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Comoros
COUNTRY #1
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COMOROS VS MAURITANIA

Compare Comoros and Mauritania health profiles including life expectancy history, causes of death and population dynamics side by side. Health Data used is WHO, World Bank and the United Nations for population.

Mauritania
COUNTRY #2
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DYNAMIC PYRAMIDS
Data Source: United Nations
Comoros Population Pyramid
1,471,738
Created with Raphaël 2.2.0 95+ 90-94 85-89 80-84 75-79 70-74 65-69 60-64 55-59 50-54 45-49 40-44 35-39 30-34 25-29 20-24 15-19 10-14 5-9 0-42.5%2.5%5%5%7.5%7.5%
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Mauritania Population Pyramid
9,024,891
Created with Raphaël 2.2.0 95+ 90-94 85-89 80-84 75-79 70-74 65-69 60-64 55-59 50-54 45-49 40-44 35-39 30-34 25-29 20-24 15-19 10-14 5-9 0-42.5%2.5%5%5%7.5%7.5%
LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Comoros COMOROS   Mauritania MAURITANIA
  Comoros COMOROS   Mauritania MAURITANIA
       
World Rank
        
World Rank
  M F All M F All   M F All M F All
1960
42.2
45.2
43.7
127
128
128
  
41.5
45.7
43.5
131
123
129
1970
46.2
49.8
48.0
132
130
131
  
45.5
49.9
47.6
135
129
133
1980
50.2
54.2
52.2
137
136
136
  
50.5
54.7
52.5
135
133
134
1990
54.9
58.8
56.8
141
140
143
  
55.6
59.5
57.5
140
136
137
2000
57.9
61.1
59.5
135
134
135
  
58.4
61.6
60.0
133
132
134
2010
60.2
63.4
61.8
143
146
147
  
60.5
63.5
62.0
142
145
143
2019
65.9
68.9
67.4
132
140
134
  
68.1
68.7
68.4
119
141
131
LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Comoros COMOROS   Mauritania MAURITANIA
      World Rank       World Rank
  M F M F M F M F
At Birth
65.9
68.9
132
140
68.1
68.7
119
141
Age
65.9
68.9
132
140
68.1
68.7
119
141
Age 5
70.9
73.2
109
131
73.8
73.6
71
129
Age 10
71.3
73.6
105
131
74.2
73.9
68
127
Age 15
71.5
73.7
106
132
74.3
74.1
68
127
Age 20
71.8
74.0
106
132
74.6
74.3
69
127
Age 25
72.2
74.3
106
131
74.9
74.6
69
127
Age 30
72.6
74.6
105
130
75.3
74.9
70
127
Age 35
73.1
75.0
102
131
75.7
75.2
70
127
Age 40
73.6
75.4
101
132
76.1
75.7
67
128
Age 45
74.3
76.0
101
134
76.6
76.2
66
129
Age 50
75.1
76.7
100
135
77.2
76.9
67
131
Age 55
76.1
77.6
100
139
78.1
77.8
66
134
Age 60
77.4
78.8
99
138
79.1
78.9
71
135
Age 65
79.2
80.3
103
137
80.6
80.3
70
131
Age 70
81.3
82.1
105
128
82.3
82.1
68
125
Age 75
83.8
84.3
98
128
84.6
84.4
67
127
Age 80
86.6
87.0
100
119
87.1
87.0
69
123
Age 85
89.8
90.2
92
108
90.1
90.2
71
112
TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
PER 100,000 POPULATION
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Comoros COMOROS   Mauritania MAURITANIA
TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
1. Coronary Heart Disease
105.00
100
97.58
114
2. Stroke
104.85
63
74.41
100
3. Influenza and Pneumonia
96.62
30
84.48
39
4. Diarrhoeal diseases
56.27
27
44.13
41
5. Cervical Cancer
42.83
10
27.42
20
6. Diabetes Mellitus
37.95
63
33.08
83
7. Road Traffic Accidents
37.42
31
31.87
44
8. Liver Disease
36.50
36
25.88
73
9. Hypertension
36.33
30
16.11
102
10. Kidney Disease
27.00
70
28.66
67
11. Lung Disease
25.91
73
16.35
131
12. Prostate Cancer
25.34
44
18.54
72
13. Alzheimers & Dementia
20.70
38
19.76
53
14. Low Birth Weight
14.65
7
15.92
3
15. Tuberculosis
14.19
58
24.14
46
16. Malnutrition
14.16
19
13.89
20
17. Meningitis
14.07
17
8.18
39
18. Other Injuries
13.47
33
8.96
76
19. Asthma
11.32
55
8.59
70
20. Birth Trauma
9.63
29
9.85
27
21. Breast Cancer
9.31
167
14.72
122
22. Violence
8.76
59
13.71
31
23. Oesophagus Cancer
8.59
15
1.31
140
24. Suicide
8.46
89
5.47
132
25. Congenital Anomalies
7.95
33
7.27
46
26. Falls
6.78
72
6.66
73
27. Liver Cancer
6.45
66
12.80
20
28. Maternal Conditions
6.12
43
16.08
15
29. Pertussis
5.87
8
7.56
2
30. Inflammatory/Heart
5.04
87
4.86
90
31. Peptic Ulcer Disease
4.97
59
4.26
67
32. Colon-Rectum Cancers
4.81
153
5.29
146
33. Malaria
4.60
43
43.02
20
34. Parkinson's Disease
4.22
85
4.87
54
35. Fires
3.94
28
3.05
47
36. Drownings
3.62
58
2.10
112
37. Oral Cancer
3.54
68
2.03
130
38. Endocrine Disorders
3.32
97
4.39
78
39. Lymphomas
3.17
141
2.74
157
40. Stomach Cancer
3.03
155
6.03
91
41. Poisonings
2.87
21
1.50
59
42. Skin Cancers
2.85
36
2.41
54
43. Epilepsy
2.60
42
1.97
72
44. Rheumatic Heart Disease
2.24
59
1.53
91
45. Bladder Cancer
2.09
91
2.05
93
46. Skin Disease
2.01
64
2.17
54
47. Syphilis
1.38
25
2.25
6
48. Uterin Cancer
1.37
149
1.46
141
49. Alcohol
1.29
99
0.69
132
50. Ovary Cancer
1.26
181
3.39
128
TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
  Comoros COMOROS   Mauritania MAURITANIA
  Deaths % Deaths %
1. Influenza and Pneumonia
594
13.20
2,756
11.66
2. Diarrhoeal diseases
363
8.06
1,656
7.01
3. Stroke
356
7.91
1,307
5.53
4. Coronary Heart Disease
349
7.75
1,636
6.92
5. Low Birth Weight
328
7.29
2,014
8.52
6. Road Traffic Accidents
226
5.02
1,158
4.90
7. Birth Trauma
211
4.69
1,204
5.10
8. Liver Disease
160
3.55
586
2.48
9. Diabetes Mellitus
136
3.02
594
2.51
10. Congenital Anomalies
131
2.91
665
2.81
11. Meningitis
115
2.55
357
1.51
12. Hypertension
115
2.55
286
1.21
13. Cervical Cancer
104
2.31
333
1.41
14. Kidney Disease
101
2.24
555
2.35
15. Malnutrition
96
2.13
462
1.96
16. Other Injuries
90
2.00
343
1.45
17. Lung Disease
83
1.84
275
1.16
18. Pertussis
80
1.78
574
2.43
19. Tuberculosis
79
1.76
717
3.03
20. Violence
63
1.40
491
2.08
21. Asthma
49
1.09
170
0.72
22. Maternal Conditions
47
1.04
639
2.70
23. Alzheimers & Dementia
46
1.02
251
1.06
24. Suicide
46
1.02
141
0.60
25. Drownings
35
0.78
116
0.49
26. Oesophagus Cancer
34
0.76
30
0.13
27. Prostate Cancer
33
0.73
118
0.50
28. Malaria
29
0.64
1,423
6.02
29. Liver Cancer
29
0.64
312
1.32
30. Fires
27
0.60
123
0.52
31. Inflammatory/Heart
26
0.58
110
0.47
32. Falls
26
0.58
140
0.59
33. Breast Cancer
23
0.51
189
0.80
34. Peptic Ulcer Disease
21
0.47
83
0.35
35. Poisonings
20
0.44
67
0.28
36. Syphilis
19
0.42
204
0.86
37. Colon-Rectum Cancers
19
0.42
110
0.47
38. Lymphomas
19
0.42
65
0.28
39. Endocrine Disorders
19
0.42
197
0.83
40. Epilepsy
17
0.38
75
0.32
41. Oral Cancer
15
0.33
45
0.19
42. Tetanus
12
0.27
58
0.25
43. Skin Cancers
12
0.27
50
0.21
44. Stomach Cancer
11
0.24
132
0.56
45. Parkinson's Disease
11
0.24
69
0.29
46. Bladder Cancer
10
0.22
42
0.18
47. Rheumatic Heart Disease
10
0.22
34
0.14
48. Skin Disease
9
0.20
47
0.20
49. Drug Use
7
0.16
71
0.30
50. Alcohol
6
0.13
16
0.07
CANCER RANK BY TYPE
AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
PER 100,000 POPULATION
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Comoros COMOROS   Mauritania MAURITANIA
  Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
1. Cervical Cancer
42.83
10
27.42
20
2. Prostate Cancer
25.34
44
18.54
72
3. Breast Cancer
9.31
167
14.72
122
4. Oesophagus Cancer
8.59
15
1.31
140
5. Liver Cancer
6.45
66
12.80
20
6. Colon-Rectum Cancers
4.81
153
5.29
146
7. Oral Cancer
3.54
68
2.03
130
8. Lymphomas
3.17
141
2.74
157
9. Stomach Cancer
3.03
155
6.03
91
10. Skin Cancers
2.85
36
2.41
54
11. Bladder Cancer
2.09
91
2.05
93
12. Uterin Cancer
1.37
149
1.46
141
13. Ovary Cancer
1.26
181
3.39
128
14. Leukemia
0.82
173
0.73
176
15. Lung Cancers
0.21
183
2.77
163
16. Pancreas Cancer
0.00
183
1.67
151
Data rounded. Decimals affect ranking.
Data Source: WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION 2020
Data Accuracy Not Guaranteed
WHO Excludes Cause of Death Data For the following countries: Andorra, Cook Islands, Dominica, Marshall Islands, Monaco, Nauru, Niue, Palau, Saint Kitts, San Marino, Tuvalu.