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Portugal
COUNTRY #1
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PORTUGAL VS MAURITANIA

Compare Portugal 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
Portugal Population Pyramid
 
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    LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Portugal PORTUGAL   Mauritania MAURITANIA
      Portugal PORTUGAL   Mauritania MAURITANIA
           
    World Rank
    		        
    World Rank
      M F All M F All   M F All M F All
    1960
    60.7
    66.3
    63.4
    52
    43
    48
    		  
    41.5
    45.7
    43.5
    131
    123
    129
    1970
    64.2
    70.8
    67.4
    51
    43
    45
    		  
    45.5
    49.9
    47.6
    135
    129
    133
    1980
    67.9
    75.1
    71.4
    36
    29
    30
    		  
    50.5
    54.7
    52.5
    135
    133
    134
    1990
    70.2
    77.3
    73.7
    38
    27
    33
    		  
    55.6
    59.5
    57.5
    140
    136
    137
    2000
    73.1
    80.1
    76.6
    34
    24
    29
    		  
    58.4
    61.6
    60.0
    133
    132
    134
    2010
    76.4
    82.6
    79.6
    27
    23
    25
    		  
    60.5
    63.5
    62.0
    142
    145
    143
    2019
    78.6
    84.4
    81.6
    30
    11
    23
    		  
    68.1
    68.7
    68.4
    119
    141
    131
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Portugal PORTUGAL   Mauritania MAURITANIA
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    78.6
    84.4
    30
    11
    68.1
    68.7
    119
    141
    Age 5
    78.9
    84.7
    31
    11
    73.8
    73.6
    71
    129
    Age 10
    78.9
    84.7
    31
    11
    74.2
    73.9
    68
    127
    Age 15
    78.9
    84.7
    31
    11
    74.3
    74.1
    68
    127
    Age 20
    79.0
    84.8
    31
    11
    74.6
    74.3
    69
    127
    Age 25
    79.1
    84.8
    32
    11
    74.9
    74.6
    69
    127
    Age 30
    79.3
    84.9
    35
    11
    75.3
    74.9
    70
    127
    Age 35
    79.4
    85.0
    35
    11
    75.7
    75.2
    70
    127
    Age 40
    79.6
    85.1
    36
    11
    76.1
    75.7
    67
    128
    Age 45
    79.9
    85.3
    36
    11
    76.6
    76.2
    66
    129
    Age 50
    80.4
    85.5
    35
    12
    77.2
    76.9
    67
    131
    Age 55
    81.2
    85.9
    32
    12
    78.1
    77.8
    66
    134
    Age 60
    82.1
    86.3
    31
    13
    79.1
    78.9
    71
    135
    Age 65
    83.3
    86.8
    32
    13
    80.6
    80.3
    70
    131
    Age 70
    84.6
    87.5
    33
    13
    82.3
    82.1
    68
    125
    Age 75
    86.2
    88.4
    35
    16
    84.6
    84.4
    67
    127
    Age 80
    88.1
    89.7
    41
    19
    87.1
    87.0
    69
    123
    Age 85
    90.5
    91.5
    54
    29
    90.1
    90.2
    71
    112
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Portugal PORTUGAL   Mauritania MAURITANIA
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    39.25
    174
    97.58
    114
    2. Stroke
    34.68
    145
    74.41
    100
    3. Lung Cancers
    19.20
    56
    2.77
    163
    4. Influenza and Pneumonia
    18.35
    122
    84.48
    39
    5. Alzheimers & Dementia
    17.21
    101
    19.76
    53
    6. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    16.03
    20
    5.29
    146
    7. Prostate Cancer
    15.78
    92
    18.54
    72
    8. Breast Cancer
    15.15
    114
    14.72
    122
    9. Lung Disease
    11.66
    160
    16.35
    131
    10. Diabetes Mellitus
    10.79
    142
    33.08
    83
    11. Stomach Cancer
    9.99
    46
    6.03
    91
    12. Kidney Disease
    7.45
    155
    28.66
    67
    13. Suicide
    7.22
    111
    5.47
    132
    14. Other Injuries
    6.75
    101
    8.96
    76
    15. Pancreas Cancer
    6.50
    49
    1.67
    151
    16. Lymphomas
    6.20
    36
    2.74
    157
    17. Liver Disease
    6.03
    158
    25.88
    73
    18. Road Traffic Accidents
    5.99
    149
    31.87
    44
    19. Liver Cancer
    5.44
    91
    12.80
    20
    20. Endocrine Disorders
    5.21
    61
    4.39
    78
    21. Oral Cancer
    4.60
    45
    2.03
    130
    22. Hypertension
    4.55
    159
    16.11
    102
    23. Leukemia
    4.09
    65
    0.73
    176
    24. Bladder Cancer
    3.88
    27
    2.05
    93
    25. Inflammatory/Heart
    3.66
    118
    4.86
    90
    26. Falls
    3.52
    137
    6.66
    73
    27. Ovary Cancer
    3.17
    140
    3.39
    128
    28. Parkinson's Disease
    3.02
    144
    4.87
    54
    29. Cervical Cancer
    2.95
    149
    27.42
    20
    30. Oesophagus Cancer
    2.93
    75
    1.31
    140
    31. Uterin Cancer
    2.58
    76
    1.46
    141
    32. Congenital Anomalies
    2.39
    170
    7.27
    46
    33. HIV/AIDS
    2.21
    102
    7.20
    66
    34. Other Neoplasms
    2.12
    50
    0.44
    93
    35. Skin Cancers
    1.88
    92
    2.41
    54
    36. Epilepsy
    1.63
    90
    1.97
    72
    37. Low Birth Weight
    1.51
    156
    15.92
    3
    38. Tuberculosis
    0.83
    132
    24.14
    46
    39. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    0.78
    160
    4.26
    67
    40. Violence
    0.76
    164
    13.71
    31
    41. Diarrhoeal diseases
    0.66
    153
    44.13
    41
    42. Drug Use
    0.64
    147
    2.66
    30
    43. Skin Disease
    0.61
    132
    2.17
    54
    44. Alcohol
    0.60
    138
    0.69
    132
    45. Drownings
    0.60
    166
    2.10
    112
    46. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    0.58
    145
    1.53
    91
    47. Fires
    0.56
    135
    3.05
    47
    48. Hepatitis C
    0.49
    20
    0.11
    87
    49. Asthma
    0.49
    162
    8.59
    70
    50. Birth Trauma
    0.41
    159
    9.85
    27
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Portugal PORTUGAL   Mauritania MAURITANIA
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    12,878
    14.14
    1,636
    6.92
    2. Stroke
    12,339
    13.55
    1,307
    5.53
    3. Alzheimers & Dementia
    7,191
    7.89
    251
    1.06
    4. Influenza and Pneumonia
    6,851
    7.52
    2,756
    11.66
    5. Lung Cancers
    4,406
    4.84
    60
    0.25
    6. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    4,389
    4.82
    110
    0.47
    7. Lung Disease
    4,286
    4.71
    275
    1.16
    8. Diabetes Mellitus
    3,601
    3.95
    594
    2.51
    9. Kidney Disease
    2,803
    3.08
    555
    2.35
    10. Stomach Cancer
    2,532
    2.78
    132
    0.56
    11. Prostate Cancer
    2,124
    2.33
    118
    0.50
    12. Breast Cancer
    1,997
    2.19
    189
    0.80
    13. Other Injuries
    1,937
    2.13
    343
    1.45
    14. Hypertension
    1,880
    2.06
    286
    1.21
    15. Pancreas Cancer
    1,669
    1.83
    39
    0.17
    16. Lymphomas
    1,608
    1.77
    65
    0.28
    17. Endocrine Disorders
    1,547
    1.70
    197
    0.83
    18. Liver Cancer
    1,270
    1.39
    312
    1.32
    19. Suicide
    1,172
    1.29
    141
    0.60
    20. Bladder Cancer
    1,171
    1.29
    42
    0.18
    21. Parkinson's Disease
    1,139
    1.25
    69
    0.29
    22. Liver Disease
    1,126
    1.24
    586
    2.48
    23. Falls
    1,033
    1.13
    140
    0.59
    24. Leukemia
    1,015
    1.11
    22
    0.09
    25. Oral Cancer
    912
    1.00
    45
    0.19
    26. Inflammatory/Heart
    909
    1.00
    110
    0.47
    27. Road Traffic Accidents
    838
    0.92
    1,158
    4.90
    28. Other Neoplasms
    652
    0.72
    7
    0.03
    29. Oesophagus Cancer
    623
    0.68
    30
    0.13
    30. Skin Cancers
    523
    0.57
    50
    0.21
    31. Epilepsy
    415
    0.46
    75
    0.32
    32. Uterin Cancer
    406
    0.45
    17
    0.07
    33. Ovary Cancer
    397
    0.44
    43
    0.18
    34. Cervical Cancer
    329
    0.36
    333
    1.41
    35. HIV/AIDS
    320
    0.35
    231
    0.98
    36. Diarrhoeal diseases
    231
    0.25
    1,656
    7.01
    37. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    229
    0.25
    83
    0.35
    38. Tuberculosis
    213
    0.23
    717
    3.03
    39. Skin Disease
    202
    0.22
    47
    0.20
    40. Congenital Anomalies
    196
    0.22
    665
    2.81
    41. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    169
    0.19
    34
    0.14
    42. Anemia
    151
    0.17
    0
    0.00
    43. Asthma
    146
    0.16
    170
    0.72
    44. Drug Use
    128
    0.14
    71
    0.30
    45. Alcohol
    111
    0.12
    16
    0.07
    46. Fires
    108
    0.12
    123
    0.52
    47. Rheumatoid Arthritis
    99
    0.11
    4
    0.02
    48. Violence
    96
    0.11
    491
    2.08
    49. Hepatitis C
    87
    0.10
    3
    0.01
    50. Prostatic Hypertrophy
    82
    0.09
    0
    0.00
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Portugal PORTUGAL   Mauritania MAURITANIA
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Lung Cancers
    19.20
    56
    2.77
    163
    2. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    16.03
    20
    5.29
    146
    3. Prostate Cancer
    15.78
    92
    18.54
    72
    4. Breast Cancer
    15.15
    114
    14.72
    122
    5. Stomach Cancer
    9.99
    46
    6.03
    91
    6. Pancreas Cancer
    6.50
    49
    1.67
    151
    7. Lymphomas
    6.20
    36
    2.74
    157
    8. Liver Cancer
    5.44
    91
    12.80
    20
    9. Oral Cancer
    4.60
    45
    2.03
    130
    10. Leukemia
    4.09
    65
    0.73
    176
    11. Bladder Cancer
    3.88
    27
    2.05
    93
    12. Ovary Cancer
    3.17
    140
    3.39
    128
    13. Cervical Cancer
    2.95
    149
    27.42
    20
    14. Oesophagus Cancer
    2.93
    75
    1.31
    140
    15. Uterin Cancer
    2.58
    76
    1.46
    141
    16. Skin Cancers
    1.88
    92
    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.