KENYA VS MAURITIUS: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MAURITIUS		KENYA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Diabetes Mellitus	1	83,257	14	5,651	+ 77,606
Coronary Heart Disease	2	80,216	9	11,972	+ 68,243
Stroke	3	43,778	4	15,895	+ 27,883
Kidney Disease	4	32,189	16	4,464	+ 27,726
Lung Disease	5	28,730	20	4,280	+ 24,450
Hypertension	6	26,297	17	4,418	+ 21,880
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	15,381	1	22,571	- 7,190
Breast Cancer	8	10,322	25	2,658	+ 7,664
Lung Cancers	9	8,103	47	669	+ 7,435
Colon-Rectum Cancers	10	8,098	32	1,477	+ 6,621
Road Traffic Accidents	11	6,901	6	14,883	- 7,982
Liver Disease	12	6,463	7	13,405	- 6,942
HIV/AIDS	13	6,264	2	20,885	- 14,621
Suicide	14	5,342	23	3,214	+ 2,128
Prostate Cancer	15	5,114	37	1,292	+ 3,822
Inflammatory/Heart	16	4,805	40	1,121	+ 3,684
Asthma	17	4,754	26	2,300	+ 2,454
Stomach Cancer	18	4,642	28	2,010	+ 2,632
Endocrine Disorders	19	4,480	44	831	+ 3,649
Other Neoplasms	20	3,413	67	60	+ 3,353
Other Injuries	21	2,920	19	4,336	- 1,415
Skin Disease	22	2,866	51	455	+ 2,410
Oral Cancer	23	2,815	30	1,842	+ 972
Lymphomas	24	2,525	29	1,931	+ 594
Congenital Anomalies	25	2,522	12	6,115	- 3,593
Falls	26	2,522	33	1,465	+ 1,057
Liver Cancer	27	2,497	34	1,351	+ 1,146
Pancreas Cancer	28	2,426	46	716	+ 1,709
Alcohol	29	2,369	55	355	+ 2,013
Cervical Cancer	30	2,184	22	3,389	- 1,205
Leukemia	31	2,150	35	1,327	+ 823
Ovary Cancer	32	2,031	45	795	+ 1,236
Drownings	33	1,916	39	1,200	+ 716
Alzheimers & Dementia	34	1,858	31	1,827	+ 31
Low Birth Weight	35	1,636	11	9,562	- 7,926
Birth Trauma	36	1,624	10	9,957	- 8,334
Oesophagus Cancer	37	1,577	18	4,373	- 2,796
Epilepsy	38	1,551	43	832	+ 718
Anemia	39	1,486	82	0	+ 1,486
Uterin Cancer	40	1,412	56	323	+ 1,090
Violence	41	1,320	24	2,942	- 1,623
Diarrhoeal diseases	42	1,003	5	15,420	- 14,417
Peptic Ulcer Disease	43	994	41	1,089	- 95
Bladder Cancer	44	925	57	318	+ 607
Tuberculosis	45	773	3	19,655	- 18,882
Drug Use	46	714	62	113	+ 601
Parkinson's Disease	47	523	50	470	+ 53
Maternal Conditions	48	478	13	5,651	- 5,173
Poisonings	49	467	38	1,269	- 801
Fires	50	461	36	1,316	- 856
Hepatitis C	51	394	61	152	+ 241
Schizophrenia	52	222	83	0	+ 222
Skin Cancers	53	201	48	638	- 437
Malnutrition	54	171	21	4,212	- 4,041
Oral conditions	55	148	86	0	+ 148
Rheumatic Heart Disease	56	135	53	408	- 272
Meningitis	57	103	15	5,364	- 5,261
Prostatic Hypertrophy	58	100	85	0	+ 100
Appendicitis	59	49	58	240	- 191
Rheumatoid Arthritis	60	42	66	84	- 42
Encephalitis	61	37	60	189	- 152
War	62	6	65	89	- 83
Upper Respiratory	63	1	64	95	- 94
Ascariasis	64	0	71	9	- 9
Hepatitis B	65	0	49	522	- 522
Pertussis	66	0	42	1,014	- 1,013
Syphilis	67	0	52	449	- 449
Dengue	68	0	73	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	69	0	54	370	- 370
Malaria	70	0	8	12,652	- 12,652
Chagas disease	71	0	79	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	72	0	59	194	- 194
Trypanosomiasis	73	0	78	0	- 0
Chlamydia	74	0	70	10	- 10
Diphtheria	75	0	69	13	- 13
Tetanus	76	0	27	2,129	- 2,129
Measles	77	0	63	103	- 103
Trichuriasis	78	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	74	0	- 0
Otitis Media	80	0	72	7	- 7
Leprosy	81	0	76	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	82	0	77	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	83	0	84	0	- 0
Multiple Sclerosis	84	0	68	39	- 39
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	81	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	80	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to KENYA

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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.