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Saudi Arabia
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
SAUDI ARABIA VS MAURITANIA

Compare Saudi Arabia 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
Saudi Arabia Population Pyramid
 
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    LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Saudi Arabia SAUDI ARABIA   Mauritania MAURITANIA
      Saudi Arabia SAUDI ARABIA   Mauritania MAURITANIA
           
    World Rank
    		        
    World Rank
      M F All M F All   M F All M F All
    1960
    43.6
    45.8
    44.7
    120
    122
    119
    		  
    41.5
    45.7
    43.5
    131
    123
    129
    1970
    50.9
    53.8
    52.3
    112
    113
    114
    		  
    45.5
    49.9
    47.6
    135
    129
    133
    1980
    60.2
    62.6
    61.4
    91
    101
    95
    		  
    50.5
    54.7
    52.5
    135
    133
    134
    1990
    66.4
    69.7
    68.0
    72
    94
    90
    		  
    55.6
    59.5
    57.5
    140
    136
    137
    2000
    71.0
    74.4
    72.6
    46
    73
    58
    		  
    58.4
    61.6
    60.0
    133
    132
    134
    2010
    72.4
    75.1
    73.7
    56
    94
    74
    		  
    60.5
    63.5
    62.0
    142
    145
    143
    2019
    73.1
    76.1
    74.3
    68
    96
    84
    		  
    68.1
    68.7
    68.4
    119
    141
    131
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Saudi Arabia SAUDI ARABIA   Mauritania MAURITANIA
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    73.1
    76.1
    68
    96
    68.1
    68.7
    119
    141
    Age 5
    73.6
    76.6
    73
    101
    73.8
    73.6
    71
    129
    Age 10
    73.7
    76.7
    73
    101
    74.2
    73.9
    68
    127
    Age 15
    73.7
    76.8
    75
    101
    74.3
    74.1
    68
    127
    Age 20
    73.9
    76.9
    75
    101
    74.6
    74.3
    69
    127
    Age 25
    74.3
    77.0
    74
    103
    74.9
    74.6
    69
    127
    Age 30
    74.7
    77.3
    74
    102
    75.3
    74.9
    70
    127
    Age 35
    75.1
    77.5
    74
    101
    75.7
    75.2
    70
    127
    Age 40
    75.6
    77.9
    75
    101
    76.1
    75.7
    67
    128
    Age 45
    76.2
    78.3
    75
    99
    76.6
    76.2
    66
    129
    Age 50
    77.0
    78.9
    73
    99
    77.2
    76.9
    67
    131
    Age 55
    78.0
    79.8
    69
    98
    78.1
    77.8
    66
    134
    Age 60
    79.3
    80.8
    66
    96
    79.1
    78.9
    71
    135
    Age 65
    80.8
    82.0
    68
    95
    80.6
    80.3
    70
    131
    Age 70
    82.6
    83.5
    65
    92
    82.3
    82.1
    68
    125
    Age 75
    84.8
    85.4
    63
    89
    84.6
    84.4
    67
    127
    Age 80
    87.4
    87.7
    62
    90
    87.1
    87.0
    69
    123
    Age 85
    90.2
    90.3
    65
    96
    90.1
    90.2
    71
    112
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Saudi Arabia SAUDI ARABIA   Mauritania MAURITANIA
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    200.97
    29
    97.58
    114
    2. Stroke
    95.93
    76
    74.41
    100
    3. Kidney Disease
    50.63
    11
    28.66
    67
    4. Road Traffic Accidents
    36.13
    34
    31.87
    44
    5. Influenza and Pneumonia
    30.87
    82
    84.48
    39
    6. Liver Disease
    26.88
    69
    25.88
    73
    7. Alzheimers & Dementia
    20.52
    41
    19.76
    53
    8. Diabetes Mellitus
    20.15
    108
    33.08
    83
    9. Falls
    18.92
    3
    6.66
    73
    10. Lung Disease
    17.85
    118
    16.35
    131
    11. Other Injuries
    11.16
    53
    8.96
    76
    12. Breast Cancer
    8.30
    174
    14.72
    122
    13. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    7.19
    116
    5.29
    146
    14. Congenital Anomalies
    6.23
    82
    7.27
    46
    15. Inflammatory/Heart
    6.16
    64
    4.86
    90
    16. Parkinson's Disease
    5.96
    25
    4.87
    54
    17. Asthma
    5.94
    80
    8.59
    70
    18. Endocrine Disorders
    5.93
    55
    4.39
    78
    19. Suicide
    5.43
    133
    5.47
    132
    20. Liver Cancer
    4.82
    104
    12.80
    20
    21. Uterin Cancer
    4.67
    22
    1.46
    141
    22. Hypertension
    4.28
    160
    16.11
    102
    23. Lung Cancers
    4.27
    144
    2.77
    163
    24. Skin Disease
    3.68
    23
    2.17
    54
    25. Lymphomas
    3.45
    135
    2.74
    157
    26. Leukemia
    3.26
    112
    0.73
    176
    27. Ovary Cancer
    2.77
    152
    3.39
    128
    28. Diarrhoeal diseases
    2.55
    98
    44.13
    41
    29. Fires
    2.54
    65
    3.05
    47
    30. Pancreas Cancer
    2.49
    130
    1.67
    151
    31. Tuberculosis
    2.44
    101
    24.14
    46
    32. Prostate Cancer
    2.36
    179
    18.54
    72
    33. Low Birth Weight
    2.33
    140
    15.92
    3
    34. Drownings
    2.28
    101
    2.10
    112
    35. Violence
    2.14
    130
    13.71
    31
    36. Epilepsy
    2.13
    57
    1.97
    72
    37. Drug Use
    2.02
    44
    2.66
    30
    38. Stomach Cancer
    1.90
    176
    6.03
    91
    39. Oral Cancer
    1.85
    142
    2.03
    130
    40. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    1.68
    128
    4.26
    67
    41. Cervical Cancer
    1.58
    177
    27.42
    20
    42. Oesophagus Cancer
    1.28
    142
    1.31
    140
    43. Bladder Cancer
    1.17
    145
    2.05
    93
    44. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    1.01
    119
    1.53
    91
    45. Meningitis
    0.94
    83
    8.18
    39
    46. Encephalitis
    0.83
    38
    0.80
    40
    47. Birth Trauma
    0.81
    132
    9.85
    27
    48. Poisonings
    0.74
    78
    1.50
    59
    49. Malnutrition
    0.50
    115
    13.89
    20
    50. HIV/AIDS
    0.50
    124
    7.20
    66
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Saudi Arabia SAUDI ARABIA   Mauritania MAURITANIA
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    39,037
    29.13
    1,636
    6.92
    2. Stroke
    16,793
    12.53
    1,307
    5.53
    3. Road Traffic Accidents
    12,317
    9.19
    1,158
    4.90
    4. Kidney Disease
    9,051
    6.75
    555
    2.35
    5. Influenza and Pneumonia
    6,132
    4.58
    2,756
    11.66
    6. Falls
    5,340
    3.99
    140
    0.59
    7. Liver Disease
    4,931
    3.68
    586
    2.48
    8. Other Injuries
    4,004
    2.99
    343
    1.45
    9. Diabetes Mellitus
    3,890
    2.90
    594
    2.51
    10. Lung Disease
    2,842
    2.12
    275
    1.16
    11. Alzheimers & Dementia
    2,442
    1.82
    251
    1.06
    12. Congenital Anomalies
    2,307
    1.72
    665
    2.81
    13. Suicide
    2,046
    1.53
    141
    0.60
    14. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    1,630
    1.22
    110
    0.47
    15. Endocrine Disorders
    1,447
    1.08
    197
    0.83
    16. Inflammatory/Heart
    1,342
    1.00
    110
    0.47
    17. Asthma
    1,168
    0.87
    170
    0.72
    18. Low Birth Weight
    989
    0.74
    2,014
    8.52
    19. Leukemia
    925
    0.69
    22
    0.09
    20. Breast Cancer
    908
    0.68
    189
    0.80
    21. Liver Cancer
    845
    0.63
    312
    1.32
    22. Hypertension
    834
    0.62
    286
    1.21
    23. Fires
    825
    0.62
    123
    0.52
    24. Drownings
    821
    0.61
    116
    0.49
    25. Parkinson's Disease
    776
    0.58
    69
    0.29
    26. Lung Cancers
    775
    0.58
    60
    0.25
    27. Tuberculosis
    752
    0.56
    717
    3.03
    28. Lymphomas
    716
    0.53
    65
    0.28
    29. Epilepsy
    694
    0.52
    75
    0.32
    30. Violence
    646
    0.48
    491
    2.08
    31. Pancreas Cancer
    526
    0.39
    39
    0.17
    32. Skin Disease
    516
    0.39
    47
    0.20
    33. Drug Use
    491
    0.37
    71
    0.30
    34. Oral Cancer
    465
    0.35
    45
    0.19
    35. Diarrhoeal diseases
    457
    0.34
    1,656
    7.01
    36. Stomach Cancer
    389
    0.29
    132
    0.56
    37. Birth Trauma
    343
    0.26
    1,204
    5.10
    38. Uterin Cancer
    323
    0.24
    17
    0.07
    39. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    280
    0.21
    34
    0.14
    40. Poisonings
    279
    0.21
    67
    0.28
    41. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    275
    0.21
    83
    0.35
    42. Ovary Cancer
    247
    0.18
    43
    0.18
    43. Encephalitis
    234
    0.17
    33
    0.14
    44. Oesophagus Cancer
    229
    0.17
    30
    0.13
    45. Meningitis
    227
    0.17
    357
    1.51
    46. Bladder Cancer
    214
    0.16
    42
    0.18
    47. HIV/AIDS
    192
    0.14
    231
    0.98
    48. Maternal Conditions
    172
    0.13
    639
    2.70
    49. Cervical Cancer
    157
    0.12
    333
    1.41
    50. Prostate Cancer
    148
    0.11
    118
    0.50
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Saudi Arabia SAUDI ARABIA   Mauritania MAURITANIA
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Breast Cancer
    8.30
    174
    14.72
    122
    2. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    7.19
    116
    5.29
    146
    3. Liver Cancer
    4.82
    104
    12.80
    20
    4. Uterin Cancer
    4.67
    22
    1.46
    141
    5. Lung Cancers
    4.27
    144
    2.77
    163
    6. Lymphomas
    3.45
    135
    2.74
    157
    7. Leukemia
    3.26
    112
    0.73
    176
    8. Ovary Cancer
    2.77
    152
    3.39
    128
    9. Pancreas Cancer
    2.49
    130
    1.67
    151
    10. Prostate Cancer
    2.36
    179
    18.54
    72
    11. Stomach Cancer
    1.90
    176
    6.03
    91
    12. Oral Cancer
    1.85
    142
    2.03
    130
    13. Cervical Cancer
    1.58
    177
    27.42
    20
    14. Oesophagus Cancer
    1.28
    142
    1.31
    140
    15. Bladder Cancer
    1.17
    145
    2.05
    93
    16. Skin Cancers
    0.27
    169
    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.