MAURITANIA VS SOUTH AFRICA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SOUTH AFRICA		MAURITANIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	5,155	25	231	+ 4,925
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	2,817	1	2,756	+ 61
Coronary Heart Disease	3	2,344	4	1,636	+ 709
Stroke	4	2,198	6	1,307	+ 891
Diabetes Mellitus	5	2,162	12	594	+ 1,567
Tuberculosis	6	1,573	9	717	+ 856
Violence	7	1,504	16	491	+ 1,012
Diarrhoeal diseases	8	1,134	3	1,656	- 522
Kidney Disease	9	1,096	15	555	+ 541
Suicide	10	986	30	141	+ 845
Road Traffic Accidents	11	932	8	1,158	- 227
Hypertension	12	916	22	286	+ 630
Lung Disease	13	852	23	275	+ 577
Liver Disease	14	645	13	586	+ 60
Lung Cancers	15	552	44	60	+ 491
Low Birth Weight	16	448	2	2,014	- 1,566
Other Injuries	17	431	19	343	+ 87
Asthma	18	427	29	170	+ 257
Endocrine Disorders	19	422	27	197	+ 224
Cervical Cancer	20	398	20	333	+ 65
Inflammatory/Heart	21	387	36	110	+ 277
Alzheimers & Dementia	22	335	24	251	+ 83
Breast Cancer	23	325	28	189	+ 136
Prostate Cancer	24	313	34	118	+ 195
Congenital Anomalies	25	312	10	665	- 354
Meningitis	26	262	18	357	- 95
Fires	27	259	33	123	+ 136
Colon-Rectum Cancers	28	257	37	110	+ 147
Oesophagus Cancer	29	250	54	30	+ 220
Birth Trauma	30	215	7	1,204	- 989
Lymphomas	31	202	43	65	+ 137
Drownings	32	172	35	116	+ 56
Liver Cancer	33	171	21	312	- 141
Malnutrition	34	170	17	462	- 292
Pancreas Cancer	35	144	51	39	+ 105
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	136	38	83	+ 52
Epilepsy	37	134	39	75	+ 59
Maternal Conditions	38	122	11	639	- 517
Stomach Cancer	39	110	32	132	- 22
Leukemia	40	105	55	22	+ 82
Oral Cancer	41	101	48	45	+ 56
Falls	42	100	31	140	- 40
Pertussis	43	82	14	574	- 493
Syphilis	44	81	26	204	- 123
Skin Disease	45	79	47	47	+ 31
Parkinson's Disease	46	77	41	69	+ 8
Rheumatic Heart Disease	47	73	52	34	+ 39
Skin Cancers	48	71	46	50	+ 21
Alcohol	49	71	58	16	+ 55
Poisonings	50	70	42	67	+ 2
Ovary Cancer	51	68	49	43	+ 25
Bladder Cancer	52	59	50	42	+ 17
Drug Use	53	55	40	71	- 16
Uterin Cancer	54	37	57	17	+ 20
Rheumatoid Arthritis	55	27	64	4	+ 23
Appendicitis	56	20	60	9	+ 11
Measles	57	19	61	9	+ 11
Other Neoplasms	58	19	62	7	+ 12
Encephalitis	59	17	53	33	- 16
Upper Respiratory	60	16	68	3	+ 13
Hepatitis B	61	10	56	22	- 12
Multiple Sclerosis	62	8	63	5	+ 3
Malaria	63	6	5	1,423	- 1,417
War	64	5	70	2	+ 3
Tetanus	65	3	45	58	- 55
Schistosomiasis	66	3	59	14	- 11
Otitis Media	67	1	72	0	+ 1
Chlamydia	68	1	71	0	+ 1
Diphtheria	69	1	65	3	- 2
Hepatitis C	70	1	67	3	- 2
Ascariasis	71	0	66	3	- 2
Hookworm Disease	72	0	74	0	- 0
Dengue	73	0	73	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	75	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	79	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	69	2	- 2
Chagas disease	78	0	78	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	76	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	80	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	81	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	84	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	83	0	- 0
Oral conditions	84	0	82	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	81	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	86	0	80	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to MAURITANIA

South Africa

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.