MAURITANIA VS SWITZERLAND: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SWITZERLAND		MAURITANIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	5,233	4	1,636	+ 3,597
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	3,513	24	251	+ 3,262
Stroke	3	1,914	6	1,307	+ 607
Lung Cancers	4	1,719	44	60	+ 1,659
Lung Disease	5	1,418	23	275	+ 1,143
Hypertension	6	1,207	22	286	+ 921
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	974	37	110	+ 865
Influenza and Pneumonia	8	952	1	2,756	- 1,803
Falls	9	938	31	140	+ 797
Prostate Cancer	10	771	34	118	+ 653
Breast Cancer	11	770	28	189	+ 581
Pancreas Cancer	12	726	51	39	+ 687
Kidney Disease	13	616	15	555	+ 61
Suicide	14	610	30	141	+ 469
Lymphomas	15	553	43	65	+ 488
Inflammatory/Heart	16	502	36	110	+ 392
Diabetes Mellitus	17	499	12	594	- 95
Parkinson's Disease	18	419	41	69	+ 350
Liver Cancer	19	393	21	312	+ 82
Other Neoplasms	20	333	62	7	+ 326
Liver Disease	21	331	13	586	- 255
Leukemia	22	328	55	22	+ 305
Bladder Cancer	23	327	50	42	+ 285
Stomach Cancer	24	300	32	132	+ 168
Endocrine Disorders	25	290	27	197	+ 92
Oral Cancer	26	244	48	45	+ 200
Skin Cancers	27	241	46	50	+ 191
Oesophagus Cancer	28	240	54	30	+ 210
Ovary Cancer	29	223	49	43	+ 180
Other Injuries	30	200	19	343	- 143
Congenital Anomalies	31	149	10	665	- 516
Alcohol	32	112	58	16	+ 96
Uterin Cancer	33	109	57	17	+ 92
Road Traffic Accidents	34	94	8	1,158	- 1,064
Diarrhoeal diseases	35	91	3	1,656	- 1,566
Drug Use	36	86	40	71	+ 15
Osteoarthritis	37	83	81	0	+ 83
Multiple Sclerosis	38	78	63	5	+ 73
Epilepsy	39	77	39	75	+ 3
Skin Disease	40	63	47	47	+ 16
Peptic Ulcer Disease	41	60	38	83	- 24
Cervical Cancer	42	51	20	333	- 282
Low Birth Weight	43	51	2	2,014	- 1,963
Anemia	44	50	84	0	+ 50
Schizophrenia	45	47	86	0	+ 47
Asthma	46	46	29	170	- 124
Malnutrition	47	41	17	462	- 421
Rheumatic Heart Disease	48	38	52	34	+ 4
Rheumatoid Arthritis	49	33	64	4	+ 29
Drownings	50	24	35	116	- 92
Violence	51	21	16	491	- 471
Birth Trauma	52	16	7	1,204	- 1,189
Prostatic Hypertrophy	53	16	80	0	+ 16
HIV/AIDS	54	14	25	231	- 216
Fires	55	10	33	123	- 113
Tuberculosis	56	10	9	717	- 706
Meningitis	57	10	18	357	- 347
Hepatitis C	58	7	67	3	+ 5
Appendicitis	59	7	60	9	- 2
Poisonings	60	6	42	67	- 61
Upper Respiratory	61	5	68	3	+ 3
Oral conditions	62	4	82	0	+ 4
Hepatitis B	63	2	56	22	- 20
Maternal Conditions	64	2	11	639	- 637
Syphilis	65	1	26	204	- 203
Iodine Deficiency	66	1	76	0	+ 1
War	67	0	70	2	- 1
Encephalitis	68	0	53	33	- 33
Otitis Media	69	0	72	0	+ 0
Tetanus	70	0	45	58	- 57
Leishmaniasis	71	0	69	2	- 2
Schistosomiasis	72	0	59	14	- 13
Pertussis	73	0	14	574	- 574
Diphtheria	74	0	65	3	- 3
Measles	75	0	61	9	- 9
Chagas disease	76	0	78	0	- 0
Malaria	77	0	5	1,423	- 1,423
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	79	0	- 0
Chlamydia	79	0	71	0	- 0
Leprosy	80	0	77	0	- 0
Dengue	81	0	73	0	- 0
Ascariasis	82	0	66	3	- 3
Hookworm Disease	83	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	84	0	75	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to MAURITANIA

Switzerland

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.