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Mauritania
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

Compare Mauritania and Tajikistan 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.

Tajikistan
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
Mauritania Population Pyramid
9,024,891
Tajikistan Population Pyramid
16,208,246
LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Mauritania MAURITANIA   Tajikistan TAJIKISTAN
  Mauritania MAURITANIA   Tajikistan TAJIKISTAN
       
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
58.9
56.4
74
69
72
1970
45.5
49.9
47.6
135
129
133
 
57.8
62.6
60.1
82
78
81
1980
50.5
54.7
52.5
135
133
134
 
59.9
64.9
62.3
94
90
92
1990
55.6
59.5
57.5
140
136
137
 
60.9
66.1
63.4
115
113
114
2000
58.4
61.6
60.0
133
132
134
 
60.3
67.6
63.7
125
120
123
2010
60.5
63.5
62.0
142
145
143
 
63.8
71.4
67.3
126
115
123
2019
68.1
68.7
68.4
119
141
131
 
67.6
71.5
69.5
122
125
124
LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Mauritania MAURITANIA   Tajikistan TAJIKISTAN
      World Rank       World Rank
  M F M F M F M F
At Birth
68.1
68.7
119
141
67.6
71.5
122
125
Age
68.1
68.7
119
141
67.6
71.5
122
125
Age 5
73.8
73.6
71
129
70.2
73.8
120
128
Age 10
74.2
73.9
68
127
70.3
73.8
121
130
Age 15
74.3
74.1
68
127
70.3
73.8
122
130
Age 20
74.6
74.3
69
127
70.5
74.0
125
133
Age 25
74.9
74.6
69
127
70.8
74.1
128
134
Age 30
75.3
74.9
70
127
71.1
74.3
130
134
Age 35
75.7
75.2
70
127
71.5
74.6
132
136
Age 40
76.1
75.7
67
128
71.9
74.9
132
141
Age 45
76.6
76.2
66
129
72.5
75.2
136
147
Age 50
77.2
76.9
67
131
73.1
75.7
147
152
Age 55
78.1
77.8
66
134
73.9
76.3
156
160
Age 60
79.1
78.9
71
135
75.1
77.2
166
169
Age 65
80.6
80.3
70
131
76.7
78.5
172
175
Age 70
82.3
82.1
68
125
78.8
80.4
178
175
Age 75
84.6
84.4
67
127
81.5
82.8
181
176
Age 80
87.1
87.0
69
123
84.6
85.8
183
169
Age 85
90.1
90.2
71
112
88.6
89.5
174
166
TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
PER 100,000 POPULATION
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Mauritania MAURITANIA   Tajikistan TAJIKISTAN
TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
1. Coronary Heart Disease
97.58
114
389.75
1
2. Influenza and Pneumonia
84.48
39
37.87
71
3. Stroke
74.41
100
160.78
16
4. Diarrhoeal diseases
44.13
41
6.04
76
5. Malaria
43.02
20
0.00
171
6. Diabetes Mellitus
33.08
83
33.52
81
7. Road Traffic Accidents
31.87
44
19.35
79
8. Kidney Disease
28.66
67
8.73
146
9. Cervical Cancer
27.42
20
3.48
141
10. Liver Disease
25.88
73
37.85
31
11. Tuberculosis
24.14
46
12.24
62
12. Alzheimers & Dementia
19.76
53
17.70
88
13. Prostate Cancer
18.54
72
1.80
180
14. Lung Disease
16.35
131
29.97
53
15. Hypertension
16.11
102
47.19
17
16. Maternal Conditions
16.08
15
0.69
102
17. Low Birth Weight
15.92
3
7.15
64
18. Breast Cancer
14.72
122
6.96
178
19. Malnutrition
13.89
20
0.03
172
20. Violence
13.71
31
2.23
127
21. Liver Cancer
12.80
20
4.82
103
22. Birth Trauma
9.85
27
5.88
57
23. Other Injuries
8.96
76
3.36
163
24. Asthma
8.59
70
7.97
72
25. Meningitis
8.18
39
2.42
57
26. Pertussis
7.56
2
1.92
45
27. Congenital Anomalies
7.27
46
5.99
87
28. HIV/AIDS
7.20
66
2.75
95
29. Falls
6.66
73
4.57
113
30. Stomach Cancer
6.03
91
15.97
7
31. Suicide
5.47
132
5.32
135
32. Colon-Rectum Cancers
5.29
146
3.56
173
33. Parkinson's Disease
4.87
54
8.27
6
34. Inflammatory/Heart
4.86
90
1.42
176
35. Endocrine Disorders
4.39
78
2.11
147
36. Peptic Ulcer Disease
4.26
67
3.17
84
37. Ovary Cancer
3.39
128
2.01
172
38. Fires
3.05
47
3.37
39
39. Lung Cancers
2.77
163
5.80
133
40. Lymphomas
2.74
157
3.00
149
41. Drug Use
2.66
30
0.36
174
42. Skin Cancers
2.41
54
0.91
140
43. Syphilis
2.25
6
0.20
79
44. Skin Disease
2.17
54
0.22
168
45. Drownings
2.10
112
5.88
19
46. Bladder Cancer
2.05
93
1.15
147
47. Oral Cancer
2.03
130
2.13
128
48. Epilepsy
1.97
72
4.98
3
49. Pancreas Cancer
1.67
151
2.02
141
50. Rheumatic Heart Disease
1.53
91
3.58
32
TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
  Mauritania MAURITANIA   Tajikistan TAJIKISTAN
  Deaths % Deaths %
1. Influenza and Pneumonia
2,756
11.66
3,121
6.73
2. Low Birth Weight
2,014
8.52
1,562
3.37
3. Diarrhoeal diseases
1,656
7.01
734
1.58
4. Coronary Heart Disease
1,636
6.92
14,359
30.98
5. Malaria
1,423
6.02
0
0.00
6. Stroke
1,307
5.53
6,170
13.31
7. Birth Trauma
1,204
5.10
1,271
2.74
8. Road Traffic Accidents
1,158
4.90
1,461
3.15
9. Tuberculosis
717
3.03
733
1.58
10. Congenital Anomalies
665
2.81
1,084
2.34
11. Maternal Conditions
639
2.70
63
0.14
12. Diabetes Mellitus
594
2.51
1,617
3.49
13. Liver Disease
586
2.48
2,062
4.45
14. Pertussis
574
2.43
290
0.63
15. Kidney Disease
555
2.35
408
0.88
16. Violence
491
2.08
170
0.37
17. Malnutrition
462
1.96
3
0.01
18. Meningitis
357
1.51
340
0.73
19. Other Injuries
343
1.45
288
0.62
20. Cervical Cancer
333
1.41
114
0.25
21. Liver Cancer
312
1.32
236
0.51
22. Hypertension
286
1.21
1,721
3.71
23. Lung Disease
275
1.16
1,177
2.54
24. Alzheimers & Dementia
251
1.06
518
1.12
25. HIV/AIDS
231
0.98
292
0.63
26. Syphilis
204
0.86
20
0.04
27. Endocrine Disorders
197
0.83
204
0.44
28. Breast Cancer
189
0.80
215
0.46
29. Asthma
170
0.72
276
0.60
30. Suicide
141
0.60
399
0.86
31. Falls
140
0.59
370
0.80
32. Stomach Cancer
132
0.56
754
1.63
33. Fires
123
0.52
318
0.69
34. Prostate Cancer
118
0.50
33
0.07
35. Drownings
116
0.49
580
1.25
36. Inflammatory/Heart
110
0.47
78
0.17
37. Colon-Rectum Cancers
110
0.47
202
0.44
38. Peptic Ulcer Disease
83
0.35
161
0.35
39. Epilepsy
75
0.32
426
0.92
40. Drug Use
71
0.30
21
0.05
41. Parkinson's Disease
69
0.29
254
0.55
42. Poisonings
67
0.28
39
0.08
43. Lymphomas
65
0.28
222
0.48
44. Lung Cancers
60
0.25
305
0.66
45. Tetanus
58
0.25
20
0.04
46. Skin Cancers
50
0.21
36
0.08
47. Skin Disease
47
0.20
9
0.02
48. Oral Cancer
45
0.19
107
0.23
49. Ovary Cancer
43
0.18
59
0.13
50. Bladder Cancer
42
0.18
51
0.11
CANCER RANK BY TYPE
AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
PER 100,000 POPULATION
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Mauritania MAURITANIA   Tajikistan TAJIKISTAN
  Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
1. Cervical Cancer
27.42
20
3.48
141
2. Prostate Cancer
18.54
72
1.80
180
3. Breast Cancer
14.72
122
6.96
178
4. Liver Cancer
12.80
20
4.82
103
5. Stomach Cancer
6.03
91
15.97
7
6. Colon-Rectum Cancers
5.29
146
3.56
173
7. Ovary Cancer
3.39
128
2.01
172
8. Lung Cancers
2.77
163
5.80
133
9. Lymphomas
2.74
157
3.00
149
10. Skin Cancers
2.41
54
0.91
140
11. Bladder Cancer
2.05
93
1.15
147
12. Oral Cancer
2.03
130
2.13
128
13. Pancreas Cancer
1.67
151
2.02
141
14. Uterin Cancer
1.46
141
3.71
31
15. Oesophagus Cancer
1.31
140
11.07
9
16. Leukemia
0.73
176
1.21
166
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.