ZAMBIA VS MAURITANIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MAURITANIA		ZAMBIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	13,242	2	9,517	+ 3,725
Low Birth Weight	2	9,679	8	4,857	+ 4,822
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	7,960	5	6,275	+ 1,685
Coronary Heart Disease	4	7,861	10	4,432	+ 3,429
Malaria	5	6,836	4	7,882	- 1,046
Stroke	6	6,280	3	7,948	- 1,668
Birth Trauma	7	5,788	7	5,062	+ 727
Road Traffic Accidents	8	5,567	11	3,654	+ 1,913
Tuberculosis	9	3,443	6	5,941	- 2,498
Congenital Anomalies	10	3,196	12	3,146	+ 50
Maternal Conditions	11	3,069	22	1,188	+ 1,881
Diabetes Mellitus	12	2,856	14	2,395	+ 461
Liver Disease	13	2,814	9	4,501	- 1,687
Pertussis	14	2,760	25	743	+ 2,017
Kidney Disease	15	2,666	18	1,760	+ 906
Violence	16	2,361	23	1,153	+ 1,208
Malnutrition	17	2,222	15	2,303	- 80
Meningitis	18	1,715	16	1,976	- 261
Other Injuries	19	1,650	19	1,729	- 79
Cervical Cancer	20	1,601	17	1,799	- 197
Liver Cancer	21	1,497	46	177	+ 1,321
Hypertension	22	1,374	13	2,616	- 1,242
Lung Disease	23	1,320	21	1,273	+ 48
Alzheimers & Dementia	24	1,208	29	590	+ 618
HIV/AIDS	25	1,108	1	17,234	- 16,126
Syphilis	26	979	24	885	+ 95
Endocrine Disorders	27	948	37	354	+ 595
Breast Cancer	28	908	35	366	+ 543
Asthma	29	816	26	741	+ 75
Suicide	30	678	20	1,303	- 625
Falls	31	673	28	596	+ 77
Stomach Cancer	32	635	42	206	+ 429
Fires	33	592	32	546	+ 46
Prostate Cancer	34	568	30	561	+ 6
Drownings	35	559	27	689	- 130
Inflammatory/Heart	36	528	33	501	+ 27
Colon-Rectum Cancers	37	526	43	203	+ 324
Peptic Ulcer Disease	38	401	40	246	+ 155
Epilepsy	39	358	38	332	+ 26
Drug Use	40	342	53	122	+ 219
Parkinson's Disease	41	331	47	164	+ 168
Poisonings	42	324	34	456	- 132
Lymphomas	43	311	31	548	- 236
Lung Cancers	44	290	41	226	+ 64
Tetanus	45	277	44	190	+ 87
Skin Cancers	46	239	54	108	+ 131
Skin Disease	47	228	52	126	+ 102
Oral Cancer	48	216	48	155	+ 60
Ovary Cancer	49	208	57	82	+ 126
Bladder Cancer	50	204	50	132	+ 72
Pancreas Cancer	51	185	62	42	+ 143
Rheumatic Heart Disease	52	161	45	190	- 28
Encephalitis	53	159	59	70	+ 89
Oesophagus Cancer	54	144	36	359	- 215
Leukemia	55	108	39	261	- 153
Hepatitis B	56	107	55	104	+ 2
Uterin Cancer	57	81	64	30	+ 51
Alcohol	58	77	49	140	- 63
Schistosomiasis	59	66	51	128	- 63
Appendicitis	60	42	56	84	- 42
Measles	61	42	61	48	- 7
Other Neoplasms	62	34	65	20	+ 14
Multiple Sclerosis	63	25	67	13	+ 12
Rheumatoid Arthritis	64	21	63	30	- 9
Diphtheria	65	15	73	3	+ 12
Ascariasis	66	13	68	9	+ 4
Hepatitis C	67	13	66	18	- 5
Upper Respiratory	68	12	60	68	- 55
Leishmaniasis	69	12	58	72	- 61
War	70	8	69	6	+ 1
Chlamydia	71	1	71	3	- 2
Otitis Media	72	0	70	5	- 5
Dengue	73	0	74	1	- 1
Hookworm Disease	74	0	76	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	75	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	72	3	- 3
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	84	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	85	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	80	0	- 0
Anemia	84	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	82	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	81	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to ZAMBIA

Mauritania

Zambia

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.