MAURITANIA VS SAINT VINCENT: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SAINT VINCENT		MAURITANIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	5,961	4	1,636	+ 4,325
Stroke	2	4,426	6	1,307	+ 3,119
Diabetes Mellitus	3	2,778	12	594	+ 2,184
Influenza and Pneumonia	4	1,657	1	2,756	- 1,099
Prostate Cancer	5	1,505	34	118	+ 1,387
Hypertension	6	1,489	22	286	+ 1,203
Violence	7	1,396	16	491	+ 905
Lung Disease	8	1,080	23	275	+ 805
Kidney Disease	9	938	15	555	+ 383
Breast Cancer	10	888	28	189	+ 699
HIV/AIDS	11	818	25	231	+ 587
Endocrine Disorders	12	595	27	197	+ 398
Colon-Rectum Cancers	13	513	37	110	+ 403
Skin Disease	14	501	47	47	+ 454
Other Injuries	15	499	19	343	+ 156
Inflammatory/Heart	16	436	36	110	+ 326
Congenital Anomalies	17	402	10	665	- 263
Stomach Cancer	18	401	32	132	+ 269
Uterin Cancer	19	373	57	17	+ 356
Pancreas Cancer	20	366	51	39	+ 327
Cervical Cancer	21	365	20	333	+ 32
Road Traffic Accidents	22	352	8	1,158	- 806
Liver Cancer	23	344	21	312	+ 33
Lung Cancers	24	344	44	60	+ 283
Drownings	25	329	35	116	+ 213
Lymphomas	26	321	43	65	+ 256
Oral Cancer	27	269	48	45	+ 225
Falls	28	267	31	140	+ 127
Leukemia	29	258	55	22	+ 236
Liver Disease	30	257	13	586	- 329
Peptic Ulcer Disease	31	248	38	83	+ 164
Anemia	32	241	84	0	+ 241
Ovary Cancer	33	197	49	43	+ 154
Low Birth Weight	34	181	2	2,014	- 1,833
Asthma	35	159	29	170	- 10
Oesophagus Cancer	36	158	54	30	+ 128
Malnutrition	37	139	17	462	- 323
Rheumatic Heart Disease	38	133	52	34	+ 99
Fires	39	124	33	123	+ 1
Other Neoplasms	40	87	62	7	+ 80
Epilepsy	41	86	39	75	+ 12
Alzheimers & Dementia	42	86	24	251	- 166
Diarrhoeal diseases	43	85	3	1,656	- 1,571
Parkinson's Disease	44	81	41	69	+ 12
Bladder Cancer	45	81	50	42	+ 38
Tuberculosis	46	78	9	717	- 639
Alcohol	47	70	58	16	+ 54
Birth Trauma	48	57	7	1,204	- 1,148
Skin Cancers	49	55	46	50	+ 5
Drug Use	50	53	40	71	- 18
Prostatic Hypertrophy	51	51	80	0	+ 51
Suicide	52	46	30	141	- 95
Maternal Conditions	53	43	11	639	- 596
Otitis Media	54	32	72	0	+ 31
Appendicitis	55	19	60	9	+ 10
Rheumatoid Arthritis	56	17	64	4	+ 12
Osteoarthritis	57	15	81	0	+ 15
War	58	3	70	2	+ 1
Syphilis	59	0	26	204	- 203
Poisonings	60	0	42	67	- 67
Oral conditions	61	0	82	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	62	0	86	0	- 0
Multiple Sclerosis	63	0	63	5	- 5
Vitamin A Deficiency	64	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	65	0	83	0	- 0
Chlamydia	66	0	71	0	- 0
Upper Respiratory	67	0	68	3	- 3
Leprosy	68	0	77	0	- 0
Hepatitis B	69	0	56	22	- 22
Hepatitis C	70	0	67	3	- 3
Meningitis	71	0	18	357	- 357
Encephalitis	72	0	53	33	- 33
Ascariasis	73	0	66	3	- 3
Hookworm Disease	74	0	74	0	- 0
Dengue	75	0	73	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	76	0	75	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	76	0	- 0
Diphtheria	78	0	65	3	- 3
Pertussis	79	0	14	574	- 574
Tetanus	80	0	45	58	- 58
Measles	81	0	61	9	- 9
Schistosomiasis	82	0	59	14	- 14
Malaria	83	0	5	1,423	- 1,423
Chagas disease	84	0	78	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	85	0	69	2	- 2
Trypanosomiasis	86	0	79	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.