MAURITANIA VS SINGAPORE: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SINGAPORE		MAURITANIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	3,799	4	1,636	+ 2,163
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	3,725	1	2,756	+ 970
Stroke	3	1,119	6	1,307	- 188
Lung Cancers	4	1,106	44	60	+ 1,046
Colon-Rectum Cancers	5	863	37	110	+ 754
Kidney Disease	6	738	15	555	+ 183
Liver Cancer	7	535	21	312	+ 224
Hypertension	8	525	22	286	+ 239
Suicide	9	467	30	141	+ 326
Breast Cancer	10	435	28	189	+ 246
Pancreas Cancer	11	386	51	39	+ 347
Stomach Cancer	12	290	32	132	+ 158
Lymphomas	13	285	43	65	+ 220
Lung Disease	14	275	23	275	+ 0
Oral Cancer	15	228	48	45	+ 183
Prostate Cancer	16	217	34	118	+ 99
Leukemia	17	179	55	22	+ 157
Falls	18	156	31	140	+ 16
Inflammatory/Heart	19	155	36	110	+ 45
Liver Disease	20	150	13	586	- 435
Ovary Cancer	21	146	49	43	+ 103
Other Neoplasms	22	140	62	7	+ 133
Uterin Cancer	23	106	57	17	+ 89
Oesophagus Cancer	24	98	54	30	+ 68
Skin Disease	25	98	47	47	+ 50
Road Traffic Accidents	26	87	8	1,158	- 1,072
Bladder Cancer	27	86	50	42	+ 44
Diabetes Mellitus	28	77	12	594	- 517
Parkinson's Disease	29	64	41	69	- 5
Cervical Cancer	30	61	20	333	- 272
Congenital Anomalies	31	57	10	665	- 608
Other Injuries	32	57	19	343	- 287
Peptic Ulcer Disease	33	50	38	83	- 34
Skin Cancers	34	40	46	50	- 10
Asthma	35	27	29	170	- 143
Alzheimers & Dementia	36	23	24	251	- 228
Endocrine Disorders	37	22	27	197	- 176
Drownings	38	21	35	116	- 95
Diarrhoeal diseases	39	20	3	1,656	- 1,637
Tuberculosis	40	18	9	717	- 698
Low Birth Weight	41	18	2	2,014	- 1,996
Epilepsy	42	18	39	75	- 57
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	16	52	34	- 18
Drug Use	44	14	40	71	- 57
HIV/AIDS	45	13	25	231	- 218
Violence	46	10	16	491	- 481
Alcohol	47	7	58	16	- 9
Meningitis	48	6	18	357	- 351
Fires	49	5	33	123	- 118
Appendicitis	50	4	60	9	- 4
Prostatic Hypertrophy	51	4	80	0	+ 4
Hepatitis B	52	3	56	22	- 19
Maternal Conditions	53	2	11	639	- 636
Upper Respiratory	54	2	68	3	- 0
Birth Trauma	55	2	7	1,204	- 1,202
Hepatitis C	56	2	67	3	- 1
Multiple Sclerosis	57	2	63	5	- 3
Rheumatoid Arthritis	58	2	64	4	- 3
War	59	2	70	2	- 0
Poisonings	60	1	42	67	- 67
Encephalitis	61	0	53	33	- 33
Pertussis	62	0	14	574	- 574
Malnutrition	63	0	17	462	- 462
Diphtheria	64	0	65	3	- 3
Syphilis	65	0	26	204	- 204
Dengue	66	0	73	0	- 0
Ascariasis	67	0	66	3	- 3
Hookworm Disease	68	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	69	0	75	0	- 0
Chlamydia	70	0	71	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	71	0	76	0	- 0
Measles	72	0	61	9	- 9
Tetanus	73	0	45	58	- 58
Chagas disease	74	0	78	0	- 0
Malaria	75	0	5	1,423	- 1,423
Leishmaniasis	76	0	69	2	- 2
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	79	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	78	0	59	14	- 14
Otitis Media	79	0	72	0	- 0
Leprosy	80	0	77	0	- 0
Oral conditions	81	0	82	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	82	0	81	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	83	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	84	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	85	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.