ANGOLA VS MAURITANIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MAURITANIA		ANGOLA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	23,686	1	24,897	- 1,212
Low Birth Weight	2	17,311	7	11,184	+ 6,127
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	14,238	3	15,245	- 1,007
Coronary Heart Disease	4	14,060	9	10,020	+ 4,040
Malaria	5	12,228	4	13,608	- 1,380
Stroke	6	11,233	8	10,687	+ 546
Birth Trauma	7	10,353	5	12,983	- 2,629
Road Traffic Accidents	8	9,957	10	8,317	+ 1,641
Tuberculosis	9	6,159	2	16,991	- 10,832
Congenital Anomalies	10	5,717	11	7,402	- 1,686
Maternal Conditions	11	5,490	18	3,268	+ 2,222
Diabetes Mellitus	12	5,108	13	4,413	+ 696
Liver Disease	13	5,033	12	6,103	- 1,070
Pertussis	14	4,936	14	4,197	+ 740
Kidney Disease	15	4,769	20	2,746	+ 2,023
Violence	16	4,224	19	2,928	+ 1,295
Malnutrition	17	3,975	17	3,509	+ 466
Meningitis	18	3,068	16	3,564	- 496
Other Injuries	19	2,950	21	2,682	+ 268
Cervical Cancer	20	2,864	24	1,931	+ 933
Liver Cancer	21	2,678	39	579	+ 2,099
Hypertension	22	2,458	15	3,667	- 1,209
Lung Disease	23	2,362	22	2,447	- 85
Alzheimers & Dementia	24	2,161	29	1,198	+ 963
HIV/AIDS	25	1,982	6	12,805	- 10,823
Syphilis	26	1,752	27	1,316	+ 436
Endocrine Disorders	27	1,696	32	1,119	+ 577
Breast Cancer	28	1,625	31	1,141	+ 484
Asthma	29	1,459	25	1,681	- 221
Suicide	30	1,212	23	1,936	- 724
Falls	31	1,204	30	1,147	+ 57
Stomach Cancer	32	1,136	47	349	+ 788
Fires	33	1,059	34	839	+ 220
Prostate Cancer	34	1,016	33	1,071	- 55
Drownings	35	999	26	1,600	- 600
Inflammatory/Heart	36	945	28	1,305	- 360
Colon-Rectum Cancers	37	941	42	477	+ 464
Peptic Ulcer Disease	38	717	35	679	+ 37
Epilepsy	39	641	36	647	- 7
Drug Use	40	612	55	206	+ 406
Parkinson's Disease	41	593	49	293	+ 300
Poisonings	42	580	37	639	- 59
Lymphomas	43	557	38	608	- 51
Lung Cancers	44	518	45	401	+ 117
Tetanus	45	495	40	510	- 15
Skin Cancers	46	428	43	467	- 38
Skin Disease	47	408	50	224	+ 184
Oral Cancer	48	385	41	507	- 121
Ovary Cancer	49	373	53	210	+ 162
Bladder Cancer	50	365	58	162	+ 203
Pancreas Cancer	51	331	59	142	+ 190
Rheumatic Heart Disease	52	288	44	436	- 148
Encephalitis	53	285	56	190	+ 95
Oesophagus Cancer	54	257	48	310	- 53
Leukemia	55	193	46	361	- 168
Hepatitis B	56	191	61	117	+ 73
Uterin Cancer	57	145	64	76	+ 69
Alcohol	58	137	51	219	- 82
Schistosomiasis	59	117	52	216	- 99
Appendicitis	60	75	54	207	- 132
Measles	61	74	63	95	- 21
Other Neoplasms	62	61	67	40	+ 21
Multiple Sclerosis	63	45	69	19	+ 26
Rheumatoid Arthritis	64	38	65	61	- 24
Diphtheria	65	26	62	111	- 85
Ascariasis	66	23	66	40	- 18
Hepatitis C	67	23	70	15	+ 8
Upper Respiratory	68	22	60	130	- 108
Leishmaniasis	69	21	57	166	- 145
War	70	14	68	23	- 9
Chlamydia	71	3	73	5	- 3
Otitis Media	72	0	72	8	- 8
Dengue	73	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	75	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	76	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	77	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	79	0	71	12	- 12
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	85	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	84	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 ANGOLA

Mauritania

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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.