MAURITIUS VS BURKINA FASO: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BURKINA FASO		MAURITIUS		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	956	7	346	+ 610
Malaria	2	830	70	0	+ 830
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	676	42	23	+ 653
Coronary Heart Disease	4	462	2	1,805	- 1,343
Low Birth Weight	5	387	35	37	+ 350
Birth Trauma	6	365	36	37	+ 329
Stroke	7	360	3	985	- 625
Road Traffic Accidents	8	358	11	155	+ 203
Endocrine Disorders	9	273	19	101	+ 172
Congenital Anomalies	10	200	25	57	+ 143
Meningitis	11	192	57	2	+ 190
HIV/AIDS	12	176	13	141	+ 35
Malnutrition	13	163	54	4	+ 159
Liver Disease	14	155	12	145	+ 9
Other Injuries	15	150	21	66	+ 84
Diabetes Mellitus	16	148	1	1,873	- 1,725
Kidney Disease	17	136	4	724	- 588
Cervical Cancer	18	121	30	49	+ 72
Hypertension	19	115	6	592	- 477
Tuberculosis	20	112	45	17	+ 95
Violence	21	111	41	30	+ 81
Suicide	22	86	14	120	- 34
Maternal Conditions	23	78	48	11	+ 68
Liver Cancer	24	74	27	56	+ 18
Measles	25	68	77	0	+ 68
Lung Disease	26	66	5	646	- 580
Asthma	27	54	17	107	- 53
Drownings	28	52	33	43	+ 9
War	29	50	62	0	+ 50
Breast Cancer	30	49	8	232	- 183
Falls	31	47	26	57	- 10
Stomach Cancer	32	44	18	104	- 60
Alzheimers & Dementia	33	44	34	42	+ 2
Pertussis	34	42	66	0	+ 42
Inflammatory/Heart	35	42	16	108	- 66
Fires	36	40	50	10	+ 30
Poisonings	37	35	49	11	+ 25
Prostate Cancer	38	29	15	115	- 86
Colon-Rectum Cancers	39	27	10	182	- 155
Epilepsy	40	27	38	35	- 8
Peptic Ulcer Disease	41	23	43	22	+ 1
Syphilis	42	17	67	0	+ 17
Lymphomas	43	16	24	57	- 41
Rheumatic Heart Disease	44	15	56	3	+ 12
Bladder Cancer	45	15	44	21	- 6
Parkinson's Disease	46	14	47	12	+ 3
Schistosomiasis	47	14	69	0	+ 14
Lung Cancers	48	14	9	182	- 169
Oral Cancer	49	13	23	63	- 50
Skin Cancers	50	12	53	5	+ 8
Tetanus	51	10	76	0	+ 10
Ovary Cancer	52	10	32	46	- 36
Skin Disease	53	10	22	64	- 55
Drug Use	54	10	46	16	- 6
Hepatitis B	55	9	65	0	+ 9
Alcohol	56	9	29	53	- 45
Pancreas Cancer	57	8	28	55	- 46
Leukemia	58	6	31	48	- 42
Oesophagus Cancer	59	6	37	35	- 30
Appendicitis	60	5	59	1	+ 4
Encephalitis	61	5	61	1	+ 4
Uterin Cancer	62	4	40	32	- 28
Ascariasis	63	4	64	0	+ 4
Hepatitis C	64	3	51	9	- 6
Upper Respiratory	65	3	63	0	+ 3
Multiple Sclerosis	66	1	84	0	+ 1
Other Neoplasms	67	1	20	77	- 75
Rheumatoid Arthritis	68	1	60	1	- 0
Diphtheria	69	0	75	0	+ 0
Chlamydia	70	0	74	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	71	0	80	0	+ 0
Dengue	72	0	68	0	+ 0
Hookworm Disease	73	0	79	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	78	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	81	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	73	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	71	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	72	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	82	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	58	2	- 2
Osteoarthritis	81	0	83	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	55	3	- 3
Depression	83	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	52	5	- 5
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	86	0	39	33	- 33
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.