JAPAN VS MAURITIUS: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MAURITIUS		JAPAN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Diabetes Mellitus	1	176,104	29	5,433	+ 170,671
Coronary Heart Disease	2	169,671	1	163,905	+ 5,766
Stroke	3	92,598	2	121,823	- 29,224
Kidney Disease	4	68,086	9	44,779	+ 23,307
Lung Disease	5	60,770	5	78,169	- 17,399
Hypertension	6	55,624	28	6,673	+ 48,950
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	32,535	3	107,899	- 75,364
Breast Cancer	8	21,833	15	15,805	+ 6,028
Lung Cancers	9	17,140	4	79,688	- 62,548
Colon-Rectum Cancers	10	17,129	6	57,340	- 40,211
Road Traffic Accidents	11	14,597	31	4,566	+ 10,031
Liver Disease	12	13,669	17	14,195	- 526
HIV/AIDS	13	13,249	63	48	+ 13,201
Suicide	14	11,300	13	19,466	- 8,166
Prostate Cancer	15	10,818	19	13,515	- 2,698
Inflammatory/Heart	16	10,163	27	8,232	+ 1,931
Asthma	17	10,055	42	1,922	+ 8,133
Stomach Cancer	18	9,818	8	50,433	- 40,615
Endocrine Disorders	19	9,477	21	11,486	- 2,009
Other Neoplasms	20	7,219	16	15,120	- 7,900
Other Injuries	21	6,177	12	22,068	- 15,891
Skin Disease	22	6,061	36	2,806	+ 3,255
Oral Cancer	23	5,953	26	8,333	- 2,380
Lymphomas	24	5,340	14	19,273	- 13,933
Congenital Anomalies	25	5,335	40	2,473	+ 2,863
Falls	26	5,335	23	9,736	- 4,401
Liver Cancer	27	5,282	11	29,384	- 24,103
Pancreas Cancer	28	5,131	10	37,027	- 31,896
Alcohol	29	5,010	51	576	+ 4,434
Cervical Cancer	30	4,619	32	3,799	+ 820
Leukemia	31	4,549	24	9,607	- 5,058
Ovary Cancer	32	4,295	30	5,061	- 766
Drownings	33	4,052	25	8,409	- 4,357
Alzheimers & Dementia	34	3,930	7	56,937	- 53,007
Low Birth Weight	35	3,460	55	202	+ 3,258
Birth Trauma	36	3,434	61	104	+ 3,330
Oesophagus Cancer	37	3,335	20	12,316	- 8,981
Epilepsy	38	3,280	45	1,558	+ 1,721
Anemia	39	3,144	49	875	+ 2,269
Uterin Cancer	40	2,987	33	3,461	- 474
Violence	41	2,791	53	266	+ 2,526
Diarrhoeal diseases	42	2,122	37	2,731	- 609
Peptic Ulcer Disease	43	2,102	35	2,922	- 819
Bladder Cancer	44	1,956	22	9,936	- 7,980
Tuberculosis	45	1,636	34	3,459	- 1,823
Drug Use	46	1,510	50	732	+ 778
Parkinson's Disease	47	1,106	18	14,007	- 12,901
Maternal Conditions	48	1,012	64	39	+ 973
Poisonings	49	989	54	255	+ 734
Fires	50	975	48	1,007	- 32
Hepatitis C	51	833	41	2,220	- 1,387
Schizophrenia	52	471	47	1,052	- 581
Skin Cancers	53	425	44	1,843	- 1,418
Malnutrition	54	362	43	1,910	- 1,548
Oral conditions	55	313	60	106	+ 207
Rheumatic Heart Disease	56	287	39	2,555	- 2,268
Meningitis	57	217	52	308	- 91
Prostatic Hypertrophy	58	212	56	172	+ 40
Appendicitis	59	104	58	126	- 21
Rheumatoid Arthritis	60	88	38	2,618	- 2,530
Encephalitis	61	78	69	5	+ 73
War	62	13	66	15	- 2
Upper Respiratory	63	1	57	159	- 158
Ascariasis	64	1	82	0	+ 1
Hepatitis B	65	1	46	1,423	- 1,422
Pertussis	66	1	71	1	- 1
Syphilis	67	0	65	16	- 16
Dengue	68	0	83	0	+ 0
Schistosomiasis	69	0	72	0	- 0
Malaria	70	0	79	0	- 0
Chagas disease	71	0	78	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	72	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	73	0	76	0	- 0
Chlamydia	74	0	80	0	- 0
Diphtheria	75	0	74	0	- 0
Tetanus	76	0	67	9	- 9
Measles	77	0	75	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	84	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	81	0	- 0
Otitis Media	80	0	68	8	- 8
Leprosy	81	0	73	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	82	0	70	2	- 2
Osteoarthritis	83	0	62	86	- 86
Multiple Sclerosis	84	0	59	108	- 108
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to JAPAN

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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.