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Canada
COUNTRY #1
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Compare Canada and Mauritania health profiles including life expectancy history, causes of death and population dynamics side by side. Health Data used is WHO, World Bank and the United Nations for population.

Mauritania
COUNTRY #2
Afghanistan Albania Algeria Angola Antigua/Bar. Arab Emirates Argentina Armenia Australia Austria Azerbaijan Bahamas Bahrain Bangladesh Barbados Belarus Belgium Belize Benin Bhutan Bolivia Bosnia/Herzeg. Botswana Brazil Brunei Bulgaria Burkina Faso Burundi Cambodia Cameroon Canada Cape Verde Central Africa Chad Chile China Colombia Comoros Congo Costa Rica Cote d Ivoire Croatia Cuba Cyprus Czech Republic Denmark Djibouti Dominican Rep. DR Congo Ecuador Egypt El Salvador Equ. Guinea Eritrea Estonia Ethiopia Fiji Finland France Gabon Gambia Georgia Germany Ghana Greece Grenada Guatemala Guinea Guinea-Bissau Guyana Haiti Honduras Hungary Iceland India Indonesia Iran Iraq Ireland Israel Italy Jamaica Japan Jordan Kazakhstan Kenya Kiribati Kuwait Kyrgyzstan Laos Latvia Lebanon Lesotho Liberia Libya Lithuania Luxembourg Madagascar Malawi Malaysia Maldives Mali Malta Mauritania Mauritius Mexico Micronesia Moldova Mongolia Montenegro Morocco Mozambique Myanmar Namibia Nepal Netherlands New Guinea New Zealand Nicaragua Niger Nigeria No Macedonia North Korea Norway Oman Pakistan Panama Paraguay Peru Philippines Poland Portugal Qatar Romania Russia Rwanda Saint Lucia Saint Vincent Samoa Sao Tome Saudi Arabia Senegal Serbia Seychelles Sierra Leone Singapore Slovakia Slovenia Solomon Isl. Somalia South Africa South Korea South Sudan Spain Sri Lanka Sudan Suriname Swaziland Sweden Switzerland Syria Tajikistan Tanzania Thailand Timor-Leste Togo Tonga Trinidad/Tob. Tunisia Turkey Turkmenistan Uganda Ukraine United Kingdom United States Uruguay Uzbekistan Vanuatu Venezuela Viet Nam Yemen Zambia Zimbabwe
DYNAMIC PYRAMIDS
Data Source: United Nations
Canada Population Pyramid
 
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    LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Canada CANADA   Mauritania MAURITANIA
      Canada CANADA   Mauritania MAURITANIA
           
    World Rank
           
    World Rank
      M F All M F All   M F All M F All
    1960
    68.3
    74.2
    71.1
    8
    5
    8
     
    41.5
    45.7
    43.5
    131
    123
    129
    1970
    69.3
    76.3
    72.7
    10
    4
    6
     
    45.5
    49.9
    47.6
    135
    129
    133
    1980
    71.6
    78.7
    75.1
    12
    6
    7
     
    50.5
    54.7
    52.5
    135
    133
    134
    1990
    74.3
    80.7
    77.4
    6
    4
    3
     
    55.6
    59.5
    57.5
    140
    136
    137
    2000
    76.4
    81.7
    79.1
    7
    8
    7
     
    58.4
    61.6
    60.0
    133
    132
    134
    2010
    79.0
    83.4
    81.2
    10
    12
    11
     
    60.5
    63.5
    62.0
    142
    145
    143
    2019
    80.4
    84.1
    82.2
    14
    16
    15
     
    68.1
    68.7
    68.4
    119
    141
    131
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Canada CANADA   Mauritania MAURITANIA
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    80.4
    84.1
    14
    16
    68.1
    68.7
    119
    141
    Age 5
    80.8
    84.4
    13
    14
    73.8
    73.6
    71
    129
    Age 10
    80.8
    84.4
    13
    14
    74.2
    73.9
    68
    127
    Age 15
    80.9
    84.5
    13
    14
    74.3
    74.1
    68
    127
    Age 20
    81.0
    84.6
    12
    14
    74.6
    74.3
    69
    127
    Age 25
    81.2
    84.7
    11
    14
    74.9
    74.6
    69
    127
    Age 30
    81.5
    84.8
    11
    14
    75.3
    74.9
    70
    127
    Age 35
    81.7
    84.9
    10
    13
    75.7
    75.2
    70
    127
    Age 40
    82.0
    85.0
    7
    12
    76.1
    75.7
    67
    128
    Age 45
    82.3
    85.2
    6
    12
    76.6
    76.2
    66
    129
    Age 50
    82.7
    85.5
    6
    13
    77.2
    76.9
    67
    131
    Age 55
    83.1
    85.9
    5
    13
    78.1
    77.8
    66
    134
    Age 60
    83.8
    86.4
    4
    12
    79.1
    78.9
    71
    135
    Age 65
    84.8
    87.1
    3
    10
    80.6
    80.3
    70
    131
    Age 70
    85.9
    87.9
    3
    9
    82.3
    82.1
    68
    125
    Age 75
    87.4
    89.0
    2
    8
    84.6
    84.4
    67
    127
    Age 80
    89.2
    90.4
    2
    9
    87.1
    87.0
    69
    123
    Age 85
    91.6
    92.2
    5
    9
    90.1
    90.2
    71
    112
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Canada CANADA   Mauritania MAURITANIA
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    45.15
    166
    97.58
    114
    2. Alzheimers & Dementia
    27.87
    13
    19.76
    53
    3. Lung Cancers
    27.23
    22
    2.77
    163
    4. Lung Disease
    15.91
    133
    16.35
    131
    5. Breast Cancer
    15.43
    111
    14.72
    122
    6. Stroke
    15.12
    182
    74.41
    100
    7. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    12.23
    46
    5.29
    146
    8. Prostate Cancer
    11.92
    124
    18.54
    72
    9. Suicide
    10.34
    67
    5.47
    132
    10. Drug Use
    8.70
    2
    2.66
    30
    11. Influenza and Pneumonia
    7.69
    169
    84.48
    39
    12. Diabetes Mellitus
    7.22
    156
    33.08
    83
    13. Pancreas Cancer
    6.57
    47
    1.67
    151
    14. Lymphomas
    6.52
    26
    2.74
    157
    15. Liver Disease
    5.73
    159
    25.88
    73
    16. Ovary Cancer
    5.08
    63
    3.39
    128
    17. Falls
    5.07
    101
    6.66
    73
    18. Kidney Disease
    4.99
    168
    28.66
    67
    19. Road Traffic Accidents
    4.58
    157
    31.87
    44
    20. Endocrine Disorders
    4.41
    77
    4.39
    78
    21. Liver Cancer
    4.21
    120
    12.80
    20
    22. Leukemia
    4.06
    67
    0.73
    176
    23. Parkinson's Disease
    3.46
    128
    4.87
    54
    24. Other Injuries
    3.35
    164
    8.96
    76
    25. Oesophagus Cancer
    3.01
    73
    1.31
    140
    26. Congenital Anomalies
    2.99
    156
    7.27
    46
    27. Inflammatory/Heart
    2.94
    141
    4.86
    90
    28. Uterin Cancer
    2.91
    63
    1.46
    141
    29. Bladder Cancer
    2.89
    59
    2.05
    93
    30. Stomach Cancer
    2.86
    161
    6.03
    91
    31. Hypertension
    2.79
    169
    16.11
    102
    32. Alcohol
    2.76
    44
    0.69
    132
    33. Skin Cancers
    2.27
    65
    2.41
    54
    34. Oral Cancer
    2.18
    126
    2.03
    130
    35. Other Neoplasms
    1.99
    51
    0.44
    93
    36. Cervical Cancer
    1.94
    169
    27.42
    20
    37. Low Birth Weight
    1.90
    148
    15.92
    3
    38. Violence
    1.60
    139
    13.71
    31
    39. Multiple Sclerosis
    1.09
    6
    0.21
    86
    40. Diarrhoeal diseases
    0.90
    140
    44.13
    41
    41. Epilepsy
    0.81
    153
    1.97
    72
    42. Skin Disease
    0.76
    122
    2.17
    54
    43. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    0.73
    135
    1.53
    91
    44. Drownings
    0.71
    160
    2.10
    112
    45. Birth Trauma
    0.65
    140
    9.85
    27
    46. Hepatitis C
    0.60
    15
    0.11
    87
    47. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    0.54
    172
    4.26
    67
    48. Fires
    0.41
    153
    3.05
    47
    49. Rheumatoid Arthritis
    0.38
    80
    0.26
    98
    50. Asthma
    0.37
    173
    8.59
    70
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Canada CANADA   Mauritania MAURITANIA
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    40,063
    17.18
    1,636
    6.92
    2. Alzheimers & Dementia
    30,970
    13.28
    251
    1.06
    3. Lung Cancers
    20,937
    8.98
    60
    0.25
    4. Lung Disease
    14,212
    6.09
    275
    1.16
    5. Stroke
    14,159
    6.07
    1,307
    5.53
    6. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    9,651
    4.14
    110
    0.47
    7. Influenza and Pneumonia
    7,431
    3.19
    2,756
    11.66
    8. Breast Cancer
    5,910
    2.53
    189
    0.80
    9. Diabetes Mellitus
    5,718
    2.45
    594
    2.51
    10. Lymphomas
    5,146
    2.21
    65
    0.28
    11. Pancreas Cancer
    5,057
    2.17
    39
    0.17
    12. Falls
    4,829
    2.07
    140
    0.59
    13. Prostate Cancer
    4,711
    2.02
    118
    0.50
    14. Kidney Disease
    4,578
    1.96
    555
    2.35
    15. Suicide
    4,417
    1.89
    141
    0.60
    16. Drug Use
    3,686
    1.58
    71
    0.30
    17. Liver Disease
    3,624
    1.55
    586
    2.48
    18. Parkinson's Disease
    3,359
    1.44
    69
    0.29
    19. Endocrine Disorders
    3,233
    1.39
    197
    0.83
    20. Liver Cancer
    3,113
    1.33
    312
    1.32
    21. Leukemia
    3,098
    1.33
    22
    0.09
    22. Hypertension
    2,563
    1.10
    286
    1.21
    23. Bladder Cancer
    2,521
    1.08
    42
    0.18
    24. Other Injuries
    2,392
    1.03
    343
    1.45
    25. Oesophagus Cancer
    2,230
    0.96
    30
    0.13
    26. Stomach Cancer
    2,177
    0.93
    132
    0.56
    27. Inflammatory/Heart
    2,060
    0.88
    110
    0.47
    28. Road Traffic Accidents
    1,998
    0.86
    1,158
    4.90
    29. Ovary Cancer
    1,902
    0.82
    43
    0.18
    30. Skin Cancers
    1,756
    0.75
    50
    0.21
    31. Other Neoplasms
    1,679
    0.72
    7
    0.03
    32. Oral Cancer
    1,592
    0.68
    45
    0.19
    33. Alcohol
    1,491
    0.64
    16
    0.07
    34. Uterin Cancer
    1,183
    0.51
    17
    0.07
    35. Congenital Anomalies
    1,081
    0.46
    665
    2.81
    36. Diarrhoeal diseases
    840
    0.36
    1,656
    7.01
    37. Multiple Sclerosis
    692
    0.30
    5
    0.02
    38. Skin Disease
    679
    0.29
    47
    0.20
    39. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    636
    0.27
    34
    0.14
    40. Violence
    605
    0.26
    491
    2.08
    41. Cervical Cancer
    578
    0.25
    333
    1.41
    42. Low Birth Weight
    553
    0.24
    2,014
    8.52
    43. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    442
    0.19
    83
    0.35
    44. Epilepsy
    384
    0.16
    75
    0.32
    45. Hepatitis C
    363
    0.16
    3
    0.01
    46. Anemia
    343
    0.15
    0
    0.00
    47. Rheumatoid Arthritis
    322
    0.14
    4
    0.02
    48. Drownings
    283
    0.12
    116
    0.49
    49. Asthma
    262
    0.11
    170
    0.72
    50. Birth Trauma
    193
    0.08
    1,204
    5.10
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Canada CANADA   Mauritania MAURITANIA
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Lung Cancers
    27.23
    22
    2.77
    163
    2. Breast Cancer
    15.43
    111
    14.72
    122
    3. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    12.23
    46
    5.29
    146
    4. Prostate Cancer
    11.92
    124
    18.54
    72
    5. Pancreas Cancer
    6.57
    47
    1.67
    151
    6. Lymphomas
    6.52
    26
    2.74
    157
    7. Ovary Cancer
    5.08
    63
    3.39
    128
    8. Liver Cancer
    4.21
    120
    12.80
    20
    9. Leukemia
    4.06
    67
    0.73
    176
    10. Oesophagus Cancer
    3.01
    73
    1.31
    140
    11. Uterin Cancer
    2.91
    63
    1.46
    141
    12. Bladder Cancer
    2.89
    59
    2.05
    93
    13. Stomach Cancer
    2.86
    161
    6.03
    91
    14. Skin Cancers
    2.27
    65
    2.41
    54
    15. Oral Cancer
    2.18
    126
    2.03
    130
    16. Cervical Cancer
    1.94
    169
    27.42
    20
    Data rounded. Decimals affect ranking.
    Data Source: WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION 2020
    Data Accuracy Not Guaranteed
    WHO Excludes Cause of Death Data For the following countries: Andorra, Cook Islands, Dominica, Marshall Islands, Monaco, Nauru, Niue, Palau, Saint Kitts, San Marino, Tuvalu.