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Mauritania
COUNTRY #1
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MAURITANIA VS LIBERIA

Compare Mauritania and Liberia 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.

Liberia
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
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Liberia Population Pyramid
9,339,755
LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Mauritania MAURITANIA   Liberia LIBERIA
  Mauritania MAURITANIA   Liberia LIBERIA
       
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
  
38.9
41.3
40.1
149
144
146
1970
45.5
49.9
47.6
135
129
133
  
41.3
43.1
42.2
156
156
157
1980
50.5
54.7
52.5
135
133
134
  
43.4
45.5
44.4
162
163
162
1990
55.6
59.5
57.5
140
136
137
  
41.8
44.1
42.9
177
178
177
2000
58.4
61.6
60.0
133
132
134
  
51.2
52.6
51.9
155
163
156
2010
60.5
63.5
62.0
142
145
143
  
58.4
61.0
59.7
151
152
152
2019
68.1
68.7
68.4
119
141
131
  
63.2
65.0
64.1
149
163
155
LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Mauritania MAURITANIA   Liberia LIBERIA
      World Rank       World Rank
  M F M F M F M F
At Birth
68.1
68.7
119
141
63.2
65.0
149
163
Age
68.1
68.7
119
141
63.2
65.0
149
163
Age 5
73.8
73.6
71
129
69.4
70.4
131
154
Age 10
74.2
73.9
68
127
69.9
70.9
126
155
Age 15
74.3
74.1
68
127
70.3
71.3
123
155
Age 20
74.6
74.3
69
127
70.7
71.6
122
155
Age 25
74.9
74.6
69
127
71.1
72.0
121
155
Age 30
75.3
74.9
70
127
71.6
72.5
121
155
Age 35
75.7
75.2
70
127
72.2
73.1
120
155
Age 40
76.1
75.7
67
128
72.9
73.8
117
153
Age 45
76.6
76.2
66
129
73.7
74.6
112
154
Age 50
77.2
76.9
67
131
74.8
75.5
106
155
Age 55
78.1
77.8
66
134
76.0
76.7
103
154
Age 60
79.1
78.9
71
135
77.4
78.0
102
155
Age 65
80.6
80.3
70
131
79.2
79.7
98
151
Age 70
82.3
82.1
68
125
81.3
81.7
102
147
Age 75
84.6
84.4
67
127
83.8
84.1
89
139
Age 80
87.1
87.0
69
123
86.7
86.9
92
132
Age 85
90.1
90.2
71
112
89.9
90.1
85
115
TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
PER 100,000 POPULATION
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Mauritania MAURITANIA   Liberia LIBERIA
TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
1. Coronary Heart Disease
97.58
114
98.87
112
2. Influenza and Pneumonia
84.48
39
78.43
44
3. Stroke
74.41
100
79.84
94
4. Diarrhoeal diseases
44.13
41
47.97
37
5. Malaria
43.02
20
52.62
4
6. Diabetes Mellitus
33.08
83
31.63
86
7. Road Traffic Accidents
31.87
44
55.89
4
8. Kidney Disease
28.66
67
27.80
69
9. Cervical Cancer
27.42
20
35.18
16
10. Liver Disease
25.88
73
34.32
44
11. Tuberculosis
24.14
46
89.99
7
12. Alzheimers & Dementia
19.76
53
17.56
92
13. Prostate Cancer
18.54
72
38.87
16
14. Lung Disease
16.35
131
15.39
139
15. Hypertension
16.11
102
18.52
90
16. Maternal Conditions
16.08
15
20.74
5
17. Low Birth Weight
15.92
3
11.72
21
18. Breast Cancer
14.72
122
17.79
81
19. Malnutrition
13.89
20
10.21
29
20. Violence
13.71
31
13.13
34
21. Liver Cancer
12.80
20
17.19
11
22. Birth Trauma
9.85
27
11.43
14
23. Other Injuries
8.96
76
9.64
70
24. Asthma
8.59
70
8.98
68
25. Meningitis
8.18
39
11.52
30
26. Pertussis
7.56
2
2.42
33
27. Congenital Anomalies
7.27
46
7.74
37
28. HIV/AIDS
7.20
66
50.98
23
29. Falls
6.66
73
7.14
68
30. Stomach Cancer
6.03
91
5.47
99
31. Suicide
5.47
132
7.37
108
32. Colon-Rectum Cancers
5.29
146
3.79
170
33. Parkinson's Disease
4.87
54
4.57
66
34. Inflammatory/Heart
4.86
90
4.81
91
35. Endocrine Disorders
4.39
78
5.61
58
36. Peptic Ulcer Disease
4.26
67
5.75
50
37. Ovary Cancer
3.39
128
3.65
123
38. Fires
3.05
47
3.65
35
39. Lung Cancers
2.77
163
2.68
165
40. Lymphomas
2.74
157
3.62
132
41. Drug Use
2.66
30
1.66
63
42. Skin Cancers
2.41
54
2.29
61
43. Syphilis
2.25
6
3.93
2
44. Skin Disease
2.17
54
1.74
80
45. Drownings
2.10
112
2.30
99
46. Bladder Cancer
2.05
93
0.83
163
47. Oral Cancer
2.03
130
2.01
131
48. Epilepsy
1.97
72
2.16
56
49. Pancreas Cancer
1.67
151
1.56
152
50. Rheumatic Heart Disease
1.53
91
2.08
67
TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
  Mauritania MAURITANIA   Liberia LIBERIA
  Deaths % Deaths %
1. Influenza and Pneumonia
2,756
11.66
2,693
7.99
2. Low Birth Weight
2,014
8.52
1,652
4.90
3. Diarrhoeal diseases
1,656
7.01
1,592
4.73
4. Coronary Heart Disease
1,636
6.92
1,885
5.60
5. Malaria
1,423
6.02
2,428
7.21
6. Stroke
1,307
5.53
1,578
4.68
7. Birth Trauma
1,204
5.10
1,601
4.75
8. Road Traffic Accidents
1,158
4.90
1,920
5.70
9. Tuberculosis
717
3.03
2,766
8.21
10. Congenital Anomalies
665
2.81
833
2.47
11. Maternal Conditions
639
2.70
870
2.58
12. Diabetes Mellitus
594
2.51
650
1.93
13. Liver Disease
586
2.48
858
2.55
14. Pertussis
574
2.43
197
0.58
15. Kidney Disease
555
2.35
609
1.81
16. Violence
491
2.08
477
1.42
17. Malnutrition
462
1.96
353
1.05
18. Meningitis
357
1.51
552
1.64
19. Other Injuries
343
1.45
380
1.13
20. Cervical Cancer
333
1.41
474
1.41
21. Liver Cancer
312
1.32
439
1.30
22. Hypertension
286
1.21
371
1.10
23. Lung Disease
275
1.16
294
0.87
24. Alzheimers & Dementia
251
1.06
235
0.70
25. HIV/AIDS
231
0.98
1,919
5.70
26. Syphilis
204
0.86
394
1.17
27. Endocrine Disorders
197
0.83
245
0.73
28. Breast Cancer
189
0.80
246
0.73
29. Asthma
170
0.72
200
0.59
30. Suicide
141
0.60
220
0.65
31. Falls
140
0.59
155
0.46
32. Stomach Cancer
132
0.56
122
0.36
33. Fires
123
0.52
153
0.45
34. Prostate Cancer
118
0.50
297
0.88
35. Drownings
116
0.49
127
0.38
36. Colon-Rectum Cancers
110
0.47
90
0.27
37. Inflammatory/Heart
110
0.47
115
0.34
38. Peptic Ulcer Disease
83
0.35
126
0.37
39. Epilepsy
75
0.32
81
0.24
40. Drug Use
71
0.30
42
0.12
41. Parkinson's Disease
69
0.29
72
0.21
42. Poisonings
67
0.28
82
0.24
43. Lymphomas
65
0.28
93
0.28
44. Lung Cancers
60
0.25
66
0.20
45. Tetanus
58
0.25
31
0.09
46. Skin Cancers
50
0.21
51
0.15
47. Skin Disease
47
0.20
41
0.12
48. Oral Cancer
45
0.19
50
0.15
49. Ovary Cancer
43
0.18
50
0.15
50. Bladder Cancer
42
0.18
19
0.06
CANCER RANK BY TYPE
AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
PER 100,000 POPULATION
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Mauritania MAURITANIA   Liberia LIBERIA
  Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
1. Cervical Cancer
27.42
20
35.18
16
2. Prostate Cancer
18.54
72
38.87
16
3. Breast Cancer
14.72
122
17.79
81
4. Liver Cancer
12.80
20
17.19
11
5. Stomach Cancer
6.03
91
5.47
99
6. Colon-Rectum Cancers
5.29
146
3.79
170
7. Ovary Cancer
3.39
128
3.65
123
8. Lung Cancers
2.77
163
2.68
165
9. Lymphomas
2.74
157
3.62
132
10. Skin Cancers
2.41
54
2.29
61
11. Bladder Cancer
2.05
93
0.83
163
12. Oral Cancer
2.03
130
2.01
131
13. Pancreas Cancer
1.67
151
1.56
152
14. Uterin Cancer
1.46
141
2.31
91
15. Oesophagus Cancer
1.31
140
0.64
174
16. Leukemia
0.73
176
0.66
178
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.