BENIN VS MAURITANIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MAURITANIA		BENIN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	9,357	1	10,205	- 847
Low Birth Weight	2	6,839	6	4,908	+ 1,931
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	5,625	3	6,830	- 1,206
Coronary Heart Disease	4	5,555	5	5,397	+ 157
Malaria	5	4,831	2	7,037	- 2,206
Stroke	6	4,438	4	5,855	- 1,417
Birth Trauma	7	4,090	7	3,950	+ 141
Road Traffic Accidents	8	3,934	8	3,162	+ 772
Tuberculosis	9	2,433	23	919	+ 1,514
Congenital Anomalies	10	2,258	10	2,265	- 6
Maternal Conditions	11	2,169	20	1,039	+ 1,130
Diabetes Mellitus	12	2,018	14	1,912	+ 106
Liver Disease	13	1,988	9	2,447	- 458
Pertussis	14	1,950	18	1,168	+ 783
Kidney Disease	15	1,884	13	1,929	- 45
Violence	16	1,669	28	726	+ 942
Malnutrition	17	1,570	21	928	+ 643
Meningitis	18	1,212	12	1,967	- 755
Other Injuries	19	1,166	15	1,532	- 367
Cervical Cancer	20	1,131	30	669	+ 463
Liver Cancer	21	1,058	40	322	+ 736
Hypertension	22	971	19	1,088	- 117
Lung Disease	23	933	17	1,220	- 287
Alzheimers & Dementia	24	854	29	715	+ 139
HIV/AIDS	25	783	11	2,263	- 1,480
Syphilis	26	692	51	150	+ 542
Endocrine Disorders	27	670	16	1,454	- 784
Breast Cancer	28	642	27	784	- 142
Asthma	29	577	24	891	- 314
Suicide	30	479	22	922	- 443
Falls	31	476	32	543	- 67
Stomach Cancer	32	449	38	361	+ 88
Fires	33	418	35	431	- 13
Prostate Cancer	34	401	25	867	- 466
Drownings	35	395	31	570	- 175
Inflammatory/Heart	36	373	33	457	- 84
Colon-Rectum Cancers	37	372	41	311	+ 61
Peptic Ulcer Disease	38	283	34	442	- 159
Epilepsy	39	253	37	369	- 116
Drug Use	40	242	44	197	+ 44
Parkinson's Disease	41	234	43	212	+ 23
Poisonings	42	229	42	307	- 78
Lymphomas	43	220	36	387	- 167
Lung Cancers	44	205	59	66	+ 138
Tetanus	45	196	50	156	+ 40
Skin Cancers	46	169	54	102	+ 68
Skin Disease	47	161	52	144	+ 18
Oral Cancer	48	152	49	156	- 4
Ovary Cancer	49	147	56	86	+ 62
Bladder Cancer	50	144	61	43	+ 101
Pancreas Cancer	51	131	48	177	- 46
Rheumatic Heart Disease	52	114	45	197	- 83
Encephalitis	53	113	57	85	+ 27
Oesophagus Cancer	54	102	39	326	- 224
Leukemia	55	76	46	196	- 119
Hepatitis B	56	75	53	143	- 67
Uterin Cancer	57	57	55	99	- 42
Alcohol	58	54	58	85	- 31
Schistosomiasis	59	46	47	183	- 137
Appendicitis	60	29	60	45	- 16
Measles	61	29	26	788	- 759
Other Neoplasms	62	24	63	20	+ 5
Multiple Sclerosis	63	18	66	16	+ 2
Rheumatoid Arthritis	64	15	67	11	+ 3
Diphtheria	65	10	68	10	+ 0
Ascariasis	66	9	62	40	- 31
Hepatitis C	67	9	65	17	- 8
Upper Respiratory	68	9	64	17	- 9
Leishmaniasis	69	8	79	0	+ 8
War	70	6	69	2	+ 3
Chlamydia	71	1	70	2	- 1
Otitis Media	72	0	71	0	- 0
Dengue	73	0	72	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	73	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	76	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	75	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	79	0	78	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	81	0	- 0
Anemia	84	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	82	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	80	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to BENIN

Mauritania

Benin

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.