NEPAL VS MAURITIUS: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MAURITIUS		NEPAL		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Diabetes Mellitus	1	44,486	14	2,929	+ 41,557
Coronary Heart Disease	2	42,861	2	19,677	+ 23,184
Stroke	3	23,392	4	12,909	+ 10,483
Kidney Disease	4	17,199	10	4,284	+ 12,915
Lung Disease	5	15,351	1	27,027	- 11,675
Hypertension	6	14,051	18	2,092	+ 11,960
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	8,219	6	6,237	+ 1,981
Breast Cancer	8	5,515	27	1,038	+ 4,477
Lung Cancers	9	4,330	12	3,586	+ 744
Colon-Rectum Cancers	10	4,327	26	1,167	+ 3,160
Road Traffic Accidents	11	3,687	9	4,654	- 967
Liver Disease	12	3,453	5	6,383	- 2,930
HIV/AIDS	13	3,347	34	737	+ 2,610
Suicide	14	2,855	16	2,571	+ 283
Prostate Cancer	15	2,733	58	85	+ 2,647
Inflammatory/Heart	16	2,567	48	217	+ 2,350
Asthma	17	2,540	8	5,930	- 3,390
Stomach Cancer	18	2,480	25	1,379	+ 1,101
Endocrine Disorders	19	2,394	45	257	+ 2,137
Other Neoplasms	20	1,824	61	50	+ 1,774
Other Injuries	21	1,560	22	1,655	- 94
Skin Disease	22	1,531	67	17	+ 1,514
Oral Cancer	23	1,504	24	1,389	+ 115
Lymphomas	24	1,349	32	768	+ 582
Congenital Anomalies	25	1,348	21	1,949	- 601
Falls	26	1,348	13	3,321	- 1,974
Liver Cancer	27	1,334	46	256	+ 1,078
Pancreas Cancer	28	1,296	41	445	+ 851
Alcohol	29	1,266	52	168	+ 1,098
Cervical Cancer	30	1,167	20	1,969	- 803
Leukemia	31	1,149	36	668	+ 481
Ovary Cancer	32	1,085	37	585	+ 500
Drownings	33	1,024	23	1,505	- 482
Alzheimers & Dementia	34	993	19	2,022	- 1,029
Low Birth Weight	35	874	11	3,822	- 2,948
Birth Trauma	36	868	15	2,676	- 1,808
Oesophagus Cancer	37	842	38	491	+ 351
Epilepsy	38	829	30	874	- 45
Anemia	39	794	86	0	+ 794
Uterin Cancer	40	755	60	56	+ 698
Violence	41	705	35	704	+ 1
Diarrhoeal diseases	42	536	7	6,071	- 5,535
Peptic Ulcer Disease	43	531	49	191	+ 340
Bladder Cancer	44	494	44	325	+ 170
Tuberculosis	45	413	3	16,535	- 16,121
Drug Use	46	382	57	93	+ 288
Parkinson's Disease	47	279	33	760	- 480
Maternal Conditions	48	256	28	977	- 721
Poisonings	49	250	39	474	- 224
Fires	50	246	50	184	+ 63
Hepatitis C	51	210	64	29	+ 182
Schizophrenia	52	119	84	0	+ 119
Skin Cancers	53	107	42	400	- 292
Malnutrition	54	91	31	845	- 754
Oral conditions	55	79	82	0	+ 79
Rheumatic Heart Disease	56	72	17	2,320	- 2,248
Meningitis	57	55	43	377	- 322
Prostatic Hypertrophy	58	53	80	0	+ 53
Appendicitis	59	26	47	220	- 194
Rheumatoid Arthritis	60	22	51	173	- 151
Encephalitis	61	20	29	882	- 862
War	62	3	65	24	- 21
Upper Respiratory	63	0	66	24	- 23
Ascariasis	64	0	69	4	- 4
Hepatitis B	65	0	56	117	- 117
Pertussis	66	0	40	453	- 452
Syphilis	67	0	54	134	- 134
Dengue	68	0	55	120	- 120
Schistosomiasis	69	0	73	0	+ 0
Malaria	70	0	72	0	- 0
Chagas disease	71	0	74	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	72	0	62	39	- 39
Trypanosomiasis	73	0	75	0	- 0
Chlamydia	74	0	68	5	- 5
Diphtheria	75	0	71	1	- 1
Tetanus	76	0	53	134	- 134
Measles	77	0	59	60	- 60
Trichuriasis	78	0	77	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	78	0	- 0
Otitis Media	80	0	70	4	- 4
Leprosy	81	0	76	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	82	0	79	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	83	0	81	0	- 0
Multiple Sclerosis	84	0	63	38	- 38
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to NEPAL

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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.