FIJI VS MAURITIUS: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MAURITIUS		FIJI		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Diabetes Mellitus	1	1,360	1	1,628	- 268
Coronary Heart Disease	2	1,311	2	1,481	- 171
Stroke	3	715	3	583	+ 133
Kidney Disease	4	526	4	277	+ 249
Lung Disease	5	469	9	141	+ 329
Hypertension	6	430	7	170	+ 260
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	251	5	228	+ 23
Breast Cancer	8	169	8	162	+ 6
Lung Cancers	9	132	22	48	+ 85
Colon-Rectum Cancers	10	132	24	45	+ 87
Road Traffic Accidents	11	113	11	120	- 8
Liver Disease	12	106	15	82	+ 24
HIV/AIDS	13	102	31	30	+ 72
Suicide	14	87	16	80	+ 8
Prostate Cancer	15	84	25	41	+ 43
Inflammatory/Heart	16	79	23	45	+ 33
Asthma	17	78	6	226	- 148
Stomach Cancer	18	76	37	23	+ 52
Endocrine Disorders	19	73	34	28	+ 46
Other Neoplasms	20	56	53	3	+ 52
Other Injuries	21	48	17	77	- 29
Skin Disease	22	47	41	19	+ 28
Oral Cancer	23	46	46	13	+ 33
Lymphomas	24	41	35	27	+ 14
Congenital Anomalies	25	41	10	129	- 88
Falls	26	41	36	27	+ 14
Liver Cancer	27	41	18	68	- 27
Pancreas Cancer	28	40	38	21	+ 19
Alcohol	29	39	57	2	+ 37
Cervical Cancer	30	36	13	86	- 51
Leukemia	31	35	30	31	+ 4
Ovary Cancer	32	33	32	29	+ 4
Drownings	33	31	21	60	- 28
Alzheimers & Dementia	34	30	19	63	- 33
Low Birth Weight	35	27	14	86	- 59
Birth Trauma	36	27	28	36	- 10
Oesophagus Cancer	37	26	42	18	+ 8
Epilepsy	38	25	44	16	+ 9
Anemia	39	24	82	0	+ 24
Uterin Cancer	40	23	39	20	+ 3
Violence	41	22	40	19	+ 2
Diarrhoeal diseases	42	16	12	96	- 80
Peptic Ulcer Disease	43	16	29	34	- 17
Bladder Cancer	44	15	50	8	+ 7
Tuberculosis	45	13	27	39	- 27
Drug Use	46	12	52	4	+ 8
Parkinson's Disease	47	9	26	40	- 32
Maternal Conditions	48	8	49	9	- 1
Poisonings	49	8	56	2	+ 5
Fires	50	8	33	28	- 20
Hepatitis C	51	6	65	0	+ 6
Schizophrenia	52	4	81	0	+ 4
Skin Cancers	53	3	61	1	+ 3
Malnutrition	54	3	45	14	- 12
Oral conditions	55	2	86	0	+ 2
Rheumatic Heart Disease	56	2	20	62	- 60
Meningitis	57	2	43	17	- 15
Prostatic Hypertrophy	58	2	84	0	+ 2
Appendicitis	59	1	54	3	- 2
Rheumatoid Arthritis	60	1	62	0	+ 0
Encephalitis	61	1	51	7	- 7
War	62	0	66	0	- 0
Upper Respiratory	63	0	69	0	- 0
Ascariasis	64	0	67	0	- 0
Hepatitis B	65	0	59	1	- 1
Pertussis	66	0	48	10	- 10
Syphilis	67	0	47	11	- 11
Dengue	68	0	55	3	- 3
Schistosomiasis	69	0	74	0	+ 0
Malaria	70	0	75	0	- 0
Chagas disease	71	0	76	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	72	0	73	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	73	0	72	0	- 0
Chlamydia	74	0	64	0	- 0
Diphtheria	75	0	68	0	- 0
Tetanus	76	0	58	1	- 1
Measles	77	0	63	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	79	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	78	0	- 0
Otitis Media	80	0	70	0	- 0
Leprosy	81	0	71	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	82	0	77	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	83	0	85	0	- 0
Multiple Sclerosis	84	0	60	1	- 1
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	83	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	80	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to FIJI

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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.