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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 NIGERIA

Compare Mauritania and Nigeria 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.

Nigeria
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
 
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    LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Mauritania MAURITANIA   Nigeria NIGERIA
      Mauritania MAURITANIA   Nigeria NIGERIA
           
    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
    		  
    37.2
    40.3
    38.7
    157
    151
    153
    1970
    45.5
    49.9
    47.6
    135
    129
    133
    		  
    40.6
    43.7
    42.1
    158
    155
    158
    1980
    50.5
    54.7
    52.5
    135
    133
    134
    		  
    43.8
    46.9
    45.3
    160
    159
    159
    1990
    55.6
    59.5
    57.5
    140
    136
    137
    		  
    46.0
    48.6
    47.2
    170
    170
    170
    2000
    58.4
    61.6
    60.0
    133
    132
    134
    		  
    46.2
    48.1
    47.1
    174
    175
    175
    2010
    60.5
    63.5
    62.0
    142
    145
    143
    		  
    51.2
    52.9
    52.0
    175
    176
    176
    2019
    68.1
    68.7
    68.4
    119
    141
    131
    		  
    61.2
    64.1
    62.6
    160
    169
    167
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Mauritania MAURITANIA   Nigeria NIGERIA
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    68.1
    68.7
    119
    141
    61.2
    64.1
    160
    169
    Age 5
    73.8
    73.6
    71
    129
    69.5
    71.9
    128
    140
    Age 10
    74.2
    73.9
    68
    127
    70.4
    72.7
    120
    138
    Age 15
    74.3
    74.1
    68
    127
    70.9
    73.1
    117
    136
    Age 20
    74.6
    74.3
    69
    127
    71.2
    73.4
    116
    136
    Age 25
    74.9
    74.6
    69
    127
    71.6
    73.7
    116
    136
    Age 30
    75.3
    74.9
    70
    127
    72.0
    74.1
    115
    136
    Age 35
    75.7
    75.2
    70
    127
    72.5
    74.6
    112
    135
    Age 40
    76.1
    75.7
    67
    128
    73.2
    75.2
    109
    135
    Age 45
    76.6
    76.2
    66
    129
    74.1
    75.9
    104
    136
    Age 50
    77.2
    76.9
    67
    131
    75.1
    76.8
    101
    133
    Age 55
    78.1
    77.8
    66
    134
    76.2
    77.7
    95
    136
    Age 60
    79.1
    78.9
    71
    135
    77.6
    78.9
    95
    136
    Age 65
    80.6
    80.3
    70
    131
    79.3
    80.3
    94
    133
    Age 70
    82.3
    82.1
    68
    125
    81.3
    82.1
    101
    130
    Age 75
    84.6
    84.4
    67
    127
    83.8
    84.4
    93
    126
    Age 80
    87.1
    87.0
    69
    123
    86.7
    87.1
    88
    107
    Age 85
    90.1
    90.2
    71
    112
    90.0
    90.4
    81
    94
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Mauritania MAURITANIA   Nigeria NIGERIA
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    97.58
    114
    100.91
    107
    2. Influenza and Pneumonia
    84.48
    39
    98.12
    28
    3. Stroke
    74.41
    100
    88.68
    86
    4. Diarrhoeal diseases
    44.13
    41
    78.99
    13
    5. Malaria
    43.02
    20
    34.69
    27
    6. Diabetes Mellitus
    33.08
    83
    33.50
    82
    7. Road Traffic Accidents
    31.87
    44
    27.25
    54
    8. Kidney Disease
    28.66
    67
    23.87
    88
    9. Cervical Cancer
    27.42
    20
    21.11
    35
    10. Liver Disease
    25.88
    73
    41.99
    21
    11. Tuberculosis
    24.14
    46
    99.13
    6
    12. Alzheimers & Dementia
    19.76
    53
    19.45
    59
    13. Prostate Cancer
    18.54
    72
    20.40
    63
    14. Lung Disease
    16.35
    131
    20.77
    99
    15. Hypertension
    16.11
    102
    16.07
    103
    16. Maternal Conditions
    16.08
    15
    14.14
    17
    17. Low Birth Weight
    15.92
    3
    14.70
    5
    18. Breast Cancer
    14.72
    122
    20.56
    47
    19. Malnutrition
    13.89
    20
    2.36
    83
    20. Violence
    13.71
    31
    11.97
    42
    21. Liver Cancer
    12.80
    20
    6.19
    71
    22. Birth Trauma
    9.85
    27
    15.51
    2
    23. Other Injuries
    8.96
    76
    10.98
    56
    24. Asthma
    8.59
    70
    10.71
    58
    25. Meningitis
    8.18
    39
    17.54
    9
    26. Pertussis
    7.56
    2
    6.32
    6
    27. Congenital Anomalies
    7.27
    46
    11.22
    5
    28. HIV/AIDS
    7.20
    66
    26.81
    36
    29. Falls
    6.66
    73
    8.54
    40
    30. Stomach Cancer
    6.03
    91
    2.52
    169
    31. Suicide
    5.47
    132
    6.87
    117
    32. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    5.29
    146
    4.32
    157
    33. Parkinson's Disease
    4.87
    54
    5.60
    29
    34. Inflammatory/Heart
    4.86
    90
    5.49
    76
    35. Endocrine Disorders
    4.39
    78
    7.01
    35
    36. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    4.26
    67
    7.03
    31
    37. Ovary Cancer
    3.39
    128
    3.90
    112
    38. Fires
    3.05
    47
    3.44
    37
    39. Lung Cancers
    2.77
    163
    1.37
    178
    40. Lymphomas
    2.74
    157
    5.96
    45
    41. Drug Use
    2.66
    30
    5.81
    5
    42. Skin Cancers
    2.41
    54
    2.29
    62
    43. Syphilis
    2.25
    6
    1.05
    35
    44. Skin Disease
    2.17
    54
    1.64
    90
    45. Drownings
    2.10
    112
    2.17
    107
    46. Bladder Cancer
    2.05
    93
    0.81
    166
    47. Oral Cancer
    2.03
    130
    2.44
    107
    48. Epilepsy
    1.97
    72
    3.25
    23
    49. Pancreas Cancer
    1.67
    151
    2.64
    126
    50. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    1.53
    91
    2.05
    69
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Mauritania MAURITANIA   Nigeria NIGERIA
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Influenza and Pneumonia
    2,756
    11.66
    207,281
    14.00
    2. Low Birth Weight
    2,014
    8.52
    95,959
    6.48
    3. Diarrhoeal diseases
    1,656
    7.01
    144,724
    9.77
    4. Coronary Heart Disease
    1,636
    6.92
    61,374
    4.14
    5. Malaria
    1,423
    6.02
    100,963
    6.82
    6. Stroke
    1,307
    5.53
    57,744
    3.90
    7. Birth Trauma
    1,204
    5.10
    100,186
    6.76
    8. Road Traffic Accidents
    1,158
    4.90
    41,693
    2.82
    9. Tuberculosis
    717
    3.03
    127,335
    8.60
    10. Congenital Anomalies
    665
    2.81
    49,696
    3.36
    11. Maternal Conditions
    639
    2.70
    23,540
    1.59
    12. Diabetes Mellitus
    594
    2.51
    22,497
    1.52
    13. Liver Disease
    586
    2.48
    38,326
    2.59
    14. Pertussis
    574
    2.43
    23,282
    1.57
    15. Kidney Disease
    555
    2.35
    18,189
    1.23
    16. Violence
    491
    2.08
    18,407
    1.24
    17. Malnutrition
    462
    1.96
    5,896
    0.40
    18. Meningitis
    357
    1.51
    43,651
    2.95
    19. Other Injuries
    343
    1.45
    22,696
    1.53
    20. Cervical Cancer
    333
    1.41
    10,574
    0.71
    21. Liver Cancer
    312
    1.32
    5,289
    0.36
    22. Hypertension
    286
    1.21
    10,692
    0.72
    23. Lung Disease
    275
    1.16
    12,569
    0.85
    24. Alzheimers & Dementia
    251
    1.06
    6,786
    0.46
    25. HIV/AIDS
    231
    0.98
    44,124
    2.98
    26. Syphilis
    204
    0.86
    5,449
    0.37
    27. Endocrine Disorders
    197
    0.83
    15,799
    1.07
    28. Breast Cancer
    189
    0.80
    11,884
    0.80
    29. Asthma
    170
    0.72
    8,192
    0.55
    30. Suicide
    141
    0.60
    7,019
    0.47
    31. Falls
    140
    0.59
    7,528
    0.51
    32. Stomach Cancer
    132
    0.56
    2,129
    0.14
    33. Fires
    123
    0.52
    7,132
    0.48
    34. Prostate Cancer
    118
    0.50
    5,914
    0.40
    35. Drownings
    116
    0.49
    6,584
    0.44
    36. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    110
    0.47
    4,152
    0.28
    37. Inflammatory/Heart
    110
    0.47
    4,826
    0.33
    38. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    83
    0.35
    5,846
    0.39
    39. Epilepsy
    75
    0.32
    5,001
    0.34
    40. Drug Use
    71
    0.30
    6,273
    0.42
    41. Parkinson's Disease
    69
    0.29
    2,473
    0.17
    42. Poisonings
    67
    0.28
    6,570
    0.44
    43. Lymphomas
    65
    0.28
    5,202
    0.35
    44. Lung Cancers
    60
    0.25
    1,295
    0.09
    45. Tetanus
    58
    0.25
    8,355
    0.56
    46. Skin Cancers
    50
    0.21
    1,933
    0.13
    47. Skin Disease
    47
    0.20
    1,468
    0.10
    48. Oral Cancer
    45
    0.19
    2,238
    0.15
    49. Ovary Cancer
    43
    0.18
    2,133
    0.14
    50. Bladder Cancer
    42
    0.18
    670
    0.05
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Mauritania MAURITANIA   Nigeria NIGERIA
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Cervical Cancer
    27.42
    20
    21.11
    35
    2. Prostate Cancer
    18.54
    72
    20.40
    63
    3. Breast Cancer
    14.72
    122
    20.56
    47
    4. Liver Cancer
    12.80
    20
    6.19
    71
    5. Stomach Cancer
    6.03
    91
    2.52
    169
    6. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    5.29
    146
    4.32
    157
    7. Ovary Cancer
    3.39
    128
    3.90
    112
    8. Lung Cancers
    2.77
    163
    1.37
    178
    9. Lymphomas
    2.74
    157
    5.96
    45
    10. Skin Cancers
    2.41
    54
    2.29
    62
    11. Bladder Cancer
    2.05
    93
    0.81
    166
    12. Oral Cancer
    2.03
    130
    2.44
    107
    13. Pancreas Cancer
    1.67
    151
    2.64
    126
    14. Uterin Cancer
    1.46
    141
    1.60
    132
    15. Oesophagus Cancer
    1.31
    140
    0.75
    171
    16. Leukemia
    0.73
    176
    2.06
    151
    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.