NEW GUINEA VS MAURITIUS: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MAURITIUS		NEW GUINEA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Diabetes Mellitus	1	14,360	4	4,533	+ 9,827
Coronary Heart Disease	2	13,835	1	6,835	+ 7,000
Stroke	3	7,551	2	5,095	+ 2,456
Kidney Disease	4	5,552	18	687	+ 4,865
Lung Disease	5	4,955	3	4,538	+ 418
Hypertension	6	4,536	13	1,096	+ 3,440
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	2,653	6	2,595	+ 58
Breast Cancer	8	1,780	17	764	+ 1,017
Lung Cancers	9	1,398	23	622	+ 776
Colon-Rectum Cancers	10	1,397	29	445	+ 952
Road Traffic Accidents	11	1,190	12	1,105	+ 85
Liver Disease	12	1,115	22	624	+ 490
HIV/AIDS	13	1,080	24	611	+ 469
Suicide	14	921	37	259	+ 663
Prostate Cancer	15	882	36	285	+ 597
Inflammatory/Heart	16	829	43	229	+ 600
Asthma	17	820	9	1,842	- 1,022
Stomach Cancer	18	801	28	447	+ 354
Endocrine Disorders	19	773	47	153	+ 620
Other Neoplasms	20	589	60	15	+ 573
Other Injuries	21	504	20	647	- 143
Skin Disease	22	494	49	126	+ 368
Oral Cancer	23	485	25	580	- 95
Lymphomas	24	435	32	353	+ 83
Congenital Anomalies	25	435	16	951	- 515
Falls	26	435	26	502	- 67
Liver Cancer	27	431	21	644	- 213
Pancreas Cancer	28	418	52	107	+ 312
Alcohol	29	409	53	93	+ 315
Cervical Cancer	30	377	19	665	- 288
Leukemia	31	371	38	253	+ 118
Ovary Cancer	32	350	46	179	+ 171
Drownings	33	330	40	240	+ 91
Alzheimers & Dementia	34	320	33	343	- 22
Low Birth Weight	35	282	10	1,661	- 1,379
Birth Trauma	36	280	11	1,504	- 1,224
Oesophagus Cancer	37	272	44	199	+ 73
Epilepsy	38	267	51	111	+ 157
Anemia	39	256	82	0	+ 256
Uterin Cancer	40	244	55	81	+ 162
Violence	41	228	15	969	- 741
Diarrhoeal diseases	42	173	8	2,295	- 2,122
Peptic Ulcer Disease	43	171	35	302	- 130
Bladder Cancer	44	160	54	82	+ 77
Tuberculosis	45	133	5	3,969	- 3,836
Drug Use	46	123	61	13	+ 111
Parkinson's Disease	47	90	45	185	- 94
Maternal Conditions	48	83	30	421	- 338
Poisonings	49	81	50	121	- 41
Fires	50	79	27	488	- 408
Hepatitis C	51	68	62	8	+ 60
Schizophrenia	52	38	80	0	+ 38
Skin Cancers	53	35	31	417	- 382
Malnutrition	54	29	48	134	- 105
Oral conditions	55	26	86	0	+ 26
Rheumatic Heart Disease	56	23	14	1,072	- 1,048
Meningitis	57	18	34	324	- 306
Prostatic Hypertrophy	58	17	84	0	+ 17
Appendicitis	59	9	59	20	- 12
Rheumatoid Arthritis	60	7	65	5	+ 2
Encephalitis	61	6	57	31	- 24
War	62	1	69	1	+ 0
Upper Respiratory	63	0	68	2	- 2
Ascariasis	64	0	63	7	- 7
Hepatitis B	65	0	58	27	- 27
Pertussis	66	0	39	248	- 248
Syphilis	67	0	42	234	- 234
Dengue	68	0	64	6	- 6
Schistosomiasis	69	0	73	0	+ 0
Malaria	70	0	7	2,446	- 2,446
Chagas disease	71	0	75	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	72	0	74	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	73	0	76	0	- 0
Chlamydia	74	0	70	1	- 1
Diphtheria	75	0	67	3	- 3
Tetanus	76	0	56	48	- 48
Measles	77	0	41	238	- 238
Trichuriasis	78	0	78	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	79	0	- 0
Otitis Media	80	0	71	0	- 0
Leprosy	81	0	72	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	82	0	77	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	83	0	85	0	- 0
Multiple Sclerosis	84	0	66	5	- 5
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	83	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	81	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to NEW GUINEA

Mauritius

New Guinea

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.