BENIN VS MAURITIUS: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MAURITIUS		BENIN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Diabetes Mellitus	1	21,008	14	1,912	+ 19,096
Coronary Heart Disease	2	20,240	5	5,397	+ 14,843
Stroke	3	11,046	4	5,855	+ 5,192
Kidney Disease	4	8,122	13	1,929	+ 6,194
Lung Disease	5	7,249	17	1,220	+ 6,030
Hypertension	6	6,635	19	1,088	+ 5,547
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	3,881	1	10,205	- 6,323
Breast Cancer	8	2,604	27	784	+ 1,820
Lung Cancers	9	2,045	59	66	+ 1,978
Colon-Rectum Cancers	10	2,043	41	311	+ 1,732
Road Traffic Accidents	11	1,741	8	3,162	- 1,421
Liver Disease	12	1,631	9	2,447	- 816
HIV/AIDS	13	1,580	11	2,263	- 682
Suicide	14	1,348	22	922	+ 426
Prostate Cancer	15	1,290	25	867	+ 423
Inflammatory/Heart	16	1,212	33	457	+ 755
Asthma	17	1,200	24	891	+ 309
Stomach Cancer	18	1,171	38	361	+ 810
Endocrine Disorders	19	1,131	16	1,454	- 323
Other Neoplasms	20	861	63	20	+ 842
Other Injuries	21	737	15	1,532	- 795
Skin Disease	22	723	52	144	+ 579
Oral Cancer	23	710	49	156	+ 554
Lymphomas	24	637	36	387	+ 250
Congenital Anomalies	25	636	10	2,265	- 1,628
Falls	26	636	32	543	+ 94
Liver Cancer	27	630	40	322	+ 308
Pancreas Cancer	28	612	48	177	+ 435
Alcohol	29	598	58	85	+ 513
Cervical Cancer	30	551	30	669	- 118
Leukemia	31	543	46	196	+ 347
Ovary Cancer	32	512	56	86	+ 427
Drownings	33	483	31	570	- 87
Alzheimers & Dementia	34	469	29	715	- 246
Low Birth Weight	35	413	6	4,908	- 4,495
Birth Trauma	36	410	7	3,950	- 3,540
Oesophagus Cancer	37	398	39	326	+ 72
Epilepsy	38	391	37	369	+ 22
Anemia	39	375	83	0	+ 375
Uterin Cancer	40	356	55	99	+ 257
Violence	41	333	28	726	- 393
Diarrhoeal diseases	42	253	3	6,830	- 6,577
Peptic Ulcer Disease	43	251	34	442	- 192
Bladder Cancer	44	233	61	43	+ 190
Tuberculosis	45	195	23	919	- 724
Drug Use	46	180	44	197	- 17
Parkinson's Disease	47	132	43	212	- 80
Maternal Conditions	48	121	20	1,039	- 918
Poisonings	49	118	42	307	- 189
Fires	50	116	35	431	- 315
Hepatitis C	51	99	65	17	+ 82
Schizophrenia	52	56	80	0	+ 56
Skin Cancers	53	51	54	102	- 51
Malnutrition	54	43	21	928	- 885
Oral conditions	55	37	86	0	+ 37
Rheumatic Heart Disease	56	34	45	197	- 163
Meningitis	57	26	12	1,967	- 1,941
Prostatic Hypertrophy	58	25	84	0	+ 25
Appendicitis	59	12	60	45	- 33
Rheumatoid Arthritis	60	11	67	11	- 1
Encephalitis	61	9	57	85	- 76
War	62	2	69	2	- 1
Upper Respiratory	63	0	64	17	- 17
Ascariasis	64	0	62	40	- 40
Hepatitis B	65	0	53	143	- 143
Pertussis	66	0	18	1,168	- 1,168
Syphilis	67	0	51	150	- 150
Dengue	68	0	72	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	69	0	47	183	- 183
Malaria	70	0	2	7,037	- 7,037
Chagas disease	71	0	77	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	72	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	73	0	78	0	- 0
Chlamydia	74	0	70	2	- 2
Diphtheria	75	0	68	10	- 10
Tetanus	76	0	50	156	- 156
Measles	77	0	26	788	- 788
Trichuriasis	78	0	73	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	74	0	- 0
Otitis Media	80	0	71	0	- 0
Leprosy	81	0	75	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	82	0	76	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	83	0	85	0	- 0
Multiple Sclerosis	84	0	66	16	- 16
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	81	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to BENIN

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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.