GAMBIA VS MAURITIUS: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MAURITIUS		GAMBIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Diabetes Mellitus	1	3,607	15	290	+ 3,317
Coronary Heart Disease	2	3,475	3	1,007	+ 2,468
Stroke	3	1,897	4	802	+ 1,094
Kidney Disease	4	1,394	16	266	+ 1,129
Lung Disease	5	1,245	19	206	+ 1,039
Hypertension	6	1,139	22	172	+ 967
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	666	1	1,340	- 674
Breast Cancer	8	447	40	26	+ 421
Lung Cancers	9	351	38	34	+ 318
Colon-Rectum Cancers	10	351	52	11	+ 340
Road Traffic Accidents	11	299	6	695	- 396
Liver Disease	12	280	14	323	- 43
HIV/AIDS	13	271	2	1,125	- 853
Suicide	14	231	25	113	+ 119
Prostate Cancer	15	222	43	21	+ 201
Inflammatory/Heart	16	208	32	59	+ 149
Asthma	17	206	24	134	+ 72
Stomach Cancer	18	201	47	14	+ 188
Endocrine Disorders	19	194	17	230	- 36
Other Neoplasms	20	148	57	3	+ 145
Other Injuries	21	127	21	194	- 68
Skin Disease	22	124	44	19	+ 106
Oral Cancer	23	122	71	0	+ 122
Lymphomas	24	109	51	12	+ 98
Congenital Anomalies	25	109	11	383	- 274
Falls	26	109	29	83	+ 26
Liver Cancer	27	108	12	377	- 269
Pancreas Cancer	28	105	53	6	+ 99
Alcohol	29	103	50	12	+ 91
Cervical Cancer	30	95	23	145	- 50
Leukemia	31	93	59	2	+ 91
Ovary Cancer	32	88	61	2	+ 86
Drownings	33	83	30	69	+ 14
Alzheimers & Dementia	34	80	28	89	- 8
Low Birth Weight	35	71	8	662	- 591
Birth Trauma	36	70	5	754	- 684
Oesophagus Cancer	37	68	54	5	+ 63
Epilepsy	38	67	35	43	+ 24
Anemia	39	64	83	0	+ 64
Uterin Cancer	40	61	66	1	+ 60
Violence	41	57	20	195	- 138
Diarrhoeal diseases	42	43	9	626	- 582
Peptic Ulcer Disease	43	43	33	56	- 13
Bladder Cancer	44	40	56	4	+ 36
Tuberculosis	45	33	10	445	- 412
Drug Use	46	31	39	28	+ 3
Parkinson's Disease	47	23	37	34	- 12
Maternal Conditions	48	21	13	345	- 325
Poisonings	49	20	36	42	- 22
Fires	50	20	31	67	- 47
Hepatitis C	51	17	65	1	+ 16
Schizophrenia	52	10	85	0	+ 10
Skin Cancers	53	9	68	0	+ 8
Malnutrition	54	7	26	110	- 102
Oral conditions	55	6	82	0	+ 6
Rheumatic Heart Disease	56	6	41	24	- 18
Meningitis	57	4	18	229	- 224
Prostatic Hypertrophy	58	4	80	0	+ 4
Appendicitis	59	2	55	5	- 3
Rheumatoid Arthritis	60	2	62	2	- 0
Encephalitis	61	2	48	14	- 12
War	62	0	69	0	- 0
Upper Respiratory	63	0	64	2	- 2
Ascariasis	64	0	63	2	- 2
Hepatitis B	65	0	46	14	- 14
Pertussis	66	0	27	99	- 99
Syphilis	67	0	34	55	- 55
Dengue	68	0	73	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	69	0	42	23	- 23
Malaria	70	0	7	674	- 674
Chagas disease	71	0	77	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	72	0	60	2	- 2
Trypanosomiasis	73	0	78	0	- 0
Chlamydia	74	0	70	0	- 0
Diphtheria	75	0	67	0	- 0
Tetanus	76	0	45	18	- 18
Measles	77	0	49	13	- 13
Trichuriasis	78	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	75	0	- 0
Otitis Media	80	0	72	0	- 0
Leprosy	81	0	76	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	82	0	79	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	83	0	81	0	- 0
Multiple Sclerosis	84	0	58	3	- 3
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	84	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to GAMBIA

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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.