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Guyana
COUNTRY #1
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GUYANA VS MAURITANIA

Compare Guyana 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
Afghanistan Albania Algeria Angola Antigua/Bar. Arab Emirates Argentina Armenia Australia Austria Azerbaijan Bahamas Bahrain Bangladesh Barbados Belarus Belgium Belize Benin Bhutan Bolivia Bosnia/Herzeg. Botswana Brazil Brunei Bulgaria Burkina Faso Burundi Cambodia Cameroon Canada Cape Verde Central Africa Chad Chile China Colombia Comoros Congo Costa Rica Cote d Ivoire Croatia Cuba Cyprus Czech Republic Denmark Djibouti Dominican Rep. DR Congo Ecuador Egypt El Salvador Equ. Guinea Eritrea Estonia Ethiopia Fiji Finland France Gabon Gambia Georgia Germany Ghana Greece Grenada Guatemala Guinea Guinea-Bissau Guyana Haiti Honduras Hungary Iceland India Indonesia Iran Iraq Ireland Israel Italy Jamaica Japan Jordan Kazakhstan Kenya Kiribati Kuwait Kyrgyzstan Laos Latvia Lebanon Lesotho Liberia Libya Lithuania Luxembourg Madagascar Malawi Malaysia Maldives Mali Malta Mauritania Mauritius Mexico Micronesia Moldova Mongolia Montenegro Morocco Mozambique Myanmar Namibia Nepal Netherlands New Guinea New Zealand Nicaragua Niger Nigeria No Macedonia North Korea Norway Oman Pakistan Panama Paraguay Peru Philippines Poland Portugal Qatar Romania Russia Rwanda Saint Lucia Saint Vincent Samoa Sao Tome Saudi Arabia Senegal Serbia Seychelles Sierra Leone Singapore Slovakia Slovenia Solomon Isl. Somalia South Africa South Korea South Sudan Spain Sri Lanka Sudan Suriname Swaziland Sweden Switzerland Syria Tajikistan Tanzania Thailand Timor-Leste Togo Tonga Trinidad/Tob. Tunisia Turkey Turkmenistan Uganda Ukraine United Kingdom United States Uruguay Uzbekistan Vanuatu Venezuela Viet Nam Yemen Zambia Zimbabwe
DYNAMIC PYRAMIDS
Data Source: United Nations
Guyana Population Pyramid
 
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    LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Guyana GUYANA   Mauritania MAURITANIA
      Guyana GUYANA   Mauritania MAURITANIA
           
    World Rank
    		        
    World Rank
      M F All M F All   M F All M F All
    1960
    54.8
    57.9
    56.3
    71
    75
    73
    		  
    41.5
    45.7
    43.5
    131
    123
    129
    1970
    57.8
    61.6
    59.7
    83
    85
    84
    		  
    45.5
    49.9
    47.6
    135
    129
    133
    1980
    58.2
    63.7
    60.9
    105
    94
    99
    		  
    50.5
    54.7
    52.5
    135
    133
    134
    1990
    59.1
    65.6
    62.3
    127
    115
    118
    		  
    55.6
    59.5
    57.5
    140
    136
    137
    2000
    62.7
    68.4
    65.4
    114
    116
    116
    		  
    58.4
    61.6
    60.0
    133
    132
    134
    2010
    63.4
    68.6
    65.9
    128
    126
    129
    		  
    60.5
    63.5
    62.0
    142
    145
    143
    2019
    62.5
    69.4
    65.7
    152
    135
    142
    		  
    68.1
    68.7
    68.4
    119
    141
    131
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Guyana GUYANA   Mauritania MAURITANIA
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    62.5
    69.4
    152
    135
    68.1
    68.7
    119
    141
    Age 5
    64.6
    71.2
    167
    147
    73.8
    73.6
    71
    129
    Age 10
    64.8
    71.3
    168
    151
    74.2
    73.9
    68
    127
    Age 15
    65.0
    71.5
    168
    154
    74.3
    74.1
    68
    127
    Age 20
    65.3
    71.9
    168
    152
    74.6
    74.3
    69
    127
    Age 25
    66.3
    72.2
    166
    152
    74.9
    74.6
    69
    127
    Age 30
    67.5
    72.9
    166
    149
    75.3
    74.9
    70
    127
    Age 35
    68.2
    73.2
    167
    153
    75.7
    75.2
    70
    127
    Age 40
    69.2
    73.8
    166
    152
    76.1
    75.7
    67
    128
    Age 45
    70.5
    74.7
    166
    152
    76.6
    76.2
    66
    129
    Age 50
    71.5
    75.6
    167
    153
    77.2
    76.9
    67
    131
    Age 55
    73.4
    76.8
    165
    152
    78.1
    77.8
    66
    134
    Age 60
    75.1
    78.1
    165
    151
    79.1
    78.9
    71
    135
    Age 65
    77.7
    79.8
    153
    148
    80.6
    80.3
    70
    131
    Age 70
    79.6
    81.4
    168
    156
    82.3
    82.1
    68
    125
    Age 75
    83.7
    84.4
    103
    122
    84.6
    84.4
    67
    127
    Age 80
    85.3
    85.7
    172
    171
    87.1
    87.0
    69
    123
    Age 85
    91.0
    90.1
    26
    116
    90.1
    90.2
    71
    112
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Guyana GUYANA   Mauritania MAURITANIA
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    192.95
    31
    97.58
    114
    2. Stroke
    149.26
    24
    74.41
    100
    3. Diabetes Mellitus
    82.60
    14
    33.08
    83
    4. Hypertension
    45.77
    18
    16.11
    102
    5. Influenza and Pneumonia
    42.19
    65
    84.48
    39
    6. Prostate Cancer
    41.13
    12
    18.54
    72
    7. Suicide
    40.85
    2
    5.47
    132
    8. HIV/AIDS
    34.94
    29
    7.20
    66
    9. Kidney Disease
    32.95
    45
    28.66
    67
    10. Liver Disease
    26.93
    68
    25.88
    73
    11. Breast Cancer
    25.59
    23
    14.72
    122
    12. Violence
    25.46
    14
    13.71
    31
    13. Lung Disease
    25.43
    78
    16.35
    131
    14. Endocrine Disorders
    24.94
    3
    4.39
    78
    15. Cervical Cancer
    24.77
    25
    27.42
    20
    16. Other Injuries
    22.64
    4
    8.96
    76
    17. Road Traffic Accidents
    22.39
    63
    31.87
    44
    18. Tuberculosis
    18.83
    52
    24.14
    46
    19. Drownings
    18.48
    1
    2.10
    112
    20. Anemia
    14.15
    1
    0.00
    132
    21. Inflammatory/Heart
    12.69
    18
    4.86
    90
    22. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    8.32
    96
    5.29
    146
    23. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    7.61
    26
    4.26
    67
    24. Low Birth Weight
    7.54
    57
    15.92
    3
    25. Congenital Anomalies
    7.16
    50
    7.27
    46
    26. Diarrhoeal diseases
    6.60
    74
    44.13
    41
    27. Other Neoplasms
    5.49
    10
    0.44
    93
    28. Lung Cancers
    5.31
    135
    2.77
    163
    29. Malnutrition
    5.24
    53
    13.89
    20
    30. Birth Trauma
    5.24
    62
    9.85
    27
    31. Stomach Cancer
    4.88
    110
    6.03
    91
    32. Ovary Cancer
    4.75
    77
    3.39
    128
    33. Lymphomas
    4.43
    105
    2.74
    157
    34. Liver Cancer
    4.07
    126
    12.80
    20
    35. Malaria
    3.88
    44
    43.02
    20
    36. Maternal Conditions
    3.59
    53
    16.08
    15
    37. Asthma
    3.57
    100
    8.59
    70
    38. Uterin Cancer
    3.50
    36
    1.46
    141
    39. Alzheimers & Dementia
    3.28
    171
    19.76
    53
    40. Epilepsy
    3.18
    26
    1.97
    72
    41. Leukemia
    2.77
    131
    0.73
    176
    42. Oral Cancer
    2.74
    94
    2.03
    130
    43. Pancreas Cancer
    2.70
    123
    1.67
    151
    44. Fires
    2.65
    61
    3.05
    47
    45. Drug Use
    2.12
    43
    2.66
    30
    46. Meningitis
    1.91
    62
    8.18
    39
    47. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    1.69
    81
    1.53
    91
    48. Falls
    1.52
    177
    6.66
    73
    49. Parkinson's Disease
    1.31
    172
    4.87
    54
    50. Prostatic Hypertrophy
    1.15
    6
    0.00
    132
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Guyana GUYANA   Mauritania MAURITANIA
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    1,335
    18.58
    1,636
    6.92
    2. Stroke
    1,022
    14.22
    1,307
    5.53
    3. Diabetes Mellitus
    579
    8.06
    594
    2.51
    4. Hypertension
    320
    4.45
    286
    1.21
    5. Suicide
    315
    4.38
    141
    0.60
    6. Influenza and Pneumonia
    302
    4.20
    2,756
    11.66
    7. HIV/AIDS
    256
    3.56
    231
    0.98
    8. Kidney Disease
    233
    3.24
    555
    2.35
    9. Liver Disease
    197
    2.74
    586
    2.48
    10. Violence
    194
    2.70
    491
    2.08
    11. Road Traffic Accidents
    175
    2.44
    1,158
    4.90
    12. Endocrine Disorders
    174
    2.42
    197
    0.83
    13. Lung Disease
    174
    2.42
    275
    1.16
    14. Other Injuries
    167
    2.32
    343
    1.45
    15. Drownings
    145
    2.02
    116
    0.49
    16. Tuberculosis
    137
    1.91
    717
    3.03
    17. Prostate Cancer
    123
    1.71
    118
    0.50
    18. Anemia
    99
    1.38
    0
    0.00
    19. Breast Cancer
    96
    1.34
    189
    0.80
    20. Inflammatory/Heart
    92
    1.28
    110
    0.47
    21. Cervical Cancer
    91
    1.27
    333
    1.41
    22. Low Birth Weight
    89
    1.24
    2,014
    8.52
    23. Congenital Anomalies
    69
    0.96
    665
    2.81
    24. Birth Trauma
    64
    0.89
    1,204
    5.10
    25. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    59
    0.82
    110
    0.47
    26. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    54
    0.75
    83
    0.35
    27. Diarrhoeal diseases
    48
    0.67
    1,656
    7.01
    28. Other Neoplasms
    40
    0.56
    7
    0.03
    29. Lung Cancers
    38
    0.53
    60
    0.25
    30. Malnutrition
    37
    0.51
    462
    1.96
    31. Stomach Cancer
    34
    0.47
    132
    0.56
    32. Lymphomas
    32
    0.45
    65
    0.28
    33. Malaria
    30
    0.42
    1,423
    6.02
    34. Liver Cancer
    29
    0.40
    312
    1.32
    35. Maternal Conditions
    28
    0.39
    639
    2.70
    36. Asthma
    25
    0.35
    170
    0.72
    37. Epilepsy
    24
    0.33
    75
    0.32
    38. Alzheimers & Dementia
    23
    0.32
    251
    1.06
    39. Leukemia
    21
    0.29
    22
    0.09
    40. Oral Cancer
    20
    0.28
    45
    0.19
    41. Pancreas Cancer
    19
    0.26
    39
    0.17
    42. Fires
    19
    0.26
    123
    0.52
    43. Ovary Cancer
    18
    0.25
    43
    0.18
    44. Meningitis
    17
    0.24
    357
    1.51
    45. Drug Use
    16
    0.22
    71
    0.30
    46. Uterin Cancer
    13
    0.18
    17
    0.07
    47. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    13
    0.18
    34
    0.14
    48. Falls
    11
    0.15
    140
    0.59
    49. Parkinson's Disease
    9
    0.13
    69
    0.29
    50. Oesophagus Cancer
    8
    0.11
    30
    0.13
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Guyana GUYANA   Mauritania MAURITANIA
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Prostate Cancer
    41.13
    12
    18.54
    72
    2. Breast Cancer
    25.59
    23
    14.72
    122
    3. Cervical Cancer
    24.77
    25
    27.42
    20
    4. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    8.32
    96
    5.29
    146
    5. Lung Cancers
    5.31
    135
    2.77
    163
    6. Stomach Cancer
    4.88
    110
    6.03
    91
    7. Ovary Cancer
    4.75
    77
    3.39
    128
    8. Lymphomas
    4.43
    105
    2.74
    157
    9. Liver Cancer
    4.07
    126
    12.80
    20
    10. Uterin Cancer
    3.50
    36
    1.46
    141
    11. Leukemia
    2.77
    131
    0.73
    176
    12. Oral Cancer
    2.74
    94
    2.03
    130
    13. Pancreas Cancer
    2.70
    123
    1.67
    151
    14. Bladder Cancer
    1.11
    150
    2.05
    93
    15. Oesophagus Cancer
    1.07
    152
    1.31
    140
    16. Skin Cancers
    0.71
    152
    2.41
    54
    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.