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Compare Mauritania and Canada health profiles including life expectancy history, causes of death and population dynamics side by side. Health Data used is WHO 2014 updates, World Bank and the United Nations for population.
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    LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Mauritania MAURITANIA   Canada CANADA
           
    World Rank
           
    World Rank
      Male Female All M F All   Male Female All M F All
    1960
    41.5
    45.7
    43.5
    131
    123
    129
     
    68.3
    74.2
    71.1
    8
    5
    8
    1970
    45.5
    49.9
    47.6
    135
    129
    133
     
    69.3
    76.3
    72.7
    11
    4
    6
    1980
    50.5
    54.7
    52.5
    135
    133
    134
     
    71.6
    78.7
    75.1
    12
    6
    7
    1990
    55.6
    59.5
    57.5
    140
    136
    137
     
    74.3
    80.7
    77.4
    6
    4
    3
    2000
    59.8
    63.3
    61.5
    130
    128
    130
     
    76.6
    81.9
    79.2
    8
    8
    6
    2010
    60.5
    63.5
    62.0
    142
    145
    143
     
    79.0
    83.4
    81.2
    10
    12
    11
    2015
    61.6
    64.6
    63.1
    146
    153
    150
     
    80.2
    84.1
    82.2
    8
    11
    12
     
     
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Mauritania MAURITANIA   Canada CANADA
          World Rank       World Rank
      Male Female M F   Male Female M F
    At Birth
    61.6
    64.6
    146
    153
     
    80.2
    84.1
    8
    11
    Age 5
    68.1
    70.1
    127
    143
     
    80.6
    84.5
    8
    10
    Age 10
    68.6
    70.7
    127
    142
     
    80.6
    84.5
    8
    10
    Age 15
    68.9
    71.0
    126
    143
     
    80.7
    84.5
    8
    10
    Age 20
    69.3
    71.5
    124
    144
     
    80.8
    84.6
    8
    10
    Age 25
    69.9
    72.1
    124
    141
     
    81.0
    84.7
    9
    10
    Age 30
    70.5
    72.7
    123
    140
     
    81.2
    84.8
    9
    10
    Age 35
    71.1
    73.3
    124
    143
     
    81.4
    84.9
    8
    10
    Age 40
    71.7
    73.9
    126
    144
     
    81.6
    85.0
    7
    10
    Age 45
    72.5
    74.6
    126
    148
     
    81.9
    85.2
    7
    9
    Age 50
    73.4
    75.3
    133
    150
     
    82.2
    85.5
    7
    9
    Age 55
    74.5
    76.1
    138
    152
     
    82.8
    85.9
    6
    9
    Age 60
    75.8
    77.1
    145
    158
     
    83.5
    86.4
    6
    9
    Age 65
    77.4
    78.4
    153
    168
     
    84.4
    87.1
    6
    9
    Age 70
    79.4
    80.1
    164
    171
     
    85.5
    88.0
    6
    8
    Age 75
    81.8
    82.3
    168
    172
     
    87.0
    89.1
    7
    7
    Age 80
    84.8
    85.1
    169
    171
     
    88.9
    90.6
    10
    9
    Age 85
    88.3
    88.6
    174
    173
     
    91.2
    92.5
    23
    18
    Age 90
    92.4
    92.6
    173
    173
     
    94.2
    95.1
    36
    22
    Age 95
    96.9
    97.0
    172
    173
     
    98.0
    98.5
    46
    33
    Age 100
    101.5
    101.6
    170
    171
     
    102.1
    102.4
    68
    49
     
     
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Mauritania MAURITANIA   Canada CANADA
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank   Rate World Rank
    1. Tuberculosis
    143.33
    2
     
    0.20
    160
    2. Influenza and Pneumonia
    141.26
    27
     
    9.66
    151
    3. Stroke
    105.93
    71
     
    21.32
    171
    4. Coronary Heart Disease
    76.62
    114
     
    56.36
    145
    5. Malaria
    53.04
    20
     
    0.00
    87
    6. Diarrhoeal diseases
    49.75
    34
     
    2.44
    102
    7. Diabetes Mellitus
    36.50
    62
     
    11.01
    140
    8. Road Traffic Accidents
    33.75
    13
     
    5.86
    151
    9. Low Birth Weight
    28.49
    14
     
    2.86
    139
    10. Meningitis
    22.02
    28
     
    0.21
    161
    11. Malnutrition
    21.95
    38
     
    0.30
    133
    12. HIV/AIDS
    21.93
    51
     
    0.86
    118
    13. Liver Disease
    18.37
    74
     
    6.22
    144
    14. Birth Trauma
    18.06
    32
     
    1.00
    134
    15. Cervical Cancer
    17.16
    38
     
    2.17
    149
    16. Kidney Disease
    15.31
    75
     
    6.33
    141
    17. Lung Disease
    14.76
    120
     
    17.49
    97
    18. Hypertension
    14.53
    106
     
    4.08
    163
    19. Prostate Cancer
    14.38
    102
     
    14.80
    100
    20. Other Injuries
    13.97
    69
     
    5.16
    148
    21. Maternal Conditions
    12.93
    40
     
    0.13
    135
    22. Breast Cancer
    12.77
    115
     
    18.53
    66
    23. Liver Cancer
    11.44
    29
     
    4.03
    120
    24. Falls
    11.37
    32
     
    7.52
    63
    25. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    11.25
    19
     
    0.73
    159
    26. Congenital Anomalies
    10.63
    36
     
    3.81
    145
    27. Endocrine Disorders
    10.33
    51
     
    5.87
    88
    28. Anemia
    9.28
    21
     
    0.66
    87
    29. Epilepsy
    8.51
    32
     
    0.96
    137
    30. Inflammatory/Heart
    8.20
    77
     
    2.82
    155
    31. Asthma
    7.94
    66
     
    0.42
    168
    32. Fires
    6.18
    48
     
    0.69
    135
    33. Appendicitis
    5.30
    18
     
    0.14
    124
    34. Violence
    5.10
    91
     
    1.88
    133
    35. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    4.94
    77
     
    0.74
    148
    36. Alzheimers/Dementia
    3.43
    74
     
    35.50
    3
    37. Skin Disease
    3.31
    56
     
    0.60
    130
    38. Stomach Cancer
    3.10
    137
     
    3.64
    128
    39. Ovary Cancer
    3.01
    133
     
    5.44
    53
    40. Parkinson's Disease
    2.99
    44
     
    3.09
    39
    41. Drownings
    2.99
    96
     
    0.79
    154
    42. Suicide
    2.68
    156
     
    10.00
    70
    43. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    2.64
    162
     
    15.42
    38
    44. Other Neoplasms
    2.60
    88
     
    2.53
    91
    45. Lymphomas
    2.48
    137
     
    7.68
    18
    46. Pertussis
    2.27
    20
     
    0.01
    124
    47. Measles
    2.26
    32
     
    0.00
    172
    48. Schistosomiasis
    2.16
    43
     
    0.00
    172
    49. Hepatitis B
    2.14
    41
     
    0.16
    128
    50. Rheumatoid Arthritis
    2.09
    32
     
    0.42
    107
     
     
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
     
      Mauritania MAURITANIA   Canada CANADA
      Deaths %   Deaths %
    1. Influenza and Pneumonia
    3,633
    13.32
     
    5,638
    2.76
    2. Tuberculosis
    3,366
    12.35
     
    116
    0.06
    3. Malaria
    1,864
    6.84
     
    2
    0.00
    4. Low Birth Weight
    1,846
    6.77
     
    630
    0.31
    5. Diarrhoeal diseases
    1,731
    6.35
     
    1,562
    0.76
    6. Stroke
    1,689
    6.19
     
    13,465
    6.59
    7. Coronary Heart Disease
    1,245
    4.56
     
    34,331
    16.80
    8. Birth Trauma
    1,170
    4.29
     
    219
    0.11
    9. Road Traffic Accidents
    1,001
    3.67
     
    2,239
    1.10
    10. Meningitis
    731
    2.68
     
    77
    0.04
    11. HIV/AIDS
    716
    2.63
     
    372
    0.18
    12. Congenital Anomalies
    653
    2.39
     
    1,050
    0.51
    13. Diabetes Mellitus
    622
    2.28
     
    6,630
    3.24
    14. Malnutrition
    477
    1.75
     
    186
    0.09
    15. Other Injuries
    452
    1.66
     
    2,636
    1.29
    16. Maternal Conditions
    436
    1.60
     
    46
    0.02
    17. Liver Disease
    394
    1.45
     
    3,117
    1.53
    18. Kidney Disease
    309
    1.13
     
    4,012
    1.96
    19. Endocrine Disorders
    304
    1.11
     
    3,246
    1.59
    20. Falls
    295
    1.08
     
    4,678
    2.29
    21. Epilepsy
    279
    1.02
     
    371
    0.18
    22. Liver Cancer
    264
    0.97
     
    2,286
    1.12
    23. Fires
    253
    0.93
     
    286
    0.14
    24. Lung Disease
    240
    0.88
     
    11,105
    5.43
    25. Hypertension
    229
    0.84
     
    2,572
    1.26
    26. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    204
    0.75
     
    422
    0.21
    27. Anemia
    198
    0.73
     
    433
    0.21
    28. Cervical Cancer
    186
    0.68
     
    558
    0.27
    29. Violence
    183
    0.67
     
    626
    0.31
    30. Inflammatory/Heart
    163
    0.60
     
    1,523
    0.75
    31. Asthma
    158
    0.58
     
    228
    0.11
    32. Breast Cancer
    155
    0.57
     
    5,405
    2.64
    33. Pertussis
    145
    0.53
     
    3
    0.00
    34. Measles
    131
    0.48
     
    0
    0.00
    35. Drownings
    114
    0.42
     
    293
    0.14
    36. Appendicitis
    111
    0.41
     
    75
    0.04
    37. Syphilis
    99
    0.36
     
    5
    0.00
    38. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    96
    0.35
     
    451
    0.22
    39. Prostate Cancer
    83
    0.31
     
    4,178
    2.04
    40. Tetanus
    69
    0.25
     
    1
    0.00
    41. Poisonings
    68
    0.25
     
    692
    0.34
    42. Suicide
    68
    0.25
     
    3,983
    1.95
    43. Skin Disease
    66
    0.24
     
    355
    0.17
    44. Stomach Cancer
    64
    0.23
     
    2,091
    1.02
    45. Lymphomas
    63
    0.23
     
    4,520
    2.21
    46. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    61
    0.22
     
    9,070
    4.44
    47. Other Neoplasms
    60
    0.22
     
    1,490
    0.73
    48. Alzheimers/Dementia
    52
    0.19
     
    23,541
    11.52
    49. Hepatitis B
    47
    0.17
     
    80
    0.04
    50. Parkinson's Disease
    43
    0.16
     
    2,038
    1.00
     
     
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Mauritania MAURITANIA   Canada CANADA
      Rate World Rank   Rate World Rank
    1. Cervical Cancer
    17.16
    38
     
    2.17
    149
    2. Prostate Cancer
    14.38
    102
     
    14.80
    100
    3. Breast Cancer
    12.77
    115
     
    18.53
    66
    4. Liver Cancer
    11.44
    29
     
    4.03
    120
    5. Stomach Cancer
    3.10
    137
     
    3.64
    128
    6. Ovary Cancer
    3.01
    133
     
    5.44
    53
    7. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    2.64
    162
     
    15.42
    38
    8. Lymphomas
    2.48
    137
     
    7.68
    18
    9. Skin Cancers
    1.61
    83
     
    3.29
    17
    10. Bladder Cancer
    1.34
    122
     
    3.85
    40
    11. Lung Cancers
    1.21
    164
     
    34.71
    13
    12. Oral Cancer
    1.15
    161
     
    2.20
    114
    13. Uterin Cancer
    1.05
    144
     
    2.95
    47
    14. Pancreas Cancer
    1.02
    147
     
    7.30
    41
    15. Leukemia
    0.98
    164
     
    4.99
    34
    16. Oesophagus Cancer
    0.58
    164
     
    3.76
    60
     
     
     
    Data rounded. Decimals affect ranking.
    World Rankings Calculations Are Age Adjusted Death Rates Per 100,000 Population.
    Data Source: Published By WHO 2014
    WHO Excludes Cause of Death Data For the following countries: Andorra, Antigua and Barbuda, Cook Islands, Dominica, Grenada, Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Micronesia, Monaco, Nauru, Niue, Palau, Saint Kitts, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent, Samoa, San Marino, Sao Tome, Seychelles, Tonga, Tuvalu, Vanuatu.