TANZANIA VS MAURITANIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MAURITANIA		TANZANIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	42,951	2	26,028	+ 16,923
Low Birth Weight	2	31,393	10	12,173	+ 19,220
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	25,819	6	17,587	+ 8,232
Coronary Heart Disease	4	25,496	9	13,215	+ 12,282
Malaria	5	22,173	3	21,758	+ 415
Stroke	6	20,370	7	16,894	+ 3,476
Birth Trauma	7	18,775	8	15,086	+ 3,689
Road Traffic Accidents	8	18,057	5	18,054	+ 3
Tuberculosis	9	11,168	4	20,269	- 9,101
Congenital Anomalies	10	10,367	11	9,791	+ 576
Maternal Conditions	11	9,956	12	6,835	+ 3,121
Diabetes Mellitus	12	9,264	15	6,247	+ 3,017
Liver Disease	13	9,127	13	6,586	+ 2,542
Pertussis	14	8,952	23	2,774	+ 6,178
Kidney Disease	15	8,648	19	4,547	+ 4,101
Violence	16	7,659	18	4,713	+ 2,946
Malnutrition	17	7,209	16	5,574	+ 1,634
Meningitis	18	5,563	21	3,188	+ 2,375
Other Injuries	19	5,350	20	4,270	+ 1,080
Cervical Cancer	20	5,193	14	6,424	- 1,230
Liver Cancer	21	4,857	36	1,413	+ 3,444
Hypertension	22	4,458	17	5,209	- 751
Lung Disease	23	4,283	22	3,051	+ 1,231
Alzheimers & Dementia	24	3,918	27	2,048	+ 1,870
HIV/AIDS	25	3,594	1	27,402	- 23,808
Syphilis	26	3,176	26	2,115	+ 1,061
Endocrine Disorders	27	3,076	29	1,778	+ 1,298
Breast Cancer	28	2,946	37	1,285	+ 1,661
Asthma	29	2,646	30	1,700	+ 946
Suicide	30	2,199	24	2,474	- 276
Falls	31	2,184	34	1,533	+ 650
Stomach Cancer	32	2,061	39	1,190	+ 871
Fires	33	1,920	35	1,424	+ 495
Prostate Cancer	34	1,842	28	1,819	+ 23
Drownings	35	1,812	32	1,642	+ 171
Inflammatory/Heart	36	1,713	38	1,227	+ 485
Colon-Rectum Cancers	37	1,707	33	1,567	+ 140
Peptic Ulcer Disease	38	1,300	46	462	+ 838
Epilepsy	39	1,162	43	707	+ 455
Drug Use	40	1,109	48	404	+ 705
Parkinson's Disease	41	1,075	45	513	+ 562
Poisonings	42	1,051	40	1,170	- 118
Lymphomas	43	1,010	41	805	+ 204
Lung Cancers	44	940	61	159	+ 781
Tetanus	45	898	49	402	+ 496
Skin Cancers	46	776	42	744	+ 32
Skin Disease	47	740	52	359	+ 381
Oral Cancer	48	699	31	1,646	- 947
Ovary Cancer	49	676	53	337	+ 339
Bladder Cancer	50	662	44	667	- 5
Pancreas Cancer	51	601	62	158	+ 443
Rheumatic Heart Disease	52	523	50	401	+ 122
Encephalitis	53	517	59	199	+ 319
Oesophagus Cancer	54	466	25	2,247	- 1,781
Leukemia	55	350	47	416	- 66
Hepatitis B	56	346	60	168	+ 177
Uterin Cancer	57	264	57	218	+ 45
Alcohol	58	248	56	270	- 22
Schistosomiasis	59	213	51	371	- 158
Appendicitis	60	135	58	218	- 82
Measles	61	135	55	295	- 160
Other Neoplasms	62	111	64	58	+ 54
Multiple Sclerosis	63	82	68	27	+ 56
Rheumatoid Arthritis	64	68	63	81	- 13
Diphtheria	65	48	70	11	+ 37
Ascariasis	66	41	65	56	- 14
Hepatitis C	67	41	66	40	+ 1
Upper Respiratory	68	40	54	299	- 259
Leishmaniasis	69	38	77	0	+ 38
War	70	25	67	30	- 4
Chlamydia	71	5	71	9	- 4
Otitis Media	72	0	69	17	- 16
Dengue	73	0	73	2	- 2
Hookworm Disease	74	0	75	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	74	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	79	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	78	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	79	0	72	3	- 3
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	86	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	85	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	84	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	81	0	- 0
Anemia	84	0	82	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	83	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	80	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to TANZANIA

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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.