GHANA VS MAURITIUS: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MAURITIUS		GHANA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Diabetes Mellitus	1	49,441	12	5,929	+ 43,512
Coronary Heart Disease	2	47,635	3	14,103	+ 33,533
Stroke	3	25,997	2	15,163	+ 10,834
Kidney Disease	4	19,115	13	4,161	+ 14,954
Lung Disease	5	17,061	15	3,120	+ 13,941
Hypertension	6	15,616	19	2,231	+ 13,386
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	9,134	1	16,262	- 7,128
Breast Cancer	8	6,130	25	1,937	+ 4,192
Lung Cancers	9	4,812	55	237	+ 4,575
Colon-Rectum Cancers	10	4,809	34	803	+ 4,006
Road Traffic Accidents	11	4,098	7	7,808	- 3,710
Liver Disease	12	3,838	11	6,053	- 2,216
HIV/AIDS	13	3,720	4	13,565	- 9,846
Suicide	14	3,173	21	1,993	+ 1,179
Prostate Cancer	15	3,037	31	1,031	+ 2,006
Inflammatory/Heart	16	2,853	28	1,615	+ 1,239
Asthma	17	2,823	23	1,979	+ 844
Stomach Cancer	18	2,756	33	870	+ 1,886
Endocrine Disorders	19	2,661	24	1,965	+ 696
Other Neoplasms	20	2,027	63	48	+ 1,979
Other Injuries	21	1,734	18	2,433	- 698
Skin Disease	22	1,702	50	264	+ 1,438
Oral Cancer	23	1,671	42	483	+ 1,189
Lymphomas	24	1,499	32	875	+ 624
Congenital Anomalies	25	1,498	14	3,935	- 2,437
Falls	26	1,498	30	1,168	+ 330
Liver Cancer	27	1,483	17	2,851	- 1,368
Pancreas Cancer	28	1,440	46	334	+ 1,106
Alcohol	29	1,407	54	244	+ 1,163
Cervical Cancer	30	1,297	20	2,161	- 864
Leukemia	31	1,277	45	340	+ 937
Ovary Cancer	32	1,206	38	698	+ 507
Drownings	33	1,138	36	740	+ 397
Alzheimers & Dementia	34	1,103	29	1,294	- 191
Low Birth Weight	35	971	8	6,662	- 5,690
Birth Trauma	36	964	10	6,194	- 5,230
Oesophagus Cancer	37	936	49	285	+ 651
Epilepsy	38	921	47	329	+ 592
Anemia	39	883	83	0	+ 883
Uterin Cancer	40	839	57	219	+ 620
Violence	41	784	27	1,857	- 1,073
Diarrhoeal diseases	42	596	9	6,538	- 5,942
Peptic Ulcer Disease	43	590	48	321	+ 270
Bladder Cancer	44	549	53	245	+ 304
Tuberculosis	45	459	6	10,214	- 9,755
Drug Use	46	424	39	630	- 206
Parkinson's Disease	47	311	43	387	- 76
Maternal Conditions	48	284	22	1,991	- 1,707
Poisonings	49	278	40	522	- 244
Fires	50	274	37	729	- 456
Hepatitis C	51	234	65	28	+ 206
Schizophrenia	52	132	81	0	+ 132
Skin Cancers	53	119	58	214	- 95
Malnutrition	54	102	26	1,868	- 1,767
Oral conditions	55	88	86	0	+ 88
Rheumatic Heart Disease	56	80	52	256	- 175
Meningitis	57	61	16	2,983	- 2,922
Prostatic Hypertrophy	58	59	85	0	+ 59
Appendicitis	59	29	59	146	- 116
Rheumatoid Arthritis	60	25	67	16	+ 9
Encephalitis	61	22	44	357	- 335
War	62	4	64	29	- 26
Upper Respiratory	63	0	66	16	- 16
Ascariasis	64	0	68	12	- 12
Hepatitis B	65	0	62	101	- 101
Pertussis	66	0	35	744	- 744
Syphilis	67	0	41	483	- 483
Dengue	68	0	71	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	69	0	51	257	- 257
Malaria	70	0	5	11,162	- 11,162
Chagas disease	71	0	76	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	72	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	73	0	78	0	- 0
Chlamydia	74	0	70	3	- 3
Diphtheria	75	0	69	4	- 4
Tetanus	76	0	56	220	- 220
Measles	77	0	60	135	- 135
Trichuriasis	78	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	75	0	- 0
Otitis Media	80	0	72	0	- 0
Leprosy	81	0	73	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	82	0	79	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	83	0	84	0	- 0
Multiple Sclerosis	84	0	61	113	- 113
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	80	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to GHANA

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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.