MAURITANIA VS SPAIN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SPAIN		MAURITANIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	4,731	4	1,636	+ 3,095
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	3,876	24	251	+ 3,624
Stroke	3	2,655	6	1,307	+ 1,348
Lung Cancers	4	2,026	44	60	+ 1,966
Lung Disease	5	1,733	23	275	+ 1,458
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	1,552	37	110	+ 1,443
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	1,256	1	2,756	- 1,500
Kidney Disease	8	890	15	555	+ 335
Hypertension	9	834	22	286	+ 548
Diabetes Mellitus	10	712	12	594	+ 117
Breast Cancer	11	647	28	189	+ 458
Pancreas Cancer	12	618	51	39	+ 580
Prostate Cancer	13	588	34	118	+ 469
Stomach Cancer	14	531	32	132	+ 398
Other Injuries	15	507	19	343	+ 164
Lymphomas	16	488	43	65	+ 424
Bladder Cancer	17	478	50	42	+ 436
Liver Cancer	18	467	21	312	+ 155
Inflammatory/Heart	19	456	36	110	+ 346
Parkinson's Disease	20	452	41	69	+ 383
Endocrine Disorders	21	445	27	197	+ 248
Other Neoplasms	22	435	62	7	+ 427
Liver Disease	23	387	13	586	- 198
Leukemia	24	345	55	22	+ 323
Suicide	25	330	30	141	+ 189
Falls	26	297	31	140	+ 157
Oral Cancer	27	236	48	45	+ 192
Ovary Cancer	28	185	49	43	+ 142
Oesophagus Cancer	29	184	54	30	+ 154
Skin Disease	30	168	47	47	+ 121
Road Traffic Accidents	31	167	8	1,158	- 991
Skin Cancers	32	165	46	50	+ 115
Rheumatic Heart Disease	33	148	52	34	+ 114
Uterin Cancer	34	148	57	17	+ 131
Asthma	35	104	29	170	- 66
Diarrhoeal diseases	36	97	3	1,656	- 1,559
Anemia	37	84	84	0	+ 84
Congenital Anomalies	38	79	10	665	- 586
Cervical Cancer	39	78	20	333	- 255
Epilepsy	40	75	39	75	+ 1
Drug Use	41	71	40	71	- 0
Hepatitis C	42	60	67	3	+ 57
HIV/AIDS	43	49	25	231	- 181
Peptic Ulcer Disease	44	43	38	83	- 40
Drownings	45	41	35	116	- 75
Alcohol	46	31	58	16	+ 15
Malnutrition	47	28	17	462	- 435
Rheumatoid Arthritis	48	27	64	4	+ 23
Multiple Sclerosis	49	26	63	5	+ 21
Tuberculosis	50	25	9	717	- 692
Violence	51	24	16	491	- 467
Low Birth Weight	52	23	2	2,014	- 1,991
Osteoarthritis	53	19	81	0	+ 19
Prostatic Hypertrophy	54	19	80	0	+ 19
Fires	55	17	33	123	- 106
Schizophrenia	56	17	86	0	+ 17
Poisonings	57	16	42	67	- 52
Hepatitis B	58	15	56	22	- 7
Meningitis	59	12	18	357	- 345
Birth Trauma	60	10	7	1,204	- 1,194
Appendicitis	61	7	60	9	- 1
Upper Respiratory	62	4	68	3	+ 2
Oral conditions	63	4	82	0	+ 4
Maternal Conditions	64	1	11	639	- 637
Leishmaniasis	65	1	69	2	- 1
Otitis Media	66	1	72	0	+ 1
Syphilis	67	1	26	204	- 203
War	68	1	70	2	- 1
Iodine Deficiency	69	0	76	0	+ 0
Encephalitis	70	0	53	33	- 33
Chagas disease	71	0	78	0	+ 0
Tetanus	72	0	45	58	- 57
Pertussis	73	0	14	574	- 574
Schistosomiasis	74	0	59	14	- 14
Leprosy	75	0	77	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	76	0	65	3	- 3
Dengue	77	0	73	0	- 0
Ascariasis	78	0	66	3	- 3
Hookworm Disease	79	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	80	0	75	0	- 0
Measles	81	0	61	9	- 9
Chlamydia	82	0	71	0	- 0
Malaria	83	0	5	1,423	- 1,423
Trypanosomiasis	84	0	79	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to MAURITANIA

Spain

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.