NIGER VS MAURITIUS: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MAURITIUS		NIGER		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Diabetes Mellitus	1	37,654	17	2,630	+ 35,024
Coronary Heart Disease	2	36,279	6	8,229	+ 28,049
Stroke	3	19,799	5	8,717	+ 11,082
Kidney Disease	4	14,558	16	2,732	+ 11,826
Lung Disease	5	12,994	20	2,172	+ 10,822
Hypertension	6	11,893	25	1,356	+ 10,538
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	6,956	1	21,093	- 14,137
Breast Cancer	8	4,668	29	1,075	+ 3,593
Lung Cancers	9	3,665	67	42	+ 3,623
Colon-Rectum Cancers	10	3,663	37	522	+ 3,141
Road Traffic Accidents	11	3,121	8	5,946	- 2,825
Liver Disease	12	2,923	11	4,116	- 1,194
HIV/AIDS	13	2,833	30	1,048	+ 1,785
Suicide	14	2,416	27	1,227	+ 1,189
Prostate Cancer	15	2,313	57	128	+ 2,185
Inflammatory/Heart	16	2,173	34	769	+ 1,405
Asthma	17	2,150	22	1,902	+ 248
Stomach Cancer	18	2,099	44	300	+ 1,799
Endocrine Disorders	19	2,026	23	1,806	+ 220
Other Neoplasms	20	1,544	68	24	+ 1,520
Other Injuries	21	1,321	12	3,826	- 2,505
Skin Disease	22	1,296	52	213	+ 1,083
Oral Cancer	23	1,273	49	242	+ 1,031
Lymphomas	24	1,142	43	350	+ 792
Congenital Anomalies	25	1,141	10	4,346	- 3,205
Falls	26	1,141	26	1,297	- 157
Liver Cancer	27	1,129	35	745	+ 384
Pancreas Cancer	28	1,097	54	138	+ 959
Alcohol	29	1,071	60	120	+ 951
Cervical Cancer	30	988	38	487	+ 501
Leukemia	31	973	48	258	+ 715
Ovary Cancer	32	918	40	425	+ 493
Drownings	33	866	24	1,581	- 715
Alzheimers & Dementia	34	840	32	858	- 18
Low Birth Weight	35	740	4	9,560	- 8,820
Birth Trauma	36	734	7	8,030	- 7,296
Oesophagus Cancer	37	713	55	132	+ 581
Epilepsy	38	701	36	676	+ 25
Anemia	39	672	85	0	+ 672
Uterin Cancer	40	639	64	86	+ 553
Violence	41	597	19	2,244	- 1,647
Diarrhoeal diseases	42	454	3	16,030	- 15,577
Peptic Ulcer Disease	43	450	31	1,044	- 595
Bladder Cancer	44	418	53	161	+ 257
Tuberculosis	45	350	13	3,703	- 3,353
Drug Use	46	323	58	126	+ 197
Parkinson's Disease	47	237	47	275	- 39
Maternal Conditions	48	216	14	3,317	- 3,101
Poisonings	49	211	33	771	- 560
Fires	50	208	28	1,120	- 912
Hepatitis C	51	178	66	46	+ 133
Schizophrenia	52	101	83	0	+ 101
Skin Cancers	53	91	45	287	- 196
Malnutrition	54	77	21	2,170	- 2,093
Oral conditions	55	67	82	0	+ 67
Rheumatic Heart Disease	56	61	39	467	- 406
Meningitis	57	46	9	5,237	- 5,191
Prostatic Hypertrophy	58	45	80	0	+ 45
Appendicitis	59	22	56	128	- 106
Rheumatoid Arthritis	60	19	70	18	+ 1
Encephalitis	61	17	61	112	- 96
War	62	3	41	409	- 407
Upper Respiratory	63	0	63	94	- 93
Ascariasis	64	0	59	125	- 125
Hepatitis B	65	0	46	279	- 279
Pertussis	66	0	15	2,858	- 2,857
Syphilis	67	0	62	110	- 110
Dengue	68	0	73	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	69	0	50	237	- 237
Malaria	70	0	2	17,022	- 17,022
Chagas disease	71	0	79	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	72	0	51	237	- 237
Trypanosomiasis	73	0	78	0	- 0
Chlamydia	74	0	71	3	- 3
Diphtheria	75	0	65	60	- 60
Tetanus	76	0	42	372	- 372
Measles	77	0	18	2,414	- 2,414
Trichuriasis	78	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	74	0	- 0
Otitis Media	80	0	72	1	- 1
Leprosy	81	0	76	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	82	0	77	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	83	0	81	0	- 0
Multiple Sclerosis	84	0	69	22	- 22
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	84	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to NIGER

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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.