BOTSWANA VS MAURITIUS: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MAURITIUS		BOTSWANA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Diabetes Mellitus	1	3,503	5	1,273	+ 2,230
Coronary Heart Disease	2	3,375	3	1,632	+ 1,743
Stroke	3	1,842	4	1,588	+ 254
Kidney Disease	4	1,354	9	506	+ 848
Lung Disease	5	1,209	10	482	+ 727
Hypertension	6	1,106	11	471	+ 636
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	647	2	1,674	- 1,026
Breast Cancer	8	434	33	68	+ 366
Lung Cancers	9	341	39	45	+ 296
Colon-Rectum Cancers	10	341	47	28	+ 313
Road Traffic Accidents	11	290	7	608	- 318
Liver Disease	12	272	12	459	- 187
HIV/AIDS	13	264	1	4,950	- 4,686
Suicide	14	225	15	370	- 145
Prostate Cancer	15	215	41	45	+ 171
Inflammatory/Heart	16	202	20	177	+ 25
Asthma	17	200	18	232	- 32
Stomach Cancer	18	195	53	10	+ 185
Endocrine Disorders	19	189	27	103	+ 86
Other Neoplasms	20	144	55	9	+ 134
Other Injuries	21	123	19	216	- 93
Skin Disease	22	121	46	30	+ 91
Oral Cancer	23	118	32	70	+ 48
Lymphomas	24	106	31	77	+ 29
Congenital Anomalies	25	106	16	287	- 181
Falls	26	106	34	62	+ 45
Liver Cancer	27	105	35	57	+ 48
Pancreas Cancer	28	102	50	16	+ 86
Alcohol	29	100	45	31	+ 69
Cervical Cancer	30	92	22	164	- 72
Leukemia	31	90	51	13	+ 77
Ovary Cancer	32	85	49	19	+ 66
Drownings	33	81	30	83	- 2
Alzheimers & Dementia	34	78	23	164	- 86
Low Birth Weight	35	69	13	447	- 378
Birth Trauma	36	68	17	261	- 193
Oesophagus Cancer	37	66	28	103	- 36
Epilepsy	38	65	36	56	+ 9
Anemia	39	63	84	0	+ 63
Uterin Cancer	40	59	56	9	+ 50
Violence	41	56	14	389	- 334
Diarrhoeal diseases	42	42	8	527	- 485
Peptic Ulcer Disease	43	42	29	90	- 48
Bladder Cancer	44	39	60	6	+ 33
Tuberculosis	45	33	6	649	- 616
Drug Use	46	30	48	26	+ 4
Parkinson's Disease	47	22	38	47	- 25
Maternal Conditions	48	20	24	118	- 98
Poisonings	49	20	42	42	- 23
Fires	50	19	26	108	- 89
Hepatitis C	51	17	66	1	+ 16
Schizophrenia	52	9	86	0	+ 9
Skin Cancers	53	8	37	52	- 43
Malnutrition	54	7	21	171	- 164
Oral conditions	55	6	82	0	+ 6
Rheumatic Heart Disease	56	6	43	37	- 31
Meningitis	57	4	25	108	- 104
Prostatic Hypertrophy	58	4	80	0	+ 4
Appendicitis	59	2	57	8	- 5
Rheumatoid Arthritis	60	2	52	11	- 9
Encephalitis	61	2	59	7	- 5
War	62	0	69	0	- 0
Upper Respiratory	63	0	58	7	- 7
Ascariasis	64	0	67	0	- 0
Hepatitis B	65	0	62	6	- 6
Pertussis	66	0	40	45	- 45
Syphilis	67	0	44	36	- 36
Dengue	68	0	76	0	+ 0
Schistosomiasis	69	0	54	10	- 10
Malaria	70	0	64	1	- 1
Chagas disease	71	0	77	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	72	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	73	0	78	0	- 0
Chlamydia	74	0	65	1	- 1
Diphtheria	75	0	70	0	- 0
Tetanus	76	0	61	6	- 6
Measles	77	0	68	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	74	0	- 0
Otitis Media	80	0	71	0	- 0
Leprosy	81	0	72	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	82	0	73	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	83	0	81	0	- 0
Multiple Sclerosis	84	0	63	3	- 3
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	83	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to BOTSWANA

Mauritius

Botswana

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.