CANADA VS MAURITANIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MAURITANIA		CANADA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	24,700	7	7,431	+ 17,268
Low Birth Weight	2	18,053	42	553	+ 17,499
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	14,847	36	840	+ 14,007
Coronary Heart Disease	4	14,662	1	40,063	- 25,401
Malaria	5	12,751	76	0	+ 12,751
Stroke	6	11,714	5	14,159	- 2,445
Birth Trauma	7	10,797	50	193	+ 10,604
Road Traffic Accidents	8	10,384	28	1,998	+ 8,386
Tuberculosis	9	6,423	58	97	+ 6,325
Congenital Anomalies	10	5,961	35	1,081	+ 4,880
Maternal Conditions	11	5,725	64	45	+ 5,680
Diabetes Mellitus	12	5,327	9	5,718	- 391
Liver Disease	13	5,249	17	3,624	+ 1,625
Pertussis	14	5,148	69	1	+ 5,147
Kidney Disease	15	4,973	14	4,578	+ 395
Violence	16	4,405	40	605	+ 3,799
Malnutrition	17	4,145	51	192	+ 3,953
Meningitis	18	3,199	59	68	+ 3,131
Other Injuries	19	3,077	24	2,392	+ 684
Cervical Cancer	20	2,986	41	578	+ 2,408
Liver Cancer	21	2,793	20	3,113	- 320
Hypertension	22	2,564	22	2,563	+ 1
Lung Disease	23	2,463	4	14,212	- 11,749
Alzheimers & Dementia	24	2,253	2	30,970	- 28,716
HIV/AIDS	25	2,067	53	163	+ 1,904
Syphilis	26	1,827	67	5	+ 1,821
Endocrine Disorders	27	1,769	19	3,233	- 1,464
Breast Cancer	28	1,694	8	5,910	- 4,216
Asthma	29	1,522	49	262	+ 1,260
Suicide	30	1,264	15	4,417	- 3,152
Falls	31	1,256	12	4,829	- 3,573
Stomach Cancer	32	1,185	26	2,177	- 992
Fires	33	1,104	52	192	+ 912
Prostate Cancer	34	1,059	13	4,711	- 3,652
Drownings	35	1,042	48	283	+ 759
Inflammatory/Heart	36	985	27	2,060	- 1,075
Colon-Rectum Cancers	37	982	6	9,651	- 8,669
Peptic Ulcer Disease	38	747	43	442	+ 305
Epilepsy	39	668	44	384	+ 284
Drug Use	40	638	16	3,686	- 3,048
Parkinson's Disease	41	618	18	3,359	- 2,741
Poisonings	42	605	56	121	+ 483
Lymphomas	43	581	10	5,146	- 4,566
Lung Cancers	44	541	3	20,937	- 20,396
Tetanus	45	516	71	0	+ 516
Skin Cancers	46	446	30	1,756	- 1,310
Skin Disease	47	426	38	679	- 253
Oral Cancer	48	402	32	1,592	- 1,190
Ovary Cancer	49	389	29	1,902	- 1,514
Bladder Cancer	50	381	23	2,521	- 2,140
Pancreas Cancer	51	346	11	5,057	- 4,712
Rheumatic Heart Disease	52	301	39	636	- 335
Encephalitis	53	297	68	3	+ 294
Oesophagus Cancer	54	268	25	2,230	- 1,962
Leukemia	55	201	21	3,098	- 2,897
Hepatitis B	56	199	60	66	+ 133
Uterin Cancer	57	152	34	1,183	- 1,031
Alcohol	58	143	33	1,491	- 1,348
Schistosomiasis	59	122	78	0	+ 122
Appendicitis	60	78	62	49	+ 28
Measles	61	77	74	0	+ 77
Other Neoplasms	62	64	31	1,679	- 1,615
Multiple Sclerosis	63	47	37	692	- 645
Rheumatoid Arthritis	64	39	47	322	- 283
Diphtheria	65	28	73	0	+ 28
Ascariasis	66	24	82	0	+ 24
Hepatitis C	67	24	45	363	- 339
Upper Respiratory	68	23	63	47	- 24
Leishmaniasis	69	22	77	0	+ 22
War	70	15	65	21	- 6
Chlamydia	71	3	83	0	+ 3
Otitis Media	72	0	66	8	- 7
Dengue	73	0	72	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	81	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	80	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	84	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	79	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	70	1	- 1
Trypanosomiasis	79	0	75	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	54	143	- 143
Osteoarthritis	81	0	55	139	- 139
Oral conditions	82	0	61	51	- 51
Depression	83	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	84	0	46	343	- 343
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	57	118	- 118
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to CANADA

Mauritania

Canada

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.