MALAYSIA VS MAURITIUS: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MAURITIUS		MALAYSIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Diabetes Mellitus	1	49,407	9	4,107	+ 45,300
Coronary Heart Disease	2	47,602	1	36,729	+ 10,873
Stroke	3	25,979	3	21,592	+ 4,387
Kidney Disease	4	19,102	6	6,629	+ 12,473
Lung Disease	5	17,049	5	6,633	+ 10,417
Hypertension	6	15,605	38	649	+ 14,956
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	9,128	2	23,477	- 14,350
Breast Cancer	8	6,125	12	3,071	+ 3,054
Lung Cancers	9	4,809	8	4,319	+ 490
Colon-Rectum Cancers	10	4,806	11	3,832	+ 973
Road Traffic Accidents	11	4,095	4	7,181	- 3,086
Liver Disease	12	3,835	7	5,125	- 1,290
HIV/AIDS	13	3,717	13	2,679	+ 1,038
Suicide	14	3,170	19	1,823	+ 1,347
Prostate Cancer	15	3,035	33	903	+ 2,132
Inflammatory/Heart	16	2,851	27	1,214	+ 1,638
Asthma	17	2,821	30	1,013	+ 1,808
Stomach Cancer	18	2,755	21	1,441	+ 1,313
Endocrine Disorders	19	2,659	37	809	+ 1,849
Other Neoplasms	20	2,025	48	265	+ 1,761
Other Injuries	21	1,733	14	2,222	- 489
Skin Disease	22	1,700	15	2,066	- 365
Oral Cancer	23	1,670	17	1,865	- 194
Lymphomas	24	1,498	25	1,321	+ 177
Congenital Anomalies	25	1,497	24	1,403	+ 94
Falls	26	1,497	18	1,855	- 358
Liver Cancer	27	1,482	16	1,984	- 502
Pancreas Cancer	28	1,439	32	994	+ 445
Alcohol	29	1,406	55	181	+ 1,225
Cervical Cancer	30	1,296	31	1,010	+ 286
Leukemia	31	1,276	23	1,412	- 136
Ovary Cancer	32	1,205	35	827	+ 377
Drownings	33	1,137	36	820	+ 317
Alzheimers & Dementia	34	1,103	10	3,996	- 2,894
Low Birth Weight	35	971	29	1,020	- 50
Birth Trauma	36	963	42	359	+ 605
Oesophagus Cancer	37	936	41	435	+ 501
Epilepsy	38	920	52	226	+ 695
Anemia	39	882	86	0	+ 882
Uterin Cancer	40	838	43	352	+ 486
Violence	41	783	34	869	- 86
Diarrhoeal diseases	42	595	20	1,773	- 1,177
Peptic Ulcer Disease	43	590	22	1,424	- 835
Bladder Cancer	44	549	39	467	+ 82
Tuberculosis	45	459	26	1,227	- 768
Drug Use	46	424	45	322	+ 102
Parkinson's Disease	47	310	28	1,106	- 796
Maternal Conditions	48	284	56	167	+ 117
Poisonings	49	277	53	211	+ 67
Fires	50	273	44	336	- 62
Hepatitis C	51	234	64	6	+ 228
Schizophrenia	52	132	83	0	+ 132
Skin Cancers	53	119	50	247	- 128
Malnutrition	54	101	49	249	- 148
Oral conditions	55	88	82	0	+ 88
Rheumatic Heart Disease	56	80	51	246	- 166
Meningitis	57	61	46	301	- 240
Prostatic Hypertrophy	58	59	81	0	+ 59
Appendicitis	59	29	58	71	- 42
Rheumatoid Arthritis	60	25	60	27	- 3
Encephalitis	61	22	40	452	- 430
War	62	4	63	11	- 7
Upper Respiratory	63	0	65	5	- 4
Ascariasis	64	0	67	2	- 2
Hepatitis B	65	0	54	206	- 205
Pertussis	66	0	57	80	- 80
Syphilis	67	0	62	19	- 19
Dengue	68	0	47	280	- 280
Schistosomiasis	69	0	75	0	+ 0
Malaria	70	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	71	0	78	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	72	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	73	0	79	0	- 0
Chlamydia	74	0	68	2	- 2
Diphtheria	75	0	69	0	- 0
Tetanus	76	0	61	21	- 21
Measles	77	0	70	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	73	0	- 0
Otitis Media	80	0	66	3	- 3
Leprosy	81	0	71	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	82	0	72	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	83	0	80	0	- 0
Multiple Sclerosis	84	0	59	30	- 30
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	84	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to MALAYSIA

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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.