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Mauritania
COUNTRY #1
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
MAURITANIA VS BHUTAN

Compare Mauritania and Bhutan 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.

Bhutan
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
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%
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Bhutan Population Pyramid
904,614
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
  Mauritania MAURITANIA   Bhutan BHUTAN
  Mauritania MAURITANIA   Bhutan BHUTAN
       
World Rank
        
World Rank
  M F All M F All   M F All M F All
1960
41.5
45.7
43.5
131
123
129
  
36.9
37.7
37.3
158
159
158
1970
45.5
49.9
47.6
135
129
133
  
40.2
41.7
40.9
159
160
159
1980
50.5
54.7
52.5
135
133
134
  
45.6
47.8
46.7
155
156
157
1990
55.6
59.5
57.5
140
136
137
  
51.6
54.7
53.1
153
152
154
2000
58.4
61.6
60.0
133
132
134
  
60.0
60.3
60.2
128
138
132
2010
60.5
63.5
62.0
142
145
143
  
67.7
68.2
67.9
100
128
120
2019
68.1
68.7
68.4
119
141
131
  
72.0
74.4
73.1
79
108
99
LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Mauritania MAURITANIA   Bhutan BHUTAN
      World Rank       World Rank
  M F M F M F M F
At Birth
68.1
68.7
119
141
72.0
74.4
79
108
Age
68.1
68.7
119
141
72.0
74.4
79
108
Age 5
73.8
73.6
71
129
74.3
76.3
67
105
Age 10
74.2
73.9
68
127
74.4
76.4
64
105
Age 15
74.3
74.1
68
127
74.7
76.7
63
104
Age 20
74.6
74.3
69
127
75.0
76.8
63
104
Age 25
74.9
74.6
69
127
75.2
77.0
64
104
Age 30
75.3
74.9
70
127
75.5
77.1
64
104
Age 35
75.7
75.2
70
127
75.8
77.4
64
104
Age 40
76.1
75.7
67
128
76.1
77.6
64
103
Age 45
76.6
76.2
66
129
76.5
78.0
68
103
Age 50
77.2
76.9
67
131
77.1
78.5
70
103
Age 55
78.1
77.8
66
134
77.9
79.1
73
103
Age 60
79.1
78.9
71
135
78.9
80.0
75
104
Age 65
80.6
80.3
70
131
80.3
81.1
75
104
Age 70
82.3
82.1
68
125
82.0
82.5
78
108
Age 75
84.6
84.4
67
127
84.2
84.4
81
118
Age 80
87.1
87.0
69
123
86.8
86.9
82
130
Age 85
90.1
90.2
71
112
90.0
90.1
80
119
TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
PER 100,000 POPULATION
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Mauritania MAURITANIA   Bhutan BHUTAN
TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
1. Coronary Heart Disease
97.58
114
117.54
84
2. Influenza and Pneumonia
84.48
39
27.08
92
3. Stroke
74.41
100
60.70
117
4. Diarrhoeal diseases
44.13
41
26.23
55
5. Malaria
43.02
20
0.00
85
6. Diabetes Mellitus
33.08
83
27.56
94
7. Road Traffic Accidents
31.87
44
17.35
85
8. Kidney Disease
28.66
67
24.53
78
9. Cervical Cancer
27.42
20
10.80
80
10. Liver Disease
25.88
73
26.66
70
11. Tuberculosis
24.14
46
18.33
53
12. Alzheimers & Dementia
19.76
53
16.73
112
13. Prostate Cancer
18.54
72
1.13
181
14. Lung Disease
16.35
131
87.76
4
15. Hypertension
16.11
102
12.74
117
16. Maternal Conditions
16.08
15
1.04
83
17. Low Birth Weight
15.92
3
7.39
59
18. Breast Cancer
14.72
122
2.89
183
19. Malnutrition
13.89
20
0.49
116
20. Violence
13.71
31
2.26
126
21. Liver Cancer
12.80
20
5.90
80
22. Birth Trauma
9.85
27
4.78
68
23. Other Injuries
8.96
76
6.45
108
24. Asthma
8.59
70
12.98
49
25. Meningitis
8.18
39
2.45
56
26. Pertussis
7.56
2
0.13
101
27. Congenital Anomalies
7.27
46
5.36
102
28. HIV/AIDS
7.20
66
8.08
64
29. Falls
6.66
73
17.91
4
30. Stomach Cancer
6.03
91
20.62
2
31. Suicide
5.47
132
5.07
142
32. Colon-Rectum Cancers
5.29
146
4.09
168
33. Parkinson's Disease
4.87
54
5.20
43
34. Inflammatory/Heart
4.86
90
1.24
179
35. Endocrine Disorders
4.39
78
1.66
158
36. Peptic Ulcer Disease
4.26
67
6.37
39
37. Ovary Cancer
3.39
128
5.31
57
38. Fires
3.05
47
1.13
106
39. Lung Cancers
2.77
163
7.68
118
40. Lymphomas
2.74
157
0.81
180
41. Drug Use
2.66
30
0.97
117
42. Skin Cancers
2.41
54
1.61
109
43. Syphilis
2.25
6
1.37
26
44. Skin Disease
2.17
54
1.19
106
45. Drownings
2.10
112
2.83
76
46. Bladder Cancer
2.05
93
1.12
149
47. Oral Cancer
2.03
130
7.12
15
48. Epilepsy
1.97
72
2.00
69
49. Pancreas Cancer
1.67
151
3.57
97
50. Rheumatic Heart Disease
1.53
91
10.92
9
TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
  Mauritania MAURITANIA   Bhutan BHUTAN
  Deaths % Deaths %
1. Influenza and Pneumonia
2,756
11.66
177
4.30
2. Low Birth Weight
2,014
8.52
79
1.92
3. Diarrhoeal diseases
1,656
7.01
169
4.11
4. Coronary Heart Disease
1,636
6.92
702
17.06
5. Malaria
1,423
6.02
0
0.00
6. Stroke
1,307
5.53
360
8.75
7. Birth Trauma
1,204
5.10
51
1.24
8. Road Traffic Accidents
1,158
4.90
123
2.99
9. Tuberculosis
717
3.03
138
3.35
10. Congenital Anomalies
665
2.81
50
1.22
11. Maternal Conditions
639
2.70
9
0.22
12. Diabetes Mellitus
594
2.51
164
3.99
13. Liver Disease
586
2.48
166
4.03
14. Pertussis
574
2.43
1
0.02
15. Kidney Disease
555
2.35
149
3.62
16. Violence
491
2.08
18
0.44
17. Malnutrition
462
1.96
3
0.07
18. Meningitis
357
1.51
17
0.41
19. Other Injuries
343
1.45
43
1.04
20. Cervical Cancer
333
1.41
30
0.73
21. Liver Cancer
312
1.32
35
0.85
22. Hypertension
286
1.21
77
1.87
23. Lung Disease
275
1.16
524
12.73
24. Alzheimers & Dementia
251
1.06
105
2.55
25. HIV/AIDS
231
0.98
58
1.41
26. Syphilis
204
0.86
11
0.27
27. Endocrine Disorders
197
0.83
11
0.27
28. Breast Cancer
189
0.80
8
0.19
29. Asthma
170
0.72
78
1.90
30. Suicide
141
0.60
35
0.85
31. Falls
140
0.59
111
2.70
32. Stomach Cancer
132
0.56
118
2.87
33. Fires
123
0.52
8
0.19
34. Prostate Cancer
118
0.50
3
0.07
35. Drownings
116
0.49
20
0.49
36. Colon-Rectum Cancers
110
0.47
24
0.58
37. Inflammatory/Heart
110
0.47
8
0.19
38. Peptic Ulcer Disease
83
0.35
39
0.95
39. Epilepsy
75
0.32
14
0.34
40. Drug Use
71
0.30
7
0.17
41. Parkinson's Disease
69
0.29
31
0.75
42. Poisonings
67
0.28
2
0.05
43. Lymphomas
65
0.28
5
0.12
44. Lung Cancers
60
0.25
44
1.07
45. Tetanus
58
0.25
1
0.02
46. Skin Cancers
50
0.21
9
0.22
47. Skin Disease
47
0.20
7
0.17
48. Oral Cancer
45
0.19
43
1.04
49. Ovary Cancer
43
0.18
14
0.34
50. Bladder Cancer
42
0.18
6
0.15
CANCER RANK BY TYPE
AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
PER 100,000 POPULATION
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Mauritania MAURITANIA   Bhutan BHUTAN
  Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
1. Cervical Cancer
27.42
20
10.80
80
2. Prostate Cancer
18.54
72
1.13
181
3. Breast Cancer
14.72
122
2.89
183
4. Liver Cancer
12.80
20
5.90
80
5. Stomach Cancer
6.03
91
20.62
2
6. Colon-Rectum Cancers
5.29
146
4.09
168
7. Ovary Cancer
3.39
128
5.31
57
8. Lung Cancers
2.77
163
7.68
118
9. Lymphomas
2.74
157
0.81
180
10. Skin Cancers
2.41
54
1.61
109
11. Bladder Cancer
2.05
93
1.12
149
12. Oral Cancer
2.03
130
7.12
15
13. Pancreas Cancer
1.67
151
3.57
97
14. Uterin Cancer
1.46
141
0.00
182
15. Oesophagus Cancer
1.31
140
7.67
20
16. Leukemia
0.73
176
2.69
136
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.