63	10	64	4	+ 6
Hepatitis C	64	7	67	3	+ 4
Other Neoplasms	65	6	62	7	- 2
Multiple Sclerosis	66	5	63	5	- 0
Ascariasis	67	4	66	3	+ 1
Otitis Media	68	3	72	0	+ 3
Chlamydia	69	2	71	0	+ 2
Diphtheria	70	1	65	3	- 2
Measles	71	0	61	9	- 8
Dengue	72	0	73	0	+ 0
Trichuriasis	73	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	74	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	75	0	69	2	- 2
Chagas disease	76	0	78	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	79	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	76	0	- 0
Leprosy	79	0	77	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	80	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	81	0	84	0	- 0
Depression	82	0	83	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	86	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	80	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	81	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	82	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to MAURITANIA

Mozambique

Mauritania

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.