MAURITIUS VS MALTA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MALTA		MAURITIUS		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	2,443	2	1,805	+ 639
Stroke	2	813	3	985	- 172
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	593	7	346	+ 247
Alzheimers & Dementia	4	578	34	42	+ 536
Lung Cancers	5	549	9	182	+ 367
Diabetes Mellitus	6	454	1	1,873	- 1,420
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	410	10	182	+ 228
Lung Disease	8	353	5	646	- 293
Pancreas Cancer	9	252	28	55	+ 198
Breast Cancer	10	236	8	232	+ 4
Kidney Disease	11	221	4	724	- 504
Lymphomas	12	148	24	57	+ 91
Prostate Cancer	13	148	15	115	+ 33
Falls	14	144	26	57	+ 87
Stomach Cancer	15	139	18	104	+ 34
Parkinson's Disease	16	138	47	12	+ 127
Ovary Cancer	17	95	32	46	+ 49
Liver Cancer	18	94	27	56	+ 38
Bladder Cancer	19	92	44	21	+ 72
Hypertension	20	92	6	592	- 499
Leukemia	21	77	31	48	+ 29
Suicide	22	74	14	120	- 46
Oral Cancer	23	70	23	63	+ 6
Liver Disease	24	64	12	145	- 81
Skin Disease	25	64	22	64	- 1
Other Neoplasms	26	61	20	77	- 15
Inflammatory/Heart	27	61	16	108	- 47
Uterin Cancer	28	58	40	32	+ 26
Oesophagus Cancer	29	56	37	35	+ 21
Endocrine Disorders	30	53	19	101	- 48
Road Traffic Accidents	31	50	11	155	- 105
Congenital Anomalies	32	48	25	57	- 9
Other Injuries	33	46	21	66	- 20
Skin Cancers	34	39	53	5	+ 34
Low Birth Weight	35	31	35	37	- 5
Asthma	36	23	17	107	- 84
Peptic Ulcer Disease	37	20	43	22	- 2
Drug Use	38	19	46	16	+ 3
Cervical Cancer	39	12	30	49	- 37
Violence	40	12	41	30	- 17
HIV/AIDS	41	10	13	141	- 131
Prostatic Hypertrophy	42	10	58	2	+ 7
Epilepsy	43	9	38	35	- 25
Birth Trauma	44	8	36	37	- 28
Multiple Sclerosis	45	8	84	0	+ 8
Anemia	46	8	39	33	- 26
Alcohol	47	8	29	53	- 46
Drownings	48	6	33	43	- 37
Rheumatic Heart Disease	49	6	56	3	+ 3
Osteoarthritis	50	6	83	0	+ 6
Rheumatoid Arthritis	51	5	60	1	+ 4
Tuberculosis	52	4	45	17	- 13
Hepatitis C	53	4	51	9	- 5
War	54	3	62	0	+ 3
Diarrhoeal diseases	55	3	42	23	- 20
Meningitis	56	2	57	2	- 0
Schizophrenia	57	2	52	5	- 3
Poisonings	58	1	49	11	- 9
Upper Respiratory	59	1	63	0	+ 1
Malnutrition	60	1	54	4	- 3
Hepatitis B	61	1	65	0	+ 1
Fires	62	1	50	10	- 10
Appendicitis	63	1	59	1	- 0
Maternal Conditions	64	1	48	11	- 10
Encephalitis	65	0	61	1	- 1
Leishmaniasis	66	0	72	0	+ 0
Trypanosomiasis	67	0	73	0	- 0
Chagas disease	68	0	71	0	- 0
Malaria	69	0	70	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	70	0	69	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	71	0	82	0	- 0
Pertussis	72	0	66	0	- 0
Measles	73	0	77	0	- 0
Tetanus	74	0	76	0	- 0
Diphtheria	75	0	75	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	76	0	78	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	77	0	79	0	- 0
Dengue	78	0	68	0	- 0
Ascariasis	79	0	64	0	- 0
Chlamydia	80	0	74	0	- 0
Syphilis	81	0	67	0	- 0
Otitis Media	82	0	80	0	- 0
Leprosy	83	0	81	0	- 0
Depression	84	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	55	3	- 3
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.