LATVIA VS MAURITIUS: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

Click Country Link To Compare

	MAURITIUS		LATVIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Diabetes Mellitus	1	2,575	8	529	+ 2,045
Coronary Heart Disease	2	2,481	1	8,099	- 5,619
Stroke	3	1,354	2	5,893	- 4,539
Kidney Disease	4	995	17	356	+ 639
Lung Disease	5	888	18	346	+ 542
Hypertension	6	813	3	1,194	- 381
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	476	9	501	- 25
Breast Cancer	8	319	10	472	- 153
Lung Cancers	9	251	4	956	- 706
Colon-Rectum Cancers	10	250	6	722	- 472
Road Traffic Accidents	11	213	27	154	+ 60
Liver Disease	12	200	15	365	- 165
HIV/AIDS	13	194	39	74	+ 120
Suicide	14	165	14	384	- 219
Prostate Cancer	15	158	12	464	- 306
Inflammatory/Heart	16	149	5	921	- 772
Asthma	17	147	46	42	+ 105
Stomach Cancer	18	144	11	470	- 326
Endocrine Disorders	19	139	41	59	+ 79
Other Neoplasms	20	106	28	153	- 47
Other Injuries	21	90	16	362	- 272
Skin Disease	22	89	38	76	+ 12
Oral Cancer	23	87	22	214	- 127
Lymphomas	24	78	19	245	- 167
Congenital Anomalies	25	78	43	46	+ 32
Falls	26	78	23	201	- 123
Liver Cancer	27	77	26	157	- 79
Pancreas Cancer	28	75	13	436	- 361
Alcohol	29	73	21	227	- 154
Cervical Cancer	30	68	33	128	- 60
Leukemia	31	67	25	186	- 120
Ovary Cancer	32	63	24	196	- 134
Drownings	33	59	34	127	- 68
Alzheimers & Dementia	34	57	7	664	- 606
Low Birth Weight	35	51	56	11	+ 39
Birth Trauma	36	50	55	12	+ 39
Oesophagus Cancer	37	49	32	131	- 82
Epilepsy	38	48	45	44	+ 4
Anemia	39	46	53	14	+ 32
Uterin Cancer	40	44	29	148	- 104
Violence	41	41	37	94	- 54
Diarrhoeal diseases	42	31	54	14	+ 17
Peptic Ulcer Disease	43	31	31	142	- 111
Bladder Cancer	44	29	20	228	- 199
Tuberculosis	45	24	40	71	- 47
Drug Use	46	22	48	41	- 19
Parkinson's Disease	47	16	35	125	- 109
Maternal Conditions	48	15	60	5	+ 10
Poisonings	49	14	49	23	- 9
Fires	50	14	36	103	- 89
Hepatitis C	51	12	42	53	- 41
Schizophrenia	52	7	57	7	- 1
Skin Cancers	53	6	30	144	- 138
Malnutrition	54	5	64	2	+ 3
Oral conditions	55	5	61	4	+ 1
Rheumatic Heart Disease	56	4	47	41	- 37
Meningitis	57	3	52	15	- 12
Prostatic Hypertrophy	58	3	44	45	- 42
Appendicitis	59	2	59	5	- 3
Rheumatoid Arthritis	60	1	51	20	- 19
Encephalitis	61	1	69	0	+ 1
War	62	0	68	0	- 0
Upper Respiratory	63	0	62	4	- 4
Ascariasis	64	0	84	0	+ 0
Hepatitis B	65	0	63	3	- 3
Pertussis	66	0	70	0	- 0
Syphilis	67	0	65	1	- 1
Dengue	68	0	83	0	+ 0
Schistosomiasis	69	0	78	0	+ 0
Malaria	70	0	79	0	- 0
Chagas disease	71	0	80	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	72	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	73	0	76	0	- 0
Chlamydia	74	0	75	0	- 0
Diphtheria	75	0	67	1	- 1
Tetanus	76	0	71	0	- 0
Measles	77	0	72	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	81	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	82	0	- 0
Otitis Media	80	0	66	1	- 1
Leprosy	81	0	74	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	82	0	73	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	83	0	58	7	- 7
Multiple Sclerosis	84	0	50	20	- 20
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to LATVIA

Mauritius

Latvia

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.