GABON VS MAURITIUS: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MAURITIUS		GABON		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Diabetes Mellitus	1	3,509	6	643	+ 2,867
Coronary Heart Disease	2	3,381	3	1,019	+ 2,362
Stroke	3	1,845	5	896	+ 949
Kidney Disease	4	1,357	12	384	+ 973
Lung Disease	5	1,211	16	215	+ 996
Hypertension	6	1,108	11	412	+ 696
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	648	4	966	- 317
Breast Cancer	8	435	27	92	+ 343
Lung Cancers	9	342	29	87	+ 254
Colon-Rectum Cancers	10	341	37	43	+ 298
Road Traffic Accidents	11	291	8	518	- 227
Liver Disease	12	272	10	416	- 144
HIV/AIDS	13	264	2	1,128	- 864
Suicide	14	225	18	183	+ 43
Prostate Cancer	15	216	32	80	+ 136
Inflammatory/Heart	16	203	24	101	+ 101
Asthma	17	200	28	90	+ 110
Stomach Cancer	18	196	48	32	+ 163
Endocrine Disorders	19	189	25	98	+ 91
Other Neoplasms	20	144	64	5	+ 139
Other Injuries	21	123	22	140	- 17
Skin Disease	22	121	52	22	+ 99
Oral Cancer	23	119	34	69	+ 49
Lymphomas	24	106	49	32	+ 75
Congenital Anomalies	25	106	15	285	- 179
Falls	26	106	30	84	+ 22
Liver Cancer	27	105	35	53	+ 53
Pancreas Cancer	28	102	53	21	+ 82
Alcohol	29	100	56	19	+ 81
Cervical Cancer	30	92	26	96	- 4
Leukemia	31	91	57	17	+ 74
Ovary Cancer	32	86	51	27	+ 59
Drownings	33	81	38	42	+ 39
Alzheimers & Dementia	34	78	19	152	- 73
Low Birth Weight	35	69	9	494	- 425
Birth Trauma	36	68	13	362	- 294
Oesophagus Cancer	37	66	44	35	+ 32
Epilepsy	38	65	40	37	+ 28
Anemia	39	63	82	0	+ 63
Uterin Cancer	40	60	55	19	+ 40
Violence	41	56	17	184	- 128
Diarrhoeal diseases	42	42	14	318	- 276
Peptic Ulcer Disease	43	42	41	36	+ 6
Bladder Cancer	44	39	43	35	+ 4
Tuberculosis	45	33	1	1,819	- 1,786
Drug Use	46	30	45	34	- 4
Parkinson's Disease	47	22	36	47	- 25
Maternal Conditions	48	20	21	145	- 125
Poisonings	49	20	50	28	- 8
Fires	50	19	39	39	- 19
Hepatitis C	51	17	68	1	+ 16
Schizophrenia	52	9	81	0	+ 9
Skin Cancers	53	8	46	34	- 25
Malnutrition	54	7	33	78	- 70
Oral conditions	55	6	84	0	+ 6
Rheumatic Heart Disease	56	6	54	20	- 14
Meningitis	57	4	23	113	- 109
Prostatic Hypertrophy	58	4	85	0	+ 4
Appendicitis	59	2	61	7	- 5
Rheumatoid Arthritis	60	2	63	6	- 4
Encephalitis	61	2	60	7	- 6
War	62	0	65	3	- 3
Upper Respiratory	63	0	66	3	- 3
Ascariasis	64	0	70	0	- 0
Hepatitis B	65	0	62	7	- 7
Pertussis	66	0	31	81	- 81
Syphilis	67	0	47	33	- 33
Dengue	68	0	73	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	69	0	58	14	- 14
Malaria	70	0	7	540	- 540
Chagas disease	71	0	77	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	72	0	76	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	73	0	42	35	- 35
Chlamydia	74	0	71	0	- 0
Diphtheria	75	0	69	0	- 0
Tetanus	76	0	59	8	- 8
Measles	77	0	20	146	- 146
Trichuriasis	78	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	75	0	- 0
Otitis Media	80	0	72	0	- 0
Leprosy	81	0	78	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	82	0	79	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	83	0	86	0	- 0
Multiple Sclerosis	84	0	67	2	- 2
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	83	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	80	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to GABON

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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.