MAURITANIA VS SOUTH KOREA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SOUTH KOREA		MAURITANIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	2,330	4	1,636	+ 695
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	2,215	1	2,756	- 541
Stroke	3	2,127	6	1,307	+ 820
Lung Cancers	4	1,686	44	60	+ 1,626
Suicide	5	1,216	30	141	+ 1,075
Alzheimers & Dementia	6	1,009	24	251	+ 758
Liver Cancer	7	963	21	312	+ 651
Colon-Rectum Cancers	8	846	37	110	+ 736
Kidney Disease	9	840	15	555	+ 285
Stomach Cancer	10	717	32	132	+ 585
Lung Disease	11	709	23	275	+ 434
Pancreas Cancer	12	581	51	39	+ 543
Diabetes Mellitus	13	566	12	594	- 28
Liver Disease	14	528	13	586	- 58
Road Traffic Accidents	15	366	8	1,158	- 793
Parkinson's Disease	16	328	41	69	+ 259
Hypertension	17	308	22	286	+ 22
Other Injuries	18	302	19	343	- 41
Lymphomas	19	289	43	65	+ 224
Falls	20	244	31	140	+ 104
Breast Cancer	21	239	28	189	+ 50
Prostate Cancer	22	192	34	118	+ 74
Leukemia	23	178	55	22	+ 155
Tuberculosis	24	162	9	717	- 554
Endocrine Disorders	25	157	27	197	- 40
Other Neoplasms	26	150	62	7	+ 143
Bladder Cancer	27	147	50	42	+ 104
Oesophagus Cancer	28	144	54	30	+ 114
Oral Cancer	29	121	48	45	+ 76
Ovary Cancer	30	111	49	43	+ 67
Inflammatory/Heart	31	110	36	110	+ 0
Asthma	32	96	29	170	- 74
Alcohol	33	90	58	16	+ 74
Cervical Cancer	34	89	20	333	- 245
Diarrhoeal diseases	35	77	3	1,656	- 1,579
Skin Disease	36	59	47	47	+ 11
Skin Cancers	37	49	46	50	- 1
Peptic Ulcer Disease	38	45	38	83	- 39
Hepatitis B	39	44	56	22	+ 22
Epilepsy	40	44	39	75	- 31
Congenital Anomalies	41	43	10	665	- 622
Drownings	42	42	35	116	- 75
Uterin Cancer	43	35	57	17	+ 18
Violence	44	32	16	491	- 459
Low Birth Weight	45	31	2	2,014	- 1,983
Anemia	46	27	84	0	+ 27
Fires	47	22	33	123	- 101
Rheumatic Heart Disease	48	19	52	34	- 15
Hepatitis C	49	14	67	3	+ 11
Drug Use	50	13	40	71	- 58
Rheumatoid Arthritis	51	12	64	4	+ 8
Poisonings	52	10	42	67	- 58
Malnutrition	53	7	17	462	- 455
Birth Trauma	54	7	7	1,204	- 1,197
HIV/AIDS	55	7	25	231	- 224
Schizophrenia	56	6	86	0	+ 6
Appendicitis	57	4	60	9	- 4
Meningitis	58	4	18	357	- 353
Prostatic Hypertrophy	59	4	80	0	+ 4
Osteoarthritis	60	3	81	0	+ 3
Maternal Conditions	61	3	11	639	- 636
Syphilis	62	2	26	204	- 202
Upper Respiratory	63	2	68	3	- 0
Oral conditions	64	2	82	0	+ 2
Encephalitis	65	2	53	33	- 32
Multiple Sclerosis	66	1	63	5	- 4
Pertussis	67	1	14	574	- 574
War	68	0	70	2	- 1
Tetanus	69	0	45	58	- 57
Otitis Media	70	0	72	0	+ 0
Malaria	71	0	5	1,423	- 1,422
Schistosomiasis	72	0	59	14	- 14
Diphtheria	73	0	65	3	- 3
Ascariasis	74	0	66	3	- 3
Trichuriasis	75	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	74	0	- 0
Dengue	77	0	73	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	79	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	79	0	69	2	- 2
Chagas disease	80	0	78	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	81	0	76	0	- 0
Leprosy	82	0	77	0	- 0
Measles	83	0	61	9	- 9
Chlamydia	84	0	71	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to MAURITANIA

South Korea

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.