CUBA VS MAURITIUS: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MAURITIUS		CUBA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Diabetes Mellitus	1	15,675	13	1,791	+ 13,884
Coronary Heart Disease	2	15,102	1	22,079	- 6,977
Stroke	3	8,242	2	10,725	- 2,483
Kidney Disease	4	6,060	14	1,700	+ 4,360
Lung Disease	5	5,409	6	5,492	- 83
Hypertension	6	4,951	7	3,469	+ 1,482
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	2,896	3	8,564	- 5,668
Breast Cancer	8	1,943	15	1,673	+ 271
Lung Cancers	9	1,526	4	5,985	- 4,459
Colon-Rectum Cancers	10	1,525	9	2,958	- 1,433
Road Traffic Accidents	11	1,299	19	1,007	+ 292
Liver Disease	12	1,217	11	1,873	- 657
HIV/AIDS	13	1,179	34	471	+ 708
Suicide	14	1,006	16	1,638	- 632
Prostate Cancer	15	963	8	3,365	- 2,402
Inflammatory/Heart	16	905	17	1,156	- 252
Asthma	17	895	40	301	+ 594
Stomach Cancer	18	874	20	991	- 117
Endocrine Disorders	19	844	36	412	+ 431
Other Neoplasms	20	643	25	769	- 126
Other Injuries	21	550	12	1,869	- 1,320
Skin Disease	22	539	41	258	+ 281
Oral Cancer	23	530	23	876	- 346
Lymphomas	24	475	18	1,089	- 614
Congenital Anomalies	25	475	37	368	+ 107
Falls	26	475	10	2,810	- 2,335
Liver Cancer	27	470	24	815	- 345
Pancreas Cancer	28	457	21	905	- 448
Alcohol	29	446	28	675	- 229
Cervical Cancer	30	411	29	666	- 255
Leukemia	31	405	30	633	- 229
Ovary Cancer	32	382	39	323	+ 59
Drownings	33	361	42	231	+ 130
Alzheimers & Dementia	34	350	5	5,841	- 5,492
Low Birth Weight	35	308	48	98	+ 210
Birth Trauma	36	306	59	49	+ 257
Oesophagus Cancer	37	297	22	879	- 582
Epilepsy	38	292	46	108	+ 184
Anemia	39	280	52	77	+ 203
Uterin Cancer	40	266	31	602	- 336
Violence	41	248	32	584	- 335
Diarrhoeal diseases	42	189	43	206	- 17
Peptic Ulcer Disease	43	187	35	420	- 233
Bladder Cancer	44	174	26	734	- 560
Tuberculosis	45	146	60	45	+ 101
Drug Use	46	134	51	82	+ 53
Parkinson's Disease	47	98	27	691	- 592
Maternal Conditions	48	90	61	43	+ 47
Poisonings	49	88	62	17	+ 71
Fires	50	87	58	55	+ 32
Hepatitis C	51	74	45	112	- 38
Schizophrenia	52	42	54	68	- 26
Skin Cancers	53	38	33	514	- 476
Malnutrition	54	32	55	64	- 31
Oral conditions	55	28	64	6	+ 22
Rheumatic Heart Disease	56	26	44	162	- 136
Meningitis	57	19	50	83	- 63
Prostatic Hypertrophy	58	19	53	75	- 57
Appendicitis	59	9	47	104	- 95
Rheumatoid Arthritis	60	8	49	87	- 79
Encephalitis	61	7	66	6	+ 1
War	62	1	68	1	- 0
Upper Respiratory	63	0	65	6	- 6
Ascariasis	64	0	70	1	- 1
Hepatitis B	65	0	56	59	- 59
Pertussis	66	0	73	0	+ 0
Syphilis	67	0	69	1	- 1
Dengue	68	0	74	0	+ 0
Schistosomiasis	69	0	81	0	+ 0
Malaria	70	0	82	0	- 0
Chagas disease	71	0	79	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	72	0	83	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	73	0	80	0	- 0
Chlamydia	74	0	84	0	- 0
Diphtheria	75	0	75	0	- 0
Tetanus	76	0	71	1	- 1
Measles	77	0	76	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	78	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	77	0	- 0
Otitis Media	80	0	63	11	- 11
Leprosy	81	0	67	2	- 2
Iodine Deficiency	82	0	72	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	83	0	38	326	- 326
Multiple Sclerosis	84	0	57	55	- 55
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to CUBA

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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.