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Mauritania
COUNTRY #1
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MAURITANIA VS FIJI

Compare Mauritania and Fiji 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.

Fiji
COUNTRY #2
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DYNAMIC PYRAMIDS
Data Source: United Nations
Mauritania Population Pyramid
9,024,891
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Fiji Population Pyramid
1,071,252
LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Mauritania MAURITANIA   Fiji FIJI
  Mauritania MAURITANIA   Fiji FIJI
       
World Rank
        
World Rank
  M F All M F All   M F All M F All
1960
41.5
45.7
43.5
131
123
129
  
54.0
58.2
56.0
75
74
74
1970
45.5
49.9
47.6
135
129
133
  
58.0
62.2
60.0
81
81
82
1980
50.5
54.7
52.5
135
133
134
  
62.0
66.2
64.0
79
84
84
1990
55.6
59.5
57.5
140
136
137
  
64.6
68.8
66.7
89
99
97
2000
58.4
61.6
60.0
133
132
134
  
65.2
70.3
67.7
102
110
105
2010
60.5
63.5
62.0
142
145
143
  
66.3
72.3
69.1
112
112
109
2019
68.1
68.7
68.4
119
141
131
  
65.9
70.3
68.0
131
131
133
LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Mauritania MAURITANIA   Fiji FIJI
      World Rank       World Rank
  M F M F M F M F
At Birth
68.1
68.7
119
141
65.9
70.3
131
131
Age
68.1
68.7
119
141
65.9
70.3
131
131
Age 5
73.8
73.6
71
129
67.9
72.0
141
139
Age 10
74.2
73.9
68
127
68.0
72.1
146
142
Age 15
74.3
74.1
68
127
68.2
72.3
146
144
Age 20
74.6
74.3
69
127
68.4
72.5
146
146
Age 25
74.9
74.6
69
127
68.8
72.7
146
147
Age 30
75.3
74.9
70
127
69.2
73.0
148
147
Age 35
75.7
75.2
70
127
69.6
73.3
152
151
Age 40
76.1
75.7
67
128
70.1
73.7
158
156
Age 45
76.6
76.2
66
129
70.8
74.3
164
159
Age 50
77.2
76.9
67
131
71.8
75.0
165
161
Age 55
78.1
77.8
66
134
73.2
76.1
167
166
Age 60
79.1
78.9
71
135
74.9
77.5
167
165
Age 65
80.6
80.3
70
131
77.0
79.3
169
162
Age 70
82.3
82.1
68
125
79.4
81.4
171
157
Age 75
84.6
84.4
67
127
82.1
83.9
175
146
Age 80
87.1
87.0
69
123
85.1
86.6
174
152
Age 85
90.1
90.2
71
112
88.4
89.7
178
154
TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
PER 100,000 POPULATION
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Mauritania MAURITANIA   Fiji FIJI
TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
1. Coronary Heart Disease
97.58
114
229.26
21
2. Influenza and Pneumonia
84.48
39
32.87
80
3. Stroke
74.41
100
96.45
75
4. Diarrhoeal diseases
44.13
41
16.40
62
5. Malaria
43.02
20
0.00
104
6. Diabetes Mellitus
33.08
83
243.61
1
7. Road Traffic Accidents
31.87
44
14.33
100
8. Kidney Disease
28.66
67
43.25
17
9. Cervical Cancer
27.42
20
21.82
34
10. Liver Disease
25.88
73
10.90
120
11. Tuberculosis
24.14
46
5.68
82
12. Alzheimers & Dementia
19.76
53
15.70
127
13. Prostate Cancer
18.54
72
15.69
93
14. Lung Disease
16.35
131
24.76
80
15. Hypertension
16.11
102
27.17
51
16. Maternal Conditions
16.08
15
0.98
85
17. Low Birth Weight
15.92
3
6.04
78
18. Breast Cancer
14.72
122
41.41
2
19. Malnutrition
13.89
20
2.71
77
20. Violence
13.71
31
2.26
125
21. Liver Cancer
12.80
20
9.03
38
22. Birth Trauma
9.85
27
2.70
85
23. Other Injuries
8.96
76
9.37
72
24. Asthma
8.59
70
38.33
5
25. Meningitis
8.18
39
1.89
63
26. Pertussis
7.56
2
0.98
66
27. Congenital Anomalies
7.27
46
11.65
3
28. HIV/AIDS
7.20
66
3.43
86
29. Falls
6.66
73
4.37
117
30. Stomach Cancer
6.03
91
3.19
150
31. Suicide
5.47
132
9.51
78
32. Colon-Rectum Cancers
5.29
146
7.43
113
33. Parkinson's Disease
4.87
54
8.32
5
34. Inflammatory/Heart
4.86
90
6.47
57
35. Endocrine Disorders
4.39
78
3.84
84
36. Peptic Ulcer Disease
4.26
67
5.41
53
37. Ovary Cancer
3.39
128
7.28
14
38. Fires
3.05
47
3.39
38
39. Lung Cancers
2.77
163
6.89
123
40. Lymphomas
2.74
157
3.38
137
41. Drug Use
2.66
30
0.52
158
42. Skin Cancers
2.41
54
0.26
170
43. Syphilis
2.25
6
0.87
42
44. Skin Disease
2.17
54
3.06
26
45. Drownings
2.10
112
6.65
15
46. Bladder Cancer
2.05
93
1.04
156
47. Oral Cancer
2.03
130
1.90
140
48. Epilepsy
1.97
72
1.89
75
49. Pancreas Cancer
1.67
151
3.05
110
50. Rheumatic Heart Disease
1.53
91
8.19
12
TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
  Mauritania MAURITANIA   Fiji FIJI
  Deaths % Deaths %
1. Influenza and Pneumonia
2,756
11.66
228
3.41
2. Low Birth Weight
2,014
8.52
86
1.29
3. Diarrhoeal diseases
1,656
7.01
96
1.44
4. Coronary Heart Disease
1,636
6.92
1,481
22.17
5. Malaria
1,423
6.02
0
0.00
6. Stroke
1,307
5.53
583
8.73
7. Birth Trauma
1,204
5.10
36
0.54
8. Road Traffic Accidents
1,158
4.90
120
1.80
9. Tuberculosis
717
3.03
39
0.58
10. Congenital Anomalies
665
2.81
129
1.93
11. Maternal Conditions
639
2.70
9
0.13
12. Diabetes Mellitus
594
2.51
1,628
24.37
13. Liver Disease
586
2.48
82
1.23
14. Pertussis
574
2.43
10
0.15
15. Kidney Disease
555
2.35
277
4.15
16. Violence
491
2.08
19
0.28
17. Malnutrition
462
1.96
14
0.21
18. Meningitis
357
1.51
17
0.25
19. Other Injuries
343
1.45
77
1.15
20. Cervical Cancer
333
1.41
86
1.29
21. Liver Cancer
312
1.32
68
1.02
22. Hypertension
286
1.21
170
2.55
23. Lung Disease
275
1.16
141
2.11
24. Alzheimers & Dementia
251
1.06
63
0.94
25. HIV/AIDS
231
0.98
30
0.45
26. Syphilis
204
0.86
11
0.16
27. Endocrine Disorders
197
0.83
28
0.42
28. Breast Cancer
189
0.80
162
2.43
29. Asthma
170
0.72
226
3.38
30. Suicide
141
0.60
80
1.20
31. Falls
140
0.59
27
0.40
32. Stomach Cancer
132
0.56
23
0.34
33. Fires
123
0.52
28
0.42
34. Prostate Cancer
118
0.50
41
0.61
35. Drownings
116
0.49
60
0.90
36. Inflammatory/Heart
110
0.47
45
0.67
37. Colon-Rectum Cancers
110
0.47
45
0.67
38. Peptic Ulcer Disease
83
0.35
34
0.51
39. Epilepsy
75
0.32
16
0.24
40. Drug Use
71
0.30
4
0.06
41. Parkinson's Disease
69
0.29
40
0.60
42. Poisonings
67
0.28
2
0.03
43. Lymphomas
65
0.28
27
0.40
44. Lung Cancers
60
0.25
48
0.72
45. Tetanus
58
0.25
1
0.01
46. Skin Cancers
50
0.21
1
0.01
47. Skin Disease
47
0.20
19
0.28
48. Oral Cancer
45
0.19
13
0.19
49. Ovary Cancer
43
0.18
29
0.43
50. Bladder Cancer
42
0.18
8
0.12
CANCER RANK BY TYPE
AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
PER 100,000 POPULATION
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Mauritania MAURITANIA   Fiji FIJI
  Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
1. Cervical Cancer
27.42
20
21.82
34
2. Prostate Cancer
18.54
72
15.69
93
3. Breast Cancer
14.72
122
41.41
2
4. Liver Cancer
12.80
20
9.03
38
5. Stomach Cancer
6.03
91
3.19
150
6. Colon-Rectum Cancers
5.29
146
7.43
113
7. Ovary Cancer
3.39
128
7.28
14
8. Lung Cancers
2.77
163
6.89
123
9. Lymphomas
2.74
157
3.38
137
10. Skin Cancers
2.41
54
0.26
170
11. Bladder Cancer
2.05
93
1.04
156
12. Oral Cancer
2.03
130
1.90
140
13. Pancreas Cancer
1.67
151
3.05
110
14. Uterin Cancer
1.46
141
4.99
17
15. Oesophagus Cancer
1.31
140
2.55
88
16. Leukemia
0.73
176
3.99
72
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.