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Mauritania
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MAURITANIA VS PARAGUAY
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Compare Mauritania and Paraguay 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   Paraguay PARAGUAY
           
    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
    		  
    62.0
    65.9
    63.9
    44
    45
    44
    1970
    45.5
    49.9
    47.6
    135
    129
    133
    		  
    63.5
    67.7
    65.5
    58
    58
    58
    1980
    50.5
    54.7
    52.5
    135
    133
    134
    		  
    64.7
    69.1
    66.8
    61
    72
    69
    1990
    55.6
    59.5
    57.5
    140
    136
    137
    		  
    65.9
    70.4
    68.1
    78
    91
    89
    2000
    59.8
    63.3
    61.5
    130
    128
    130
    		  
    68.1
    72.4
    70.2
    74
    93
    86
    2010
    60.5
    63.5
    62.0
    142
    145
    143
    		  
    71.4
    75.2
    73.2
    68
    92
    84
    2015
    61.6
    64.6
    63.1
    146
    153
    150
    		  
    72.2
    76.0
    74.0
    73
    94
    87
     
     
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Mauritania MAURITANIA   Paraguay PARAGUAY
          World Rank       World Rank
      Male Female M F   Male Female M F
    At Birth
    61.6
    64.6
    146
    153
    		  
    72.2
    76.0
    73
    94
    Age 5
    68.1
    70.1
    127
    143
    		  
    73.8
    77.4
    65
    89
    Age 10
    68.6
    70.7
    127
    142
    		  
    74.0
    77.6
    63
    89
    Age 15
    68.9
    71.0
    126
    143
    		  
    74.2
    77.7
    62
    89
    Age 20
    69.3
    71.5
    124
    144
    		  
    74.5
    78.0
    58
    89
    Age 25
    69.9
    72.1
    124
    141
    		  
    75.1
    78.3
    56
    86
    Age 30
    70.5
    72.7
    123
    140
    		  
    75.7
    78.7
    53
    84
    Age 35
    71.1
    73.3
    124
    143
    		  
    76.2
    79.1
    52
    81
    Age 40
    71.7
    73.9
    126
    144
    		  
    76.8
    79.5
    51
    78
    Age 45
    72.5
    74.6
    126
    148
    		  
    77.4
    80.0
    53
    73
    Age 50
    73.4
    75.3
    133
    150
    		  
    78.1
    80.6
    50
    72
    Age 55
    74.5
    76.1
    138
    152
    		  
    79.0
    81.3
    49
    71
    Age 60
    75.8
    77.1
    145
    158
    		  
    80.1
    82.3
    51
    65
    Age 65
    77.4
    78.4
    153
    168
    		  
    81.5
    83.5
    48
    62
    Age 70
    79.4
    80.1
    164
    171
    		  
    83.3
    84.9
    47
    59
    Age 75
    81.8
    82.3
    168
    172
    		  
    85.4
    86.5
    48
    62
    Age 80
    84.8
    85.1
    169
    171
    		  
    87.5
    88.4
    58
    67
    Age 85
    88.3
    88.6
    174
    173
    		  
    90.6
    91.2
    51
    66
    Age 90
    92.4
    92.6
    173
    173
    		  
    94.3
    94.6
    30
    48
    Age 95
    96.9
    97.0
    172
    173
    		  
    98.3
    98.5
    20
    31
    Age 100
    101.5
    101.6
    170
    171
    		  
    102.7
    102.8
    14
    18
     
     
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Mauritania MAURITANIA   Paraguay PARAGUAY
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank   Rate World Rank
    1. Tuberculosis
    143.33
    2
    		  
    4.17
    93
    2. Influenza and Pneumonia
    141.26
    27
    		  
    31.32
    85
    3. Stroke
    105.93
    71
    		  
    87.13
    91
    4. Coronary Heart Disease
    76.62
    114
    		  
    89.76
    86
    5. Malaria
    53.04
    20
    		  
    0.00
    172
    6. Diarrhoeal diseases
    49.75
    34
    		  
    5.19
    82
    7. Diabetes Mellitus
    36.50
    62
    		  
    45.98
    33
    8. Road Traffic Accidents
    33.75
    13
    		  
    27.76
    24
    9. Low Birth Weight
    28.49
    14
    		  
    9.69
    74
    10. Meningitis
    22.02
    28
    		  
    2.01
    88
    11. Malnutrition
    21.95
    38
    		  
    2.46
    85
    12. HIV/AIDS
    21.93
    51
    		  
    4.31
    90
    13. Liver Disease
    18.37
    74
    		  
    11.22
    108
    14. Birth Trauma
    18.06
    32
    		  
    3.19
    91
    15. Cervical Cancer
    17.16
    38
    		  
    17.22
    37
    16. Kidney Disease
    15.31
    75
    		  
    21.24
    27
    17. Lung Disease
    14.76
    120
    		  
    16.02
    108
    18. Hypertension
    14.53
    106
    		  
    17.41
    84
    19. Prostate Cancer
    14.38
    102
    		  
    26.17
    35
    20. Other Injuries
    13.97
    69
    		  
    9.21
    105
    21. Maternal Conditions
    12.93
    40
    		  
    2.72
    65
    22. Breast Cancer
    12.77
    115
    		  
    17.09
    79
    23. Liver Cancer
    11.44
    29
    		  
    3.39
    140
    24. Falls
    11.37
    32
    		  
    2.48
    135
    25. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    11.25
    19
    		  
    2.81
    82
    26. Congenital Anomalies
    10.63
    36
    		  
    10.07
    47
    27. Endocrine Disorders
    10.33
    51
    		  
    3.24
    124
    28. Anemia
    9.28
    21
    		  
    1.26
    67
    29. Epilepsy
    8.51
    32
    		  
    1.64
    98
    30. Inflammatory/Heart
    8.20
    77
    		  
    6.86
    91
    31. Asthma
    7.94
    66
    		  
    2.04
    113
    32. Fires
    6.18
    48
    		  
    1.62
    102
    33. Appendicitis
    5.30
    18
    		  
    1.00
    49
    34. Violence
    5.10
    91
    		  
    16.71
    26
    35. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    4.94
    77
    		  
    2.88
    101
    36. Alzheimers/Dementia
    3.43
    74
    		  
    1.27
    141
    37. Skin Disease
    3.31
    56
    		  
    0.77
    121
    38. Stomach Cancer
    3.10
    137
    		  
    6.33
    71
    39. Ovary Cancer
    3.01
    133
    		  
    3.83
    96
    40. Parkinson's Disease
    2.99
    44
    		  
    1.02
    116
    41. Drownings
    2.99
    96
    		  
    3.42
    90
    42. Suicide
    2.68
    156
    		  
    6.04
    108
    43. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    2.64
    162
    		  
    8.69
    75
    44. Other Neoplasms
    2.60
    88
    		  
    4.61
    22
    45. Lymphomas
    2.48
    137
    		  
    4.21
    97
    46. Pertussis
    2.27
    20
    		  
    2.00
    47
    47. Measles
    2.26
    32
    		  
    0.04
    83
    48. Schistosomiasis
    2.16
    43
    		  
    0.00
    172
    49. Hepatitis B
    2.14
    41
    		  
    0.09
    146
    50. Rheumatoid Arthritis
    2.09
    32
    		  
    0.69
    75
     
     
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
     
      Mauritania MAURITANIA   Paraguay PARAGUAY
      Deaths %   Deaths %
    1. Influenza and Pneumonia
    3,633
    13.32
    		  
    1,652
    5.77
    2. Tuberculosis
    3,366
    12.35
    		  
    200
    0.70
    3. Malaria
    1,864
    6.84
    		  
    0
    0.00
    4. Low Birth Weight
    1,846
    6.77
    		  
    826
    2.89
    5. Diarrhoeal diseases
    1,731
    6.35
    		  
    325
    1.14
    6. Stroke
    1,689
    6.19
    		  
    4,015
    14.04
    7. Coronary Heart Disease
    1,245
    4.56
    		  
    4,174
    14.59
    8. Birth Trauma
    1,170
    4.29
    		  
    272
    0.95
    9. Road Traffic Accidents
    1,001
    3.67
    		  
    1,703
    5.95
    10. Meningitis
    731
    2.68
    		  
    134
    0.47
    11. HIV/AIDS
    716
    2.63
    		  
    264
    0.92
    12. Congenital Anomalies
    653
    2.39
    		  
    810
    2.83
    13. Diabetes Mellitus
    622
    2.28
    		  
    2,131
    7.45
    14. Malnutrition
    477
    1.75
    		  
    125
    0.44
    15. Other Injuries
    452
    1.66
    		  
    523
    1.83
    16. Maternal Conditions
    436
    1.60
    		  
    174
    0.61
    17. Liver Disease
    394
    1.45
    		  
    568
    1.99
    18. Kidney Disease
    309
    1.13
    		  
    1,010
    3.53
    19. Endocrine Disorders
    304
    1.11
    		  
    173
    0.60
    20. Falls
    295
    1.08
    		  
    125
    0.44
    21. Epilepsy
    279
    1.02
    		  
    96
    0.33
    22. Liver Cancer
    264
    0.97
    		  
    160
    0.56
    23. Fires
    253
    0.93
    		  
    91
    0.32
    24. Lung Disease
    240
    0.88
    		  
    727
    2.54
    25. Hypertension
    229
    0.84
    		  
    799
    2.79
    26. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    204
    0.75
    		  
    133
    0.47
    27. Anemia
    198
    0.73
    		  
    63
    0.22
    28. Cervical Cancer
    186
    0.68
    		  
    438
    1.53
    29. Violence
    183
    0.67
    		  
    1,083
    3.78
    30. Inflammatory/Heart
    163
    0.60
    		  
    335
    1.17
    31. Asthma
    158
    0.58
    		  
    101
    0.35
    32. Breast Cancer
    155
    0.57
    		  
    430
    1.50
    33. Pertussis
    145
    0.53
    		  
    170
    0.59
    34. Measles
    131
    0.48
    		  
    2
    0.01
    35. Drownings
    114
    0.42
    		  
    230
    0.80
    36. Appendicitis
    111
    0.41
    		  
    52
    0.18
    37. Syphilis
    99
    0.36
    		  
    117
    0.41
    38. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    96
    0.35
    		  
    141
    0.49
    39. Prostate Cancer
    83
    0.31
    		  
    542
    1.89
    40. Tetanus
    69
    0.25
    		  
    15
    0.05
    41. Poisonings
    68
    0.25
    		  
    22
    0.08
    42. Suicide
    68
    0.25
    		  
    357
    1.25
    43. Skin Disease
    66
    0.24
    		  
    38
    0.13
    44. Stomach Cancer
    64
    0.23
    		  
    297
    1.04
    45. Lymphomas
    63
    0.23
    		  
    212
    0.74
    46. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    61
    0.22
    		  
    406
    1.42
    47. Other Neoplasms
    60
    0.22
    		  
    219
    0.77
    48. Alzheimers/Dementia
    52
    0.19
    		  
    57
    0.20
    49. Hepatitis B
    47
    0.17
    		  
    5
    0.02
    50. Parkinson's Disease
    43
    0.16
    		  
    45
    0.16
     
     
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Mauritania MAURITANIA   Paraguay PARAGUAY
      Rate World Rank   Rate World Rank
    1. Cervical Cancer
    17.16
    38
    		  
    17.22
    37
    2. Prostate Cancer
    14.38
    102
    		  
    26.17
    35
    3. Breast Cancer
    12.77
    115
    		  
    17.09
    79
    4. Liver Cancer
    11.44
    29
    		  
    3.39
    140
    5. Stomach Cancer
    3.10
    137
    		  
    6.33
    71
    6. Ovary Cancer
    3.01
    133
    		  
    3.83
    96
    7. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    2.64
    162
    		  
    8.69
    75
    8. Lymphomas
    2.48
    137
    		  
    4.21
    97
    9. Skin Cancers
    1.61
    83
    		  
    1.91
    63
    10. Bladder Cancer
    1.34
    122
    		  
    1.27
    131
    11. Lung Cancers
    1.21
    164
    		  
    14.05
    78
    12. Oral Cancer
    1.15
    161
    		  
    2.12
    116
    13. Uterin Cancer
    1.05
    144
    		  
    2.26
    73
    14. Pancreas Cancer
    1.02
    147
    		  
    5.18
    60
    15. Leukemia
    0.98
    164
    		  
    5.12
    27
    16. Oesophagus Cancer
    0.58
    164
    		  
    3.04
    74
     
     
     
    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.