AFGHANISTAN VS MAURITIUS: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MAURITIUS		AFGHANISTAN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Diabetes Mellitus	1	57,349	12	5,750	+ 51,600
Coronary Heart Disease	2	55,254	1	40,195	+ 15,060
Stroke	3	30,155	3	19,060	+ 11,095
Kidney Disease	4	22,173	10	6,590	+ 15,583
Lung Disease	5	19,790	15	4,650	+ 15,140
Hypertension	6	18,114	8	7,995	+ 10,119
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	10,595	4	14,649	- 4,054
Breast Cancer	8	7,110	22	1,822	+ 5,288
Lung Cancers	9	5,582	32	1,076	+ 4,506
Colon-Rectum Cancers	10	5,578	39	741	+ 4,837
Road Traffic Accidents	11	4,753	11	6,033	- 1,280
Liver Disease	12	4,452	16	4,600	- 148
HIV/AIDS	13	4,315	46	464	+ 3,851
Suicide	14	3,680	24	1,573	+ 2,107
Prostate Cancer	15	3,523	55	258	+ 3,265
Inflammatory/Heart	16	3,310	45	527	+ 2,783
Asthma	17	3,275	17	3,403	- 128
Stomach Cancer	18	3,197	26	1,501	+ 1,697
Endocrine Disorders	19	3,086	28	1,364	+ 1,722
Other Neoplasms	20	2,351	63	29	+ 2,322
Other Injuries	21	2,012	18	3,241	- 1,230
Skin Disease	22	1,974	61	94	+ 1,880
Oral Cancer	23	1,939	27	1,467	+ 471
Lymphomas	24	1,739	36	946	+ 793
Congenital Anomalies	25	1,738	14	5,001	- 3,263
Falls	26	1,737	37	905	+ 832
Liver Cancer	27	1,720	40	657	+ 1,063
Pancreas Cancer	28	1,671	56	229	+ 1,442
Alcohol	29	1,632	58	150	+ 1,482
Cervical Cancer	30	1,504	44	541	+ 963
Leukemia	31	1,481	42	610	+ 871
Ovary Cancer	32	1,399	48	369	+ 1,029
Drownings	33	1,319	34	996	+ 323
Alzheimers & Dementia	34	1,280	23	1,765	- 485
Low Birth Weight	35	1,127	5	12,631	- 11,504
Birth Trauma	36	1,118	6	10,723	- 9,604
Oesophagus Cancer	37	1,086	29	1,314	- 228
Epilepsy	38	1,068	35	993	+ 76
Anemia	39	1,024	83	0	+ 1,024
Uterin Cancer	40	973	53	289	+ 684
Violence	41	909	19	3,217	- 2,308
Diarrhoeal diseases	42	691	13	5,555	- 4,864
Peptic Ulcer Disease	43	685	25	1,505	- 820
Bladder Cancer	44	637	54	272	+ 365
Tuberculosis	45	533	7	9,839	- 9,306
Drug Use	46	492	51	328	+ 164
Parkinson's Disease	47	360	41	628	- 267
Maternal Conditions	48	330	9	7,807	- 7,477
Poisonings	49	322	47	384	- 62
Fires	50	317	50	348	- 31
Hepatitis C	51	271	64	28	+ 243
Schizophrenia	52	153	81	0	+ 153
Skin Cancers	53	138	59	145	- 6
Malnutrition	54	118	43	589	- 472
Oral conditions	55	102	86	0	+ 102
Rheumatic Heart Disease	56	93	33	1,041	- 947
Meningitis	57	71	20	2,626	- 2,555
Prostatic Hypertrophy	58	69	85	0	+ 69
Appendicitis	59	34	52	298	- 264
Rheumatoid Arthritis	60	29	65	25	+ 3
Encephalitis	61	25	31	1,190	- 1,165
War	62	4	2	25,620	- 25,615
Upper Respiratory	63	0	68	9	- 9
Ascariasis	64	0	66	17	- 17
Hepatitis B	65	0	38	863	- 863
Pertussis	66	0	21	2,107	- 2,107
Syphilis	67	0	60	94	- 94
Dengue	68	0	72	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	69	0	79	0	+ 0
Malaria	70	0	57	185	- 185
Chagas disease	71	0	77	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	72	0	70	1	- 1
Trypanosomiasis	73	0	78	0	- 0
Chlamydia	74	0	69	1	- 1
Diphtheria	75	0	67	16	- 16
Tetanus	76	0	30	1,254	- 1,254
Measles	77	0	49	350	- 350
Trichuriasis	78	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	73	0	- 0
Otitis Media	80	0	71	1	- 1
Leprosy	81	0	75	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	82	0	76	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	83	0	84	0	- 0
Multiple Sclerosis	84	0	62	84	- 84
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	80	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to AFGHANISTAN

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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.