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Uruguay
COUNTRY #1
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URUGUAY VS MAURITANIA

Compare Uruguay 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
Uruguay Population Pyramid
 
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    LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Uruguay URUGUAY   Mauritania MAURITANIA
      Uruguay URUGUAY   Mauritania MAURITANIA
           
    World Rank
    		        
    World Rank
      M F All M F All   M F All M F All
    1960
    64.9
    71.2
    68.0
    32
    28
    33
    		  
    41.5
    45.7
    43.5
    131
    123
    129
    1970
    65.6
    72.1
    68.8
    44
    38
    38
    		  
    45.5
    49.9
    47.6
    135
    129
    133
    1980
    67.1
    73.9
    70.4
    41
    41
    40
    		  
    50.5
    54.7
    52.5
    135
    133
    134
    1990
    69.0
    76.5
    72.6
    44
    34
    38
    		  
    55.6
    59.5
    57.5
    140
    136
    137
    2000
    71.2
    78.9
    75.1
    43
    33
    35
    		  
    58.4
    61.6
    60.0
    133
    132
    134
    2010
    72.7
    79.7
    76.3
    51
    40
    40
    		  
    60.5
    63.5
    62.0
    142
    145
    143
    2019
    73.5
    80.6
    77.1
    63
    44
    52
    		  
    68.1
    68.7
    68.4
    119
    141
    131
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Uruguay URUGUAY   Mauritania MAURITANIA
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    73.5
    80.6
    63
    44
    68.1
    68.7
    119
    141
    Age 5
    74.0
    81.1
    68
    47
    73.8
    73.6
    71
    129
    Age 10
    74.0
    81.1
    69
    47
    74.2
    73.9
    68
    127
    Age 15
    74.1
    81.1
    70
    47
    74.3
    74.1
    68
    127
    Age 20
    74.4
    81.3
    70
    46
    74.6
    74.3
    69
    127
    Age 25
    74.9
    81.4
    70
    46
    74.9
    74.6
    69
    127
    Age 30
    75.3
    81.6
    69
    46
    75.3
    74.9
    70
    127
    Age 35
    75.7
    81.8
    68
    46
    75.7
    75.2
    70
    127
    Age 40
    76.1
    82.0
    66
    44
    76.1
    75.7
    67
    128
    Age 45
    76.6
    82.3
    67
    44
    76.6
    76.2
    66
    129
    Age 50
    77.1
    82.7
    68
    44
    77.2
    76.9
    67
    131
    Age 55
    77.9
    83.2
    72
    43
    78.1
    77.8
    66
    134
    Age 60
    79.0
    84.0
    73
    42
    79.1
    78.9
    71
    135
    Age 65
    80.4
    84.9
    71
    41
    80.6
    80.3
    70
    131
    Age 70
    82.2
    86.1
    70
    41
    82.3
    82.1
    68
    125
    Age 75
    84.5
    87.7
    70
    38
    84.6
    84.4
    67
    127
    Age 80
    87.1
    89.6
    70
    22
    87.1
    87.0
    69
    123
    Age 85
    90.1
    92.1
    73
    11
    90.1
    90.2
    71
    112
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Uruguay URUGUAY   Mauritania MAURITANIA
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    59.81
    151
    97.58
    114
    2. Stroke
    38.74
    139
    74.41
    100
    3. Lung Cancers
    27.49
    20
    2.77
    163
    4. Prostate Cancer
    26.87
    37
    18.54
    72
    5. Breast Cancer
    26.62
    18
    14.72
    122
    6. Lung Disease
    25.09
    79
    16.35
    131
    7. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    19.66
    8
    5.29
    146
    8. Alzheimers & Dementia
    19.49
    56
    19.76
    53
    9. Suicide
    18.83
    16
    5.47
    132
    10. Influenza and Pneumonia
    17.00
    126
    84.48
    39
    11. Kidney Disease
    14.07
    124
    28.66
    67
    12. Road Traffic Accidents
    13.84
    106
    31.87
    44
    13. Other Injuries
    12.74
    38
    8.96
    76
    14. Diabetes Mellitus
    11.96
    136
    33.08
    83
    15. Pancreas Cancer
    11.08
    1
    1.67
    151
    16. Violence
    8.60
    60
    13.71
    31
    17. Stomach Cancer
    8.46
    58
    6.03
    91
    18. Hypertension
    8.00
    144
    16.11
    102
    19. Lymphomas
    7.95
    9
    2.74
    157
    20. Other Neoplasms
    7.48
    4
    0.44
    93
    21. Endocrine Disorders
    7.33
    31
    4.39
    78
    22. Cervical Cancer
    7.07
    104
    27.42
    20
    23. Ovary Cancer
    5.40
    54
    3.39
    128
    24. HIV/AIDS
    5.35
    74
    7.20
    66
    25. Congenital Anomalies
    5.33
    104
    7.27
    46
    26. Inflammatory/Heart
    5.26
    80
    4.86
    90
    27. Leukemia
    4.88
    24
    0.73
    176
    28. Oesophagus Cancer
    4.86
    37
    1.31
    140
    29. Bladder Cancer
    4.18
    22
    2.05
    93
    30. Liver Disease
    4.17
    168
    25.88
    73
    31. Parkinson's Disease
    3.89
    103
    4.87
    54
    32. Uterin Cancer
    3.22
    46
    1.46
    141
    33. Oral Cancer
    3.06
    82
    2.03
    130
    34. Liver Cancer
    2.67
    174
    12.80
    20
    35. Skin Cancers
    2.34
    59
    2.41
    54
    36. Alcohol
    2.09
    57
    0.69
    132
    37. Low Birth Weight
    2.08
    146
    15.92
    3
    38. Asthma
    2.01
    116
    8.59
    70
    39. Diarrhoeal diseases
    1.91
    106
    44.13
    41
    40. Epilepsy
    1.83
    79
    1.97
    72
    41. Drownings
    1.79
    121
    2.10
    112
    42. Tuberculosis
    1.72
    112
    24.14
    46
    43. Skin Disease
    1.49
    96
    2.17
    54
    44. Fires
    1.21
    101
    3.05
    47
    45. Malnutrition
    1.10
    98
    13.89
    20
    46. Falls
    0.90
    181
    6.66
    73
    47. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    0.81
    156
    4.26
    67
    48. Anemia
    0.81
    16
    0.00
    132
    49. Drug Use
    0.76
    135
    2.66
    30
    50. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    0.65
    142
    1.53
    91
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Uruguay URUGUAY   Mauritania MAURITANIA
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    4,265
    15.23
    1,636
    6.92
    2. Stroke
    2,850
    10.18
    1,307
    5.53
    3. Alzheimers & Dementia
    1,899
    6.78
    251
    1.06
    4. Lung Disease
    1,706
    6.09
    275
    1.16
    5. Lung Cancers
    1,463
    5.23
    60
    0.25
    6. Influenza and Pneumonia
    1,370
    4.89
    2,756
    11.66
    7. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    1,245
    4.45
    110
    0.47
    8. Kidney Disease
    1,040
    3.71
    555
    2.35
    9. Breast Cancer
    848
    3.03
    189
    0.80
    10. Other Injuries
    774
    2.76
    343
    1.45
    11. Diabetes Mellitus
    747
    2.67
    594
    2.51
    12. Suicide
    735
    2.63
    141
    0.60
    13. Prostate Cancer
    707
    2.53
    118
    0.50
    14. Pancreas Cancer
    656
    2.34
    39
    0.17
    15. Hypertension
    648
    2.31
    286
    1.21
    16. Road Traffic Accidents
    512
    1.83
    1,158
    4.90
    17. Endocrine Disorders
    487
    1.74
    197
    0.83
    18. Stomach Cancer
    480
    1.71
    132
    0.56
    19. Other Neoplasms
    464
    1.66
    7
    0.03
    20. Lymphomas
    457
    1.63
    65
    0.28
    21. Parkinson's Disease
    320
    1.14
    69
    0.29
    22. Inflammatory/Heart
    314
    1.12
    110
    0.47
    23. Violence
    295
    1.05
    491
    2.08
    24. Oesophagus Cancer
    286
    1.02
    30
    0.13
    25. Leukemia
    280
    1.00
    22
    0.09
    26. Bladder Cancer
    276
    0.99
    42
    0.18
    27. Liver Disease
    206
    0.74
    586
    2.48
    28. HIV/AIDS
    195
    0.70
    231
    0.98
    29. Cervical Cancer
    172
    0.61
    333
    1.41
    30. Congenital Anomalies
    170
    0.61
    665
    2.81
    31. Oral Cancer
    167
    0.60
    45
    0.19
    32. Ovary Cancer
    160
    0.57
    43
    0.18
    33. Skin Cancers
    149
    0.53
    50
    0.21
    34. Liver Cancer
    147
    0.53
    312
    1.32
    35. Diarrhoeal diseases
    134
    0.48
    1,656
    7.01
    36. Skin Disease
    130
    0.46
    47
    0.20
    37. Asthma
    127
    0.45
    170
    0.72
    38. Uterin Cancer
    115
    0.41
    17
    0.07
    39. Alcohol
    104
    0.37
    16
    0.07
    40. Epilepsy
    86
    0.31
    75
    0.32
    41. Tuberculosis
    81
    0.29
    717
    3.03
    42. Low Birth Weight
    73
    0.26
    2,014
    8.52
    43. Malnutrition
    73
    0.26
    462
    1.96
    44. Anemia
    71
    0.25
    0
    0.00
    45. Drownings
    65
    0.23
    116
    0.49
    46. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    57
    0.20
    83
    0.35
    47. Falls
    55
    0.20
    140
    0.59
    48. Fires
    54
    0.19
    123
    0.52
    49. Drug Use
    41
    0.15
    71
    0.30
    50. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    39
    0.14
    34
    0.14
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Uruguay URUGUAY   Mauritania MAURITANIA
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Lung Cancers
    27.49
    20
    2.77
    163
    2. Prostate Cancer
    26.87
    37
    18.54
    72
    3. Breast Cancer
    26.62
    18
    14.72
    122
    4. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    19.66
    8
    5.29
    146
    5. Pancreas Cancer
    11.08
    1
    1.67
    151
    6. Stomach Cancer
    8.46
    58
    6.03
    91
    7. Lymphomas
    7.95
    9
    2.74
    157
    8. Cervical Cancer
    7.07
    104
    27.42
    20
    9. Ovary Cancer
    5.40
    54
    3.39
    128
    10. Leukemia
    4.88
    24
    0.73
    176
    11. Oesophagus Cancer
    4.86
    37
    1.31
    140
    12. Bladder Cancer
    4.18
    22
    2.05
    93
    13. Uterin Cancer
    3.22
    46
    1.46
    141
    14. Oral Cancer
    3.06
    82
    2.03
    130
    15. Liver Cancer
    2.67
    174
    12.80
    20
    16. Skin Cancers
    2.34
    59
    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.