BURKINA FASO VS MAURITANIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MAURITANIA		BURKINA FASO		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	14,670	1	16,807	- 2,137
Low Birth Weight	2	10,722	5	6,809	+ 3,913
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	8,819	3	11,887	- 3,068
Coronary Heart Disease	4	8,708	4	8,117	+ 592
Malaria	5	7,573	2	14,602	- 7,029
Stroke	6	6,957	7	6,324	+ 633
Birth Trauma	7	6,413	6	6,426	- 13
Road Traffic Accidents	8	6,167	8	6,303	- 136
Tuberculosis	9	3,815	20	1,968	+ 1,847
Congenital Anomalies	10	3,541	10	3,515	+ 26
Maternal Conditions	11	3,400	23	1,379	+ 2,022
Diabetes Mellitus	12	3,164	16	2,609	+ 556
Liver Disease	13	3,118	14	2,722	+ 395
Pertussis	14	3,058	34	746	+ 2,311
Kidney Disease	15	2,954	17	2,398	+ 556
Violence	16	2,616	21	1,943	+ 673
Malnutrition	17	2,462	13	2,868	- 406
Meningitis	18	1,900	11	3,375	- 1,475
Other Injuries	19	1,827	15	2,637	- 809
Cervical Cancer	20	1,774	18	2,122	- 348
Liver Cancer	21	1,659	24	1,309	+ 350
Hypertension	22	1,523	19	2,020	- 497
Lung Disease	23	1,463	26	1,161	+ 302
Alzheimers & Dementia	24	1,338	33	767	+ 571
HIV/AIDS	25	1,228	12	3,100	- 1,873
Syphilis	26	1,085	42	294	+ 791
Endocrine Disorders	27	1,051	9	4,794	- 3,743
Breast Cancer	28	1,006	30	862	+ 145
Asthma	29	904	27	941	- 37
Suicide	30	751	22	1,521	- 770
Falls	31	746	31	828	- 83
Stomach Cancer	32	704	32	777	- 73
Fires	33	656	36	704	- 49
Prostate Cancer	34	629	38	514	+ 115
Drownings	35	619	28	910	- 291
Inflammatory/Heart	36	585	35	743	- 158
Colon-Rectum Cancers	37	583	39	478	+ 105
Peptic Ulcer Disease	38	444	41	410	+ 34
Epilepsy	39	397	40	477	- 80
Drug Use	40	379	54	172	+ 207
Parkinson's Disease	41	367	46	252	+ 116
Poisonings	42	359	37	620	- 261
Lymphomas	43	345	43	280	+ 65
Lung Cancers	44	321	48	242	+ 79
Tetanus	45	307	51	181	+ 126
Skin Cancers	46	265	50	220	+ 45
Skin Disease	47	253	53	174	+ 79
Oral Cancer	48	239	49	227	+ 11
Ovary Cancer	49	231	52	174	+ 56
Bladder Cancer	50	226	45	265	- 39
Pancreas Cancer	51	205	57	148	+ 57
Rheumatic Heart Disease	52	179	44	269	- 90
Encephalitis	53	177	61	83	+ 94
Oesophagus Cancer	54	159	59	101	+ 58
Leukemia	55	120	58	112	+ 7
Hepatitis B	56	118	55	164	- 46
Uterin Cancer	57	90	62	74	+ 16
Alcohol	58	85	56	152	- 67
Schistosomiasis	59	73	47	249	- 176
Appendicitis	60	46	60	95	- 48
Measles	61	46	25	1,196	- 1,150
Other Neoplasms	62	38	67	23	+ 15
Multiple Sclerosis	63	28	66	24	+ 4
Rheumatoid Arthritis	64	23	68	15	+ 9
Diphtheria	65	16	69	7	+ 9
Ascariasis	66	14	63	74	- 60
Hepatitis C	67	14	64	58	- 44
Upper Respiratory	68	14	65	48	- 34
Leishmaniasis	69	13	78	0	+ 13
War	70	9	29	884	- 875
Chlamydia	71	2	70	3	- 1
Otitis Media	72	0	71	1	- 1
Dengue	73	0	72	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	73	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	74	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	79	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	75	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	79	0	76	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	80	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	81	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	83	0	- 0
Anemia	84	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	84	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to BURKINA FASO

Mauritania

Burkina Faso

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.