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Kenya
COUNTRY #1
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KENYA VS MAURITANIA

Compare Kenya 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
Kenya Population Pyramid
91,575,092
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
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%
LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Kenya KENYA   Mauritania MAURITANIA
  Kenya KENYA   Mauritania MAURITANIA
       
World Rank
        
World Rank
  M F All M F All   M F All M F All
1960
44.8
48.7
46.7
117
104
112
  
41.5
45.7
43.5
131
123
129
1970
50.4
54.6
52.5
117
108
112
  
45.5
49.9
47.6
135
129
133
1980
56.0
59.7
57.8
116
116
115
  
50.5
54.7
52.5
135
133
134
1990
57.4
61.4
59.4
131
128
131
  
55.6
59.5
57.5
140
136
137
2000
50.8
53.0
51.9
157
158
157
  
58.4
61.6
60.0
133
132
134
2010
58.9
61.7
60.3
149
151
151
  
60.5
63.5
62.0
142
145
143
2019
63.7
68.4
66.1
141
143
140
  
68.1
68.7
68.4
119
141
131
LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Kenya KENYA   Mauritania MAURITANIA
      World Rank       World Rank
  M F M F M F M F
At Birth
63.7
68.4
141
143
68.1
68.7
119
141
Age
63.7
68.4
141
143
68.1
68.7
119
141
Age 5
66.9
71.3
151
146
73.8
73.6
71
129
Age 10
67.2
71.6
152
148
74.2
73.9
68
127
Age 15
67.5
71.8
153
148
74.3
74.1
68
127
Age 20
67.9
72.1
153
148
74.6
74.3
69
127
Age 25
68.4
72.5
153
148
74.9
74.6
69
127
Age 30
68.9
73.0
155
148
75.3
74.9
70
127
Age 35
69.5
73.6
156
148
75.7
75.2
70
127
Age 40
70.3
74.4
154
146
76.1
75.7
67
128
Age 45
71.4
75.4
151
144
76.6
76.2
66
129
Age 50
72.7
76.6
149
142
77.2
76.9
67
131
Age 55
74.2
77.8
147
129
78.1
77.8
66
134
Age 60
76.0
79.1
144
124
79.1
78.9
71
135
Age 65
78.0
80.5
144
118
80.6
80.3
70
131
Age 70
80.3
82.2
139
119
82.3
82.1
68
125
Age 75
83.0
84.4
139
124
84.6
84.4
67
127
Age 80
86.0
87.0
138
124
87.1
87.0
69
123
Age 85
89.4
90.1
137
126
90.1
90.2
71
112
TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
PER 100,000 POPULATION
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Kenya KENYA   Mauritania MAURITANIA
TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
1. Stroke
92.66
81
74.41
100
2. Influenza and Pneumonia
85.68
38
84.48
39
3. Coronary Heart Disease
72.70
144
97.58
114
4. Liver Disease
57.44
6
25.88
73
5. Diarrhoeal diseases
53.46
31
44.13
41
6. Tuberculosis
49.91
18
24.14
46
7. HIV/AIDS
48.82
25
7.20
66
8. Road Traffic Accidents
48.00
12
31.87
44
9. Malaria
33.54
29
43.02
20
10. Diabetes Mellitus
30.43
88
33.08
83
11. Hypertension
28.53
47
16.11
102
12. Lung Disease
26.82
68
16.35
131
13. Cervical Cancer
24.71
26
27.42
20
14. Prostate Cancer
24.17
51
18.54
72
15. Kidney Disease
23.30
91
28.66
67
16. Oesophagus Cancer
20.37
2
1.31
140
17. Breast Cancer
19.76
51
14.72
122
18. Alzheimers & Dementia
18.35
76
19.76
53
19. Meningitis
13.96
19
8.18
39
20. Malnutrition
13.10
21
13.89
20
21. Other Injuries
12.36
42
8.96
76
22. Maternal Conditions
11.72
28
16.08
15
23. Suicide
11.01
60
5.47
132
24. Stomach Cancer
10.16
43
6.03
91
25. Asthma
9.95
65
8.59
70
26. Birth Trauma
8.50
38
9.85
27
27. Low Birth Weight
8.13
53
15.92
3
28. Falls
7.89
53
6.66
73
29. Oral Cancer
7.82
13
2.03
130
30. Lymphomas
7.26
17
2.74
157
31. Violence
7.07
65
13.71
31
32. Colon-Rectum Cancers
6.74
123
5.29
146
33. Ovary Cancer
6.41
25
3.39
128
34. Congenital Anomalies
6.20
86
7.27
46
35. Tetanus
5.79
2
0.56
41
36. Liver Cancer
5.77
82
12.80
20
37. Peptic Ulcer Disease
4.78
61
4.26
67
38. Leukemia
4.48
44
0.73
176
39. Inflammatory/Heart
4.22
105
4.86
90
40. Parkinson's Disease
3.79
112
4.87
54
41. Fires
3.66
34
3.05
47
42. Pancreas Cancer
3.59
96
1.67
151
43. Poisonings
3.34
13
1.50
59
44. Lung Cancers
3.20
156
2.77
163
45. Skin Cancers
3.16
26
2.41
54
46. Uterin Cancer
3.07
51
1.46
141
47. Endocrine Disorders
2.69
125
4.39
78
48. Epilepsy
2.27
52
1.97
72
49. Drownings
2.27
103
2.10
112
50. Skin Disease
2.15
56
2.17
54
TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
  Kenya KENYA   Mauritania MAURITANIA
  Deaths % Deaths %
1. Influenza and Pneumonia
22,571
8.57
2,756
11.66
2. HIV/AIDS
20,885
7.93
231
0.98
3. Tuberculosis
19,655
7.46
717
3.03
4. Stroke
15,895
6.03
1,307
5.53
5. Diarrhoeal diseases
15,420
5.85
1,656
7.01
6. Road Traffic Accidents
14,883
5.65
1,158
4.90
7. Liver Disease
13,405
5.09
586
2.48
8. Malaria
12,652
4.80
1,423
6.02
9. Coronary Heart Disease
11,972
4.54
1,636
6.92
10. Birth Trauma
9,957
3.78
1,204
5.10
11. Low Birth Weight
9,562
3.63
2,014
8.52
12. Congenital Anomalies
6,115
2.32
665
2.81
13. Diabetes Mellitus
5,651
2.15
594
2.51
14. Maternal Conditions
5,651
2.15
639
2.70
15. Meningitis
5,364
2.04
357
1.51
16. Kidney Disease
4,464
1.69
555
2.35
17. Hypertension
4,418
1.68
286
1.21
18. Oesophagus Cancer
4,373
1.66
30
0.13
19. Other Injuries
4,336
1.65
343
1.45
20. Lung Disease
4,280
1.62
275
1.16
21. Malnutrition
4,212
1.60
462
1.96
22. Cervical Cancer
3,389
1.29
333
1.41
23. Suicide
3,214
1.22
141
0.60
24. Violence
2,942
1.12
491
2.08
25. Breast Cancer
2,658
1.01
189
0.80
26. Asthma
2,300
0.87
170
0.72
27. Tetanus
2,129
0.81
58
0.25
28. Stomach Cancer
2,010
0.76
132
0.56
29. Lymphomas
1,931
0.73
65
0.28
30. Oral Cancer
1,842
0.70
45
0.19
31. Alzheimers & Dementia
1,827
0.69
251
1.06
32. Colon-Rectum Cancers
1,477
0.56
110
0.47
33. Falls
1,465
0.56
140
0.59
34. Liver Cancer
1,351
0.51
312
1.32
35. Leukemia
1,327
0.50
22
0.09
36. Fires
1,316
0.50
123
0.52
37. Prostate Cancer
1,292
0.49
118
0.50
38. Poisonings
1,269
0.48
67
0.28
39. Drownings
1,200
0.46
116
0.49
40. Inflammatory/Heart
1,121
0.43
110
0.47
41. Peptic Ulcer Disease
1,089
0.41
83
0.35
42. Pertussis
1,014
0.38
574
2.43
43. Epilepsy
832
0.32
75
0.32
44. Endocrine Disorders
831
0.32
197
0.83
45. Ovary Cancer
795
0.30
43
0.18
46. Pancreas Cancer
716
0.27
39
0.17
47. Lung Cancers
669
0.25
60
0.25
48. Skin Cancers
638
0.24
50
0.21
49. Hepatitis B
522
0.20
22
0.09
50. Parkinson's Disease
470
0.18
69
0.29
CANCER RANK BY TYPE
AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
PER 100,000 POPULATION
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Kenya KENYA   Mauritania MAURITANIA
  Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
1. Cervical Cancer
24.71
26
27.42
20
2. Prostate Cancer
24.17
51
18.54
72
3. Oesophagus Cancer
20.37
2
1.31
140
4. Breast Cancer
19.76
51
14.72
122
5. Stomach Cancer
10.16
43
6.03
91
6. Oral Cancer
7.82
13
2.03
130
7. Lymphomas
7.26
17
2.74
157
8. Colon-Rectum Cancers
6.74
123
5.29
146
9. Ovary Cancer
6.41
25
3.39
128
10. Liver Cancer
5.77
82
12.80
20
11. Leukemia
4.48
44
0.73
176
12. Pancreas Cancer
3.59
96
1.67
151
13. Lung Cancers
3.20
156
2.77
163
14. Skin Cancers
3.16
26
2.41
54
15. Uterin Cancer
3.07
51
1.46
141
16. Bladder Cancer
1.69
115
2.05
93
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.