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Mauritius
COUNTRY #1
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MAURITIUS VS MAURITANIA

Compare Mauritius and Mauritania 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.

Mauritania
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
Mauritius Population Pyramid
 
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    LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Mauritius MAURITIUS   Mauritania MAURITANIA
      Mauritius MAURITIUS   Mauritania MAURITANIA
           
    World Rank
    		        
    World Rank
      M F All M F All   M F All M F All
    1960
    57.7
    61.2
    59.4
    65
    66
    65
    		  
    41.5
    45.7
    43.5
    131
    123
    129
    1970
    60.3
    64.6
    62.4
    70
    69
    67
    		  
    45.5
    49.9
    47.6
    135
    129
    133
    1980
    63.4
    68.7
    66.0
    76
    77
    75
    		  
    50.5
    54.7
    52.5
    135
    133
    134
    1990
    65.6
    73.4
    69.4
    82
    66
    72
    		  
    55.6
    59.5
    57.5
    140
    136
    137
    2000
    67.8
    74.3
    71.0
    85
    75
    81
    		  
    58.4
    61.6
    60.0
    133
    132
    134
    2010
    70.1
    76.6
    73.3
    85
    75
    83
    		  
    60.5
    63.5
    62.0
    142
    145
    143
    2019
    71.0
    77.3
    74.1
    89
    86
    87
    		  
    68.1
    68.7
    68.4
    119
    141
    131
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Mauritius MAURITIUS   Mauritania MAURITANIA
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    71.0
    77.3
    89
    86
    68.1
    68.7
    119
    141
    Age 5
    72.1
    78.4
    92
    85
    73.8
    73.6
    71
    129
    Age 10
    72.2
    78.5
    93
    85
    74.2
    73.9
    68
    127
    Age 15
    72.3
    78.5
    95
    85
    74.3
    74.1
    68
    127
    Age 20
    72.5
    78.6
    94
    83
    74.6
    74.3
    69
    127
    Age 25
    72.8
    78.8
    96
    82
    74.9
    74.6
    69
    127
    Age 30
    73.2
    79.0
    94
    81
    75.3
    74.9
    70
    127
    Age 35
    73.7
    79.2
    93
    82
    75.7
    75.2
    70
    127
    Age 40
    74.3
    79.5
    91
    81
    76.1
    75.7
    67
    128
    Age 45
    75.0
    79.9
    89
    81
    76.6
    76.2
    66
    129
    Age 50
    75.9
    80.5
    86
    80
    77.2
    76.9
    67
    131
    Age 55
    77.1
    81.1
    82
    77
    78.1
    77.8
    66
    134
    Age 60
    78.5
    82.0
    82
    75
    79.1
    78.9
    71
    135
    Age 65
    80.2
    83.0
    76
    72
    80.6
    80.3
    70
    131
    Age 70
    82.2
    84.4
    71
    71
    82.3
    82.1
    68
    125
    Age 75
    84.4
    86.1
    72
    67
    84.6
    84.4
    67
    127
    Age 80
    87.1
    88.3
    68
    61
    87.1
    87.0
    69
    123
    Age 85
    90.1
    90.7
    72
    67
    90.1
    90.2
    71
    112
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Mauritius MAURITIUS   Mauritania MAURITANIA
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Diabetes Mellitus
    104.41
    8
    33.08
    83
    2. Coronary Heart Disease
    102.82
    103
    97.58
    114
    3. Stroke
    56.52
    121
    74.41
    100
    4. Kidney Disease
    41.13
    20
    28.66
    67
    5. Lung Disease
    37.21
    31
    16.35
    131
    6. Hypertension
    34.14
    34
    16.11
    102
    7. Breast Cancer
    24.67
    31
    14.72
    122
    8. Influenza and Pneumonia
    21.53
    108
    84.48
    39
    9. Prostate Cancer
    16.53
    83
    18.54
    72
    10. Road Traffic Accidents
    10.85
    122
    31.87
    44
    11. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    10.27
    72
    5.29
    146
    12. Lung Cancers
    10.21
    103
    2.77
    163
    13. HIV/AIDS
    9.81
    60
    7.20
    66
    14. Suicide
    8.75
    87
    5.47
    132
    15. Liver Disease
    8.61
    136
    25.88
    73
    16. Inflammatory/Heart
    6.69
    55
    4.86
    90
    17. Asthma
    6.38
    78
    8.59
    70
    18. Congenital Anomalies
    6.34
    76
    7.27
    46
    19. Endocrine Disorders
    6.10
    51
    4.39
    78
    20. Stomach Cancer
    5.88
    93
    6.03
    91
    21. Cervical Cancer
    5.26
    122
    27.42
    20
    22. Ovary Cancer
    4.98
    69
    3.39
    128
    23. Other Neoplasms
    4.61
    17
    0.44
    93
    24. Birth Trauma
    4.26
    71
    9.85
    27
    25. Other Injuries
    4.15
    150
    8.96
    76
    26. Skin Disease
    3.73
    22
    2.17
    54
    27. Low Birth Weight
    3.62
    113
    15.92
    3
    28. Oral Cancer
    3.62
    64
    2.03
    130
    29. Falls
    3.56
    135
    6.66
    73
    30. Lymphomas
    3.36
    138
    2.74
    157
    31. Uterin Cancer
    3.26
    43
    1.46
    141
    32. Alcohol
    3.15
    31
    0.69
    132
    33. Pancreas Cancer
    3.13
    106
    1.67
    151
    34. Liver Cancer
    3.04
    166
    12.80
    20
    35. Drownings
    3.02
    75
    2.10
    112
    36. Leukemia
    2.86
    127
    0.73
    176
    37. Alzheimers & Dementia
    2.41
    177
    19.76
    53
    38. Epilepsy
    2.36
    51
    1.97
    72
    39. Violence
    2.18
    128
    13.71
    31
    40. Anemia
    2.05
    6
    0.00
    132
    41. Oesophagus Cancer
    2.01
    111
    1.31
    140
    42. Diarrhoeal diseases
    1.41
    118
    44.13
    41
    43. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    1.26
    140
    4.26
    67
    44. Bladder Cancer
    1.17
    146
    2.05
    93
    45. Drug Use
    1.16
    95
    2.66
    30
    46. Tuberculosis
    1.09
    124
    24.14
    46
    47. Maternal Conditions
    0.87
    91
    16.08
    15
    48. Poisonings
    0.74
    80
    1.50
    59
    49. Parkinson's Disease
    0.70
    179
    4.87
    54
    50. Fires
    0.62
    130
    3.05
    47
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Mauritius MAURITIUS   Mauritania MAURITANIA
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Diabetes Mellitus
    1,873
    18.89
    594
    2.51
    2. Coronary Heart Disease
    1,805
    18.21
    1,636
    6.92
    3. Stroke
    985
    9.94
    1,307
    5.53
    4. Kidney Disease
    724
    7.30
    555
    2.35
    5. Lung Disease
    646
    6.52
    275
    1.16
    6. Hypertension
    592
    5.97
    286
    1.21
    7. Influenza and Pneumonia
    346
    3.49
    2,756
    11.66
    8. Breast Cancer
    232
    2.34
    189
    0.80
    9. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    182
    1.84
    110
    0.47
    10. Lung Cancers
    182
    1.84
    60
    0.25
    11. Road Traffic Accidents
    155
    1.56
    1,158
    4.90
    12. Liver Disease
    145
    1.46
    586
    2.48
    13. HIV/AIDS
    141
    1.42
    231
    0.98
    14. Suicide
    120
    1.21
    141
    0.60
    15. Prostate Cancer
    115
    1.16
    118
    0.50
    16. Inflammatory/Heart
    108
    1.09
    110
    0.47
    17. Asthma
    107
    1.08
    170
    0.72
    18. Stomach Cancer
    104
    1.05
    132
    0.56
    19. Endocrine Disorders
    101
    1.02
    197
    0.83
    20. Other Neoplasms
    77
    0.78
    7
    0.03
    21. Other Injuries
    66
    0.67
    343
    1.45
    22. Skin Disease
    64
    0.65
    47
    0.20
    23. Oral Cancer
    63
    0.64
    45
    0.19
    24. Lymphomas
    57
    0.57
    65
    0.28
    25. Congenital Anomalies
    57
    0.57
    665
    2.81
    26. Falls
    57
    0.57
    140
    0.59
    27. Liver Cancer
    56
    0.56
    312
    1.32
    28. Pancreas Cancer
    55
    0.55
    39
    0.17
    29. Alcohol
    53
    0.53
    16
    0.07
    30. Cervical Cancer
    49
    0.49
    333
    1.41
    31. Leukemia
    48
    0.48
    22
    0.09
    32. Ovary Cancer
    46
    0.46
    43
    0.18
    33. Drownings
    43
    0.43
    116
    0.49
    34. Alzheimers & Dementia
    42
    0.42
    251
    1.06
    35. Low Birth Weight
    37
    0.37
    2,014
    8.52
    36. Birth Trauma
    37
    0.37
    1,204
    5.10
    37. Oesophagus Cancer
    35
    0.35
    30
    0.13
    38. Epilepsy
    35
    0.35
    75
    0.32
    39. Anemia
    33
    0.33
    0
    0.00
    40. Uterin Cancer
    32
    0.32
    17
    0.07
    41. Violence
    30
    0.30
    491
    2.08
    42. Diarrhoeal diseases
    23
    0.23
    1,656
    7.01
    43. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    22
    0.22
    83
    0.35
    44. Bladder Cancer
    21
    0.21
    42
    0.18
    45. Tuberculosis
    17
    0.17
    717
    3.03
    46. Drug Use
    16
    0.16
    71
    0.30
    47. Parkinson's Disease
    12
    0.12
    69
    0.29
    48. Maternal Conditions
    11
    0.11
    639
    2.70
    49. Poisonings
    11
    0.11
    67
    0.28
    50. Fires
    10
    0.10
    123
    0.52
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Mauritius MAURITIUS   Mauritania MAURITANIA
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Breast Cancer
    24.67
    31
    14.72
    122
    2. Prostate Cancer
    16.53
    83
    18.54
    72
    3. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    10.27
    72
    5.29
    146
    4. Lung Cancers
    10.21
    103
    2.77
    163
    5. Stomach Cancer
    5.88
    93
    6.03
    91
    6. Cervical Cancer
    5.26
    122
    27.42
    20
    7. Ovary Cancer
    4.98
    69
    3.39
    128
    8. Oral Cancer
    3.62
    64
    2.03
    130
    9. Lymphomas
    3.36
    138
    2.74
    157
    10. Uterin Cancer
    3.26
    43
    1.46
    141
    11. Pancreas Cancer
    3.13
    106
    1.67
    151
    12. Liver Cancer
    3.04
    166
    12.80
    20
    13. Leukemia
    2.86
    127
    0.73
    176
    14. Oesophagus Cancer
    2.01
    111
    1.31
    140
    15. Bladder Cancer
    1.17
    146
    2.05
    93
    16. Skin Cancers
    0.24
    172
    2.41
    54
    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.