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New Zealand
COUNTRY #1
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NEW ZEALAND VS MAURITANIA

Compare New Zealand 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
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DYNAMIC PYRAMIDS
Data Source: United Nations
New Zealand Population Pyramid
5,607,793
Created with Raphaël 2.2.0 95+ 90-94 85-89 80-84 75-79 70-74 65-69 60-64 55-59 50-54 45-49 40-44 35-39 30-34 25-29 20-24 15-19 10-14 5-9 0-42.5%2.5%5%5%7.5%7.5%
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Mauritania Population Pyramid
9,024,891
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LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  New Zealand NEW ZEALAND   Mauritania MAURITANIA
  New Zealand NEW ZEALAND   Mauritania MAURITANIA
       
World Rank
        
World Rank
  M F All M F All   M F All M F All
1960
68.7
73.9
71.2
6
9
7
  
41.5
45.7
43.5
131
123
129
1970
68.2
74.5
71.3
18
16
14
  
45.5
49.9
47.6
135
129
133
1980
70.0
75.8
72.8
21
21
22
  
50.5
54.7
52.5
135
133
134
1990
72.5
78.4
75.4
21
22
20
  
55.6
59.5
57.5
140
136
137
2000
75.9
81.2
78.6
10
11
11
  
58.4
61.6
60.0
133
132
134
2010
79.0
82.8
80.9
9
18
13
  
60.5
63.5
62.0
142
145
143
2019
80.4
83.5
82.0
15
24
16
  
68.1
68.7
68.4
119
141
131
LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  New Zealand NEW ZEALAND   Mauritania MAURITANIA
      World Rank       World Rank
  M F M F M F M F
At Birth
80.4
83.5
15
24
68.1
68.7
119
141
Age
80.4
83.5
15
24
68.1
68.7
119
141
Age 5
80.8
83.9
14
24
73.8
73.6
71
129
Age 10
80.8
83.9
14
24
74.2
73.9
68
127
Age 15
80.9
83.9
14
24
74.3
74.1
68
127
Age 20
81.0
84.0
13
24
74.6
74.3
69
127
Age 25
81.2
84.1
12
24
74.9
74.6
69
127
Age 30
81.4
84.2
12
24
75.3
74.9
70
127
Age 35
81.6
84.3
12
24
75.7
75.2
70
127
Age 40
81.8
84.5
11
24
76.1
75.7
67
128
Age 45
82.1
84.6
9
22
76.6
76.2
66
129
Age 50
82.5
84.9
7
20
77.2
76.9
67
131
Age 55
83.1
85.3
6
20
78.1
77.8
66
134
Age 60
83.8
85.8
6
19
79.1
78.9
71
135
Age 65
84.6
86.4
7
18
80.6
80.3
70
131
Age 70
85.7
87.2
9
20
82.3
82.1
68
125
Age 75
87.0
88.2
9
21
84.6
84.4
67
127
Age 80
88.8
89.6
12
23
87.1
87.0
69
123
Age 85
91.1
91.5
19
24
90.1
90.2
71
112
TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
PER 100,000 POPULATION
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  New Zealand NEW ZEALAND   Mauritania MAURITANIA
TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
1. Coronary Heart Disease
49.59
163
97.58
114
2. Alzheimers & Dementia
24.84
16
19.76
53
3. Stroke
22.24
165
74.41
100
4. Lung Cancers
21.61
43
2.77
163
5. Lung Disease
18.17
111
16.35
131
6. Breast Cancer
17.60
84
14.72
122
7. Colon-Rectum Cancers
16.22
19
5.29
146
8. Prostate Cancer
15.97
90
18.54
72
9. Suicide
10.30
68
5.47
132
10. Road Traffic Accidents
8.83
127
31.87
44
11. Diabetes Mellitus
8.34
152
33.08
83
12. Influenza and Pneumonia
8.08
166
84.48
39
13. Skin Cancers
6.63
3
2.41
54
14. Lymphomas
6.60
25
2.74
157
15. Pancreas Cancer
6.18
54
1.67
151
16. Falls
5.65
92
6.66
73
17. Ovary Cancer
4.63
81
3.39
128
18. Leukemia
4.49
43
0.73
176
19. Kidney Disease
4.19
176
28.66
67
20. Inflammatory/Heart
4.07
115
4.86
90
21. Endocrine Disorders
3.95
82
4.39
78
22. Stomach Cancer
3.82
133
6.03
91
23. Congenital Anomalies
3.49
147
7.27
46
24. Liver Cancer
3.48
153
12.80
20
25. Other Injuries
3.23
168
8.96
76
26. Uterin Cancer
3.21
47
1.46
141
27. Parkinson's Disease
3.16
138
4.87
54
28. Oesophagus Cancer
3.13
64
1.31
140
29. Hypertension
3.04
166
16.11
102
30. Bladder Cancer
2.70
66
2.05
93
31. Other Neoplasms
2.42
44
0.44
93
32. Liver Disease
2.07
181
25.88
73
33. Oral Cancer
1.93
136
2.03
130
34. Low Birth Weight
1.87
149
15.92
3
35. Cervical Cancer
1.65
176
27.42
20
36. Drug Use
1.38
74
2.66
30
37. Rheumatic Heart Disease
1.33
98
1.53
91
38. Violence
1.20
146
13.71
31
39. Drownings
1.17
142
2.10
112
40. Skin Disease
1.10
108
2.17
54
41. Asthma
1.03
133
8.59
70
42. Epilepsy
0.97
139
1.97
72
43. Diarrhoeal diseases
0.76
149
44.13
41
44. Alcohol
0.75
128
0.69
132
45. Peptic Ulcer Disease
0.68
165
4.26
67
46. Multiple Sclerosis
0.52
33
0.21
86
47. Rheumatoid Arthritis
0.48
58
0.26
98
48. Hepatitis C
0.44
22
0.11
87
49. Birth Trauma
0.34
169
9.85
27
50. Fires
0.29
164
3.05
47
TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
  New Zealand NEW ZEALAND   Mauritania MAURITANIA
  Deaths % Deaths %
1. Coronary Heart Disease
5,095
18.16
1,636
6.92
2. Alzheimers & Dementia
3,032
10.81
251
1.06
3. Stroke
2,378
8.47
1,307
5.53
4. Lung Cancers
1,873
6.67
60
0.25
5. Lung Disease
1,815
6.47
275
1.16
6. Colon-Rectum Cancers
1,495
5.33
110
0.47
7. Influenza and Pneumonia
920
3.28
2,756
11.66
8. Diabetes Mellitus
769
2.74
594
2.51
9. Prostate Cancer
739
2.63
118
0.50
10. Breast Cancer
737
2.63
189
0.80
11. Falls
627
2.23
140
0.59
12. Skin Cancers
612
2.18
50
0.21
13. Lymphomas
608
2.17
65
0.28
14. Pancreas Cancer
543
1.94
39
0.17
15. Suicide
528
1.88
141
0.60
16. Road Traffic Accidents
458
1.63
1,158
4.90
17. Kidney Disease
432
1.54
555
2.35
18. Leukemia
391
1.39
22
0.09
19. Parkinson's Disease
353
1.26
69
0.29
20. Hypertension
327
1.17
286
1.21
21. Endocrine Disorders
325
1.16
197
0.83
22. Stomach Cancer
323
1.15
132
0.56
23. Inflammatory/Heart
313
1.12
110
0.47
24. Liver Cancer
288
1.03
312
1.32
25. Oesophagus Cancer
279
0.99
30
0.13
26. Bladder Cancer
267
0.95
42
0.18
27. Other Neoplasms
245
0.87
7
0.03
28. Other Injuries
218
0.78
343
1.45
29. Ovary Cancer
207
0.74
43
0.18
30. Congenital Anomalies
176
0.63
665
2.81
31. Oral Cancer
164
0.58
45
0.19
32. Liver Disease
158
0.56
586
2.48
33. Uterin Cancer
145
0.52
17
0.07
34. Skin Disease
118
0.42
47
0.20
35. Rheumatic Heart Disease
113
0.40
34
0.14
36. Asthma
91
0.32
170
0.72
37. Diarrhoeal diseases
81
0.29
1,656
7.01
38. Low Birth Weight
78
0.28
2,014
8.52
39. Peptic Ulcer Disease
70
0.25
83
0.35
40. Drug Use
69
0.25
71
0.30
41. Cervical Cancer
61
0.22
333
1.41
42. Violence
57
0.20
491
2.08
43. Epilepsy
55
0.20
75
0.32
44. Drownings
54
0.19
116
0.49
45. Alcohol
51
0.18
16
0.07
46. Rheumatoid Arthritis
47
0.17
4
0.02
47. Multiple Sclerosis
43
0.15
5
0.02
48. Hepatitis C
30
0.11
3
0.01
49. Osteoarthritis
24
0.09
0
0.00
50. Prostatic Hypertrophy
22
0.08
0
0.00
CANCER RANK BY TYPE
AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
PER 100,000 POPULATION
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  New Zealand NEW ZEALAND   Mauritania MAURITANIA
  Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
1. Lung Cancers
21.61
43
2.77
163
2. Breast Cancer
17.60
84
14.72
122
3. Colon-Rectum Cancers
16.22
19
5.29
146
4. Prostate Cancer
15.97
90
18.54
72
5. Skin Cancers
6.63
3
2.41
54
6. Lymphomas
6.60
25
2.74
157
7. Pancreas Cancer
6.18
54
1.67
151
8. Ovary Cancer
4.63
81
3.39
128
9. Leukemia
4.49
43
0.73
176
10. Stomach Cancer
3.82
133
6.03
91
11. Liver Cancer
3.48
153
12.80
20
12. Uterin Cancer
3.21
47
1.46
141
13. Oesophagus Cancer
3.13
64
1.31
140
14. Bladder Cancer
2.70
66
2.05
93
15. Oral Cancer
1.93
136
2.03
130
16. Cervical Cancer
1.65
176
27.42
20
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.