ERITREA VS MAURITIUS: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MAURITIUS		ERITREA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Diabetes Mellitus	1	9,068	7	944	+ 8,124
Coronary Heart Disease	2	8,737	4	2,154	+ 6,583
Stroke	3	4,768	2	2,564	+ 2,204
Kidney Disease	4	3,506	12	578	+ 2,928
Lung Disease	5	3,129	9	662	+ 2,467
Hypertension	6	2,864	8	926	+ 1,939
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	1,675	1	3,277	- 1,601
Breast Cancer	8	1,124	23	311	+ 813
Lung Cancers	9	883	46	62	+ 821
Colon-Rectum Cancers	10	882	35	113	+ 769
Road Traffic Accidents	11	752	5	1,326	- 575
Liver Disease	12	704	6	1,215	- 511
HIV/AIDS	13	682	25	308	+ 375
Suicide	14	582	21	382	+ 200
Prostate Cancer	15	557	47	54	+ 503
Inflammatory/Heart	16	523	32	123	+ 400
Asthma	17	518	22	326	+ 192
Stomach Cancer	18	506	48	48	+ 457
Endocrine Disorders	19	488	43	71	+ 417
Other Neoplasms	20	372	66	6	+ 366
Other Injuries	21	318	15	540	- 222
Skin Disease	22	312	50	45	+ 267
Oral Cancer	23	307	44	71	+ 236
Lymphomas	24	275	28	147	+ 128
Congenital Anomalies	25	275	18	432	- 157
Falls	26	275	26	168	+ 107
Liver Cancer	27	272	45	69	+ 203
Pancreas Cancer	28	264	58	20	+ 245
Alcohol	29	258	49	45	+ 212
Cervical Cancer	30	238	30	132	+ 105
Leukemia	31	234	29	144	+ 90
Ovary Cancer	32	221	40	79	+ 142
Drownings	33	209	33	118	+ 91
Alzheimers & Dementia	34	202	24	310	- 107
Low Birth Weight	35	178	16	531	- 353
Birth Trauma	36	177	11	616	- 439
Oesophagus Cancer	37	172	39	81	+ 91
Epilepsy	38	169	38	81	+ 87
Anemia	39	162	81	0	+ 162
Uterin Cancer	40	154	61	18	+ 136
Violence	41	144	20	384	- 241
Diarrhoeal diseases	42	109	3	2,292	- 2,183
Peptic Ulcer Disease	43	108	27	147	- 39
Bladder Cancer	44	101	51	42	+ 59
Tuberculosis	45	84	14	543	- 459
Drug Use	46	78	53	36	+ 42
Parkinson's Disease	47	57	37	85	- 28
Maternal Conditions	48	52	13	544	- 491
Poisonings	49	51	34	114	- 63
Fires	50	50	31	132	- 82
Hepatitis C	51	43	65	6	+ 36
Schizophrenia	52	24	83	0	+ 24
Skin Cancers	53	22	56	30	- 8
Malnutrition	54	19	10	660	- 641
Oral conditions	55	16	86	0	+ 16
Rheumatic Heart Disease	56	15	41	77	- 62
Meningitis	57	11	19	404	- 393
Prostatic Hypertrophy	58	11	84	0	+ 11
Appendicitis	59	5	55	31	- 26
Rheumatoid Arthritis	60	5	64	12	- 7
Encephalitis	61	4	62	16	- 12
War	62	1	71	0	+ 0
Upper Respiratory	63	0	60	18	- 18
Ascariasis	64	0	68	2	- 2
Hepatitis B	65	0	57	28	- 28
Pertussis	66	0	36	90	- 90
Syphilis	67	0	54	35	- 35
Dengue	68	0	73	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	69	0	42	73	- 73
Malaria	70	0	17	437	- 437
Chagas disease	71	0	77	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	72	0	59	19	- 19
Trypanosomiasis	73	0	76	0	- 0
Chlamydia	74	0	70	1	- 1
Diphtheria	75	0	72	0	- 0
Tetanus	76	0	52	37	- 37
Measles	77	0	63	13	- 13
Trichuriasis	78	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	74	0	- 0
Otitis Media	80	0	69	2	- 2
Leprosy	81	0	78	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	82	0	79	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	83	0	85	0	- 0
Multiple Sclerosis	84	0	67	4	- 4
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	80	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to ERITREA

Mauritius

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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.