NICARAGUA VS MAURITIUS: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MAURITIUS		NICARAGUA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Diabetes Mellitus	1	9,544	4	2,068	+ 7,476
Coronary Heart Disease	2	9,195	1	5,843	+ 3,352
Stroke	3	5,018	3	2,225	+ 2,794
Kidney Disease	4	3,690	2	3,533	+ 157
Lung Disease	5	3,293	5	1,570	+ 1,724
Hypertension	6	3,015	9	1,103	+ 1,911
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	1,763	7	1,152	+ 612
Breast Cancer	8	1,183	20	283	+ 900
Lung Cancers	9	929	23	274	+ 655
Colon-Rectum Cancers	10	928	18	315	+ 613
Road Traffic Accidents	11	791	8	1,109	- 318
Liver Disease	12	741	6	1,203	- 462
HIV/AIDS	13	718	35	139	+ 579
Suicide	14	612	19	285	+ 328
Prostate Cancer	15	586	15	386	+ 200
Inflammatory/Heart	16	551	34	139	+ 411
Asthma	17	545	38	105	+ 440
Stomach Cancer	18	532	14	478	+ 55
Endocrine Disorders	19	514	28	164	+ 350
Other Neoplasms	20	391	26	192	+ 199
Other Injuries	21	335	17	358	- 23
Skin Disease	22	328	31	162	+ 167
Oral Cancer	23	323	43	64	+ 258
Lymphomas	24	289	29	164	+ 126
Congenital Anomalies	25	289	11	571	- 282
Falls	26	289	22	276	+ 13
Liver Cancer	27	286	12	509	- 222
Pancreas Cancer	28	278	27	178	+ 100
Alcohol	29	272	21	279	- 7
Cervical Cancer	30	250	16	374	- 124
Leukemia	31	247	24	227	+ 20
Ovary Cancer	32	233	44	61	+ 172
Drownings	33	220	32	157	+ 63
Alzheimers & Dementia	34	213	33	149	+ 64
Low Birth Weight	35	188	13	490	- 302
Birth Trauma	36	186	25	198	- 12
Oesophagus Cancer	37	181	47	42	+ 139
Epilepsy	38	178	41	74	+ 104
Anemia	39	170	53	28	+ 142
Uterin Cancer	40	162	48	39	+ 123
Violence	41	151	10	619	- 467
Diarrhoeal diseases	42	115	36	122	- 7
Peptic Ulcer Disease	43	114	40	85	+ 28
Bladder Cancer	44	106	52	28	+ 78
Tuberculosis	45	89	37	115	- 26
Drug Use	46	82	46	50	+ 32
Parkinson's Disease	47	60	42	67	- 7
Maternal Conditions	48	55	39	88	- 33
Poisonings	49	54	55	18	+ 36
Fires	50	53	57	16	+ 36
Hepatitis C	51	45	68	1	+ 44
Schizophrenia	52	26	66	3	+ 22
Skin Cancers	53	23	45	59	- 36
Malnutrition	54	20	30	163	- 143
Oral conditions	55	17	63	5	+ 12
Rheumatic Heart Disease	56	16	54	20	- 4
Meningitis	57	12	51	29	- 17
Prostatic Hypertrophy	58	11	56	17	- 5
Appendicitis	59	6	49	32	- 26
Rheumatoid Arthritis	60	5	50	31	- 26
Encephalitis	61	4	58	10	- 6
War	62	1	70	1	+ 0
Upper Respiratory	63	0	72	1	- 0
Ascariasis	64	0	69	1	- 1
Hepatitis B	65	0	62	5	- 5
Pertussis	66	0	67	3	- 3
Syphilis	67	0	60	9	- 9
Dengue	68	0	64	4	- 4
Schistosomiasis	69	0	84	0	+ 0
Malaria	70	0	83	0	- 0
Chagas disease	71	0	65	4	- 4
Leishmaniasis	72	0	76	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	73	0	82	0	- 0
Chlamydia	74	0	74	0	- 0
Diphtheria	75	0	77	0	- 0
Tetanus	76	0	79	0	- 0
Measles	77	0	78	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	81	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	80	0	- 0
Otitis Media	80	0	75	0	- 0
Leprosy	81	0	71	1	- 1
Iodine Deficiency	82	0	73	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	83	0	59	10	- 10
Multiple Sclerosis	84	0	61	7	- 7
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to NICARAGUA

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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.