ALGERIA VS MAURITANIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MAURITANIA		ALGERIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	29,938	6	7,289	+ 22,649
Low Birth Weight	2	21,881	8	5,441	+ 16,440
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	17,996	26	1,111	+ 16,886
Coronary Heart Disease	4	17,771	1	54,547	- 36,775
Malaria	5	15,455	72	0	+ 15,455
Stroke	6	14,198	2	23,393	- 9,195
Birth Trauma	7	13,086	13	3,800	+ 9,286
Road Traffic Accidents	8	12,586	3	8,996	+ 3,590
Tuberculosis	9	7,785	17	2,840	+ 4,944
Congenital Anomalies	10	7,226	11	4,357	+ 2,868
Maternal Conditions	11	6,939	33	917	+ 6,023
Diabetes Mellitus	12	6,457	9	4,678	+ 1,779
Liver Disease	13	6,362	15	3,464	+ 2,898
Pertussis	14	6,240	49	169	+ 6,070
Kidney Disease	15	6,028	5	7,528	- 1,500
Violence	16	5,339	36	713	+ 4,625
Malnutrition	17	5,025	53	82	+ 4,943
Meningitis	18	3,878	45	320	+ 3,558
Other Injuries	19	3,729	22	1,401	+ 2,328
Cervical Cancer	20	3,620	27	1,088	+ 2,532
Liver Cancer	21	3,385	41	551	+ 2,835
Hypertension	22	3,107	4	8,369	- 5,262
Lung Disease	23	2,985	10	4,668	- 1,683
Alzheimers & Dementia	24	2,731	7	5,635	- 2,904
HIV/AIDS	25	2,505	48	193	+ 2,312
Syphilis	26	2,214	61	41	+ 2,173
Endocrine Disorders	27	2,144	32	926	+ 1,218
Breast Cancer	28	2,054	14	3,465	- 1,411
Asthma	29	1,845	18	2,040	- 195
Suicide	30	1,532	28	1,072	+ 461
Falls	31	1,522	23	1,315	+ 207
Stomach Cancer	32	1,436	19	2,032	- 596
Fires	33	1,338	39	636	+ 702
Prostate Cancer	34	1,284	29	1,069	+ 215
Drownings	35	1,263	42	451	+ 813
Inflammatory/Heart	36	1,194	34	825	+ 369
Colon-Rectum Cancers	37	1,190	16	3,139	- 1,950
Peptic Ulcer Disease	38	906	35	721	+ 185
Epilepsy	39	810	44	355	+ 455
Drug Use	40	773	30	983	- 210
Parkinson's Disease	41	749	24	1,249	- 499
Poisonings	42	733	47	287	+ 446
Lymphomas	43	704	20	1,833	- 1,129
Lung Cancers	44	655	12	3,931	- 3,276
Tetanus	45	626	60	52	+ 574
Skin Cancers	46	541	37	711	- 170
Skin Disease	47	516	52	111	+ 405
Oral Cancer	48	487	38	695	- 208
Ovary Cancer	49	471	40	611	- 141
Bladder Cancer	50	461	21	1,423	- 962
Pancreas Cancer	51	419	31	973	- 554
Rheumatic Heart Disease	52	364	43	362	+ 3
Encephalitis	53	360	51	145	+ 215
Oesophagus Cancer	54	325	46	313	+ 11
Leukemia	55	244	25	1,157	- 914
Hepatitis B	56	241	50	165	+ 76
Uterin Cancer	57	184	56	75	+ 108
Alcohol	58	173	54	81	+ 92
Schistosomiasis	59	148	63	22	+ 126
Appendicitis	60	94	55	80	+ 14
Measles	61	94	59	55	+ 39
Other Neoplasms	62	77	58	58	+ 20
Multiple Sclerosis	63	57	57	74	- 16
Rheumatoid Arthritis	64	48	64	22	+ 26
Diphtheria	65	33	70	1	+ 33
Ascariasis	66	29	67	2	+ 27
Hepatitis C	67	29	65	4	+ 24
Upper Respiratory	68	28	68	2	+ 26
Leishmaniasis	69	26	66	3	+ 23
War	70	18	62	41	- 23
Chlamydia	71	3	69	1	+ 3
Otitis Media	72	0	71	0	+ 0
Dengue	73	0	75	0	+ 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	77	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	76	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	78	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	79	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	73	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	79	0	74	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	84	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	85	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	80	0	- 0
Anemia	84	0	82	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	83	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	81	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to ALGERIA

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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.worldlifeexpectancy.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.