MAURITIUS VS CANADA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	CANADA		MAURITIUS		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	1,353	2	1,805	- 451
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	1,046	34	42	+ 1,004
Lung Cancers	3	707	9	182	+ 525
Lung Disease	4	480	5	646	- 166
Stroke	5	478	3	985	- 507
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	326	10	182	+ 144
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	251	7	346	- 95
Breast Cancer	8	200	8	232	- 33
Diabetes Mellitus	9	193	1	1,873	- 1,680
Lymphomas	10	174	24	57	+ 117
Pancreas Cancer	11	171	28	55	+ 116
Falls	12	163	26	57	+ 106
Prostate Cancer	13	159	15	115	+ 44
Kidney Disease	14	155	4	724	- 570
Suicide	15	149	14	120	+ 29
Drug Use	16	125	46	16	+ 108
Liver Disease	17	122	12	145	- 23
Parkinson's Disease	18	113	47	12	+ 102
Endocrine Disorders	19	109	19	101	+ 8
Liver Cancer	20	105	27	56	+ 49
Leukemia	21	105	31	48	+ 56
Hypertension	22	87	6	592	- 505
Bladder Cancer	23	85	44	21	+ 64
Other Injuries	24	81	21	66	+ 15
Oesophagus Cancer	25	75	37	35	+ 40
Stomach Cancer	26	74	18	104	- 31
Inflammatory/Heart	27	70	16	108	- 39
Road Traffic Accidents	28	67	11	155	- 88
Ovary Cancer	29	64	32	46	+ 19
Skin Cancers	30	59	53	5	+ 55
Other Neoplasms	31	57	20	77	- 20
Oral Cancer	32	54	23	63	- 10
Alcohol	33	50	29	53	- 3
Uterin Cancer	34	40	40	32	+ 8
Congenital Anomalies	35	37	25	57	- 20
Diarrhoeal diseases	36	28	42	23	+ 6
Multiple Sclerosis	37	23	84	0	+ 23
Skin Disease	38	23	22	64	- 42
Rheumatic Heart Disease	39	21	56	3	+ 18
Violence	40	20	41	30	- 9
Cervical Cancer	41	20	30	49	- 30
Low Birth Weight	42	19	35	37	- 18
Peptic Ulcer Disease	43	15	43	22	- 7
Epilepsy	44	13	38	35	- 22
Hepatitis C	45	12	51	9	+ 3
Anemia	46	12	39	33	- 22
Rheumatoid Arthritis	47	11	60	1	+ 10
Drownings	48	10	33	43	- 34
Asthma	49	9	17	107	- 98
Birth Trauma	50	7	36	37	- 30
Malnutrition	51	6	54	4	+ 3
Fires	52	6	50	10	- 4
HIV/AIDS	53	6	13	141	- 135
Prostatic Hypertrophy	54	5	58	2	+ 3
Osteoarthritis	55	5	83	0	+ 5
Poisonings	56	4	49	11	- 6
Schizophrenia	57	4	52	5	- 1
Tuberculosis	58	3	45	17	- 14
Meningitis	59	2	57	2	+ 0
Hepatitis B	60	2	65	0	+ 2
Oral conditions	61	2	55	3	- 2
Appendicitis	62	2	59	1	+ 1
Upper Respiratory	63	2	63	0	+ 2
Maternal Conditions	64	2	48	11	- 9
War	65	1	62	0	+ 1
Otitis Media	66	0	80	0	+ 0
Syphilis	67	0	67	0	+ 0
Encephalitis	68	0	61	1	- 1
Pertussis	69	0	66	0	+ 0
Chagas disease	70	0	71	0	+ 0
Tetanus	71	0	76	0	+ 0
Dengue	72	0	68	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	73	0	75	0	+ 0
Measles	74	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	75	0	73	0	- 0
Malaria	76	0	70	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	72	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	78	0	69	0	- 0
Leprosy	79	0	81	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	80	0	78	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	81	0	79	0	- 0
Ascariasis	82	0	64	0	- 0
Chlamydia	83	0	74	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	82	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	86	0	- 0
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.