BRAZIL VS MAURITIUS: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MAURITIUS		BRAZIL		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Diabetes Mellitus	1	314,540	5	59,608	+ 254,932
Coronary Heart Disease	2	303,050	1	165,788	+ 137,262
Stroke	3	165,390	2	123,207	+ 42,184
Kidney Disease	4	121,609	7	37,690	+ 83,919
Lung Disease	5	108,542	6	59,373	+ 49,169
Hypertension	6	99,349	11	28,822	+ 70,527
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	58,110	3	94,705	- 36,595
Breast Cancer	8	38,996	14	20,759	+ 18,237
Lung Cancers	9	30,614	9	31,659	- 1,045
Colon-Rectum Cancers	10	30,595	12	23,161	+ 7,433
Road Traffic Accidents	11	26,071	8	33,871	- 7,800
Liver Disease	12	24,415	13	21,422	+ 2,993
HIV/AIDS	13	23,664	22	12,558	+ 11,105
Suicide	14	20,183	20	14,540	+ 5,643
Prostate Cancer	15	19,321	15	19,001	+ 321
Inflammatory/Heart	16	18,153	18	17,508	+ 645
Asthma	17	17,960	48	2,595	+ 15,365
Stomach Cancer	18	17,536	17	17,992	- 456
Endocrine Disorders	19	16,927	19	16,927	- 0
Other Neoplasms	20	12,895	42	4,665	+ 8,230
Other Injuries	21	11,033	21	13,807	- 2,774
Skin Disease	22	10,826	31	7,179	+ 3,647
Oral Cancer	23	10,633	28	9,951	+ 682
Lymphomas	24	9,538	27	10,376	- 838
Congenital Anomalies	25	9,530	23	12,317	- 2,787
Falls	26	9,528	16	18,847	- 9,319
Liver Cancer	27	9,434	25	11,514	- 2,080
Pancreas Cancer	28	9,164	24	11,999	- 2,835
Alcohol	29	8,948	32	7,121	+ 1,828
Cervical Cancer	30	8,250	29	9,511	- 1,261
Leukemia	31	8,124	30	8,531	- 407
Ovary Cancer	32	7,671	43	4,355	+ 3,316
Drownings	33	7,237	39	4,937	+ 2,300
Alzheimers & Dementia	34	7,020	10	30,717	- 23,697
Low Birth Weight	35	6,180	33	6,881	- 701
Birth Trauma	36	6,134	45	3,777	+ 2,357
Oesophagus Cancer	37	5,956	26	10,466	- 4,509
Epilepsy	38	5,858	46	3,263	+ 2,595
Anemia	39	5,616	50	2,417	+ 3,199
Uterin Cancer	40	5,336	47	2,780	+ 2,555
Violence	41	4,986	4	68,779	- 63,793
Diarrhoeal diseases	42	3,790	35	5,659	- 1,869
Peptic Ulcer Disease	43	3,755	44	4,258	- 503
Bladder Cancer	44	3,494	36	5,306	- 1,812
Tuberculosis	45	2,921	40	4,895	- 1,974
Drug Use	46	2,698	49	2,467	+ 231
Parkinson's Disease	47	1,976	41	4,770	- 2,795
Maternal Conditions	48	1,808	53	1,507	+ 301
Poisonings	49	1,766	66	317	+ 1,450
Fires	50	1,741	58	1,028	+ 714
Hepatitis C	51	1,488	52	1,955	- 467
Schizophrenia	52	841	60	661	+ 180
Skin Cancers	53	759	38	5,032	- 4,273
Malnutrition	54	646	34	6,695	- 6,050
Oral conditions	55	559	73	62	+ 497
Rheumatic Heart Disease	56	512	51	2,193	- 1,681
Meningitis	57	388	54	1,359	- 970
Prostatic Hypertrophy	58	378	55	1,097	- 719
Appendicitis	59	186	57	1,067	- 881
Rheumatoid Arthritis	60	158	61	596	- 439
Encephalitis	61	139	72	65	+ 75
War	62	23	56	1,090	- 1,067
Upper Respiratory	63	2	67	260	- 258
Ascariasis	64	2	78	7	- 6
Hepatitis B	65	2	59	775	- 773
Pertussis	66	1	75	30	- 29
Syphilis	67	1	68	223	- 222
Dengue	68	0	76	14	- 14
Schistosomiasis	69	0	62	593	- 593
Malaria	70	0	74	44	- 44
Chagas disease	71	0	37	5,045	- 5,045
Leishmaniasis	72	0	63	432	- 432
Trypanosomiasis	73	0	83	1	- 1
Chlamydia	74	0	80	5	- 5
Diphtheria	75	0	79	7	- 7
Tetanus	76	0	71	88	- 88
Measles	77	0	81	4	- 4
Trichuriasis	78	0	84	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	85	0	- 0
Otitis Media	80	0	70	94	- 94
Leprosy	81	0	69	173	- 173
Iodine Deficiency	82	0	77	10	- 10
Osteoarthritis	83	0	65	330	- 330
Multiple Sclerosis	84	0	64	356	- 356
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	82	1	- 1
Depression	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to BRAZIL

Mauritius

Brazil

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.