COLOMBIA VS MAURITIUS: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MAURITIUS		COLOMBIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Diabetes Mellitus	1	70,881	11	5,028	+ 65,853
Coronary Heart Disease	2	68,292	1	43,066	+ 25,226
Stroke	3	37,271	3	16,573	+ 20,698
Kidney Disease	4	27,405	7	6,834	+ 20,571
Lung Disease	5	24,460	4	15,928	+ 8,532
Hypertension	6	22,388	8	6,400	+ 15,989
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	13,095	5	10,773	+ 2,322
Breast Cancer	8	8,788	13	3,669	+ 5,118
Lung Cancers	9	6,899	10	5,250	+ 1,649
Colon-Rectum Cancers	10	6,894	12	4,371	+ 2,523
Road Traffic Accidents	11	5,875	6	7,765	- 1,890
Liver Disease	12	5,502	19	2,426	+ 3,076
HIV/AIDS	13	5,333	17	2,683	+ 2,649
Suicide	14	4,548	26	1,965	+ 2,583
Prostate Cancer	15	4,354	14	3,584	+ 770
Inflammatory/Heart	16	4,091	31	1,329	+ 2,761
Asthma	17	4,047	54	191	+ 3,856
Stomach Cancer	18	3,952	9	6,112	- 2,160
Endocrine Disorders	19	3,814	30	1,367	+ 2,447
Other Neoplasms	20	2,906	15	3,205	- 299
Other Injuries	21	2,486	28	1,592	+ 894
Skin Disease	22	2,440	34	1,102	+ 1,338
Oral Cancer	23	2,396	37	807	+ 1,589
Lymphomas	24	2,149	18	2,603	- 453
Congenital Anomalies	25	2,147	16	2,963	- 815
Falls	26	2,147	29	1,518	+ 629
Liver Cancer	27	2,126	24	2,065	+ 61
Pancreas Cancer	28	2,065	25	2,022	+ 43
Alcohol	29	2,017	68	23	+ 1,994
Cervical Cancer	30	1,859	20	2,266	- 407
Leukemia	31	1,831	21	2,208	- 377
Ovary Cancer	32	1,729	33	1,122	+ 606
Drownings	33	1,631	40	689	+ 942
Alzheimers & Dementia	34	1,582	22	2,157	- 575
Low Birth Weight	35	1,393	23	2,095	- 703
Birth Trauma	36	1,382	41	648	+ 734
Oesophagus Cancer	37	1,342	36	835	+ 507
Epilepsy	38	1,320	43	597	+ 723
Anemia	39	1,266	57	101	+ 1,165
Uterin Cancer	40	1,202	45	423	+ 779
Violence	41	1,124	2	19,268	- 18,145
Diarrhoeal diseases	42	854	38	747	+ 107
Peptic Ulcer Disease	43	846	39	698	+ 148
Bladder Cancer	44	787	42	609	+ 179
Tuberculosis	45	658	32	1,272	- 614
Drug Use	46	608	44	492	+ 116
Parkinson's Disease	47	445	47	383	+ 62
Maternal Conditions	48	407	46	394	+ 13
Poisonings	49	398	61	61	+ 337
Fires	50	392	56	127	+ 266
Hepatitis C	51	335	59	65	+ 270
Schizophrenia	52	189	70	18	+ 172
Skin Cancers	53	171	35	1,028	- 857
Malnutrition	54	146	27	1,878	- 1,733
Oral conditions	55	126	75	7	+ 119
Rheumatic Heart Disease	56	115	63	38	+ 77
Meningitis	57	87	50	244	- 156
Prostatic Hypertrophy	58	85	48	333	- 248
Appendicitis	59	42	52	213	- 171
Rheumatoid Arthritis	60	35	51	242	- 207
Encephalitis	61	31	64	38	- 6
War	62	5	49	260	- 255
Upper Respiratory	63	0	66	27	- 26
Ascariasis	64	0	76	5	- 4
Hepatitis B	65	0	62	50	- 50
Pertussis	66	0	69	18	- 18
Syphilis	67	0	65	30	- 30
Dengue	68	0	55	133	- 133
Schistosomiasis	69	0	77	1	- 1
Malaria	70	0	67	26	- 26
Chagas disease	71	0	53	203	- 203
Leishmaniasis	72	0	74	7	- 7
Trypanosomiasis	73	0	84	0	- 0
Chlamydia	74	0	81	0	- 0
Diphtheria	75	0	80	0	- 0
Tetanus	76	0	71	14	- 14
Measles	77	0	78	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	83	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	79	0	- 0
Otitis Media	80	0	73	7	- 7
Leprosy	81	0	72	8	- 8
Iodine Deficiency	82	0	82	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	83	0	58	67	- 67
Multiple Sclerosis	84	0	60	62	- 62
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to COLOMBIA

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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.