AUSTRALIA VS MAURITIUS: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MAURITIUS		AUSTRALIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Diabetes Mellitus	1	38,263	7	4,471	+ 33,792
Coronary Heart Disease	2	36,865	1	21,548	+ 15,317
Stroke	3	20,119	3	10,331	+ 9,788
Kidney Disease	4	14,793	12	3,139	+ 11,654
Lung Disease	5	13,204	5	8,487	+ 4,716
Hypertension	6	12,086	23	1,631	+ 10,454
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	7,069	8	4,446	+ 2,623
Breast Cancer	8	4,744	10	3,405	+ 1,338
Lung Cancers	9	3,724	4	8,769	- 5,044
Colon-Rectum Cancers	10	3,722	6	6,209	- 2,487
Road Traffic Accidents	11	3,171	29	1,245	+ 1,927
Liver Disease	12	2,970	26	1,421	+ 1,549
HIV/AIDS	13	2,879	57	50	+ 2,829
Suicide	14	2,455	11	3,150	- 695
Prostate Cancer	15	2,350	9	3,766	- 1,416
Inflammatory/Heart	16	2,208	24	1,571	+ 637
Asthma	17	2,185	36	455	+ 1,729
Stomach Cancer	18	2,133	27	1,288	+ 845
Endocrine Disorders	19	2,059	16	2,328	- 269
Other Neoplasms	20	1,569	28	1,252	+ 316
Other Injuries	21	1,342	22	1,642	- 300
Skin Disease	22	1,317	34	594	+ 723
Oral Cancer	23	1,293	32	972	+ 321
Lymphomas	24	1,160	15	3,039	- 1,878
Congenital Anomalies	25	1,159	33	711	+ 449
Falls	26	1,159	14	3,116	- 1,957
Liver Cancer	27	1,148	20	2,036	- 889
Pancreas Cancer	28	1,115	13	3,118	- 2,003
Alcohol	29	1,089	37	380	+ 709
Cervical Cancer	30	1,004	39	342	+ 662
Leukemia	31	988	18	2,126	- 1,138
Ovary Cancer	32	933	31	1,003	- 69
Drownings	33	880	47	177	+ 703
Alzheimers & Dementia	34	854	2	15,588	- 14,735
Low Birth Weight	35	752	43	248	+ 504
Birth Trauma	36	746	50	140	+ 606
Oesophagus Cancer	37	725	25	1,494	- 769
Epilepsy	38	713	41	285	+ 428
Anemia	39	683	49	157	+ 526
Uterin Cancer	40	649	35	524	+ 125
Violence	41	607	44	243	+ 363
Diarrhoeal diseases	42	461	40	296	+ 165
Peptic Ulcer Disease	43	457	42	276	+ 181
Bladder Cancer	44	425	30	1,187	- 762
Tuberculosis	45	355	56	53	+ 303
Drug Use	46	328	21	1,783	- 1,455
Parkinson's Disease	47	240	19	2,036	- 1,796
Maternal Conditions	48	220	63	20	+ 200
Poisonings	49	215	61	35	+ 180
Fires	50	212	55	55	+ 157
Hepatitis C	51	181	48	173	+ 8
Schizophrenia	52	102	54	64	+ 38
Skin Cancers	53	92	17	2,319	- 2,226
Malnutrition	54	79	51	117	- 38
Oral conditions	55	68	59	40	+ 28
Rheumatic Heart Disease	56	62	38	379	- 317
Meningitis	57	47	60	37	+ 10
Prostatic Hypertrophy	58	46	53	71	- 25
Appendicitis	59	23	62	26	- 4
Rheumatoid Arthritis	60	19	45	229	- 210
Encephalitis	61	17	68	3	+ 14
War	62	3	65	8	- 5
Upper Respiratory	63	0	64	17	- 17
Ascariasis	64	0	75	0	+ 0
Hepatitis B	65	0	58	41	- 41
Pertussis	66	0	69	1	- 1
Syphilis	67	0	67	3	- 3
Dengue	68	0	72	0	+ 0
Schistosomiasis	69	0	79	0	+ 0
Malaria	70	0	82	0	- 0
Chagas disease	71	0	80	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	72	0	81	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	73	0	83	0	- 0
Chlamydia	74	0	77	0	- 0
Diphtheria	75	0	71	0	- 0
Tetanus	76	0	70	1	- 1
Measles	77	0	78	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	73	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	74	0	- 0
Otitis Media	80	0	66	6	- 6
Leprosy	81	0	76	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	82	0	84	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	83	0	52	114	- 114
Multiple Sclerosis	84	0	46	188	- 188
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to AUSTRALIA

Mauritius

Australia

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.