MAURITANIA VS SLOVAKIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SLOVAKIA		MAURITANIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	8,288	4	1,636	+ 6,652
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	3,487	24	251	+ 3,235
Stroke	3	2,922	6	1,307	+ 1,615
Lung Cancers	4	1,993	44	60	+ 1,933
Colon-Rectum Cancers	5	1,967	37	110	+ 1,857
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	1,574	1	2,756	- 1,181
Liver Disease	7	1,109	13	586	+ 523
Falls	8	994	31	140	+ 854
Lung Disease	9	872	23	275	+ 598
Breast Cancer	10	833	28	189	+ 644
Hypertension	11	805	22	286	+ 519
Prostate Cancer	12	753	34	118	+ 635
Pancreas Cancer	13	681	51	39	+ 643
Kidney Disease	14	646	15	555	+ 91
Stomach Cancer	15	643	32	132	+ 511
Diabetes Mellitus	16	583	12	594	- 11
Lymphomas	17	572	43	65	+ 508
Oral Cancer	18	557	48	45	+ 512
Suicide	19	513	30	141	+ 372
Other Injuries	20	431	19	343	+ 87
Bladder Cancer	21	380	50	42	+ 338
Liver Cancer	22	365	21	312	+ 53
Leukemia	23	349	55	22	+ 326
Skin Cancers	24	278	46	50	+ 228
Inflammatory/Heart	25	263	36	110	+ 153
Ovary Cancer	26	260	49	43	+ 217
Road Traffic Accidents	27	257	8	1,158	- 901
Oesophagus Cancer	28	244	54	30	+ 214
Parkinson's Disease	29	241	41	69	+ 172
Uterin Cancer	30	218	57	17	+ 201
Peptic Ulcer Disease	31	213	38	83	+ 130
Cervical Cancer	32	212	20	333	- 121
Alcohol	33	171	58	16	+ 155
Skin Disease	34	132	47	47	+ 85
Epilepsy	35	131	39	75	+ 56
Congenital Anomalies	36	130	10	665	- 535
Endocrine Disorders	37	127	27	197	- 70
Drownings	38	112	35	116	- 5
Low Birth Weight	39	76	2	2,014	- 1,938
Other Neoplasms	40	72	62	7	+ 65
Rheumatic Heart Disease	41	54	52	34	+ 21
Violence	42	46	16	491	- 445
Multiple Sclerosis	43	43	63	5	+ 37
Asthma	44	37	29	170	- 133
Drug Use	45	35	40	71	- 36
Fires	46	30	33	123	- 93
Diarrhoeal diseases	47	26	3	1,656	- 1,630
Poisonings	48	23	42	67	- 44
Malnutrition	49	22	17	462	- 440
Tuberculosis	50	21	9	717	- 696
Meningitis	51	20	18	357	- 337
Birth Trauma	52	12	7	1,204	- 1,193
Rheumatoid Arthritis	53	12	64	4	+ 7
Hepatitis C	54	10	67	3	+ 7
Appendicitis	55	7	60	9	- 2
Hepatitis B	56	6	56	22	- 16
Prostatic Hypertrophy	57	6	80	0	+ 6
Upper Respiratory	58	5	68	3	+ 2
Anemia	59	4	84	0	+ 4
Schizophrenia	60	3	86	0	+ 3
Pertussis	61	3	14	574	- 571
Syphilis	62	3	26	204	- 201
Maternal Conditions	63	2	11	639	- 637
Otitis Media	64	2	72	0	+ 2
HIV/AIDS	65	2	25	231	- 229
Oral conditions	66	1	82	0	+ 1
Encephalitis	67	1	53	33	- 33
War	68	0	70	2	- 1
Osteoarthritis	69	0	81	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	70	0	65	3	- 3
Tetanus	71	0	45	58	- 58
Measles	72	0	61	9	- 9
Chlamydia	73	0	71	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	74	0	59	14	- 14
Trypanosomiasis	75	0	79	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	78	0	- 0
Malaria	77	0	5	1,423	- 1,423
Leishmaniasis	78	0	69	2	- 2
Hookworm Disease	79	0	74	0	- 0
Ascariasis	80	0	66	3	- 3
Dengue	81	0	73	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	82	0	75	0	- 0
Leprosy	83	0	77	0	- 0
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

Slovakia

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.