World Health Review
COUNTRY #1
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.
COUNTRY #2
DYNAMIC PYRAMIDS
Data Source: United Nations
Guyana Population Pyramid
824,958
Mauritania Population Pyramid
9,024,891
LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
GOOD
POOR
GUYANA | MAURITANIA | ||||||||||||
GUYANA | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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.
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.