BELIZE VS MAURITIUS: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MAURITIUS		BELIZE		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Diabetes Mellitus	1	594	3	141	+ 454
Coronary Heart Disease	2	573	1	192	+ 381
Stroke	3	313	4	127	+ 186
Kidney Disease	4	230	6	102	+ 127
Lung Disease	5	205	11	46	+ 159
Hypertension	6	188	12	46	+ 142
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	110	7	97	+ 13
Breast Cancer	8	74	23	22	+ 52
Lung Cancers	9	58	15	30	+ 27
Colon-Rectum Cancers	10	58	24	20	+ 38
Road Traffic Accidents	11	49	8	88	- 39
Liver Disease	12	46	9	58	- 11
HIV/AIDS	13	45	5	119	- 74
Suicide	14	38	16	28	+ 11
Prostate Cancer	15	37	10	47	- 11
Inflammatory/Heart	16	34	26	18	+ 16
Asthma	17	34	35	8	+ 26
Stomach Cancer	18	33	20	23	+ 10
Endocrine Disorders	19	32	22	23	+ 9
Other Neoplasms	20	24	53	1	+ 23
Other Injuries	21	21	14	36	- 15
Skin Disease	22	20	37	5	+ 15
Oral Cancer	23	20	67	0	+ 20
Lymphomas	24	18	50	1	+ 17
Congenital Anomalies	25	18	21	23	- 5
Falls	26	18	27	13	+ 5
Liver Cancer	27	18	19	24	- 6
Pancreas Cancer	28	17	31	9	+ 8
Alcohol	29	17	30	10	+ 7
Cervical Cancer	30	16	17	28	- 12
Leukemia	31	15	39	4	+ 11
Ovary Cancer	32	14	52	1	+ 14
Drownings	33	14	18	24	- 10
Alzheimers & Dementia	34	13	13	45	- 32
Low Birth Weight	35	12	25	20	- 8
Birth Trauma	36	12	32	9	+ 2
Oesophagus Cancer	37	11	43	2	+ 9
Epilepsy	38	11	36	8	+ 3
Anemia	39	11	80	0	+ 11
Uterin Cancer	40	10	51	1	+ 9
Violence	41	9	2	146	- 136
Diarrhoeal diseases	42	7	34	9	- 1
Peptic Ulcer Disease	43	7	38	5	+ 2
Bladder Cancer	44	7	81	0	+ 7
Tuberculosis	45	6	33	9	- 3
Drug Use	46	5	47	1	+ 4
Parkinson's Disease	47	4	28	11	- 7
Maternal Conditions	48	3	42	2	+ 1
Poisonings	49	3	45	1	+ 2
Fires	50	3	40	4	- 0
Hepatitis C	51	3	61	0	+ 3
Schizophrenia	52	2	82	0	+ 2
Skin Cancers	53	1	66	0	+ 1
Malnutrition	54	1	29	10	- 9
Oral conditions	55	1	86	0	+ 1
Rheumatic Heart Disease	56	1	41	3	- 2
Meningitis	57	1	46	1	- 1
Prostatic Hypertrophy	58	1	85	0	+ 1
Appendicitis	59	0	44	1	- 1
Rheumatoid Arthritis	60	0	49	1	- 1
Encephalitis	61	0	48	1	- 1
War	62	0	60	0	- 0
Upper Respiratory	63	0	58	0	- 0
Ascariasis	64	0	64	0	- 0
Hepatitis B	65	0	56	0	- 0
Pertussis	66	0	63	0	- 0
Syphilis	67	0	62	0	- 0
Dengue	68	0	55	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	69	0	78	0	+ 0
Malaria	70	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	71	0	57	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	72	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	73	0	75	0	- 0
Chlamydia	74	0	65	0	- 0
Diphtheria	75	0	68	0	- 0
Tetanus	76	0	59	0	- 0
Measles	77	0	71	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	73	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	72	0	- 0
Otitis Media	80	0	69	0	- 0
Leprosy	81	0	70	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	82	0	74	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	83	0	84	0	- 0
Multiple Sclerosis	84	0	54	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	79	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to BELIZE

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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.