IRAQ VS MAURITIUS: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MAURITIUS		IRAQ		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Diabetes Mellitus	1	60,154	4	7,395	+ 52,759
Coronary Heart Disease	2	57,956	1	36,594	+ 21,362
Stroke	3	31,630	2	20,793	+ 10,837
Kidney Disease	4	23,257	6	6,323	+ 16,934
Lung Disease	5	20,758	20	1,329	+ 19,429
Hypertension	6	19,000	12	2,451	+ 16,549
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	11,113	8	5,551	+ 5,562
Breast Cancer	8	7,458	17	1,783	+ 5,675
Lung Cancers	9	5,855	15	2,162	+ 3,693
Colon-Rectum Cancers	10	5,851	24	852	+ 4,999
Road Traffic Accidents	11	4,986	3	10,726	- 5,740
Liver Disease	12	4,669	16	2,127	+ 2,542
HIV/AIDS	13	4,526	72	0	+ 4,526
Suicide	14	3,860	19	1,418	+ 2,442
Prostate Cancer	15	3,695	47	171	+ 3,524
Inflammatory/Heart	16	3,472	22	1,190	+ 2,281
Asthma	17	3,435	23	914	+ 2,521
Stomach Cancer	18	3,354	28	771	+ 2,583
Endocrine Disorders	19	3,237	37	462	+ 2,775
Other Neoplasms	20	2,466	61	26	+ 2,440
Other Injuries	21	2,110	14	2,212	- 102
Skin Disease	22	2,070	57	49	+ 2,021
Oral Cancer	23	2,034	39	410	+ 1,623
Lymphomas	24	1,824	26	811	+ 1,013
Congenital Anomalies	25	1,822	9	4,812	- 2,989
Falls	26	1,822	30	709	+ 1,113
Liver Cancer	27	1,804	35	555	+ 1,249
Pancreas Cancer	28	1,753	36	530	+ 1,222
Alcohol	29	1,711	58	40	+ 1,672
Cervical Cancer	30	1,578	48	162	+ 1,415
Leukemia	31	1,554	21	1,315	+ 239
Ovary Cancer	32	1,467	41	376	+ 1,092
Drownings	33	1,384	32	658	+ 726
Alzheimers & Dementia	34	1,342	13	2,429	- 1,087
Low Birth Weight	35	1,182	5	6,573	- 5,391
Birth Trauma	36	1,173	10	4,223	- 3,050
Oesophagus Cancer	37	1,139	46	173	+ 966
Epilepsy	38	1,120	45	253	+ 868
Anemia	39	1,074	85	0	+ 1,074
Uterin Cancer	40	1,020	54	61	+ 959
Violence	41	954	7	5,658	- 4,705
Diarrhoeal diseases	42	725	18	1,578	- 853
Peptic Ulcer Disease	43	718	49	159	+ 559
Bladder Cancer	44	668	34	628	+ 40
Tuberculosis	45	559	25	821	- 263
Drug Use	46	516	38	441	+ 75
Parkinson's Disease	47	378	31	658	- 280
Maternal Conditions	48	346	27	780	- 434
Poisonings	49	338	52	95	+ 243
Fires	50	333	29	742	- 409
Hepatitis C	51	285	68	1	+ 283
Schizophrenia	52	161	84	0	+ 161
Skin Cancers	53	145	43	339	- 194
Malnutrition	54	124	53	92	+ 32
Oral conditions	55	107	82	0	+ 107
Rheumatic Heart Disease	56	98	44	283	- 185
Meningitis	57	74	42	372	- 298
Prostatic Hypertrophy	58	72	80	0	+ 72
Appendicitis	59	36	64	15	+ 21
Rheumatoid Arthritis	60	30	63	21	+ 9
Encephalitis	61	27	40	378	- 352
War	62	4	11	2,942	- 2,938
Upper Respiratory	63	0	65	6	- 6
Ascariasis	64	0	67	2	- 1
Hepatitis B	65	0	56	57	- 56
Pertussis	66	0	33	636	- 636
Syphilis	67	0	50	137	- 137
Dengue	68	0	77	0	+ 0
Schistosomiasis	69	0	59	37	- 37
Malaria	70	0	73	0	- 0
Chagas disease	71	0	75	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	72	0	62	22	- 22
Trypanosomiasis	73	0	74	0	- 0
Chlamydia	74	0	69	1	- 1
Diphtheria	75	0	66	4	- 4
Tetanus	76	0	51	111	- 111
Measles	77	0	55	59	- 59
Trichuriasis	78	0	79	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	78	0	- 0
Otitis Media	80	0	70	0	- 0
Leprosy	81	0	71	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	82	0	76	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	83	0	81	0	- 0
Multiple Sclerosis	84	0	60	30	- 30
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to IRAQ

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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.