GUINEA-BISSAU VS MAURITIUS: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MAURITIUS		GUINEA-BISSAU		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Diabetes Mellitus	1	3,048	14	313	+ 2,735
Coronary Heart Disease	2	2,937	5	907	+ 2,030
Stroke	3	1,603	6	829	+ 774
Kidney Disease	4	1,178	15	268	+ 911
Lung Disease	5	1,052	20	191	+ 861
Hypertension	6	963	21	177	+ 785
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	563	2	1,390	- 827
Breast Cancer	8	378	29	93	+ 285
Lung Cancers	9	297	50	18	+ 278
Colon-Rectum Cancers	10	296	38	50	+ 247
Road Traffic Accidents	11	253	10	619	- 366
Liver Disease	12	237	11	405	- 168
HIV/AIDS	13	229	1	1,445	- 1,216
Suicide	14	196	26	134	+ 62
Prostate Cancer	15	187	42	41	+ 147
Inflammatory/Heart	16	176	37	53	+ 123
Asthma	17	174	24	150	+ 24
Stomach Cancer	18	170	36	55	+ 115
Endocrine Disorders	19	164	18	221	- 57
Other Neoplasms	20	125	65	2	+ 123
Other Injuries	21	107	17	234	- 127
Skin Disease	22	105	53	16	+ 89
Oral Cancer	23	103	56	13	+ 90
Lymphomas	24	92	45	28	+ 65
Congenital Anomalies	25	92	12	373	- 281
Falls	26	92	33	71	+ 21
Liver Cancer	27	91	28	116	- 25
Pancreas Cancer	28	89	54	14	+ 75
Alcohol	29	87	57	12	+ 74
Cervical Cancer	30	80	23	154	- 74
Leukemia	31	79	61	6	+ 73
Ovary Cancer	32	74	48	19	+ 55
Drownings	33	70	30	89	- 19
Alzheimers & Dementia	34	68	34	69	- 1
Low Birth Weight	35	60	8	705	- 645
Birth Trauma	36	59	7	790	- 731
Oesophagus Cancer	37	58	49	19	+ 39
Epilepsy	38	57	39	48	+ 8
Anemia	39	54	86	0	+ 54
Uterin Cancer	40	52	59	8	+ 43
Violence	41	48	22	173	- 125
Diarrhoeal diseases	42	37	4	913	- 876
Peptic Ulcer Disease	43	36	32	77	- 41
Bladder Cancer	44	34	51	17	+ 17
Tuberculosis	45	28	3	1,387	- 1,358
Drug Use	46	26	55	13	+ 13
Parkinson's Disease	47	19	46	27	- 8
Maternal Conditions	48	18	13	333	- 316
Poisonings	49	17	41	45	- 27
Fires	50	17	35	64	- 47
Hepatitis C	51	14	63	3	+ 12
Schizophrenia	52	8	84	0	+ 8
Skin Cancers	53	7	52	17	- 10
Malnutrition	54	6	27	121	- 115
Oral conditions	55	5	82	0	+ 5
Rheumatic Heart Disease	56	5	43	33	- 28
Meningitis	57	4	16	258	- 255
Prostatic Hypertrophy	58	4	81	0	+ 4
Appendicitis	59	2	60	7	- 5
Rheumatoid Arthritis	60	2	67	2	- 0
Encephalitis	61	1	58	10	- 9
War	62	0	70	0	+ 0
Upper Respiratory	63	0	66	2	- 2
Ascariasis	64	0	62	4	- 4
Hepatitis B	65	0	47	20	- 20
Pertussis	66	0	19	212	- 212
Syphilis	67	0	31	85	- 85
Dengue	68	0	72	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	69	0	44	30	- 30
Malaria	70	0	9	684	- 684
Chagas disease	71	0	77	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	72	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	73	0	78	0	- 0
Chlamydia	74	0	69	0	- 0
Diphtheria	75	0	68	1	- 1
Tetanus	76	0	40	48	- 48
Measles	77	0	25	147	- 147
Trichuriasis	78	0	73	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	74	0	- 0
Otitis Media	80	0	71	0	- 0
Leprosy	81	0	75	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	82	0	76	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	83	0	80	0	- 0
Multiple Sclerosis	84	0	64	2	- 2
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to GUINEA-BISSAU

Mauritius

Guinea-Bissau

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.