DENMARK VS MAURITIUS: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MAURITIUS		DENMARK		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Diabetes Mellitus	1	8,538	10	1,284	+ 7,254
Coronary Heart Disease	2	8,226	1	5,341	+ 2,885
Stroke	3	4,489	5	3,662	+ 827
Kidney Disease	4	3,301	12	911	+ 2,390
Lung Disease	5	2,946	3	4,387	- 1,440
Hypertension	6	2,697	15	642	+ 2,054
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	1,577	6	2,244	- 666
Breast Cancer	8	1,059	9	1,299	- 240
Lung Cancers	9	831	4	3,721	- 2,890
Colon-Rectum Cancers	10	830	7	2,147	- 1,316
Road Traffic Accidents	11	708	33	213	+ 494
Liver Disease	12	663	14	692	- 29
HIV/AIDS	13	642	55	23	+ 620
Suicide	14	548	16	617	- 69
Prostate Cancer	15	524	8	1,480	- 955
Inflammatory/Heart	16	493	31	284	+ 208
Asthma	17	487	44	82	+ 405
Stomach Cancer	18	476	23	484	- 8
Endocrine Disorders	19	459	19	575	- 115
Other Neoplasms	20	350	27	378	- 28
Other Injuries	21	299	30	347	- 48
Skin Disease	22	294	45	79	+ 215
Oral Cancer	23	289	28	371	- 82
Lymphomas	24	259	13	730	- 471
Congenital Anomalies	25	259	36	153	+ 106
Falls	26	259	22	541	- 282
Liver Cancer	27	256	25	464	- 208
Pancreas Cancer	28	249	11	1,096	- 847
Alcohol	29	243	18	598	- 355
Cervical Cancer	30	224	37	153	+ 71
Leukemia	31	221	20	558	- 338
Ovary Cancer	32	208	29	367	- 159
Drownings	33	196	50	37	+ 159
Alzheimers & Dementia	34	191	2	5,218	- 5,027
Low Birth Weight	35	168	41	116	+ 51
Birth Trauma	36	166	56	21	+ 145
Oesophagus Cancer	37	162	24	477	- 315
Epilepsy	38	159	40	125	+ 34
Anemia	39	152	46	73	+ 79
Uterin Cancer	40	145	35	156	- 11
Violence	41	135	47	63	+ 72
Diarrhoeal diseases	42	103	38	145	- 42
Peptic Ulcer Disease	43	102	32	216	- 114
Bladder Cancer	44	95	21	545	- 451
Tuberculosis	45	79	57	16	+ 64
Drug Use	46	73	34	197	- 124
Parkinson's Disease	47	54	17	600	- 546
Maternal Conditions	48	49	64	2	+ 47
Poisonings	49	48	62	6	+ 42
Fires	50	47	49	53	- 6
Hepatitis C	51	40	60	9	+ 32
Schizophrenia	52	23	48	57	- 34
Skin Cancers	53	21	26	388	- 368
Malnutrition	54	18	59	14	+ 4
Oral conditions	55	15	63	4	+ 11
Rheumatic Heart Disease	56	14	42	96	- 83
Meningitis	57	11	52	25	- 14
Prostatic Hypertrophy	58	10	53	25	- 14
Appendicitis	59	5	54	23	- 18
Rheumatoid Arthritis	60	4	43	84	- 80
Encephalitis	61	4	67	1	+ 3
War	62	1	66	1	+ 0
Upper Respiratory	63	0	58	15	- 15
Ascariasis	64	0	81	0	+ 0
Hepatitis B	65	0	61	6	- 6
Pertussis	66	0	72	0	+ 0
Syphilis	67	0	70	0	- 0
Dengue	68	0	83	0	+ 0
Schistosomiasis	69	0	75	0	+ 0
Malaria	70	0	79	0	- 0
Chagas disease	71	0	77	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	72	0	78	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	73	0	76	0	- 0
Chlamydia	74	0	69	0	- 0
Diphtheria	75	0	73	0	- 0
Tetanus	76	0	68	0	- 0
Measles	77	0	71	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	80	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	82	0	- 0
Otitis Media	80	0	65	2	- 2
Leprosy	81	0	74	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	82	0	84	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	83	0	51	25	- 25
Multiple Sclerosis	84	0	39	132	- 132
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to DENMARK

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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.