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Egypt
COUNTRY #1
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EGYPT VS MAURITANIA

Compare Egypt 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
Egypt Population Pyramid
159,956,809
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
  Egypt EGYPT   Mauritania MAURITANIA
  Egypt EGYPT   Mauritania MAURITANIA
       
World Rank
        
World Rank
  M F All M F All   M F All M F All
1960
45.1
46.9
46.0
112
115
115
  
41.5
45.7
43.5
131
123
129
1970
49.5
51.3
50.4
121
120
119
  
45.5
49.9
47.6
135
129
133
1980
54.1
55.9
54.9
124
127
127
  
50.5
54.7
52.5
135
133
134
1990
60.8
63.6
62.2
117
123
120
  
55.6
59.5
57.5
140
136
137
2000
66.4
71.4
68.8
96
100
100
  
58.4
61.6
60.0
133
132
134
2010
67.9
72.2
70.0
99
113
105
  
60.5
63.5
62.0
142
145
143
2019
69.6
74.1
71.8
105
111
112
  
68.1
68.7
68.4
119
141
131
LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Egypt EGYPT   Mauritania MAURITANIA
      World Rank       World Rank
  M F M F M F M F
At Birth
69.6
74.1
105
111
68.1
68.7
119
141
Age
69.6
74.1
105
111
68.1
68.7
119
141
Age 5
71.1
75.6
106
112
73.8
73.6
71
129
Age 10
71.3
75.8
106
112
74.2
73.9
68
127
Age 15
71.4
75.9
107
112
74.3
74.1
68
127
Age 20
71.7
76.0
107
112
74.6
74.3
69
127
Age 25
72.0
76.2
109
112
74.9
74.6
69
127
Age 30
72.2
76.3
111
113
75.3
74.9
70
127
Age 35
72.5
76.5
114
113
75.7
75.2
70
127
Age 40
72.9
76.7
115
114
76.1
75.7
67
128
Age 45
73.3
77.0
121
115
76.6
76.2
66
129
Age 50
73.9
77.4
126
117
77.2
76.9
67
131
Age 55
75.0
78.1
132
119
78.1
77.8
66
134
Age 60
76.5
79.1
134
122
79.1
78.9
71
135
Age 65
78.5
80.5
131
117
80.6
80.3
70
131
Age 70
81.0
82.6
116
105
82.3
82.1
68
125
Age 75
83.4
84.7
119
103
84.6
84.4
67
127
Age 80
86.5
87.2
109
103
87.1
87.0
69
123
Age 85
89.8
90.1
98
120
90.1
90.2
71
112
TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
PER 100,000 POPULATION
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Egypt EGYPT   Mauritania MAURITANIA
TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
1. Coronary Heart Disease
268.11
15
97.58
114
2. Liver Disease
93.37
1
25.88
73
3. Stroke
65.24
110
74.41
100
4. Liver Cancer
34.11
2
12.80
20
5. Hypertension
34.03
35
16.11
102
6. Kidney Disease
32.58
46
28.66
67
7. Diabetes Mellitus
27.97
92
33.08
83
8. Influenza and Pneumonia
25.25
99
84.48
39
9. Breast Cancer
24.04
33
14.72
122
10. Lung Disease
20.69
100
16.35
131
11. Alzheimers & Dementia
13.14
148
19.76
53
12. Road Traffic Accidents
11.77
116
31.87
44
13. Lymphomas
11.00
2
2.74
157
14. Asthma
10.51
59
8.59
70
15. Bladder Cancer
8.13
2
2.05
93
16. Lung Cancers
8.02
115
2.77
163
17. Congenital Anomalies
7.73
38
7.27
46
18. Prostate Cancer
6.17
154
18.54
72
19. Low Birth Weight
6.01
80
15.92
3
20. Ovary Cancer
5.11
61
3.39
128
21. Leukemia
4.53
42
0.73
176
22. Violence
4.42
93
13.71
31
23. Colon-Rectum Cancers
4.35
156
5.29
146
24. Other Injuries
4.29
144
8.96
76
25. Parkinson's Disease
4.12
91
4.87
54
26. Pancreas Cancer
4.11
83
1.67
151
27. Suicide
3.41
158
5.47
132
28. Birth Trauma
3.36
79
9.85
27
29. Diarrhoeal diseases
3.32
88
44.13
41
30. Inflammatory/Heart
3.07
135
4.86
90
31. Endocrine Disorders
2.96
113
4.39
78
32. Falls
2.57
161
6.66
73
33. Stomach Cancer
2.54
168
6.03
91
34. Peptic Ulcer Disease
1.89
119
4.26
67
35. Fires
1.72
83
3.05
47
36. Cervical Cancer
1.68
175
27.42
20
37. Rheumatic Heart Disease
1.62
82
1.53
91
38. Skin Cancers
1.52
117
2.41
54
39. Oesophagus Cancer
1.39
132
1.31
140
40. Hepatitis B
1.29
24
0.71
49
41. Uterin Cancer
1.19
154
1.46
141
42. Oral Cancer
1.16
170
2.03
130
43. Malnutrition
1.10
99
13.89
20
44. Drownings
1.09
146
2.10
112
45. Encephalitis
0.92
27
0.80
40
46. Maternal Conditions
0.80
93
16.08
15
47. Meningitis
0.78
92
8.18
39
48. War
0.71
23
0.04
76
49. Pertussis
0.65
76
7.56
2
50. Tuberculosis
0.54
138
24.14
46
TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
  Egypt EGYPT   Mauritania MAURITANIA
  Deaths % Deaths %
1. Coronary Heart Disease
173,871
32.40
1,636
6.92
2. Liver Disease
60,122
11.20
586
2.48
3. Stroke
43,839
8.17
1,307
5.53
4. Liver Cancer
24,512
4.57
312
1.32
5. Hypertension
21,094
3.93
286
1.21
6. Kidney Disease
21,087
3.93
555
2.35
7. Influenza and Pneumonia
20,694
3.86
2,756
11.66
8. Diabetes Mellitus
19,131
3.57
594
2.51
9. Lung Disease
13,393
2.50
275
1.16
10. Congenital Anomalies
12,163
2.27
665
2.81
11. Low Birth Weight
11,391
2.12
2,014
8.52
12. Road Traffic Accidents
10,141
1.89
1,158
4.90
13. Breast Cancer
9,180
1.71
189
0.80
14. Lymphomas
7,539
1.40
65
0.28
15. Asthma
7,104
1.32
170
0.72
16. Alzheimers & Dementia
6,975
1.30
251
1.06
17. Birth Trauma
6,109
1.14
1,204
5.10
18. Lung Cancers
5,677
1.06
60
0.25
19. Bladder Cancer
5,133
0.96
42
0.18
20. Violence
4,165
0.78
491
2.08
21. Other Injuries
3,819
0.71
343
1.45
22. Leukemia
3,763
0.70
22
0.09
23. Diarrhoeal diseases
3,692
0.69
1,656
7.01
24. Colon-Rectum Cancers
3,083
0.57
110
0.47
25. Suicide
3,022
0.56
141
0.60
26. Pancreas Cancer
2,906
0.54
39
0.17
27. Inflammatory/Heart
2,489
0.46
110
0.47
28. Parkinson's Disease
2,391
0.45
69
0.29
29. Endocrine Disorders
2,372
0.44
197
0.83
30. Falls
2,019
0.38
140
0.59
31. Ovary Cancer
1,944
0.36
43
0.18
32. Stomach Cancer
1,844
0.34
132
0.56
33. Fires
1,568
0.29
123
0.52
34. Peptic Ulcer Disease
1,339
0.25
83
0.35
35. Prostate Cancer
1,282
0.24
118
0.50
36. Rheumatic Heart Disease
1,248
0.23
34
0.14
37. Drownings
1,122
0.21
116
0.49
38. Encephalitis
1,046
0.19
33
0.14
39. Skin Cancers
1,013
0.19
50
0.21
40. Hepatitis B
988
0.18
22
0.09
41. Oesophagus Cancer
951
0.18
30
0.13
42. Pertussis
906
0.17
574
2.43
43. Meningitis
827
0.15
357
1.51
44. Maternal Conditions
795
0.15
639
2.70
45. Oral Cancer
793
0.15
45
0.19
46. Malnutrition
759
0.14
462
1.96
47. War
714
0.13
2
0.01
48. Cervical Cancer
625
0.12
333
1.41
49. Tetanus
540
0.10
58
0.25
50. Epilepsy
451
0.08
75
0.32
CANCER RANK BY TYPE
AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
PER 100,000 POPULATION
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Egypt EGYPT   Mauritania MAURITANIA
  Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
1. Liver Cancer
34.11
2
12.80
20
2. Breast Cancer
24.04
33
14.72
122
3. Lymphomas
11.00
2
2.74
157
4. Bladder Cancer
8.13
2
2.05
93
5. Lung Cancers
8.02
115
2.77
163
6. Prostate Cancer
6.17
154
18.54
72
7. Ovary Cancer
5.11
61
3.39
128
8. Leukemia
4.53
42
0.73
176
9. Colon-Rectum Cancers
4.35
156
5.29
146
10. Pancreas Cancer
4.11
83
1.67
151
11. Stomach Cancer
2.54
168
6.03
91
12. Cervical Cancer
1.68
175
27.42
20
13. Skin Cancers
1.52
117
2.41
54
14. Oesophagus Cancer
1.39
132
1.31
140
15. Uterin Cancer
1.19
154
1.46
141
16. Oral Cancer
1.16
170
2.03
130
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.