MAURITIUS VS DR CONGO: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	DR CONGO		MAURITIUS		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	835	7	346	+ 489
Tuberculosis	2	497	45	17	+ 480
Measles	3	480	77	0	+ 480
Malaria	4	475	70	0	+ 475
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	469	42	23	+ 446
Stroke	6	416	3	985	- 569
Coronary Heart Disease	7	394	2	1,805	- 1,411
Low Birth Weight	8	394	35	37	+ 357
Birth Trauma	9	376	36	37	+ 339
Road Traffic Accidents	10	344	11	155	+ 188
Congenital Anomalies	11	185	25	57	+ 128
Hypertension	12	179	6	592	- 413
Liver Disease	13	171	12	145	+ 25
Lung Disease	14	154	5	646	- 493
HIV/AIDS	15	151	13	141	+ 10
Diabetes Mellitus	16	147	1	1,873	- 1,727
Meningitis	17	131	57	2	+ 129
Violence	18	126	41	30	+ 97
Maternal Conditions	19	119	48	11	+ 109
Kidney Disease	20	103	4	724	- 621
Malnutrition	21	101	54	4	+ 97
Other Injuries	22	94	21	66	+ 28
Pertussis	23	90	66	0	+ 90
Asthma	24	88	17	107	- 19
Endocrine Disorders	25	84	19	101	- 17
Suicide	26	66	14	120	- 54
Cervical Cancer	27	55	30	49	+ 6
Alzheimers & Dementia	28	52	34	42	+ 10
Inflammatory/Heart	29	46	16	108	- 62
Prostate Cancer	30	45	15	115	- 70
Liver Cancer	31	44	27	56	- 13
Syphilis	32	43	67	0	+ 43
Falls	33	40	26	57	- 17
Drownings	34	39	33	43	- 4
Breast Cancer	35	39	8	232	- 193
Colon-Rectum Cancers	36	34	10	182	- 149
Stomach Cancer	37	29	18	104	- 75
Lymphomas	38	23	24	57	- 33
Fires	39	23	50	10	+ 12
Peptic Ulcer Disease	40	22	43	22	- 1
Leukemia	41	21	31	48	- 27
Poisonings	42	20	49	11	+ 9
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	20	56	3	+ 17
Epilepsy	44	20	38	35	- 15
War	45	19	62	0	+ 19
Tetanus	46	13	76	0	+ 13
Lung Cancers	47	13	9	182	- 169
Schistosomiasis	48	12	69	0	+ 12
Parkinson's Disease	49	12	47	12	- 0
Pancreas Cancer	50	12	28	55	- 43
Oral Cancer	51	11	23	63	- 52
Leishmaniasis	52	10	72	0	+ 10
Oesophagus Cancer	53	9	37	35	- 26
Skin Disease	54	9	22	64	- 56
Skin Cancers	55	9	53	5	+ 4
Appendicitis	56	8	59	1	+ 7
Encephalitis	57	8	61	1	+ 7
Ovary Cancer	58	7	32	46	- 38
Drug Use	59	7	46	16	- 9
Alcohol	60	7	29	53	- 46
Hepatitis B	61	5	65	0	+ 5
Upper Respiratory	62	4	63	0	+ 4
Uterin Cancer	63	4	40	32	- 28
Trypanosomiasis	64	4	73	0	+ 4
Bladder Cancer	65	3	44	21	- 18
Rheumatoid Arthritis	66	2	60	1	+ 2
Other Neoplasms	67	1	20	77	- 76
Ascariasis	68	1	64	0	+ 1
Hepatitis C	69	1	51	9	- 8
Diphtheria	70	1	75	0	+ 1
Multiple Sclerosis	71	0	84	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	72	0	80	0	+ 0
Chlamydia	73	0	74	0	+ 0
Dengue	74	0	68	0	+ 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	79	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	76	0	78	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	81	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	82	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	71	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	80	0	83	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	58	2	- 2
Oral conditions	82	0	55	3	- 3
Schizophrenia	83	0	52	5	- 5
Depression	84	0	86	0	- 0
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.