MALDIVES VS MAURITIUS: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MAURITIUS		MALDIVES		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Diabetes Mellitus	1	556	6	47	+ 509
Coronary Heart Disease	2	536	1	279	+ 256
Stroke	3	292	2	143	+ 149
Kidney Disease	4	215	4	80	+ 135
Lung Disease	5	192	3	91	+ 101
Hypertension	6	176	17	16	+ 159
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	103	8	33	+ 70
Breast Cancer	8	69	9	28	+ 41
Lung Cancers	9	54	7	36	+ 18
Colon-Rectum Cancers	10	54	14	21	+ 33
Road Traffic Accidents	11	46	31	9	+ 37
Liver Disease	12	43	11	24	+ 19
HIV/AIDS	13	42	78	0	+ 42
Suicide	14	36	21	15	+ 21
Prostate Cancer	15	34	26	11	+ 23
Inflammatory/Heart	16	32	36	5	+ 27
Asthma	17	32	29	10	+ 22
Stomach Cancer	18	31	49	1	+ 30
Endocrine Disorders	19	30	12	22	+ 8
Other Neoplasms	20	23	46	2	+ 21
Other Injuries	21	19	18	16	+ 4
Skin Disease	22	19	32	8	+ 11
Oral Cancer	23	19	19	15	+ 3
Lymphomas	24	17	34	7	+ 9
Congenital Anomalies	25	17	15	19	- 2
Falls	26	17	16	19	- 2
Liver Cancer	27	17	10	27	- 10
Pancreas Cancer	28	16	40	4	+ 12
Alcohol	29	16	51	1	+ 15
Cervical Cancer	30	15	13	22	- 7
Leukemia	31	14	24	13	+ 2
Ovary Cancer	32	14	30	9	+ 4
Drownings	33	13	23	14	- 1
Alzheimers & Dementia	34	12	5	47	- 35
Low Birth Weight	35	11	20	15	- 4
Birth Trauma	36	11	39	5	+ 6
Oesophagus Cancer	37	11	59	0	+ 10
Epilepsy	38	10	38	5	+ 5
Anemia	39	10	85	0	+ 10
Uterin Cancer	40	9	47	2	+ 7
Violence	41	9	28	10	- 1
Diarrhoeal diseases	42	7	22	14	- 8
Peptic Ulcer Disease	43	7	42	4	+ 3
Bladder Cancer	44	6	37	5	+ 1
Tuberculosis	45	5	27	11	- 6
Drug Use	46	5	48	2	+ 3
Parkinson's Disease	47	3	25	12	- 8
Maternal Conditions	48	3	35	5	- 2
Poisonings	49	3	55	0	+ 3
Fires	50	3	41	4	- 1
Hepatitis C	51	3	64	0	+ 3
Schizophrenia	52	1	86	0	+ 1
Skin Cancers	53	1	63	0	+ 1
Malnutrition	54	1	45	3	- 2
Oral conditions	55	1	82	0	+ 1
Rheumatic Heart Disease	56	1	43	3	- 2
Meningitis	57	1	50	1	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	58	1	80	0	+ 1
Appendicitis	59	0	61	0	+ 0
Rheumatoid Arthritis	60	0	53	0	- 0
Encephalitis	61	0	44	3	- 2
War	62	0	62	0	- 0
Upper Respiratory	63	0	66	0	- 0
Ascariasis	64	0	65	0	- 0
Hepatitis B	65	0	56	0	- 0
Pertussis	66	0	52	0	- 0
Syphilis	67	0	58	0	- 0
Dengue	68	0	33	8	- 8
Schistosomiasis	69	0	71	0	+ 0
Malaria	70	0	75	0	- 0
Chagas disease	71	0	73	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	72	0	72	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	73	0	74	0	- 0
Chlamydia	74	0	67	0	- 0
Diphtheria	75	0	68	0	- 0
Tetanus	76	0	54	0	- 0
Measles	77	0	60	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	77	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	76	0	- 0
Otitis Media	80	0	69	0	- 0
Leprosy	81	0	70	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	82	0	79	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	83	0	81	0	- 0
Multiple Sclerosis	84	0	57	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	84	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to MALDIVES

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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.