DOMINICAN REP. VS MAURITIUS: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MAURITIUS		DOMINICAN REP.		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Diabetes Mellitus	1	15,460	4	2,762	+ 12,698
Coronary Heart Disease	2	14,895	1	14,986	- 90
Stroke	3	8,129	2	7,882	+ 247
Kidney Disease	4	5,977	7	2,121	+ 3,857
Lung Disease	5	5,335	15	1,360	+ 3,975
Hypertension	6	4,883	10	1,894	+ 2,989
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	2,856	6	2,254	+ 602
Breast Cancer	8	1,917	14	1,460	+ 457
Lung Cancers	9	1,505	16	1,244	+ 261
Colon-Rectum Cancers	10	1,504	20	851	+ 653
Road Traffic Accidents	11	1,281	3	6,937	- 5,655
Liver Disease	12	1,200	5	2,680	- 1,480
HIV/AIDS	13	1,163	8	1,931	- 768
Suicide	14	992	25	530	+ 462
Prostate Cancer	15	950	12	1,655	- 705
Inflammatory/Heart	16	892	35	312	+ 581
Asthma	17	883	29	441	+ 442
Stomach Cancer	18	862	24	547	+ 314
Endocrine Disorders	19	832	22	602	+ 230
Other Neoplasms	20	634	58	35	+ 598
Other Injuries	21	542	19	890	- 348
Skin Disease	22	532	53	50	+ 482
Oral Cancer	23	523	31	434	+ 89
Lymphomas	24	469	33	374	+ 95
Congenital Anomalies	25	468	17	1,038	- 570
Falls	26	468	30	435	+ 33
Liver Cancer	27	464	21	664	- 200
Pancreas Cancer	28	450	27	456	- 5
Alcohol	29	440	48	120	+ 319
Cervical Cancer	30	405	23	560	- 155
Leukemia	31	399	32	409	- 9
Ovary Cancer	32	377	50	89	+ 288
Drownings	33	356	37	248	+ 108
Alzheimers & Dementia	34	345	11	1,808	- 1,463
Low Birth Weight	35	304	13	1,532	- 1,229
Birth Trauma	36	301	18	915	- 613
Oesophagus Cancer	37	293	40	200	+ 92
Epilepsy	38	288	42	158	+ 130
Anemia	39	276	81	0	+ 276
Uterin Cancer	40	262	57	43	+ 219
Violence	41	245	9	1,917	- 1,672
Diarrhoeal diseases	42	186	26	504	- 318
Peptic Ulcer Disease	43	185	36	295	- 110
Bladder Cancer	44	172	49	92	+ 79
Tuberculosis	45	144	38	242	- 98
Drug Use	46	133	43	156	- 23
Parkinson's Disease	47	97	28	446	- 349
Maternal Conditions	48	89	39	202	- 114
Poisonings	49	87	55	47	+ 40
Fires	50	86	44	139	- 54
Hepatitis C	51	73	60	17	+ 56
Schizophrenia	52	41	83	0	+ 41
Skin Cancers	53	37	41	172	- 135
Malnutrition	54	32	34	372	- 340
Oral conditions	55	27	86	0	+ 27
Rheumatic Heart Disease	56	25	46	123	- 98
Meningitis	57	19	45	134	- 115
Prostatic Hypertrophy	58	19	85	0	+ 19
Appendicitis	59	9	52	67	- 57
Rheumatoid Arthritis	60	8	54	48	- 41
Encephalitis	61	7	56	44	- 38
War	62	1	67	1	- 0
Upper Respiratory	63	0	68	1	- 1
Ascariasis	64	0	70	1	- 1
Hepatitis B	65	0	63	11	- 11
Pertussis	66	0	47	121	- 121
Syphilis	67	0	51	70	- 70
Dengue	68	0	64	5	- 5
Schistosomiasis	69	0	59	22	- 22
Malaria	70	0	65	4	- 4
Chagas disease	71	0	73	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	72	0	74	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	73	0	75	0	- 0
Chlamydia	74	0	66	2	- 2
Diphtheria	75	0	69	1	- 1
Tetanus	76	0	61	17	- 17
Measles	77	0	79	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	77	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	76	0	- 0
Otitis Media	80	0	71	0	- 0
Leprosy	81	0	72	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	82	0	78	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	83	0	84	0	- 0
Multiple Sclerosis	84	0	62	13	- 13
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	80	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to DOMINICAN REP.

Mauritius

Dominican Rep.

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.