COSTA RICA VS MAURITIUS: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MAURITIUS		COSTA RICA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Diabetes Mellitus	1	7,527	5	953	+ 6,573
Coronary Heart Disease	2	7,252	1	2,639	+ 4,612
Stroke	3	3,958	2	1,624	+ 2,333
Kidney Disease	4	2,910	3	1,482	+ 1,428
Lung Disease	5	2,597	4	1,046	+ 1,551
Hypertension	6	2,377	6	863	+ 1,514
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	1,391	7	836	+ 555
Breast Cancer	8	933	16	384	+ 549
Lung Cancers	9	733	20	343	+ 389
Colon-Rectum Cancers	10	732	12	621	+ 111
Road Traffic Accidents	11	624	9	746	- 122
Liver Disease	12	584	18	370	+ 215
HIV/AIDS	13	566	25	192	+ 374
Suicide	14	483	15	407	+ 76
Prostate Cancer	15	462	14	448	+ 14
Inflammatory/Heart	16	434	26	191	+ 243
Asthma	17	430	45	60	+ 369
Stomach Cancer	18	420	10	661	- 241
Endocrine Disorders	19	405	27	183	+ 222
Other Neoplasms	20	309	23	266	+ 43
Other Injuries	21	264	13	571	- 307
Skin Disease	22	259	32	126	+ 133
Oral Cancer	23	254	38	96	+ 158
Lymphomas	24	228	19	356	- 127
Congenital Anomalies	25	228	21	315	- 87
Falls	26	228	35	116	+ 112
Liver Cancer	27	226	17	382	- 156
Pancreas Cancer	28	219	22	294	- 74
Alcohol	29	214	33	126	+ 88
Cervical Cancer	30	197	29	159	+ 38
Leukemia	31	194	24	262	- 67
Ovary Cancer	32	184	40	80	+ 103
Drownings	33	173	37	97	+ 76
Alzheimers & Dementia	34	168	8	818	- 650
Low Birth Weight	35	148	28	178	- 30
Birth Trauma	36	147	47	48	+ 99
Oesophagus Cancer	37	143	44	61	+ 82
Epilepsy	38	140	34	116	+ 24
Anemia	39	134	51	25	+ 110
Uterin Cancer	40	128	41	80	+ 47
Violence	41	119	11	635	- 516
Diarrhoeal diseases	42	91	39	87	+ 3
Peptic Ulcer Disease	43	90	42	74	+ 16
Bladder Cancer	44	84	36	100	- 16
Tuberculosis	45	70	50	32	+ 38
Drug Use	46	65	43	63	+ 1
Parkinson's Disease	47	47	30	138	- 91
Maternal Conditions	48	43	55	17	+ 26
Poisonings	49	42	60	5	+ 37
Fires	50	42	58	10	+ 32
Hepatitis C	51	36	64	1	+ 35
Schizophrenia	52	20	53	21	- 1
Skin Cancers	53	18	31	137	- 119
Malnutrition	54	15	48	37	- 21
Oral conditions	55	13	66	1	+ 12
Rheumatic Heart Disease	56	12	49	32	- 20
Meningitis	57	9	54	18	- 8
Prostatic Hypertrophy	58	9	56	13	- 4
Appendicitis	59	4	52	22	- 17
Rheumatoid Arthritis	60	4	46	55	- 51
Encephalitis	61	3	63	3	+ 1
War	62	1	68	1	- 0
Upper Respiratory	63	0	62	3	- 3
Ascariasis	64	0	71	0	- 0
Hepatitis B	65	0	59	7	- 7
Pertussis	66	0	69	0	- 0
Syphilis	67	0	65	1	- 1
Dengue	68	0	70	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	69	0	76	0	+ 0
Malaria	70	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	71	0	79	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	72	0	72	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	73	0	77	0	- 0
Chlamydia	74	0	84	0	- 0
Diphtheria	75	0	73	0	- 0
Tetanus	76	0	74	0	- 0
Measles	77	0	75	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	81	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	80	0	- 0
Otitis Media	80	0	82	0	- 0
Leprosy	81	0	67	1	- 1
Iodine Deficiency	82	0	83	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	83	0	61	5	- 5
Multiple Sclerosis	84	0	57	11	- 11
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to COSTA RICA

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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.