MAURITIUS VS DENMARK: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	DENMARK		MAURITIUS		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	1,172	2	1,805	- 633
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	1,145	34	42	+ 1,103
Lung Disease	3	962	5	646	+ 316
Lung Cancers	4	816	9	182	+ 634
Stroke	5	804	3	985	- 181
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	492	7	346	+ 146
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	471	10	182	+ 289
Prostate Cancer	8	325	15	115	+ 210
Breast Cancer	9	285	8	232	+ 53
Diabetes Mellitus	10	282	1	1,873	- 1,592
Pancreas Cancer	11	240	28	55	+ 186
Kidney Disease	12	200	4	724	- 524
Lymphomas	13	160	24	57	+ 103
Liver Disease	14	152	12	145	+ 6
Hypertension	15	141	6	592	- 451
Suicide	16	135	14	120	+ 15
Parkinson's Disease	17	132	47	12	+ 120
Alcohol	18	131	29	53	+ 78
Endocrine Disorders	19	126	19	101	+ 25
Leukemia	20	123	31	48	+ 74
Bladder Cancer	21	120	44	21	+ 99
Falls	22	119	26	57	+ 62
Stomach Cancer	23	106	18	104	+ 2
Oesophagus Cancer	24	105	37	35	+ 69
Liver Cancer	25	102	27	56	+ 46
Skin Cancers	26	85	53	5	+ 81
Other Neoplasms	27	83	20	77	+ 6
Oral Cancer	28	81	23	63	+ 18
Ovary Cancer	29	81	32	46	+ 35
Other Injuries	30	76	21	66	+ 10
Inflammatory/Heart	31	62	16	108	- 46
Peptic Ulcer Disease	32	47	43	22	+ 25
Road Traffic Accidents	33	47	11	155	- 108
Drug Use	34	43	46	16	+ 27
Uterin Cancer	35	34	40	32	+ 2
Congenital Anomalies	36	34	25	57	- 23
Cervical Cancer	37	34	30	49	- 16
Diarrhoeal diseases	38	32	42	23	+ 9
Multiple Sclerosis	39	29	84	0	+ 29
Epilepsy	40	27	38	35	- 7
Low Birth Weight	41	26	35	37	- 11
Rheumatic Heart Disease	42	21	56	3	+ 18
Rheumatoid Arthritis	43	19	60	1	+ 18
Asthma	44	18	17	107	- 89
Skin Disease	45	17	22	64	- 47
Anemia	46	16	39	33	- 17
Violence	47	14	41	30	- 16
Schizophrenia	48	12	52	5	+ 7
Fires	49	12	50	10	+ 1
Drownings	50	8	33	43	- 35
Osteoarthritis	51	6	83	0	+ 6
Meningitis	52	5	57	2	+ 3
Prostatic Hypertrophy	53	5	58	2	+ 3
Appendicitis	54	5	59	1	+ 4
HIV/AIDS	55	5	13	141	- 136
Birth Trauma	56	5	36	37	- 32
Tuberculosis	57	3	45	17	- 14
Upper Respiratory	58	3	63	0	+ 3
Malnutrition	59	3	54	4	- 1
Hepatitis C	60	2	51	9	- 7
Hepatitis B	61	1	65	0	+ 1
Poisonings	62	1	49	11	- 9
Oral conditions	63	1	55	3	- 2
Maternal Conditions	64	0	48	11	- 10
Otitis Media	65	0	80	0	+ 0
War	66	0	62	0	- 0
Encephalitis	67	0	61	1	- 1
Tetanus	68	0	76	0	+ 0
Chlamydia	69	0	74	0	+ 0
Syphilis	70	0	67	0	+ 0
Measles	71	0	77	0	+ 0
Pertussis	72	0	66	0	- 0
Diphtheria	73	0	75	0	- 0
Leprosy	74	0	81	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	75	0	69	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	73	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	71	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	72	0	- 0
Malaria	79	0	70	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	80	0	78	0	- 0
Ascariasis	81	0	64	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	82	0	79	0	- 0
Dengue	83	0	68	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to MAURITIUS

Denmark

Mauritius

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.