ICELAND VS MAURITIUS: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MAURITIUS		ICELAND		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Diabetes Mellitus	1	520	16	30	+ 491
Coronary Heart Disease	2	501	1	403	+ 98
Stroke	3	274	3	141	+ 133
Kidney Disease	4	201	15	33	+ 168
Lung Disease	5	180	5	129	+ 51
Hypertension	6	164	17	24	+ 140
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	96	6	82	+ 14
Breast Cancer	8	65	9	53	+ 11
Lung Cancers	9	51	4	134	- 84
Colon-Rectum Cancers	10	51	7	73	- 23
Road Traffic Accidents	11	43	35	7	+ 36
Liver Disease	12	40	31	9	+ 31
HIV/AIDS	13	39	59	0	+ 39
Suicide	14	33	13	40	- 7
Prostate Cancer	15	32	8	61	- 29
Inflammatory/Heart	16	30	26	16	+ 14
Asthma	17	30	48	2	+ 28
Stomach Cancer	18	29	23	18	+ 11
Endocrine Disorders	19	28	27	16	+ 12
Other Neoplasms	20	21	30	10	+ 12
Other Injuries	21	18	11	50	- 32
Skin Disease	22	18	45	3	+ 15
Oral Cancer	23	18	33	9	+ 9
Lymphomas	24	16	14	37	- 21
Congenital Anomalies	25	16	34	7	+ 8
Falls	26	16	18	24	- 8
Liver Cancer	27	16	20	22	- 7
Pancreas Cancer	28	15	12	43	- 28
Alcohol	29	15	28	14	+ 1
Cervical Cancer	30	14	32	9	+ 4
Leukemia	31	13	22	19	- 5
Ovary Cancer	32	13	25	16	- 4
Drownings	33	12	56	1	+ 11
Alzheimers & Dementia	34	12	2	295	- 284
Low Birth Weight	35	10	43	3	+ 7
Birth Trauma	36	10	46	2	+ 8
Oesophagus Cancer	37	10	19	23	- 13
Epilepsy	38	10	37	5	+ 4
Anemia	39	9	40	4	+ 6
Uterin Cancer	40	9	36	7	+ 2
Violence	41	8	39	4	+ 4
Diarrhoeal diseases	42	6	55	1	+ 5
Peptic Ulcer Disease	43	6	41	3	+ 3
Bladder Cancer	44	6	21	20	- 15
Tuberculosis	45	5	82	0	+ 5
Drug Use	46	4	24	17	- 12
Parkinson's Disease	47	3	10	53	- 50
Maternal Conditions	48	3	60	0	+ 3
Poisonings	49	3	42	3	- 0
Fires	50	3	58	1	+ 2
Hepatitis C	51	2	52	1	+ 1
Schizophrenia	52	1	49	1	- 0
Skin Cancers	53	1	29	13	- 12
Malnutrition	54	1	57	1	+ 1
Oral conditions	55	1	85	0	+ 1
Rheumatic Heart Disease	56	1	54	1	- 0
Meningitis	57	1	50	1	- 1
Prostatic Hypertrophy	58	1	53	1	- 0
Appendicitis	59	0	86	0	+ 0
Rheumatoid Arthritis	60	0	38	4	- 4
Encephalitis	61	0	78	0	+ 0
War	62	0	61	0	- 0
Upper Respiratory	63	0	51	1	- 1
Ascariasis	64	0	69	0	+ 0
Hepatitis B	65	0	63	0	- 0
Pertussis	66	0	62	0	- 0
Syphilis	67	0	80	0	+ 0
Dengue	68	0	72	0	+ 0
Schistosomiasis	69	0	75	0	+ 0
Malaria	70	0	73	0	- 0
Chagas disease	71	0	74	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	72	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	73	0	76	0	- 0
Chlamydia	74	0	81	0	- 0
Diphtheria	75	0	66	0	- 0
Tetanus	76	0	68	0	- 0
Measles	77	0	67	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	70	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	71	0	- 0
Otitis Media	80	0	64	0	- 0
Leprosy	81	0	65	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	82	0	79	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	83	0	47	2	- 2
Multiple Sclerosis	84	0	44	3	- 3
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	83	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	84	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to ICELAND

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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.