World Health Review
COUNTRY #1
Compare Mauritania and Mauritius 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
Mauritania Population Pyramid
9,024,891
Mauritius Population Pyramid
1,185,525
LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
GOOD
POOR
MAURITANIA | MAURITIUS | ||||||||||||
MAURITANIA | MAURITIUS | ||||||||||||
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
|
57.7
|
61.2
|
59.4
|
65
|
66
|
65
|
|
1970 |
45.5
|
49.9
|
47.6
|
135
|
129
|
133
|
60.3
|
64.6
|
62.4
|
70
|
69
|
67
|
|
1980 |
50.5
|
54.7
|
52.5
|
135
|
133
|
134
|
63.4
|
68.7
|
66.0
|
76
|
77
|
75
|
|
1990 |
55.6
|
59.5
|
57.5
|
140
|
136
|
137
|
65.6
|
73.4
|
69.4
|
82
|
66
|
72
|
|
2000 |
58.4
|
61.6
|
60.0
|
133
|
132
|
134
|
67.8
|
74.3
|
71.0
|
85
|
75
|
81
|
|
2010 |
60.5
|
63.5
|
62.0
|
142
|
145
|
143
|
70.1
|
76.6
|
73.3
|
85
|
75
|
83
|
|
2019 |
68.1
|
68.7
|
68.4
|
119
|
141
|
131
|
71.0
|
77.3
|
74.1
|
89
|
86
|
87
|
LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
GOOD
POOR
MAURITANIA | MAURITIUS | ||||||||
World Rank | World Rank | ||||||||
M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | ||
At Birth |
68.1
|
68.7
|
119
|
141
|
71.0
|
77.3
|
89
|
86
|
|
Age 5 |
73.8
|
73.6
|
71
|
129
|
72.1
|
78.4
|
92
|
85
|
|
Age 10 |
74.2
|
73.9
|
68
|
127
|
72.2
|
78.5
|
93
|
85
|
|
Age 15 |
74.3
|
74.1
|
68
|
127
|
72.3
|
78.5
|
95
|
85
|
|
Age 20 |
74.6
|
74.3
|
69
|
127
|
72.5
|
78.6
|
94
|
83
|
|
Age 25 |
74.9
|
74.6
|
69
|
127
|
72.8
|
78.8
|
96
|
82
|
|
Age 30 |
75.3
|
74.9
|
70
|
127
|
73.2
|
79.0
|
94
|
81
|
|
Age 35 |
75.7
|
75.2
|
70
|
127
|
73.7
|
79.2
|
93
|
82
|
|
Age 40 |
76.1
|
75.7
|
67
|
128
|
74.3
|
79.5
|
91
|
81
|
|
Age 45 |
76.6
|
76.2
|
66
|
129
|
75.0
|
79.9
|
89
|
81
|
|
Age 50 |
77.2
|
76.9
|
67
|
131
|
75.9
|
80.5
|
86
|
80
|
|
Age 55 |
78.1
|
77.8
|
66
|
134
|
77.1
|
81.1
|
82
|
77
|
|
Age 60 |
79.1
|
78.9
|
71
|
135
|
78.5
|
82.0
|
82
|
75
|
|
Age 65 |
80.6
|
80.3
|
70
|
131
|
80.2
|
83.0
|
76
|
72
|
|
Age 70 |
82.3
|
82.1
|
68
|
125
|
82.2
|
84.4
|
71
|
71
|
|
Age 75 |
84.6
|
84.4
|
67
|
127
|
84.4
|
86.1
|
72
|
67
|
|
Age 80 |
87.1
|
87.0
|
69
|
123
|
87.1
|
88.3
|
68
|
61
|
|
Age 85 |
90.1
|
90.2
|
71
|
112
|
90.1
|
90.7
|
72
|
67
|
TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
PER 100,000 POPULATION
GOOD
POOR
MAURITANIA | MAURITIUS | |||||
TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH | Rate | World Rank | Rate | World Rank | ||
1. | Coronary Heart Disease |
97.58
|
114
|
102.82
|
103
|
|
2. | Influenza and Pneumonia |
84.48
|
39
|
21.53
|
108
|
|
3. | Stroke |
74.41
|
100
|
56.52
|
121
|
|
4. | Diarrhoeal diseases |
44.13
|
41
|
1.41
|
118
|
|
5. | Malaria |
43.02
|
20
|
0.00
|
135
|
|
6. | Diabetes Mellitus |
33.08
|
83
|
104.41
|
8
|
|
7. | Road Traffic Accidents |
31.87
|
44
|
10.85
|
122
|
|
8. | Kidney Disease |
28.66
|
67
|
41.13
|
20
|
|
9. | Cervical Cancer |
27.42
|
20
|
5.26
|
122
|
|
10. | Liver Disease |
25.88
|
73
|
8.61
|
136
|
|
11. | Tuberculosis |
24.14
|
46
|
1.09
|
124
|
|
12. | Alzheimers & Dementia |
19.76
|
53
|
2.41
|
177
|
|
13. | Prostate Cancer |
18.54
|
72
|
16.53
|
83
|
|
14. | Lung Disease |
16.35
|
131
|
37.21
|
31
|
|
15. | Hypertension |
16.11
|
102
|
34.14
|
34
|
|
16. | Maternal Conditions |
16.08
|
15
|
0.87
|
91
|
|
17. | Low Birth Weight |
15.92
|
3
|
3.62
|
113
|
|
18. | Breast Cancer |
14.72
|
122
|
24.67
|
31
|
|
19. | Malnutrition |
13.89
|
20
|
0.24
|
132
|
|
20. | Violence |
13.71
|
31
|
2.18
|
128
|
|
21. | Liver Cancer |
12.80
|
20
|
3.04
|
166
|
|
22. | Birth Trauma |
9.85
|
27
|
4.26
|
71
|
|
23. | Other Injuries |
8.96
|
76
|
4.15
|
150
|
|
24. | Asthma |
8.59
|
70
|
6.38
|
78
|
|
25. | Meningitis |
8.18
|
39
|
0.22
|
154
|
|
26. | Pertussis |
7.56
|
2
|
0.00
|
169
|
|
27. | Congenital Anomalies |
7.27
|
46
|
6.34
|
76
|
|
28. | HIV/AIDS |
7.20
|
66
|
9.81
|
60
|
|
29. | Falls |
6.66
|
73
|
3.56
|
135
|
|
30. | Stomach Cancer |
6.03
|
91
|
5.88
|
93
|
|
31. | Suicide |
5.47
|
132
|
8.75
|
87
|
|
32. | Colon-Rectum Cancers |
5.29
|
146
|
10.27
|
72
|
|
33. | Parkinson's Disease |
4.87
|
54
|
0.70
|
179
|
|
34. | Inflammatory/Heart |
4.86
|
90
|
6.69
|
55
|
|
35. | Endocrine Disorders |
4.39
|
78
|
6.10
|
51
|
|
36. | Peptic Ulcer Disease |
4.26
|
67
|
1.26
|
140
|
|
37. | Ovary Cancer |
3.39
|
128
|
4.98
|
69
|
|
38. | Fires |
3.05
|
47
|
0.62
|
130
|
|
39. | Lung Cancers |
2.77
|
163
|
10.21
|
103
|
|
40. | Lymphomas |
2.74
|
157
|
3.36
|
138
|
|
41. | Drug Use |
2.66
|
30
|
1.16
|
95
|
|
42. | Skin Cancers |
2.41
|
54
|
0.24
|
172
|
|
43. | Syphilis |
2.25
|
6
|
0.00
|
181
|
|
44. | Skin Disease |
2.17
|
54
|
3.73
|
22
|
|
45. | Drownings |
2.10
|
112
|
3.02
|
75
|
|
46. | Bladder Cancer |
2.05
|
93
|
1.17
|
146
|
|
47. | Oral Cancer |
2.03
|
130
|
3.62
|
64
|
|
48. | Epilepsy |
1.97
|
72
|
2.36
|
51
|
|
49. | Pancreas Cancer |
1.67
|
151
|
3.13
|
106
|
|
50. | Rheumatic Heart Disease |
1.53
|
91
|
0.20
|
177
|
TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
MAURITANIA | MAURITIUS | |||||
Deaths | % | Deaths | % | |||
1. | Influenza and Pneumonia |
2,756
|
11.66
|
346
|
3.49
|
|
2. | Low Birth Weight |
2,014
|
8.52
|
37
|
0.37
|
|
3. | Diarrhoeal diseases |
1,656
|
7.01
|
23
|
0.23
|
|
4. | Coronary Heart Disease |
1,636
|
6.92
|
1,805
|
18.21
|
|
5. | Malaria |
1,423
|
6.02
|
0
|
0.00
|
|
6. | Stroke |
1,307
|
5.53
|
985
|
9.94
|
|
7. | Birth Trauma |
1,204
|
5.10
|
37
|
0.37
|
|
8. | Road Traffic Accidents |
1,158
|
4.90
|
155
|
1.56
|
|
9. | Tuberculosis |
717
|
3.03
|
17
|
0.17
|
|
10. | Congenital Anomalies |
665
|
2.81
|
57
|
0.57
|
|
11. | Maternal Conditions |
639
|
2.70
|
11
|
0.11
|
|
12. | Diabetes Mellitus |
594
|
2.51
|
1,873
|
18.89
|
|
13. | Liver Disease |
586
|
2.48
|
145
|
1.46
|
|
14. | Pertussis |
574
|
2.43
|
0
|
0.00
|
|
15. | Kidney Disease |
555
|
2.35
|
724
|
7.30
|
|
16. | Violence |
491
|
2.08
|
30
|
0.30
|
|
17. | Malnutrition |
462
|
1.96
|
4
|
0.04
|
|
18. | Meningitis |
357
|
1.51
|
2
|
0.02
|
|
19. | Other Injuries |
343
|
1.45
|
66
|
0.67
|
|
20. | Cervical Cancer |
333
|
1.41
|
49
|
0.49
|
|
21. | Liver Cancer |
312
|
1.32
|
56
|
0.56
|
|
22. | Hypertension |
286
|
1.21
|
592
|
5.97
|
|
23. | Lung Disease |
275
|
1.16
|
646
|
6.52
|
|
24. | Alzheimers & Dementia |
251
|
1.06
|
42
|
0.42
|
|
25. | HIV/AIDS |
231
|
0.98
|
141
|
1.42
|
|
26. | Syphilis |
204
|
0.86
|
0
|
0.00
|
|
27. | Endocrine Disorders |
197
|
0.83
|
101
|
1.02
|
|
28. | Breast Cancer |
189
|
0.80
|
232
|
2.34
|
|
29. | Asthma |
170
|
0.72
|
107
|
1.08
|
|
30. | Suicide |
141
|
0.60
|
120
|
1.21
|
|
31. | Falls |
140
|
0.59
|
57
|
0.57
|
|
32. | Stomach Cancer |
132
|
0.56
|
104
|
1.05
|
|
33. | Fires |
123
|
0.52
|
10
|
0.10
|
|
34. | Prostate Cancer |
118
|
0.50
|
115
|
1.16
|
|
35. | Drownings |
116
|
0.49
|
43
|
0.43
|
|
36. | Colon-Rectum Cancers |
110
|
0.47
|
182
|
1.84
|
|
37. | Inflammatory/Heart |
110
|
0.47
|
108
|
1.09
|
|
38. | Peptic Ulcer Disease |
83
|
0.35
|
22
|
0.22
|
|
39. | Epilepsy |
75
|
0.32
|
35
|
0.35
|
|
40. | Drug Use |
71
|
0.30
|
16
|
0.16
|
|
41. | Parkinson's Disease |
69
|
0.29
|
12
|
0.12
|
|
42. | Poisonings |
67
|
0.28
|
11
|
0.11
|
|
43. | Lymphomas |
65
|
0.28
|
57
|
0.57
|
|
44. | Lung Cancers |
60
|
0.25
|
182
|
1.84
|
|
45. | Tetanus |
58
|
0.25
|
0
|
0.00
|
|
46. | Skin Cancers |
50
|
0.21
|
5
|
0.05
|
|
47. | Skin Disease |
47
|
0.20
|
64
|
0.65
|
|
48. | Oral Cancer |
45
|
0.19
|
63
|
0.64
|
|
49. | Ovary Cancer |
43
|
0.18
|
46
|
0.46
|
|
50. | Bladder Cancer |
42
|
0.18
|
21
|
0.21
|
CANCER RANK BY TYPE
AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
PER 100,000 POPULATION
GOOD
POOR
MAURITANIA | MAURITIUS | |||||
Rate | World Rank | Rate | World Rank | |||
1. | Cervical Cancer |
27.42
|
20
|
5.26
|
122
|
|
2. | Prostate Cancer |
18.54
|
72
|
16.53
|
83
|
|
3. | Breast Cancer |
14.72
|
122
|
24.67
|
31
|
|
4. | Liver Cancer |
12.80
|
20
|
3.04
|
166
|
|
5. | Stomach Cancer |
6.03
|
91
|
5.88
|
93
|
|
6. | Colon-Rectum Cancers |
5.29
|
146
|
10.27
|
72
|
|
7. | Ovary Cancer |
3.39
|
128
|
4.98
|
69
|
|
8. | Lung Cancers |
2.77
|
163
|
10.21
|
103
|
|
9. | Lymphomas |
2.74
|
157
|
3.36
|
138
|
|
10. | Skin Cancers |
2.41
|
54
|
0.24
|
172
|
|
11. | Bladder Cancer |
2.05
|
93
|
1.17
|
146
|
|
12. | Oral Cancer |
2.03
|
130
|
3.62
|
64
|
|
13. | Pancreas Cancer |
1.67
|
151
|
3.13
|
106
|
|
14. | Uterin Cancer |
1.46
|
141
|
3.26
|
43
|
|
15. | Oesophagus Cancer |
1.31
|
140
|
2.01
|
111
|
|
16. | Leukemia |
0.73
|
176
|
2.86
|
127
|
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.