MAURITIUS VS COSTA RICA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	COSTA RICA		MAURITIUS		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	657	2	1,805	- 1,148
Stroke	2	404	3	985	- 581
Kidney Disease	3	369	4	724	- 355
Lung Disease	4	260	5	646	- 386
Diabetes Mellitus	5	237	1	1,873	- 1,636
Hypertension	6	215	6	592	- 377
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	208	7	346	- 138
Alzheimers & Dementia	8	204	34	42	+ 162
Road Traffic Accidents	9	186	11	155	+ 30
Stomach Cancer	10	164	18	104	+ 60
Violence	11	158	41	30	+ 128
Colon-Rectum Cancers	12	154	10	182	- 28
Other Injuries	13	142	21	66	+ 76
Prostate Cancer	14	112	15	115	- 4
Suicide	15	101	14	120	- 19
Breast Cancer	16	96	8	232	- 137
Liver Cancer	17	95	27	56	+ 39
Liver Disease	18	92	12	145	- 53
Lymphomas	19	89	24	57	+ 32
Lung Cancers	20	85	9	182	- 97
Congenital Anomalies	21	78	25	57	+ 22
Pancreas Cancer	22	73	28	55	+ 18
Other Neoplasms	23	66	20	77	- 11
Leukemia	24	65	31	48	+ 17
HIV/AIDS	25	48	13	141	- 93
Inflammatory/Heart	26	48	16	108	- 61
Endocrine Disorders	27	46	19	101	- 55
Low Birth Weight	28	44	35	37	+ 7
Cervical Cancer	29	40	30	49	- 10
Parkinson's Disease	30	34	47	12	+ 23
Skin Cancers	31	34	53	5	+ 30
Skin Disease	32	31	22	64	- 33
Alcohol	33	31	29	53	- 22
Epilepsy	34	29	38	35	- 6
Falls	35	29	26	57	- 28
Bladder Cancer	36	25	44	21	+ 4
Drownings	37	24	33	43	- 19
Oral Cancer	38	24	23	63	- 39
Diarrhoeal diseases	39	22	42	23	- 1
Ovary Cancer	40	20	32	46	- 26
Uterin Cancer	41	20	40	32	- 12
Peptic Ulcer Disease	42	18	43	22	- 4
Drug Use	43	16	46	16	- 0
Oesophagus Cancer	44	15	37	35	- 20
Asthma	45	15	17	107	- 92
Rheumatoid Arthritis	46	14	60	1	+ 13
Birth Trauma	47	12	36	37	- 25
Malnutrition	48	9	54	4	+ 5
Rheumatic Heart Disease	49	8	56	3	+ 5
Tuberculosis	50	8	45	17	- 10
Anemia	51	6	39	33	- 27
Appendicitis	52	5	59	1	+ 4
Schizophrenia	53	5	52	5	+ 0
Meningitis	54	4	57	2	+ 2
Maternal Conditions	55	4	48	11	- 7
Prostatic Hypertrophy	56	3	58	2	+ 1
Multiple Sclerosis	57	3	84	0	+ 3
Fires	58	3	50	10	- 8
Hepatitis B	59	2	65	0	+ 2
Poisonings	60	1	49	11	- 9
Osteoarthritis	61	1	83	0	+ 1
Upper Respiratory	62	1	63	0	+ 1
Encephalitis	63	1	61	1	- 0
Hepatitis C	64	0	51	9	- 9
Syphilis	65	0	67	0	+ 0
Oral conditions	66	0	55	3	- 3
Leprosy	67	0	81	0	+ 0
War	68	0	62	0	+ 0
Pertussis	69	0	66	0	+ 0
Dengue	70	0	68	0	+ 0
Ascariasis	71	0	64	0	+ 0
Leishmaniasis	72	0	72	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	73	0	75	0	+ 0
Tetanus	74	0	76	0	- 0
Measles	75	0	77	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	76	0	69	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	73	0	- 0
Malaria	78	0	70	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	71	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	80	0	79	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	81	0	78	0	- 0
Otitis Media	82	0	80	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	83	0	82	0	- 0
Chlamydia	84	0	74	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	85	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.