CENTRAL AFRICA VS MAURITIUS: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MAURITIUS		CENTRAL AFRICA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Diabetes Mellitus	1	8,077	15	1,141	+ 6,936
Coronary Heart Disease	2	7,782	7	2,900	+ 4,882
Stroke	3	4,247	5	3,284	+ 963
Kidney Disease	4	3,123	21	710	+ 2,413
Lung Disease	5	2,787	18	956	+ 1,831
Hypertension	6	2,551	12	1,252	+ 1,299
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	1,492	1	5,231	- 3,739
Breast Cancer	8	1,001	26	344	+ 657
Lung Cancers	9	786	55	47	+ 739
Colon-Rectum Cancers	10	786	45	116	+ 669
Road Traffic Accidents	11	670	10	1,790	- 1,120
Liver Disease	12	627	14	1,153	- 526
HIV/AIDS	13	608	4	3,753	- 3,145
Suicide	14	518	24	585	- 67
Prostate Cancer	15	496	38	156	+ 340
Inflammatory/Heart	16	466	30	270	+ 196
Asthma	17	461	20	761	- 300
Stomach Cancer	18	450	49	65	+ 385
Endocrine Disorders	19	435	25	423	+ 12
Other Neoplasms	20	331	70	5	+ 326
Other Injuries	21	283	23	621	- 337
Skin Disease	22	278	54	48	+ 230
Oral Cancer	23	273	46	91	+ 182
Lymphomas	24	245	42	119	+ 126
Congenital Anomalies	25	245	19	776	- 531
Falls	26	245	36	181	+ 63
Liver Cancer	27	242	44	117	+ 126
Pancreas Cancer	28	235	60	37	+ 199
Alcohol	29	230	52	62	+ 168
Cervical Cancer	30	212	32	230	- 18
Leukemia	31	209	47	88	+ 120
Ovary Cancer	32	197	50	64	+ 133
Drownings	33	186	34	202	- 16
Alzheimers & Dementia	34	180	33	204	- 24
Low Birth Weight	35	159	8	2,228	- 2,069
Birth Trauma	36	158	9	2,192	- 2,034
Oesophagus Cancer	37	153	53	48	+ 105
Epilepsy	38	150	43	119	+ 32
Anemia	39	144	84	0	+ 144
Uterin Cancer	40	137	65	20	+ 117
Violence	41	128	17	1,009	- 881
Diarrhoeal diseases	42	97	3	4,684	- 4,586
Peptic Ulcer Disease	43	96	27	317	- 221
Bladder Cancer	44	90	64	23	+ 66
Tuberculosis	45	75	2	4,704	- 4,629
Drug Use	46	69	57	44	+ 25
Parkinson's Disease	47	51	48	67	- 16
Maternal Conditions	48	46	13	1,174	- 1,128
Poisonings	49	45	40	134	- 89
Fires	50	45	39	142	- 97
Hepatitis C	51	38	69	6	+ 33
Schizophrenia	52	22	86	0	+ 22
Skin Cancers	53	19	58	43	- 23
Malnutrition	54	17	22	691	- 674
Oral conditions	55	14	82	0	+ 14
Rheumatic Heart Disease	56	13	35	194	- 181
Meningitis	57	10	16	1,015	- 1,005
Prostatic Hypertrophy	58	10	80	0	+ 10
Appendicitis	59	5	51	62	- 57
Rheumatoid Arthritis	60	4	66	15	- 11
Encephalitis	61	4	62	28	- 24
War	62	1	28	314	- 313
Upper Respiratory	63	0	63	24	- 24
Ascariasis	64	0	71	5	- 5
Hepatitis B	65	0	61	33	- 33
Pertussis	66	0	31	265	- 265
Syphilis	67	0	41	120	- 120
Dengue	68	0	74	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	69	0	37	169	- 169
Malaria	70	0	6	3,279	- 3,279
Chagas disease	71	0	79	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	72	0	56	46	- 46
Trypanosomiasis	73	0	59	40	- 40
Chlamydia	74	0	73	2	- 2
Diphtheria	75	0	67	11	- 11
Tetanus	76	0	29	280	- 280
Measles	77	0	11	1,625	- 1,625
Trichuriasis	78	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	76	0	- 0
Otitis Media	80	0	68	6	- 6
Leprosy	81	0	78	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	82	0	77	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	83	0	81	0	- 0
Multiple Sclerosis	84	0	72	4	- 4
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to CENTRAL AFRICA

Mauritius

Central Africa

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.