MAURITIUS VS IRELAND: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	IRELAND		MAURITIUS		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	1,192	2	1,805	- 612
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	804	34	42	+ 762
Lung Cancers	3	480	9	182	+ 297
Lung Disease	4	480	5	646	- 167
Stroke	5	443	3	985	- 542
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	325	7	346	- 21
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	274	10	182	+ 92
Breast Cancer	8	190	8	232	- 42
Prostate Cancer	9	146	15	115	+ 31
Kidney Disease	10	142	4	724	- 582
Pancreas Cancer	11	133	28	55	+ 78
Parkinson's Disease	12	133	47	12	+ 121
Lymphomas	13	128	24	57	+ 72
Suicide	14	118	14	120	- 3
Oesophagus Cancer	15	105	37	35	+ 69
Diabetes Mellitus	16	104	1	1,873	- 1,770
Stomach Cancer	17	89	18	104	- 15
Liver Cancer	18	80	27	56	+ 23
Liver Disease	19	70	12	145	- 75
Leukemia	20	69	31	48	+ 20
Ovary Cancer	21	68	32	46	+ 23
Bladder Cancer	22	64	44	21	+ 43
Skin Cancers	23	63	53	5	+ 59
Endocrine Disorders	24	62	19	101	- 38
Falls	25	62	26	57	+ 5
Inflammatory/Heart	26	60	16	108	- 48
Other Neoplasms	27	55	20	77	- 22
Oral Cancer	28	46	23	63	- 18
Hypertension	29	44	6	592	- 548
Other Injuries	30	43	21	66	- 23
Drug Use	31	42	46	16	+ 26
Congenital Anomalies	32	38	25	57	- 18
Road Traffic Accidents	33	38	11	155	- 117
Uterin Cancer	34	32	40	32	- 0
Cervical Cancer	35	26	30	49	- 23
Epilepsy	36	21	38	35	- 14
Multiple Sclerosis	37	21	84	0	+ 21
Peptic Ulcer Disease	38	17	43	22	- 6
Alcohol	39	16	29	53	- 37
Rheumatoid Arthritis	40	15	60	1	+ 14
Asthma	41	15	17	107	- 92
Skin Disease	42	14	22	64	- 50
Drownings	43	14	33	43	- 29
Low Birth Weight	44	14	35	37	- 23
Diarrhoeal diseases	45	13	42	23	- 9
Rheumatic Heart Disease	46	12	56	3	+ 9
Violence	47	10	41	30	- 20
Fires	48	8	50	10	- 3
Anemia	49	7	39	33	- 26
Tuberculosis	50	6	45	17	- 12
Osteoarthritis	51	5	83	0	+ 5
Hepatitis C	52	5	51	9	- 4
Poisonings	53	4	49	11	- 7
Prostatic Hypertrophy	54	3	58	2	+ 1
Schizophrenia	55	3	52	5	- 2
Birth Trauma	56	3	36	37	- 34
HIV/AIDS	57	2	13	141	- 139
Meningitis	58	2	57	2	- 0
Hepatitis B	59	1	65	0	+ 1
Appendicitis	60	1	59	1	- 0
Maternal Conditions	61	1	48	11	- 10
Oral conditions	62	1	55	3	- 3
Malnutrition	63	0	54	4	- 3
Upper Respiratory	64	0	63	0	+ 0
War	65	0	62	0	- 0
Encephalitis	66	0	61	1	- 1
Pertussis	67	0	66	0	- 0
Syphilis	68	0	67	0	- 0
Chlamydia	69	0	74	0	- 0
Leprosy	70	0	81	0	- 0
Otitis Media	71	0	80	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	72	0	69	0	- 0
Chagas disease	73	0	71	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	74	0	73	0	- 0
Malaria	75	0	70	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	76	0	72	0	- 0
Ascariasis	77	0	64	0	- 0
Dengue	78	0	68	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	79	0	78	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	80	0	79	0	- 0
Tetanus	81	0	76	0	- 0
Diphtheria	82	0	75	0	- 0
Measles	83	0	77	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

Ireland

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.