MAURITIUS VS BENIN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BENIN		MAURITIUS		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	910	7	346	+ 564
Malaria	2	627	70	0	+ 627
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	609	42	23	+ 586
Stroke	4	522	3	985	- 463
Coronary Heart Disease	5	481	2	1,805	- 1,324
Low Birth Weight	6	438	35	37	+ 401
Birth Trauma	7	352	36	37	+ 316
Road Traffic Accidents	8	282	11	155	+ 127
Liver Disease	9	218	12	145	+ 73
Congenital Anomalies	10	202	25	57	+ 145
HIV/AIDS	11	202	13	141	+ 61
Meningitis	12	175	57	2	+ 173
Kidney Disease	13	172	4	724	- 552
Diabetes Mellitus	14	170	1	1,873	- 1,703
Other Injuries	15	137	21	66	+ 71
Endocrine Disorders	16	130	19	101	+ 29
Lung Disease	17	109	5	646	- 538
Pertussis	18	104	66	0	+ 104
Hypertension	19	97	6	592	- 495
Maternal Conditions	20	93	48	11	+ 82
Malnutrition	21	83	54	4	+ 79
Suicide	22	82	14	120	- 38
Tuberculosis	23	82	45	17	+ 65
Asthma	24	79	17	107	- 28
Prostate Cancer	25	77	15	115	- 38
Measles	26	70	77	0	+ 70
Breast Cancer	27	70	8	232	- 162
Violence	28	65	41	30	+ 35
Alzheimers & Dementia	29	64	34	42	+ 22
Cervical Cancer	30	60	30	49	+ 10
Drownings	31	51	33	43	+ 8
Falls	32	48	26	57	- 8
Inflammatory/Heart	33	41	16	108	- 67
Peptic Ulcer Disease	34	39	43	22	+ 17
Fires	35	38	50	10	+ 28
Lymphomas	36	34	24	57	- 22
Epilepsy	37	33	38	35	- 2
Stomach Cancer	38	32	18	104	- 72
Oesophagus Cancer	39	29	37	35	- 6
Liver Cancer	40	29	27	56	- 27
Colon-Rectum Cancers	41	28	10	182	- 154
Poisonings	42	27	49	11	+ 17
Parkinson's Disease	43	19	47	12	+ 7
Drug Use	44	18	46	16	+ 2
Rheumatic Heart Disease	45	18	56	3	+ 15
Leukemia	46	17	31	48	- 31
Schistosomiasis	47	16	69	0	+ 16
Pancreas Cancer	48	16	28	55	- 39
Oral Cancer	49	14	23	63	- 49
Tetanus	50	14	76	0	+ 14
Syphilis	51	13	67	0	+ 13
Skin Disease	52	13	22	64	- 52
Hepatitis B	53	13	65	0	+ 13
Skin Cancers	54	9	53	5	+ 5
Uterin Cancer	55	9	40	32	- 23
Ovary Cancer	56	8	32	46	- 38
Encephalitis	57	8	61	1	+ 7
Alcohol	58	8	29	53	- 46
Lung Cancers	59	6	9	182	- 176
Appendicitis	60	4	59	1	+ 3
Bladder Cancer	61	4	44	21	- 17
Ascariasis	62	4	64	0	+ 4
Other Neoplasms	63	2	20	77	- 75
Upper Respiratory	64	2	63	0	+ 2
Hepatitis C	65	2	51	9	- 7
Multiple Sclerosis	66	1	84	0	+ 1
Rheumatoid Arthritis	67	1	60	1	+ 0
Diphtheria	68	1	75	0	+ 1
War	69	0	62	0	+ 0
Chlamydia	70	0	74	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	71	0	80	0	+ 0
Dengue	72	0	68	0	+ 0
Trichuriasis	73	0	78	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	79	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	81	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	82	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	71	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	73	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	79	0	72	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	80	0	52	5	- 5
Depression	81	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	39	33	- 33
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	58	2	- 2
Osteoarthritis	85	0	83	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	55	3	- 3
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to MAURITIUS

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THE INTELLECTUAL EXERCISE

The point of this intellectual exercise is to measure what would happen if two countries shared the same leading causes of death. To make these comparisons possible we equalized the population and used total deaths for each country's top 10 causes to simulate an "Exchange." Use the chart on the left to sort by the country name and use the summary plus and minus column to measure the differences in total deaths.

Life Expectancy statistics are calculated the same way everywhere in the world, but what we die from can be very different depending upon where we live. Despite these differences, with rare exception, the top 10 causes of death for any given country will represent between 70-80% of their total deaths. This is an intellectual exercise only, not a comparison of which country is healthier or to challenge existing life expectancy rankings. If you prefer to see total deaths for over 80 causes and choose your own countries to compare go here: https://www.globallifeexpectancy.com/world-rankings-total-deaths

ABOUT OUR DATA

All meaningful comparisons between countries should be made using the same data source and year. The most reliable source for International comparisons is the World Health Organization because it is standardized for cross cultural comparisons. It is also reviewed annually, which often makes it more current than individual country data that can take years to compile. The WHO data includes individual country "projections," that are calculated based upon an annual consultation with each country before it is published. There are differences however, such as WHO data separates different forms of heart disease and cancer and combines Alzheimer's with Dementia. In this top 10 comparison WHO data for both countries was used.