NAMIBIA VS MAURITIUS: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MAURITIUS		NAMIBIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Diabetes Mellitus	1	4,008	7	724	+ 3,283
Coronary Heart Disease	2	3,861	5	1,221	+ 2,640
Stroke	3	2,107	4	1,333	+ 774
Kidney Disease	4	1,549	15	322	+ 1,228
Lung Disease	5	1,383	10	461	+ 922
Hypertension	6	1,266	12	428	+ 838
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	740	2	1,464	- 724
Breast Cancer	8	497	24	121	+ 376
Lung Cancers	9	390	35	59	+ 331
Colon-Rectum Cancers	10	390	36	54	+ 335
Road Traffic Accidents	11	332	6	868	- 536
Liver Disease	12	311	14	336	- 25
HIV/AIDS	13	301	1	2,928	- 2,627
Suicide	14	257	17	243	+ 14
Prostate Cancer	15	246	31	94	+ 152
Inflammatory/Heart	16	231	22	162	+ 69
Asthma	17	229	20	200	+ 28
Stomach Cancer	18	223	45	33	+ 191
Endocrine Disorders	19	216	33	73	+ 143
Other Neoplasms	20	164	60	8	+ 157
Other Injuries	21	141	19	207	- 66
Skin Disease	22	138	47	31	+ 107
Oral Cancer	23	135	30	100	+ 36
Lymphomas	24	122	40	46	+ 76
Congenital Anomalies	25	121	16	283	- 162
Falls	26	121	34	62	+ 59
Liver Cancer	27	120	41	45	+ 75
Pancreas Cancer	28	117	53	18	+ 99
Alcohol	29	114	48	28	+ 86
Cervical Cancer	30	105	23	133	- 28
Leukemia	31	104	49	24	+ 80
Ovary Cancer	32	98	50	23	+ 74
Drownings	33	92	26	110	- 17
Alzheimers & Dementia	34	89	21	176	- 86
Low Birth Weight	35	79	9	516	- 437
Birth Trauma	36	78	13	345	- 266
Oesophagus Cancer	37	76	52	21	+ 55
Epilepsy	38	75	38	49	+ 25
Anemia	39	72	83	0	+ 72
Uterin Cancer	40	68	56	11	+ 57
Violence	41	64	11	450	- 386
Diarrhoeal diseases	42	48	8	645	- 597
Peptic Ulcer Disease	43	48	32	76	- 28
Bladder Cancer	44	45	54	16	+ 29
Tuberculosis	45	37	3	1,416	- 1,379
Drug Use	46	34	46	32	+ 3
Parkinson's Disease	47	25	42	43	- 18
Maternal Conditions	48	23	25	110	- 87
Poisonings	49	23	39	46	- 24
Fires	50	22	28	109	- 87
Hepatitis C	51	19	66	1	+ 18
Schizophrenia	52	11	86	0	+ 11
Skin Cancers	53	10	29	108	- 98
Malnutrition	54	8	18	224	- 215
Oral conditions	55	7	80	0	+ 7
Rheumatic Heart Disease	56	7	44	33	- 27
Meningitis	57	5	27	109	- 104
Prostatic Hypertrophy	58	5	82	0	+ 5
Appendicitis	59	2	58	9	- 6
Rheumatoid Arthritis	60	2	57	9	- 7
Encephalitis	61	2	59	8	- 6
War	62	0	67	0	- 0
Upper Respiratory	63	0	61	6	- 6
Ascariasis	64	0	69	0	- 0
Hepatitis B	65	0	63	4	- 4
Pertussis	66	0	37	54	- 54
Syphilis	67	0	43	35	- 35
Dengue	68	0	74	0	+ 0
Schistosomiasis	69	0	55	14	- 14
Malaria	70	0	51	22	- 22
Chagas disease	71	0	78	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	72	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	73	0	77	0	- 0
Chlamydia	74	0	68	0	- 0
Diphtheria	75	0	71	0	- 0
Tetanus	76	0	62	6	- 6
Measles	77	0	65	2	- 2
Trichuriasis	78	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	76	0	- 0
Otitis Media	80	0	70	0	- 0
Leprosy	81	0	72	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	82	0	73	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	83	0	81	0	- 0
Multiple Sclerosis	84	0	64	2	- 2
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	84	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to NAMIBIA

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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.