LIBERIA VS MAURITANIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MAURITANIA		LIBERIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	3,462	2	2,693	+ 769
Low Birth Weight	2	2,530	8	1,652	+ 878
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	2,081	10	1,592	+ 489
Coronary Heart Disease	4	2,055	7	1,885	+ 170
Malaria	5	1,787	4	2,428	- 641
Stroke	6	1,642	11	1,578	+ 64
Birth Trauma	7	1,513	9	1,601	- 88
Road Traffic Accidents	8	1,455	5	1,920	- 465
Tuberculosis	9	900	1	2,766	- 1,866
Congenital Anomalies	10	836	14	833	+ 2
Maternal Conditions	11	802	12	870	- 67
Diabetes Mellitus	12	747	15	650	+ 97
Liver Disease	13	736	13	858	- 123
Pertussis	14	721	32	197	+ 524
Kidney Disease	15	697	16	609	+ 88
Violence	16	617	18	477	+ 140
Malnutrition	17	581	24	353	+ 228
Meningitis	18	448	17	552	- 104
Other Injuries	19	431	22	380	+ 51
Cervical Cancer	20	419	19	474	- 55
Liver Cancer	21	391	20	439	- 48
Hypertension	22	359	23	371	- 11
Lung Disease	23	345	26	294	+ 52
Alzheimers & Dementia	24	316	29	235	+ 81
HIV/AIDS	25	290	6	1,919	- 1,629
Syphilis	26	256	21	394	- 138
Endocrine Disorders	27	248	28	245	+ 2
Breast Cancer	28	237	27	246	- 8
Asthma	29	213	31	200	+ 14
Suicide	30	177	30	220	- 42
Falls	31	176	33	155	+ 21
Stomach Cancer	32	166	37	122	+ 45
Fires	33	155	34	153	+ 1
Prostate Cancer	34	148	25	297	- 149
Drownings	35	146	35	127	+ 19
Inflammatory/Heart	36	138	38	115	+ 23
Colon-Rectum Cancers	37	138	40	90	+ 48
Peptic Ulcer Disease	38	105	36	126	- 21
Epilepsy	39	94	42	81	+ 13
Drug Use	40	89	50	42	+ 47
Parkinson's Disease	41	87	43	72	+ 14
Poisonings	42	85	41	82	+ 3
Lymphomas	43	81	39	93	- 12
Lung Cancers	44	76	44	66	+ 10
Tetanus	45	72	54	31	+ 41
Skin Cancers	46	63	46	51	+ 11
Skin Disease	47	60	51	41	+ 18
Oral Cancer	48	56	48	50	+ 6
Ovary Cancer	49	54	47	50	+ 4
Bladder Cancer	50	53	59	19	+ 34
Pancreas Cancer	51	48	53	38	+ 11
Rheumatic Heart Disease	52	42	49	50	- 8
Encephalitis	53	42	56	27	+ 14
Oesophagus Cancer	54	38	60	16	+ 22
Leukemia	55	28	58	23	+ 5
Hepatitis B	56	28	52	39	- 11
Uterin Cancer	57	21	55	28	- 7
Alcohol	58	20	57	25	- 5
Schistosomiasis	59	17	45	51	- 34
Appendicitis	60	11	61	12	- 1
Measles	61	11	3	2,554	- 2,544
Other Neoplasms	62	9	62	6	+ 3
Multiple Sclerosis	63	7	63	4	+ 2
Rheumatoid Arthritis	64	6	64	4	+ 2
Diphtheria	65	4	68	1	+ 3
Ascariasis	66	3	66	4	- 0
Hepatitis C	67	3	65	4	- 0
Upper Respiratory	68	3	67	3	+ 1
Leishmaniasis	69	3	77	0	+ 3
War	70	2	70	1	+ 2
Chlamydia	71	0	69	1	- 0
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	79	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	75	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	78	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	79	0	76	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 LIBERIA

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.