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Compare Mauritania and India 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   India INDIA
           
    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
     
    43.2
    41.3
    42.3
    121
    145
    135
    1970
    45.5
    49.9
    47.6
    135
    129
    133
     
    50.1
    48.5
    49.3
    119
    136
    124
    1980
    50.5
    54.7
    52.5
    135
    133
    134
     
    55.9
    55.5
    55.7
    117
    129
    124
    1990
    55.6
    59.5
    57.5
    140
    136
    137
     
    59.3
    60.0
    59.7
    125
    134
    130
    2000
    59.8
    63.3
    61.5
    130
    128
    130
     
    61.4
    63.6
    62.5
    121
    126
    126
    2010
    60.5
    63.5
    62.0
    142
    145
    143
     
    65.3
    67.6
    66.4
    116
    132
    126
    2015
    61.6
    64.6
    63.1
    146
    153
    150
     
    66.9
    69.9
    68.3
    115
    129
    126
     
     
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Mauritania MAURITANIA   India INDIA
          World Rank       World Rank
      Male Female M F   Male Female M F
    At Birth
    61.6
    64.6
    146
    153
     
    66.9
    69.9
    115
    129
    Age 5
    68.1
    70.1
    127
    143
     
    70.1
    73.5
    107
    122
    Age 10
    68.6
    70.7
    127
    142
     
    70.4
    73.8
    106
    122
    Age 15
    68.9
    71.0
    126
    143
     
    70.6
    74.0
    106
    122
    Age 20
    69.3
    71.5
    124
    144
     
    70.8
    74.3
    106
    121
    Age 25
    69.9
    72.1
    124
    141
     
    71.3
    74.7
    108
    119
    Age 30
    70.5
    72.7
    123
    140
     
    71.7
    75.1
    108
    119
    Age 35
    71.1
    73.3
    124
    143
     
    72.2
    75.5
    107
    119
    Age 40
    71.7
    73.9
    126
    144
     
    72.9
    75.9
    107
    118
    Age 45
    72.5
    74.6
    126
    148
     
    73.7
    76.3
    103
    119
    Age 50
    73.4
    75.3
    133
    150
     
    74.6
    76.9
    101
    120
    Age 55
    74.5
    76.1
    138
    152
     
    75.8
    77.7
    101
    121
    Age 60
    75.8
    77.1
    145
    158
     
    77.2
    78.6
    100
    120
    Age 65
    77.4
    78.4
    153
    168
     
    78.9
    80.1
    97
    121
    Age 70
    79.4
    80.1
    164
    171
     
    81.2
    82.0
    88
    116
    Age 75
    81.8
    82.3
    168
    172
     
    83.8
    84.5
    77
    104
    Age 80
    84.8
    85.1
    169
    171
     
    87.0
    87.4
    70
    90
    Age 85
    88.3
    88.6
    174
    173
     
    90.4
    90.6
    63
    83
    Age 90
    92.4
    92.6
    173
    173
     
    94.2
    94.3
    39
    73
    Age 95
    96.9
    97.0
    172
    173
     
    98.3
    98.3
    27
    50
    Age 100
    101.5
    101.6
    170
    171
     
    102.6
    102.6
    19
    29
     
     
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Mauritania MAURITANIA   India INDIA
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank   Rate World Rank
    1. Tuberculosis
    143.33
    2
     
    27.86
    42
    2. Influenza and Pneumonia
    141.26
    27
     
    47.80
    69
    3. Stroke
    105.93
    71
     
    104.39
    72
    4. Coronary Heart Disease
    76.62
    114
     
    138.36
    39
    5. Malaria
    53.04
    20
     
    2.57
    50
    6. Diarrhoeal diseases
    49.75
    34
     
    58.80
    22
    7. Diabetes Mellitus
    36.50
    62
     
    25.40
    91
    8. Road Traffic Accidents
    33.75
    13
     
    20.74
    64
    9. Low Birth Weight
    28.49
    14
     
    27.79
    16
    10. Meningitis
    22.02
    28
     
    4.67
    62
    11. Malnutrition
    21.95
    38
     
    4.39
    67
    12. HIV/AIDS
    21.93
    51
     
    11.28
    68
    13. Liver Disease
    18.37
    74
     
    21.96
    61
    14. Birth Trauma
    18.06
    32
     
    11.48
    54
    15. Cervical Cancer
    17.16
    38
     
    13.22
    51
    16. Kidney Disease
    15.31
    75
     
    21.56
    24
    17. Lung Disease
    14.76
    120
     
    126.99
    1
    18. Hypertension
    14.53
    106
     
    18.52
    67
    19. Prostate Cancer
    14.38
    102
     
    3.27
    159
    20. Other Injuries
    13.97
    69
     
    20.07
    41
    21. Maternal Conditions
    12.93
    40
     
    4.05
    57
    22. Breast Cancer
    12.77
    115
     
    13.65
    110
    23. Liver Cancer
    11.44
    29
     
    2.85
    156
    24. Falls
    11.37
    32
     
    29.36
    2
    25. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    11.25
    19
     
    9.12
    26
    26. Congenital Anomalies
    10.63
    36
     
    7.65
    102
    27. Endocrine Disorders
    10.33
    51
     
    5.68
    90
    28. Anemia
    9.28
    21
     
    0.29
    114
    29. Epilepsy
    8.51
    32
     
    3.42
    58
    30. Inflammatory/Heart
    8.20
    77
     
    8.69
    69
    31. Asthma
    7.94
    66
     
    17.16
    14
    32. Fires
    6.18
    48
     
    4.68
    56
    33. Appendicitis
    5.30
    18
     
    0.21
    108
    34. Violence
    5.10
    91
     
    5.75
    83
    35. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    4.94
    77
     
    10.39
    14
    36. Alzheimers/Dementia
    3.43
    74
     
    0.46
    165
    37. Skin Disease
    3.31
    56
     
    1.63
    91
    38. Stomach Cancer
    3.10
    137
     
    6.13
    75
    39. Ovary Cancer
    3.01
    133
     
    3.83
    95
    40. Parkinson's Disease
    2.99
    44
     
    0.38
    155
    41. Drownings
    2.99
    96
     
    7.90
    32
    42. Suicide
    2.68
    156
     
    21.21
    12
    43. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    2.64
    162
     
    5.13
    117
    44. Other Neoplasms
    2.60
    88
     
    1.38
    135
    45. Lymphomas
    2.48
    137
     
    2.69
    133
    46. Pertussis
    2.27
    20
     
    0.51
    55
    47. Measles
    2.26
    32
     
    3.10
    20
    48. Schistosomiasis
    2.16
    43
     
    0.00
    172
    49. Hepatitis B
    2.14
    41
     
    5.73
    4
    50. Rheumatoid Arthritis
    2.09
    32
     
    1.77
    41
     
     
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
     
      Mauritania MAURITANIA   India INDIA
      Deaths %   Deaths %
    1. Influenza and Pneumonia
    3,633
    13.32
     
    481,508
    5.43
    2. Tuberculosis
    3,366
    12.35
     
    269,866
    3.04
    3. Malaria
    1,864
    6.84
     
    28,418
    0.32
    4. Low Birth Weight
    1,846
    6.77
     
    380,890
    4.29
    5. Diarrhoeal diseases
    1,731
    6.35
     
    586,617
    6.61
    6. Stroke
    1,689
    6.19
     
    881,702
    9.94
    7. Coronary Heart Disease
    1,245
    4.56
     
    1,215,414
    13.70
    8. Birth Trauma
    1,170
    4.29
     
    157,397
    1.77
    9. Road Traffic Accidents
    1,001
    3.67
     
    233,070
    2.63
    10. Meningitis
    731
    2.68
     
    55,292
    0.62
    11. HIV/AIDS
    716
    2.63
     
    135,187
    1.52
    12. Congenital Anomalies
    653
    2.39
     
    104,200
    1.17
    13. Diabetes Mellitus
    622
    2.28
     
    227,324
    2.56
    14. Malnutrition
    477
    1.75
     
    45,256
    0.51
    15. Other Injuries
    452
    1.66
     
    209,605
    2.36
    16. Maternal Conditions
    436
    1.60
     
    51,282
    0.58
    17. Liver Disease
    394
    1.45
     
    216,865
    2.44
    18. Kidney Disease
    309
    1.13
     
    203,467
    2.29
    19. Endocrine Disorders
    304
    1.11
     
    55,358
    0.62
    20. Falls
    295
    1.08
     
    254,183
    2.87
    21. Epilepsy
    279
    1.02
     
    39,097
    0.44
    22. Liver Cancer
    264
    0.97
     
    26,788
    0.30
    23. Fires
    253
    0.93
     
    55,292
    0.62
    24. Lung Disease
    240
    0.88
     
    1,061,863
    11.97
    25. Hypertension
    229
    0.84
     
    158,334
    1.79
    26. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    204
    0.75
     
    85,487
    0.96
    27. Anemia
    198
    0.73
     
    2,801
    0.03
    28. Cervical Cancer
    186
    0.68
     
    67,503
    0.76
    29. Violence
    183
    0.67
     
    67,642
    0.76
    30. Inflammatory/Heart
    163
    0.60
     
    81,742
    0.92
    31. Asthma
    158
    0.58
     
    151,877
    1.71
    32. Breast Cancer
    155
    0.57
     
    70,196
    0.79
    33. Pertussis
    145
    0.53
     
    6,967
    0.08
    34. Measles
    131
    0.48
     
    42,347
    0.48
    35. Drownings
    114
    0.42
     
    94,319
    1.06
    36. Appendicitis
    111
    0.41
     
    2,027
    0.02
    37. Syphilis
    99
    0.36
     
    12,815
    0.14
    38. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    96
    0.35
     
    99,262
    1.12
    39. Prostate Cancer
    83
    0.31
     
    12,231
    0.14
    40. Tetanus
    69
    0.25
     
    20,082
    0.23
    41. Poisonings
    68
    0.25
     
    39,760
    0.45
    42. Suicide
    68
    0.25
     
    258,075
    2.91
    43. Skin Disease
    66
    0.24
     
    14,258
    0.16
    44. Stomach Cancer
    64
    0.23
     
    58,992
    0.67
    45. Lymphomas
    63
    0.23
     
    27,089
    0.31
    46. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    61
    0.22
     
    48,576
    0.55
    47. Other Neoplasms
    60
    0.22
     
    13,325
    0.15
    48. Alzheimers/Dementia
    52
    0.19
     
    3,873
    0.04
    49. Hepatitis B
    47
    0.17
     
    61,937
    0.70
    50. Parkinson's Disease
    43
    0.16
     
    3,041
    0.03
     
     
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Mauritania MAURITANIA   India INDIA
      Rate World Rank   Rate World Rank
    1. Cervical Cancer
    17.16
    38
     
    13.22
    51
    2. Prostate Cancer
    14.38
    102
     
    3.27
    159
    3. Breast Cancer
    12.77
    115
     
    13.65
    110
    4. Liver Cancer
    11.44
    29
     
    2.85
    156
    5. Stomach Cancer
    3.10
    137
     
    6.13
    75
    6. Ovary Cancer
    3.01
    133
     
    3.83
    95
    7. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    2.64
    162
     
    5.13
    117
    8. Lymphomas
    2.48
    137
     
    2.69
    133
    9. Skin Cancers
    1.61
    83
     
    0.18
    171
    10. Bladder Cancer
    1.34
    122
     
    1.07
    139
    11. Lung Cancers
    1.21
    164
     
    6.80
    115
    12. Oral Cancer
    1.15
    161
     
    8.89
    9
    13. Uterin Cancer
    1.05
    144
     
    0.98
    150
    14. Pancreas Cancer
    1.02
    147
     
    1.18
    139
    15. Leukemia
    0.98
    164
     
    2.47
    131
    16. Oesophagus Cancer
    0.58
    164
     
    4.12
    52
     
     
     
    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.