LESOTHO VS MAURITIUS: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MAURITIUS		LESOTHO		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Diabetes Mellitus	1	3,184	6	2,000	+ 1,184
Coronary Heart Disease	2	3,068	5	2,101	+ 967
Stroke	3	1,674	3	2,817	- 1,143
Kidney Disease	4	1,231	10	1,015	+ 217
Lung Disease	5	1,099	9	1,102	- 3
Hypertension	6	1,006	11	990	+ 16
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	588	2	3,214	- 2,626
Breast Cancer	8	395	34	97	+ 298
Lung Cancers	9	310	43	51	+ 259
Colon-Rectum Cancers	10	310	48	40	+ 270
Road Traffic Accidents	11	264	16	678	- 415
Liver Disease	12	247	14	792	- 545
HIV/AIDS	13	240	1	4,767	- 4,528
Suicide	14	204	7	1,539	- 1,335
Prostate Cancer	15	196	35	81	+ 115
Inflammatory/Heart	16	184	23	305	- 121
Asthma	17	182	17	678	- 496
Stomach Cancer	18	178	60	11	+ 167
Endocrine Disorders	19	171	27	235	- 64
Other Neoplasms	20	131	62	9	+ 121
Other Injuries	21	112	18	533	- 421
Skin Disease	22	110	40	70	+ 40
Oral Cancer	23	108	42	52	+ 56
Lymphomas	24	97	36	78	+ 19
Congenital Anomalies	25	96	19	389	- 293
Falls	26	96	31	128	- 31
Liver Cancer	27	95	39	71	+ 25
Pancreas Cancer	28	93	58	12	+ 81
Alcohol	29	91	38	71	+ 20
Cervical Cancer	30	84	20	372	- 289
Leukemia	31	82	49	39	+ 43
Ovary Cancer	32	78	53	24	+ 53
Drownings	33	73	28	200	- 127
Alzheimers & Dementia	34	71	29	194	- 123
Low Birth Weight	35	63	12	957	- 894
Birth Trauma	36	62	15	717	- 655
Oesophagus Cancer	37	60	37	73	- 13
Epilepsy	38	59	30	143	- 84
Anemia	39	57	83	0	+ 57
Uterin Cancer	40	54	54	23	+ 31
Violence	41	50	13	924	- 873
Diarrhoeal diseases	42	38	4	2,354	- 2,316
Peptic Ulcer Disease	43	38	25	279	- 241
Bladder Cancer	44	35	61	10	+ 26
Tuberculosis	45	30	8	1,208	- 1,179
Drug Use	46	27	50	32	- 4
Parkinson's Disease	47	20	41	55	- 35
Maternal Conditions	48	18	24	292	- 274
Poisonings	49	18	33	111	- 93
Fires	50	18	26	269	- 251
Hepatitis C	51	15	64	2	+ 13
Schizophrenia	52	9	81	0	+ 9
Skin Cancers	53	8	46	46	- 39
Malnutrition	54	7	21	357	- 351
Oral conditions	55	6	86	0	+ 6
Rheumatic Heart Disease	56	5	32	126	- 120
Meningitis	57	4	22	318	- 314
Prostatic Hypertrophy	58	4	85	0	+ 4
Appendicitis	59	2	52	25	- 23
Rheumatoid Arthritis	60	2	56	18	- 16
Encephalitis	61	1	57	14	- 12
War	62	0	68	0	- 0
Upper Respiratory	63	0	55	18	- 18
Ascariasis	64	0	67	1	- 1
Hepatitis B	65	0	51	27	- 27
Pertussis	66	0	44	51	- 51
Syphilis	67	0	45	50	- 50
Dengue	68	0	70	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	69	0	76	0	+ 0
Malaria	70	0	79	0	- 0
Chagas disease	71	0	78	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	72	0	75	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	73	0	77	0	- 0
Chlamydia	74	0	65	2	- 2
Diphtheria	75	0	69	0	- 0
Tetanus	76	0	47	45	- 45
Measles	77	0	59	12	- 12
Trichuriasis	78	0	71	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	72	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	84	0	- 0
Multiple Sclerosis	84	0	63	6	- 6
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	80	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to LESOTHO

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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.