MAURITANIA VS TRINIDAD/TOB.: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	TRINIDAD/TOB.		MAURITANIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	4,533	4	1,636	+ 2,897
Diabetes Mellitus	2	3,918	12	594	+ 3,323
Stroke	3	2,526	6	1,307	+ 1,219
Violence	4	1,687	16	491	+ 1,196
Kidney Disease	5	1,350	15	555	+ 795
Prostate Cancer	6	1,013	34	118	+ 895
Breast Cancer	7	793	28	189	+ 604
Lung Cancers	8	667	44	60	+ 607
Alzheimers & Dementia	9	660	24	251	+ 408
Influenza and Pneumonia	10	631	1	2,756	- 2,125
Hypertension	11	618	22	286	+ 332
HIV/AIDS	12	602	25	231	+ 372
Colon-Rectum Cancers	13	601	37	110	+ 491
Liver Disease	14	418	13	586	- 168
Road Traffic Accidents	15	400	8	1,158	- 759
Lung Disease	16	397	23	275	+ 122
Suicide	17	372	30	141	+ 231
Endocrine Disorders	18	367	27	197	+ 169
Pancreas Cancer	19	350	51	39	+ 311
Lymphomas	20	342	43	65	+ 278
Cervical Cancer	21	298	20	333	- 35
Congenital Anomalies	22	287	10	665	- 378
Low Birth Weight	23	255	2	2,014	- 1,759
Ovary Cancer	24	246	49	43	+ 203
Inflammatory/Heart	25	221	36	110	+ 112
Stomach Cancer	26	212	32	132	+ 80
Uterin Cancer	27	208	57	17	+ 191
Liver Cancer	28	202	21	312	- 109
Leukemia	29	192	55	22	+ 169
Other Injuries	30	187	19	343	- 156
Peptic Ulcer Disease	31	160	38	83	+ 76
Parkinson's Disease	32	158	41	69	+ 89
Falls	33	132	31	140	- 8
Bladder Cancer	34	125	50	42	+ 82
Asthma	35	124	29	170	- 46
Skin Disease	36	119	47	47	+ 72
Epilepsy	37	99	39	75	+ 24
Oral Cancer	38	95	48	45	+ 50
Drownings	39	95	35	116	- 22
Birth Trauma	40	78	7	1,204	- 1,127
Oesophagus Cancer	41	75	54	30	+ 45
Alcohol	42	71	58	16	+ 55
Tuberculosis	43	66	9	717	- 650
Drug Use	44	58	40	71	- 14
Diarrhoeal diseases	45	55	3	1,656	- 1,601
War	46	52	70	2	+ 50
Malnutrition	47	51	17	462	- 412
Fires	48	50	33	123	- 73
Rheumatic Heart Disease	49	34	52	34	+ 1
Maternal Conditions	50	32	11	639	- 607
Other Neoplasms	51	31	62	7	+ 24
Meningitis	52	29	18	357	- 328
Rheumatoid Arthritis	53	25	64	4	+ 21
Encephalitis	54	19	53	33	- 14
Dengue	55	16	73	0	+ 16
Appendicitis	56	14	60	9	+ 5
Skin Cancers	57	13	46	50	- 37
Multiple Sclerosis	58	7	63	5	+ 2
Poisonings	59	5	42	67	- 63
Hepatitis B	60	1	56	22	- 21
Syphilis	61	0	26	204	- 203
Hepatitis C	62	0	67	3	- 2
Chlamydia	63	0	71	0	+ 0
Upper Respiratory	64	0	68	3	- 2
Tetanus	65	0	45	58	- 57
Ascariasis	66	0	66	3	- 3
Pertussis	67	0	14	574	- 574
Diphtheria	68	0	65	3	- 3
Otitis Media	69	0	72	0	- 0
Leprosy	70	0	77	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	71	0	59	14	- 14
Malaria	72	0	5	1,423	- 1,423
Leishmaniasis	73	0	69	2	- 2
Chagas disease	74	0	78	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	75	0	79	0	- 0
Measles	76	0	61	9	- 9
Hookworm Disease	77	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	75	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	76	0	- 0
Oral conditions	80	0	82	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	81	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	82	0	80	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	84	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to MAURITANIA

Trinidad/Tob.

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.