MAURITANIA VS SWEDEN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SWEDEN		MAURITANIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	6,186	4	1,636	+ 4,550
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	4,462	24	251	+ 4,210
Stroke	3	2,466	6	1,307	+ 1,160
Lung Disease	4	1,776	23	275	+ 1,501
Lung Cancers	5	1,521	44	60	+ 1,461
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	1,246	37	110	+ 1,137
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	1,087	1	2,756	- 1,669
Prostate Cancer	8	1,072	34	118	+ 953
Pancreas Cancer	9	756	51	39	+ 717
Hypertension	10	751	22	286	+ 465
Diabetes Mellitus	11	750	12	594	+ 155
Kidney Disease	12	666	15	555	+ 111
Breast Cancer	13	647	28	189	+ 458
Suicide	14	605	30	141	+ 464
Other Injuries	15	561	19	343	+ 218
Lymphomas	16	554	43	65	+ 490
Falls	17	453	31	140	+ 313
Other Neoplasms	18	423	62	7	+ 416
Parkinson's Disease	19	385	41	69	+ 316
Leukemia	20	337	55	22	+ 315
Bladder Cancer	21	311	50	42	+ 268
Liver Cancer	22	307	21	312	- 4
Liver Disease	23	296	13	586	- 290
Endocrine Disorders	24	287	27	197	+ 90
Skin Cancers	25	266	46	50	+ 216
Stomach Cancer	26	250	32	132	+ 118
Ovary Cancer	27	226	49	43	+ 183
Inflammatory/Heart	28	224	36	110	+ 114
Oesophagus Cancer	29	220	54	30	+ 190
Drug Use	30	173	40	71	+ 102
Oral Cancer	31	155	48	45	+ 110
Alcohol	32	147	58	16	+ 131
Uterin Cancer	33	141	57	17	+ 124
Road Traffic Accidents	34	129	8	1,158	- 1,030
Congenital Anomalies	35	126	10	665	- 539
Diarrhoeal diseases	36	118	3	1,656	- 1,538
Peptic Ulcer Disease	37	113	38	83	+ 30
Cervical Cancer	38	93	20	333	- 240
Skin Disease	39	90	47	47	+ 42
Anemia	40	71	84	0	+ 71
Multiple Sclerosis	41	70	63	5	+ 64
Asthma	42	65	29	170	- 105
Rheumatoid Arthritis	43	53	64	4	+ 48
Epilepsy	44	49	39	75	- 25
Malnutrition	45	48	17	462	- 415
Drownings	46	47	35	116	- 69
Violence	47	46	16	491	- 445
Rheumatic Heart Disease	48	45	52	34	+ 12
Fires	49	26	33	123	- 97
Schizophrenia	50	26	86	0	+ 26
Low Birth Weight	51	21	2	2,014	- 1,993
Prostatic Hypertrophy	52	19	80	0	+ 19
Hepatitis C	53	18	67	3	+ 15
Meningitis	54	14	18	357	- 343
Birth Trauma	55	14	7	1,204	- 1,191
Tuberculosis	56	10	9	717	- 707
Osteoarthritis	57	10	81	0	+ 10
Upper Respiratory	58	8	68	3	+ 5
Appendicitis	59	7	60	9	- 1
Poisonings	60	7	42	67	- 60
HIV/AIDS	61	5	25	231	- 225
Hepatitis B	62	4	56	22	- 18
Oral conditions	63	3	82	0	+ 3
Maternal Conditions	64	2	11	639	- 637
War	65	1	70	2	- 1
Otitis Media	66	0	72	0	+ 0
Pertussis	67	0	14	574	- 574
Tetanus	68	0	45	58	- 57
Schistosomiasis	69	0	59	14	- 13
Diphtheria	70	0	65	3	- 3
Encephalitis	71	0	53	33	- 33
Syphilis	72	0	26	204	- 204
Chlamydia	73	0	71	0	- 0
Malaria	74	0	5	1,423	- 1,423
Leishmaniasis	75	0	69	2	- 2
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	79	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	78	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	74	0	- 0
Dengue	80	0	73	0	- 0
Ascariasis	81	0	66	3	- 3
Iodine Deficiency	82	0	76	0	- 0
Measles	83	0	61	9	- 9
Leprosy	84	0	77	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to MAURITANIA

Sweden

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.