MAURITIUS VS FINLAND: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	FINLAND		MAURITIUS		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Alzheimers & Dementia	1	2,590	34	42	+ 2,548
Coronary Heart Disease	2	2,290	2	1,805	+ 485
Stroke	3	958	3	985	- 27
Lung Cancers	4	539	9	182	+ 356
Hypertension	5	473	6	592	- 119
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	334	10	182	+ 152
Falls	7	309	26	57	+ 252
Lung Disease	8	300	5	646	- 346
Pancreas Cancer	9	290	28	55	+ 236
Liver Disease	10	249	12	145	+ 103
Prostate Cancer	11	226	15	115	+ 111
Breast Cancer	12	221	8	232	- 11
Parkinson's Disease	13	199	47	12	+ 187
Lymphomas	14	198	24	57	+ 141
Suicide	15	197	14	120	+ 77
Liver Cancer	16	127	27	56	+ 71
Inflammatory/Heart	17	121	16	108	+ 13
Alcohol	18	108	29	53	+ 55
Stomach Cancer	19	104	18	104	- 0
Other Injuries	20	102	21	66	+ 36
Influenza and Pneumonia	21	102	7	346	- 244
Diabetes Mellitus	22	97	1	1,873	- 1,776
Other Neoplasms	23	88	20	77	+ 11
Leukemia	24	86	31	48	+ 38
Ovary Cancer	25	80	32	46	+ 35
Kidney Disease	26	80	4	724	- 645
Oesophagus Cancer	27	74	37	35	+ 39
Bladder Cancer	28	72	44	21	+ 51
Skin Cancers	29	69	53	5	+ 65
Drug Use	30	63	46	16	+ 47
Endocrine Disorders	31	60	19	101	- 41
Uterin Cancer	32	52	40	32	+ 21
Road Traffic Accidents	33	50	11	155	- 105
Oral Cancer	34	48	23	63	- 15
Congenital Anomalies	35	45	25	57	- 12
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	35	43	22	+ 13
Drownings	37	25	33	43	- 18
Epilepsy	38	24	38	35	- 11
Schizophrenia	39	22	52	5	+ 17
Asthma	40	20	17	107	- 87
Rheumatoid Arthritis	41	19	60	1	+ 18
Multiple Sclerosis	42	19	84	0	+ 19
Violence	43	15	41	30	- 15
Cervical Cancer	44	14	30	49	- 35
Fires	45	14	50	10	+ 4
Tuberculosis	46	7	45	17	- 10
Skin Disease	47	6	22	64	- 58
Low Birth Weight	48	6	35	37	- 31
Poisonings	49	6	49	11	- 5
Rheumatic Heart Disease	50	4	56	3	+ 1
Osteoarthritis	51	4	83	0	+ 4
Diarrhoeal diseases	52	4	42	23	- 19
Prostatic Hypertrophy	53	3	58	2	+ 0
Appendicitis	54	2	59	1	+ 1
Meningitis	55	2	57	2	- 0
Birth Trauma	56	2	36	37	- 35
Malnutrition	57	2	54	4	- 2
Anemia	58	1	39	33	- 32
HIV/AIDS	59	1	13	141	- 140
Hepatitis C	60	1	51	9	- 8
Oral conditions	61	1	55	3	- 2
Upper Respiratory	62	0	63	0	+ 0
Hepatitis B	63	0	65	0	+ 0
Maternal Conditions	64	0	48	11	- 10
War	65	0	62	0	- 0
Encephalitis	66	0	61	1	- 1
Syphilis	67	0	67	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	68	0	80	0	+ 0
Pertussis	69	0	66	0	- 0
Tetanus	70	0	76	0	- 0
Diphtheria	71	0	75	0	- 0
Measles	72	0	77	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	73	0	82	0	- 0
Malaria	74	0	70	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	75	0	72	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	71	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	77	0	69	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	73	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	79	0	78	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	80	0	79	0	- 0
Ascariasis	81	0	64	0	- 0
Dengue	82	0	68	0	- 0
Leprosy	83	0	81	0	- 0
Chlamydia	84	0	74	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to MAURITIUS

Finland

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.