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Mauritania
COUNTRY #1
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MAURITANIA VS FINLAND

Compare Mauritania and Finland 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.

Finland
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
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    LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Mauritania MAURITANIA   Finland FINLAND
      Mauritania MAURITANIA   Finland FINLAND
           
    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
    		  
    65.4
    72.4
    68.8
    30
    20
    25
    1970
    45.5
    49.9
    47.6
    135
    129
    133
    		  
    66.2
    74.4
    70.2
    34
    19
    25
    1980
    50.5
    54.7
    52.5
    135
    133
    134
    		  
    69.2
    77.9
    73.4
    30
    10
    19
    1990
    55.6
    59.5
    57.5
    140
    136
    137
    		  
    70.9
    78.9
    74.8
    34
    14
    25
    2000
    58.4
    61.6
    60.0
    133
    132
    134
    		  
    74.0
    80.9
    77.5
    29
    15
    23
    2010
    60.5
    63.5
    62.0
    142
    145
    143
    		  
    76.6
    83.1
    79.9
    26
    15
    24
    2019
    68.1
    68.7
    68.4
    119
    141
    131
    		  
    79.2
    84.0
    81.6
    25
    17
    22
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Mauritania MAURITANIA   Finland FINLAND
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    68.1
    68.7
    119
    141
    79.2
    84.0
    25
    17
    Age 5
    73.8
    73.6
    71
    129
    79.4
    84.2
    26
    19
    Age 10
    74.2
    73.9
    68
    127
    79.4
    84.2
    26
    19
    Age 15
    74.3
    74.1
    68
    127
    79.4
    84.3
    27
    19
    Age 20
    74.6
    74.3
    69
    127
    79.5
    84.3
    27
    18
    Age 25
    74.9
    74.6
    69
    127
    79.7
    84.4
    27
    19
    Age 30
    75.3
    74.9
    70
    127
    80.0
    84.5
    27
    18
    Age 35
    75.7
    75.2
    70
    127
    80.2
    84.6
    27
    17
    Age 40
    76.1
    75.7
    67
    128
    80.4
    84.7
    27
    16
    Age 45
    76.6
    76.2
    66
    129
    80.7
    84.9
    28
    16
    Age 50
    77.2
    76.9
    67
    131
    81.1
    85.1
    26
    17
    Age 55
    78.1
    77.8
    66
    134
    81.6
    85.4
    27
    18
    Age 60
    79.1
    78.9
    71
    135
    82.4
    85.8
    28
    21
    Age 65
    80.6
    80.3
    70
    131
    83.4
    86.4
    26
    20
    Age 70
    82.3
    82.1
    68
    125
    84.7
    87.2
    29
    22
    Age 75
    84.6
    84.4
    67
    127
    86.3
    88.1
    32
    24
    Age 80
    87.1
    87.0
    69
    123
    88.2
    89.5
    35
    26
    Age 85
    90.1
    90.2
    71
    112
    90.6
    91.2
    48
    45
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Mauritania MAURITANIA   Finland FINLAND
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    97.58
    114
    58.60
    152
    2. Influenza and Pneumonia
    84.48
    39
    2.80
    183
    3. Stroke
    74.41
    100
    24.54
    157
    4. Diarrhoeal diseases
    44.13
    41
    0.12
    177
    5. Malaria
    43.02
    20
    0.00
    105
    6. Diabetes Mellitus
    33.08
    83
    3.51
    179
    7. Road Traffic Accidents
    31.87
    44
    3.09
    168
    8. Kidney Disease
    28.66
    67
    2.05
    183
    9. Cervical Cancer
    27.42
    20
    1.19
    183
    10. Liver Disease
    25.88
    73
    11.51
    117
    11. Tuberculosis
    24.14
    46
    0.17
    166
    12. Alzheimers & Dementia
    19.76
    53
    54.65
    1
    13. Prostate Cancer
    18.54
    72
    14.53
    107
    14. Lung Disease
    16.35
    131
    8.59
    173
    15. Hypertension
    16.11
    102
    11.23
    123
    16. Maternal Conditions
    16.08
    15
    0.03
    177
    17. Low Birth Weight
    15.92
    3
    0.74
    174
    18. Breast Cancer
    14.72
    122
    14.52
    123
    19. Malnutrition
    13.89
    20
    0.06
    165
    20. Violence
    13.71
    31
    1.06
    153
    21. Liver Cancer
    12.80
    20
    4.01
    131
    22. Birth Trauma
    9.85
    27
    0.21
    177
    23. Other Injuries
    8.96
    76
    4.29
    143
    24. Asthma
    8.59
    70
    0.48
    164
    25. Meningitis
    8.18
    39
    0.12
    172
    26. Pertussis
    7.56
    2
    0.00
    162
    27. Congenital Anomalies
    7.27
    46
    3.26
    151
    28. HIV/AIDS
    7.20
    66
    0.08
    160
    29. Falls
    6.66
    73
    8.17
    47
    30. Stomach Cancer
    6.03
    91
    3.37
    142
    31. Suicide
    5.47
    132
    13.43
    38
    32. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    5.29
    146
    10.24
    73
    33. Parkinson's Disease
    4.87
    54
    4.84
    56
    34. Inflammatory/Heart
    4.86
    90
    4.58
    94
    35. Endocrine Disorders
    4.39
    78
    2.38
    132
    36. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    4.26
    67
    1.15
    147
    37. Ovary Cancer
    3.39
    128
    5.00
    67
    38. Fires
    3.05
    47
    0.69
    126
    39. Lung Cancers
    2.77
    163
    17.24
    71
    40. Lymphomas
    2.74
    157
    5.82
    51
    41. Drug Use
    2.66
    30
    4.52
    10
    42. Skin Cancers
    2.41
    54
    2.23
    68
    43. Syphilis
    2.25
    6
    0.00
    165
    44. Skin Disease
    2.17
    54
    0.17
    170
    45. Drownings
    2.10
    112
    1.20
    138
    46. Bladder Cancer
    2.05
    93
    1.97
    97
    47. Oral Cancer
    2.03
    130
    1.72
    147
    48. Epilepsy
    1.97
    72
    1.19
    122
    49. Pancreas Cancer
    1.67
    151
    9.12
    8
    50. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    1.53
    91
    0.11
    181
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Mauritania MAURITANIA   Finland FINLAND
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Influenza and Pneumonia
    2,756
    11.66
    436
    0.90
    2. Low Birth Weight
    2,014
    8.52
    26
    0.05
    3. Diarrhoeal diseases
    1,656
    7.01
    15
    0.03
    4. Coronary Heart Disease
    1,636
    6.92
    9,831
    20.33
    5. Malaria
    1,423
    6.02
    0
    0.00
    6. Stroke
    1,307
    5.53
    4,115
    8.51
    7. Birth Trauma
    1,204
    5.10
    8
    0.02
    8. Road Traffic Accidents
    1,158
    4.90
    215
    0.44
    9. Tuberculosis
    717
    3.03
    32
    0.07
    10. Congenital Anomalies
    665
    2.81
    192
    0.40
    11. Maternal Conditions
    639
    2.70
    2
    0.00
    12. Diabetes Mellitus
    594
    2.51
    418
    0.86
    13. Liver Disease
    586
    2.48
    1,068
    2.21
    14. Pertussis
    574
    2.43
    0
    0.00
    15. Kidney Disease
    555
    2.35
    342
    0.71
    16. Violence
    491
    2.08
    64
    0.13
    17. Malnutrition
    462
    1.96
    7
    0.01
    18. Meningitis
    357
    1.51
    9
    0.02
    19. Other Injuries
    343
    1.45
    437
    0.90
    20. Cervical Cancer
    333
    1.41
    62
    0.13
    21. Liver Cancer
    312
    1.32
    545
    1.13
    22. Hypertension
    286
    1.21
    2,030
    4.20
    23. Lung Disease
    275
    1.16
    1,289
    2.67
    24. Alzheimers & Dementia
    251
    1.06
    11,120
    23.00
    25. HIV/AIDS
    231
    0.98
    6
    0.01
    26. Syphilis
    204
    0.86
    0
    0.00
    27. Endocrine Disorders
    197
    0.83
    257
    0.53
    28. Breast Cancer
    189
    0.80
    948
    1.96
    29. Asthma
    170
    0.72
    85
    0.18
    30. Suicide
    141
    0.60
    846
    1.75
    31. Falls
    140
    0.59
    1,325
    2.74
    32. Stomach Cancer
    132
    0.56
    447
    0.92
    33. Fires
    123
    0.52
    62
    0.13
    34. Prostate Cancer
    118
    0.50
    970
    2.01
    35. Drownings
    116
    0.49
    106
    0.22
    36. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    110
    0.47
    1,433
    2.96
    37. Inflammatory/Heart
    110
    0.47
    518
    1.07
    38. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    83
    0.35
    151
    0.31
    39. Epilepsy
    75
    0.32
    104
    0.22
    40. Drug Use
    71
    0.30
    269
    0.56
    41. Parkinson's Disease
    69
    0.29
    853
    1.76
    42. Poisonings
    67
    0.28
    25
    0.05
    43. Lymphomas
    65
    0.28
    851
    1.76
    44. Lung Cancers
    60
    0.25
    2,312
    4.78
    45. Tetanus
    58
    0.25
    0
    0.00
    46. Skin Cancers
    50
    0.21
    297
    0.61
    47. Skin Disease
    47
    0.20
    27
    0.06
    48. Oral Cancer
    45
    0.19
    207
    0.43
    49. Ovary Cancer
    43
    0.18
    344
    0.71
    50. Bladder Cancer
    42
    0.18
    308
    0.64
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Mauritania MAURITANIA   Finland FINLAND
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Cervical Cancer
    27.42
    20
    1.19
    183
    2. Prostate Cancer
    18.54
    72
    14.53
    107
    3. Breast Cancer
    14.72
    122
    14.52
    123
    4. Liver Cancer
    12.80
    20
    4.01
    131
    5. Stomach Cancer
    6.03
    91
    3.37
    142
    6. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    5.29
    146
    10.24
    73
    7. Ovary Cancer
    3.39
    128
    5.00
    67
    8. Lung Cancers
    2.77
    163
    17.24
    71
    9. Lymphomas
    2.74
    157
    5.82
    51
    10. Skin Cancers
    2.41
    54
    2.23
    68
    11. Bladder Cancer
    2.05
    93
    1.97
    97
    12. Oral Cancer
    2.03
    130
    1.72
    147
    13. Pancreas Cancer
    1.67
    151
    9.12
    8
    14. Uterin Cancer
    1.46
    141
    2.84
    70
    15. Oesophagus Cancer
    1.31
    140
    2.50
    91
    16. Leukemia
    0.73
    176
    2.76
    132
    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.