DR CONGO VS MAURITANIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MAURITANIA		DR CONGO		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	73,474	1	73,546	- 72
Low Birth Weight	2	53,701	8	34,668	+ 19,033
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	44,167	5	41,301	+ 2,865
Coronary Heart Disease	4	43,615	7	34,713	+ 8,902
Malaria	5	37,931	4	41,813	- 3,882
Stroke	6	34,845	6	36,596	- 1,751
Birth Trauma	7	32,117	9	33,075	- 959
Road Traffic Accidents	8	30,889	10	30,256	+ 632
Tuberculosis	9	19,105	2	43,759	- 24,654
Congenital Anomalies	10	17,733	11	16,256	+ 1,477
Maternal Conditions	11	17,030	19	10,513	+ 6,518
Diabetes Mellitus	12	15,847	16	12,902	+ 2,945
Liver Disease	13	15,614	13	15,044	+ 569
Pertussis	14	15,313	23	7,921	+ 7,392
Kidney Disease	15	14,793	20	9,077	+ 5,717
Violence	16	13,102	18	11,120	+ 1,982
Malnutrition	17	12,331	21	8,910	+ 3,421
Meningitis	18	9,517	17	11,568	- 2,051
Other Injuries	19	9,152	22	8,272	+ 881
Cervical Cancer	20	8,884	27	4,823	+ 4,061
Liver Cancer	21	8,309	31	3,840	+ 4,469
Hypertension	22	7,626	12	15,743	- 8,117
Lung Disease	23	7,326	14	13,527	- 6,201
Alzheimers & Dementia	24	6,703	28	4,548	+ 2,155
HIV/AIDS	25	6,148	15	13,286	- 7,138
Syphilis	26	5,433	32	3,751	+ 1,682
Endocrine Disorders	27	5,262	25	7,380	- 2,118
Breast Cancer	28	5,040	35	3,416	+ 1,624
Asthma	29	4,527	24	7,733	- 3,207
Suicide	30	3,761	26	5,812	- 2,051
Falls	31	3,735	33	3,483	+ 253
Stomach Cancer	32	3,525	37	2,579	+ 946
Fires	33	3,284	39	2,007	+ 1,276
Prostate Cancer	34	3,151	30	3,948	- 798
Drownings	35	3,100	34	3,454	- 353
Inflammatory/Heart	36	2,930	29	4,045	- 1,115
Colon-Rectum Cancers	37	2,920	36	2,966	- 46
Peptic Ulcer Disease	38	2,223	40	1,923	+ 300
Epilepsy	39	1,987	44	1,727	+ 261
Drug Use	40	1,897	59	638	+ 1,259
Parkinson's Disease	41	1,839	49	1,035	+ 805
Poisonings	42	1,799	42	1,729	+ 70
Lymphomas	43	1,727	38	2,061	- 334
Lung Cancers	44	1,608	47	1,158	+ 451
Tetanus	45	1,536	46	1,166	+ 370
Skin Cancers	46	1,328	55	765	+ 562
Skin Disease	47	1,266	54	781	+ 485
Oral Cancer	48	1,196	51	1,003	+ 193
Ovary Cancer	49	1,156	58	656	+ 500
Bladder Cancer	50	1,132	65	270	+ 862
Pancreas Cancer	51	1,028	50	1,017	+ 12
Rheumatic Heart Disease	52	895	43	1,728	- 833
Encephalitis	53	884	57	680	+ 205
Oesophagus Cancer	54	797	53	790	+ 7
Leukemia	55	599	41	1,871	- 1,273
Hepatitis B	56	591	61	456	+ 135
Uterin Cancer	57	451	63	352	+ 99
Alcohol	58	425	60	635	- 210
Schistosomiasis	59	364	48	1,071	- 707
Appendicitis	60	231	56	703	- 472
Measles	61	230	3	42,254	- 42,024
Other Neoplasms	62	190	67	88	+ 103
Multiple Sclerosis	63	141	71	44	+ 97
Rheumatoid Arthritis	64	117	66	217	- 100
Diphtheria	65	82	70	47	+ 35
Ascariasis	66	71	68	80	- 9
Hepatitis C	67	70	69	69	+ 2
Upper Respiratory	68	68	62	370	- 302
Leishmaniasis	69	65	52	869	- 804
War	70	43	45	1,658	- 1,615
Chlamydia	71	8	73	15	- 6
Otitis Media	72	1	72	38	- 37
Dengue	73	1	74	1	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	75	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	76	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	78	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	79	0	64	347	- 347
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	81	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	80	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	84	0	- 0
Anemia	84	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to DR CONGO

Mauritania

DR Congo

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.