FINLAND VS MAURITIUS: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MAURITIUS		FINLAND		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Diabetes Mellitus	1	8,042	22	418	+ 7,625
Coronary Heart Disease	2	7,749	2	9,831	- 2,082
Stroke	3	4,229	3	4,115	+ 114
Kidney Disease	4	3,109	26	342	+ 2,768
Lung Disease	5	2,775	8	1,289	+ 1,486
Hypertension	6	2,540	5	2,030	+ 510
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	1,486	21	436	+ 1,050
Breast Cancer	8	997	12	948	+ 49
Lung Cancers	9	783	4	2,312	- 1,529
Colon-Rectum Cancers	10	782	6	1,433	- 651
Road Traffic Accidents	11	667	33	215	+ 452
Liver Disease	12	624	10	1,068	- 444
HIV/AIDS	13	605	59	6	+ 599
Suicide	14	516	15	846	- 330
Prostate Cancer	15	494	11	970	- 476
Inflammatory/Heart	16	464	17	518	- 54
Asthma	17	459	40	85	+ 374
Stomach Cancer	18	448	19	447	+ 2
Endocrine Disorders	19	433	31	257	+ 176
Other Neoplasms	20	330	23	377	- 47
Other Injuries	21	282	20	437	- 155
Skin Disease	22	277	47	27	+ 250
Oral Cancer	23	272	34	207	+ 65
Lymphomas	24	244	14	851	- 607
Congenital Anomalies	25	244	35	192	+ 52
Falls	26	244	7	1,325	- 1,082
Liver Cancer	27	241	16	545	- 304
Pancreas Cancer	28	234	9	1,247	- 1,013
Alcohol	29	229	18	464	- 236
Cervical Cancer	30	211	44	62	+ 149
Leukemia	31	208	24	371	- 163
Ovary Cancer	32	196	25	344	- 148
Drownings	33	185	37	106	+ 79
Alzheimers & Dementia	34	179	1	11,120	- 10,941
Low Birth Weight	35	158	48	26	+ 132
Birth Trauma	36	157	56	8	+ 149
Oesophagus Cancer	37	152	27	320	- 168
Epilepsy	38	150	38	104	+ 46
Anemia	39	144	58	6	+ 138
Uterin Cancer	40	136	32	225	- 89
Violence	41	127	43	64	+ 63
Diarrhoeal diseases	42	97	52	15	+ 82
Peptic Ulcer Disease	43	96	36	151	- 55
Bladder Cancer	44	89	28	308	- 219
Tuberculosis	45	75	46	32	+ 43
Drug Use	46	69	30	269	- 200
Parkinson's Disease	47	51	13	853	- 802
Maternal Conditions	48	46	64	2	+ 45
Poisonings	49	45	49	25	+ 20
Fires	50	45	45	62	- 17
Hepatitis C	51	38	60	5	+ 33
Schizophrenia	52	21	39	93	- 71
Skin Cancers	53	19	29	297	- 278
Malnutrition	54	17	57	7	+ 10
Oral conditions	55	14	61	4	+ 11
Rheumatic Heart Disease	56	13	50	19	- 6
Meningitis	57	10	55	9	+ 1
Prostatic Hypertrophy	58	10	53	11	- 1
Appendicitis	59	5	54	10	- 5
Rheumatoid Arthritis	60	4	41	83	- 79
Encephalitis	61	4	66	0	+ 3
War	62	1	65	1	+ 0
Upper Respiratory	63	0	62	2	- 2
Ascariasis	64	0	81	0	+ 0
Hepatitis B	65	0	63	2	- 2
Pertussis	66	0	69	0	+ 0
Syphilis	67	0	67	0	- 0
Dengue	68	0	82	0	+ 0
Schistosomiasis	69	0	77	0	+ 0
Malaria	70	0	74	0	- 0
Chagas disease	71	0	76	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	72	0	75	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	73	0	78	0	- 0
Chlamydia	74	0	84	0	- 0
Diphtheria	75	0	71	0	- 0
Tetanus	76	0	70	0	- 0
Measles	77	0	72	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	79	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	80	0	- 0
Otitis Media	80	0	68	0	- 0
Leprosy	81	0	83	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	82	0	73	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	83	0	51	17	- 17
Multiple Sclerosis	84	0	42	80	- 80
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to FINLAND

Mauritius

Finland

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.