LAOS VS MAURITIUS: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MAURITIUS		LAOS		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Diabetes Mellitus	1	11,369	8	1,466	+ 9,903
Coronary Heart Disease	2	10,953	2	5,190	+ 5,763
Stroke	3	5,978	1	5,769	+ 209
Kidney Disease	4	4,395	5	1,646	+ 2,750
Lung Disease	5	3,923	6	1,626	+ 2,297
Hypertension	6	3,591	15	890	+ 2,701
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	2,100	3	2,820	- 719
Breast Cancer	8	1,409	25	437	+ 973
Lung Cancers	9	1,107	14	919	+ 187
Colon-Rectum Cancers	10	1,106	26	422	+ 683
Road Traffic Accidents	11	942	9	1,281	- 339
Liver Disease	12	882	10	1,171	- 289
HIV/AIDS	13	855	29	313	+ 542
Suicide	14	729	27	390	+ 340
Prostate Cancer	15	698	53	37	+ 661
Inflammatory/Heart	16	656	36	206	+ 450
Asthma	17	649	16	840	- 191
Stomach Cancer	18	634	20	530	+ 104
Endocrine Disorders	19	612	38	186	+ 426
Other Neoplasms	20	466	61	12	+ 454
Other Injuries	21	399	21	519	- 120
Skin Disease	22	391	45	89	+ 302
Oral Cancer	23	384	28	349	+ 35
Lymphomas	24	345	34	211	+ 134
Congenital Anomalies	25	344	18	647	- 302
Falls	26	344	24	440	- 95
Liver Cancer	27	341	13	1,104	- 763
Pancreas Cancer	28	331	48	61	+ 270
Alcohol	29	323	47	61	+ 262
Cervical Cancer	30	298	37	187	+ 111
Leukemia	31	294	31	290	+ 4
Ovary Cancer	32	277	43	101	+ 176
Drownings	33	262	19	568	- 307
Alzheimers & Dementia	34	254	23	458	- 204
Low Birth Weight	35	223	11	1,156	- 932
Birth Trauma	36	222	12	1,116	- 894
Oesophagus Cancer	37	215	33	214	+ 1
Epilepsy	38	212	50	58	+ 154
Anemia	39	203	86	0	+ 203
Uterin Cancer	40	193	55	29	+ 164
Violence	41	180	22	475	- 294
Diarrhoeal diseases	42	137	7	1,552	- 1,415
Peptic Ulcer Disease	43	136	17	651	- 516
Bladder Cancer	44	126	51	49	+ 78
Tuberculosis	45	106	4	1,949	- 1,843
Drug Use	46	98	54	33	+ 65
Parkinson's Disease	47	71	41	139	- 67
Maternal Conditions	48	65	32	218	- 153
Poisonings	49	64	52	41	+ 23
Fires	50	63	42	108	- 45
Hepatitis C	51	54	67	4	+ 50
Schizophrenia	52	30	84	0	+ 30
Skin Cancers	53	27	49	59	- 32
Malnutrition	54	23	39	166	- 143
Oral conditions	55	20	82	0	+ 20
Rheumatic Heart Disease	56	18	35	207	- 188
Meningitis	57	14	40	154	- 139
Prostatic Hypertrophy	58	14	81	0	+ 14
Appendicitis	59	7	57	29	- 22
Rheumatoid Arthritis	60	6	64	7	- 1
Encephalitis	61	5	46	69	- 64
War	62	1	68	3	- 2
Upper Respiratory	63	0	66	5	- 5
Ascariasis	64	0	70	2	- 2
Hepatitis B	65	0	60	17	- 17
Pertussis	66	0	30	304	- 304
Syphilis	67	0	58	28	- 28
Dengue	68	0	59	17	- 17
Schistosomiasis	69	0	62	11	- 11
Malaria	70	0	63	10	- 10
Chagas disease	71	0	76	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	72	0	75	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	73	0	74	0	- 0
Chlamydia	74	0	71	0	- 0
Diphtheria	75	0	69	2	- 2
Tetanus	76	0	44	96	- 96
Measles	77	0	56	29	- 29
Trichuriasis	78	0	79	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	78	0	- 0
Otitis Media	80	0	72	0	- 0
Leprosy	81	0	73	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	82	0	77	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	83	0	80	0	- 0
Multiple Sclerosis	84	0	65	6	- 6
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to LAOS

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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.