DR CONGO VS MAURITIUS: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MAURITIUS		DR CONGO		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Diabetes Mellitus	1	164,956	16	12,902	+ 152,054
Coronary Heart Disease	2	158,930	7	34,713	+ 124,217
Stroke	3	86,737	6	36,596	+ 50,141
Kidney Disease	4	63,776	20	9,077	+ 54,700
Lung Disease	5	56,923	14	13,527	+ 43,397
Hypertension	6	52,102	12	15,743	+ 36,360
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	30,475	1	73,546	- 43,071
Breast Cancer	8	20,451	35	3,416	+ 17,035
Lung Cancers	9	16,055	47	1,158	+ 14,897
Colon-Rectum Cancers	10	16,045	36	2,966	+ 13,079
Road Traffic Accidents	11	13,673	10	30,256	- 16,584
Liver Disease	12	12,804	13	15,044	- 2,240
HIV/AIDS	13	12,410	15	13,286	- 876
Suicide	14	10,585	26	5,812	+ 4,773
Prostate Cancer	15	10,133	30	3,948	+ 6,184
Inflammatory/Heart	16	9,520	29	4,045	+ 5,475
Asthma	17	9,419	24	7,733	+ 1,685
Stomach Cancer	18	9,197	37	2,579	+ 6,617
Endocrine Disorders	19	8,877	25	7,380	+ 1,497
Other Neoplasms	20	6,762	67	88	+ 6,675
Other Injuries	21	5,786	22	8,272	- 2,486
Skin Disease	22	5,677	54	781	+ 4,897
Oral Cancer	23	5,576	51	1,003	+ 4,574
Lymphomas	24	5,002	38	2,061	+ 2,941
Congenital Anomalies	25	4,998	11	16,256	- 11,259
Falls	26	4,997	33	3,483	+ 1,514
Liver Cancer	27	4,947	31	3,840	+ 1,108
Pancreas Cancer	28	4,806	50	1,017	+ 3,789
Alcohol	29	4,693	60	635	+ 4,058
Cervical Cancer	30	4,327	27	4,823	- 496
Leukemia	31	4,261	41	1,871	+ 2,389
Ovary Cancer	32	4,023	58	656	+ 3,367
Drownings	33	3,795	34	3,454	+ 342
Alzheimers & Dementia	34	3,681	28	4,548	- 866
Low Birth Weight	35	3,241	8	34,668	- 31,427
Birth Trauma	36	3,217	9	33,075	- 29,859
Oesophagus Cancer	37	3,124	53	790	+ 2,334
Epilepsy	38	3,072	44	1,727	+ 1,346
Anemia	39	2,945	86	0	+ 2,945
Uterin Cancer	40	2,798	63	352	+ 2,446
Violence	41	2,615	18	11,120	- 8,506
Diarrhoeal diseases	42	1,988	5	41,301	- 39,313
Peptic Ulcer Disease	43	1,969	40	1,923	+ 46
Bladder Cancer	44	1,833	65	270	+ 1,563
Tuberculosis	45	1,532	2	43,759	- 42,227
Drug Use	46	1,415	59	638	+ 776
Parkinson's Disease	47	1,036	49	1,035	+ 2
Maternal Conditions	48	948	19	10,513	- 9,565
Poisonings	49	926	42	1,729	- 803
Fires	50	913	39	2,007	- 1,094
Hepatitis C	51	780	69	69	+ 712
Schizophrenia	52	441	83	0	+ 441
Skin Cancers	53	398	55	765	- 367
Malnutrition	54	339	21	8,910	- 8,572
Oral conditions	55	293	82	0	+ 293
Rheumatic Heart Disease	56	268	43	1,728	- 1,459
Meningitis	57	204	17	11,568	- 11,365
Prostatic Hypertrophy	58	198	81	0	+ 198
Appendicitis	59	98	56	703	- 606
Rheumatoid Arthritis	60	83	66	217	- 135
Encephalitis	61	73	57	680	- 607
War	62	12	45	1,658	- 1,646
Upper Respiratory	63	1	62	370	- 369
Ascariasis	64	1	68	80	- 79
Hepatitis B	65	1	61	456	- 455
Pertussis	66	1	23	7,921	- 7,921
Syphilis	67	0	32	3,751	- 3,751
Dengue	68	0	74	1	- 1
Schistosomiasis	69	0	48	1,071	- 1,071
Malaria	70	0	4	41,813	- 41,813
Chagas disease	71	0	79	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	72	0	52	869	- 869
Trypanosomiasis	73	0	64	347	- 347
Chlamydia	74	0	73	15	- 15
Diphtheria	75	0	70	47	- 47
Tetanus	76	0	46	1,166	- 1,166
Measles	77	0	3	42,254	- 42,254
Trichuriasis	78	0	76	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	75	0	- 0
Otitis Media	80	0	72	38	- 38
Leprosy	81	0	77	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	82	0	78	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	83	0	80	0	- 0
Multiple Sclerosis	84	0	71	44	- 44
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	84	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to DR CONGO

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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.