MAURITANIA VS NEW ZEALAND: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NEW ZEALAND		MAURITANIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	4,273	4	1,636	+ 2,637
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	2,542	24	251	+ 2,291
Stroke	3	1,994	6	1,307	+ 688
Lung Cancers	4	1,571	44	60	+ 1,511
Lung Disease	5	1,522	23	275	+ 1,247
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	1,253	37	110	+ 1,144
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	772	1	2,756	- 1,984
Diabetes Mellitus	8	645	12	594	+ 50
Prostate Cancer	9	620	34	118	+ 501
Breast Cancer	10	618	28	189	+ 429
Falls	11	525	31	140	+ 385
Skin Cancers	12	513	46	50	+ 463
Lymphomas	13	510	43	65	+ 445
Pancreas Cancer	14	455	51	39	+ 417
Suicide	15	443	30	141	+ 302
Road Traffic Accidents	16	384	8	1,158	- 774
Kidney Disease	17	362	15	555	- 193
Leukemia	18	328	55	22	+ 305
Parkinson's Disease	19	296	41	69	+ 227
Hypertension	20	274	22	286	- 12
Endocrine Disorders	21	272	27	197	+ 75
Stomach Cancer	22	271	32	132	+ 138
Inflammatory/Heart	23	262	36	110	+ 153
Liver Cancer	24	241	21	312	- 70
Oesophagus Cancer	25	234	54	30	+ 204
Bladder Cancer	26	224	50	42	+ 181
Other Neoplasms	27	205	62	7	+ 198
Other Injuries	28	183	19	343	- 160
Ovary Cancer	29	173	49	43	+ 130
Congenital Anomalies	30	147	10	665	- 518
Oral Cancer	31	137	48	45	+ 92
Liver Disease	32	132	13	586	- 453
Uterin Cancer	33	121	57	17	+ 104
Skin Disease	34	99	47	47	+ 51
Rheumatic Heart Disease	35	94	52	34	+ 61
Asthma	36	76	29	170	- 94
Diarrhoeal diseases	37	68	3	1,656	- 1,589
Low Birth Weight	38	66	2	2,014	- 1,948
Peptic Ulcer Disease	39	59	38	83	- 24
Drug Use	40	58	40	71	- 13
Cervical Cancer	41	51	20	333	- 282
Violence	42	48	16	491	- 443
Epilepsy	43	46	39	75	- 28
Drownings	44	46	35	116	- 71
Alcohol	45	43	58	16	+ 27
Rheumatoid Arthritis	46	39	64	4	+ 35
Multiple Sclerosis	47	36	63	5	+ 31
Hepatitis C	48	25	67	3	+ 22
Osteoarthritis	49	20	81	0	+ 20
Prostatic Hypertrophy	50	19	80	0	+ 19
Anemia	51	15	84	0	+ 15
Tuberculosis	52	14	9	717	- 702
Fires	53	14	33	123	- 109
Birth Trauma	54	12	7	1,204	- 1,192
Malnutrition	55	12	17	462	- 451
Hepatitis B	56	12	56	22	- 11
HIV/AIDS	57	9	25	231	- 222
Poisonings	58	8	42	67	- 60
Meningitis	59	8	18	357	- 349
Schizophrenia	60	7	86	0	+ 7
Oral conditions	61	7	82	0	+ 7
Appendicitis	62	5	60	9	- 4
Maternal Conditions	63	4	11	639	- 635
Upper Respiratory	64	3	68	3	+ 1
Pertussis	65	1	14	574	- 574
Encephalitis	66	1	53	33	- 33
Otitis Media	67	1	72	0	+ 1
War	68	0	70	2	- 1
Tetanus	69	0	45	58	- 57
Syphilis	70	0	26	204	- 203
Chlamydia	71	0	71	0	- 0
Leprosy	72	0	77	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	73	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	75	0	- 0
Dengue	75	0	73	0	- 0
Ascariasis	76	0	66	3	- 3
Schistosomiasis	77	0	59	14	- 14
Malaria	78	0	5	1,423	- 1,423
Chagas disease	79	0	78	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	80	0	69	2	- 2
Trypanosomiasis	81	0	79	0	- 0
Measles	82	0	61	9	- 9
Diphtheria	83	0	65	3	- 3
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	76	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to MAURITANIA

New Zealand

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.