INDIA VS MAURITIUS: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MAURITIUS		INDIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Diabetes Mellitus	1	2,014,197	7	271,495	+ 1,742,702
Coronary Heart Disease	2	1,940,618	1	1,520,034	+ 420,584
Stroke	3	1,059,099	3	697,038	+ 362,061
Kidney Disease	4	778,741	11	222,903	+ 555,838
Lung Disease	5	695,061	2	879,732	- 184,671
Hypertension	6	636,197	19	108,050	+ 528,147
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	372,115	6	392,425	- 20,310
Breast Cancer	8	249,713	22	82,821	+ 166,893
Lung Cancers	9	196,041	21	88,276	+ 107,765
Colon-Rectum Cancers	10	195,917	25	77,368	+ 118,549
Road Traffic Accidents	11	166,949	12	212,596	- 45,647
Liver Disease	12	156,344	8	268,580	- 112,235
HIV/AIDS	13	151,533	31	44,406	+ 107,127
Suicide	14	129,245	14	173,347	- 44,103
Prostate Cancer	15	123,727	38	30,945	+ 92,782
Inflammatory/Heart	16	116,244	49	12,651	+ 103,593
Asthma	17	115,006	13	196,051	- 81,045
Stomach Cancer	18	112,296	24	81,058	+ 31,238
Endocrine Disorders	19	108,392	47	15,264	+ 93,128
Other Neoplasms	20	82,573	62	2,968	+ 79,605
Other Injuries	21	70,652	15	149,570	- 78,918
Skin Disease	22	69,325	45	17,857	+ 51,468
Oral Cancer	23	68,091	16	134,187	- 66,096
Lymphomas	24	61,079	33	40,159	+ 20,920
Congenital Anomalies	25	61,024	23	82,769	- 21,745
Falls	26	61,014	10	225,755	- 164,741
Liver Cancer	27	60,411	39	30,369	+ 30,043
Pancreas Cancer	28	58,682	37	32,812	+ 25,870
Alcohol	29	57,303	43	23,097	+ 34,206
Cervical Cancer	30	52,830	30	45,319	+ 7,510
Leukemia	31	52,024	35	33,383	+ 18,641
Ovary Cancer	32	49,124	44	21,947	+ 27,177
Drownings	33	46,341	28	48,774	- 2,433
Alzheimers & Dementia	34	44,951	17	126,593	- 81,642
Low Birth Weight	35	39,576	9	238,739	- 199,163
Birth Trauma	36	39,278	20	102,819	- 63,541
Oesophagus Cancer	37	38,142	34	38,898	- 756
Epilepsy	38	37,515	40	30,307	+ 7,207
Anemia	39	35,962	81	0	+ 35,962
Uterin Cancer	40	34,167	59	6,841	+ 27,327
Violence	41	31,928	27	51,767	- 19,839
Diarrhoeal diseases	42	24,272	4	670,315	- 646,043
Peptic Ulcer Disease	43	24,045	26	68,108	- 44,063
Bladder Cancer	44	22,376	48	14,081	+ 8,295
Tuberculosis	45	18,707	5	435,882	- 417,174
Drug Use	46	17,275	52	11,747	+ 5,528
Parkinson's Disease	47	12,651	32	43,398	- 30,746
Maternal Conditions	48	11,575	41	25,917	- 14,342
Poisonings	49	11,310	61	3,540	+ 7,769
Fires	50	11,149	42	23,265	- 12,116
Hepatitis C	51	9,528	65	1,364	+ 8,164
Schizophrenia	52	5,383	83	0	+ 5,383
Skin Cancers	53	4,860	60	5,054	- 194
Malnutrition	54	4,135	55	8,626	- 4,491
Oral conditions	55	3,582	84	0	+ 3,582
Rheumatic Heart Disease	56	3,277	18	126,079	- 122,802
Meningitis	57	2,486	36	33,337	- 30,851
Prostatic Hypertrophy	58	2,419	86	0	+ 2,419
Appendicitis	59	1,194	53	11,245	- 10,052
Rheumatoid Arthritis	60	1,009	50	11,931	- 10,922
Encephalitis	61	892	29	48,080	- 47,188
War	62	146	67	890	- 744
Upper Respiratory	63	14	68	584	- 570
Ascariasis	64	12	70	126	- 114
Hepatitis B	65	10	56	8,184	- 8,174
Pertussis	66	8	54	10,094	- 10,086
Syphilis	67	3	64	2,007	- 2,004
Dengue	68	1	46	17,546	- 17,545
Schistosomiasis	69	1	76	0	+ 1
Malaria	70	0	57	7,705	- 7,705
Chagas disease	71	0	77	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	72	0	66	973	- 973
Trypanosomiasis	73	0	78	0	- 0
Chlamydia	74	0	69	379	- 379
Diphtheria	75	0	72	65	- 65
Tetanus	76	0	58	7,093	- 7,093
Measles	77	0	51	11,923	- 11,923
Trichuriasis	78	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	75	0	- 0
Otitis Media	80	0	71	68	- 68
Leprosy	81	0	73	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	82	0	79	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	83	0	85	0	- 0
Multiple Sclerosis	84	0	63	2,328	- 2,328
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	80	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	82	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to INDIA

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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.