MALAWI VS MAURITIUS: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MAURITIUS		MALAWI		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Diabetes Mellitus	1	31,108	14	2,267	+ 28,842
Coronary Heart Disease	2	29,972	7	4,929	+ 25,043
Stroke	3	16,357	5	5,939	+ 10,418
Kidney Disease	4	12,027	19	1,567	+ 10,460
Lung Disease	5	10,735	21	1,340	+ 9,394
Hypertension	6	9,826	17	1,797	+ 8,029
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	5,747	2	7,739	- 1,992
Breast Cancer	8	3,857	27	600	+ 3,257
Lung Cancers	9	3,028	51	131	+ 2,897
Colon-Rectum Cancers	10	3,026	44	234	+ 2,791
Road Traffic Accidents	11	2,578	4	6,221	- 3,643
Liver Disease	12	2,415	10	3,259	- 844
HIV/AIDS	13	2,340	1	12,839	- 10,498
Suicide	14	1,996	23	1,007	+ 989
Prostate Cancer	15	1,911	40	271	+ 1,640
Inflammatory/Heart	16	1,795	35	370	+ 1,425
Asthma	17	1,776	26	705	+ 1,071
Stomach Cancer	18	1,734	45	206	+ 1,528
Endocrine Disorders	19	1,674	42	257	+ 1,418
Other Neoplasms	20	1,275	63	17	+ 1,259
Other Injuries	21	1,091	22	1,266	- 175
Skin Disease	22	1,071	53	101	+ 969
Oral Cancer	23	1,052	43	251	+ 801
Lymphomas	24	943	24	839	+ 105
Congenital Anomalies	25	942	13	2,509	- 1,567
Falls	26	942	28	562	+ 381
Liver Cancer	27	933	38	317	+ 616
Pancreas Cancer	28	906	60	38	+ 868
Alcohol	29	885	52	114	+ 771
Cervical Cancer	30	816	12	2,876	- 2,060
Leukemia	31	803	56	82	+ 722
Ovary Cancer	32	759	48	158	+ 601
Drownings	33	716	30	458	+ 258
Alzheimers & Dementia	34	694	25	782	- 88
Low Birth Weight	35	611	8	4,339	- 3,728
Birth Trauma	36	607	9	3,563	- 2,956
Oesophagus Cancer	37	589	16	1,842	- 1,253
Epilepsy	38	579	41	260	+ 319
Anemia	39	555	81	0	+ 555
Uterin Cancer	40	528	62	23	+ 505
Violence	41	493	32	406	+ 87
Diarrhoeal diseases	42	375	6	5,782	- 5,407
Peptic Ulcer Disease	43	371	39	280	+ 92
Bladder Cancer	44	346	33	388	- 42
Tuberculosis	45	289	11	2,992	- 2,703
Drug Use	46	267	59	48	+ 219
Parkinson's Disease	47	195	46	200	- 4
Maternal Conditions	48	179	15	1,854	- 1,675
Poisonings	49	175	37	325	- 150
Fires	50	172	34	380	- 207
Hepatitis C	51	147	64	15	+ 133
Schizophrenia	52	83	80	0	+ 83
Skin Cancers	53	75	36	331	- 256
Malnutrition	54	64	20	1,499	- 1,436
Oral conditions	55	55	86	0	+ 55
Rheumatic Heart Disease	56	51	49	154	- 104
Meningitis	57	38	18	1,792	- 1,754
Prostatic Hypertrophy	58	37	85	0	+ 37
Appendicitis	59	18	54	94	- 75
Rheumatoid Arthritis	60	16	61	29	- 13
Encephalitis	61	14	58	48	- 34
War	62	2	71	2	- 0
Upper Respiratory	63	0	57	60	- 59
Ascariasis	64	0	69	4	- 4
Hepatitis B	65	0	55	88	- 88
Pertussis	66	0	31	436	- 436
Syphilis	67	0	29	480	- 480
Dengue	68	0	65	9	- 9
Schistosomiasis	69	0	50	143	- 143
Malaria	70	0	3	6,308	- 6,308
Chagas disease	71	0	75	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	72	0	74	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	73	0	73	0	- 0
Chlamydia	74	0	70	3	- 3
Diphtheria	75	0	72	2	- 2
Tetanus	76	0	47	178	- 178
Measles	77	0	67	6	- 6
Trichuriasis	78	0	78	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	79	0	- 0
Otitis Media	80	0	68	5	- 5
Leprosy	81	0	76	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	82	0	77	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	83	0	84	0	- 0
Multiple Sclerosis	84	0	66	9	- 9
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to MALAWI

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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.