NIGERIA VS MAURITIUS: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MAURITIUS		NIGERIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Diabetes Mellitus	1	338,404	18	22,497	+ 315,908
Coronary Heart Disease	2	326,043	7	61,374	+ 264,669
Stroke	3	177,939	8	57,744	+ 120,195
Kidney Disease	4	130,836	20	18,189	+ 112,647
Lung Disease	5	116,777	22	12,569	+ 104,208
Hypertension	6	106,887	24	10,692	+ 96,195
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	62,519	1	207,281	- 144,762
Breast Cancer	8	41,954	23	11,884	+ 30,070
Lung Cancers	9	32,937	57	1,295	+ 31,642
Colon-Rectum Cancers	10	32,916	43	4,152	+ 28,764
Road Traffic Accidents	11	28,049	12	41,693	- 13,644
Liver Disease	12	26,267	13	38,326	- 12,058
HIV/AIDS	13	25,459	10	44,124	- 18,665
Suicide	14	21,714	30	7,019	+ 14,696
Prostate Cancer	15	20,787	35	5,914	+ 14,873
Inflammatory/Heart	16	19,530	42	4,826	+ 14,704
Asthma	17	19,322	27	8,192	+ 11,130
Stomach Cancer	18	18,867	50	2,129	+ 16,738
Endocrine Disorders	19	18,211	21	15,799	+ 2,412
Other Neoplasms	20	13,873	66	290	+ 13,583
Other Injuries	21	11,870	17	22,696	- 10,826
Skin Disease	22	11,647	56	1,468	+ 10,179
Oral Cancer	23	11,440	48	2,238	+ 9,201
Lymphomas	24	10,262	40	5,202	+ 5,060
Congenital Anomalies	25	10,253	9	49,696	- 39,444
Falls	26	10,251	28	7,528	+ 2,723
Liver Cancer	27	10,150	39	5,289	+ 4,861
Pancreas Cancer	28	9,859	51	1,975	+ 7,884
Alcohol	29	9,627	58	1,031	+ 8,596
Cervical Cancer	30	8,876	25	10,574	- 1,698
Leukemia	31	8,741	47	2,257	+ 6,484
Ovary Cancer	32	8,253	49	2,133	+ 6,121
Drownings	33	7,786	32	6,584	+ 1,201
Alzheimers & Dementia	34	7,552	31	6,786	+ 767
Low Birth Weight	35	6,649	6	95,959	- 89,310
Birth Trauma	36	6,599	5	100,186	- 93,587
Oesophagus Cancer	37	6,408	64	560	+ 5,848
Epilepsy	38	6,303	41	5,001	+ 1,302
Anemia	39	6,042	82	0	+ 6,042
Uterin Cancer	40	5,740	62	679	+ 5,062
Violence	41	5,364	19	18,407	- 13,043
Diarrhoeal diseases	42	4,078	2	144,724	- 140,646
Peptic Ulcer Disease	43	4,040	37	5,846	- 1,806
Bladder Cancer	44	3,759	63	670	+ 3,090
Tuberculosis	45	3,143	3	127,335	- 124,192
Drug Use	46	2,902	34	6,273	- 3,371
Parkinson's Disease	47	2,126	46	2,473	- 348
Maternal Conditions	48	1,945	15	23,540	- 21,595
Poisonings	49	1,900	33	6,570	- 4,670
Fires	50	1,873	29	7,132	- 5,258
Hepatitis C	51	1,601	65	304	+ 1,297
Schizophrenia	52	904	80	0	+ 904
Skin Cancers	53	817	53	1,933	- 1,117
Malnutrition	54	695	36	5,896	- 5,201
Oral conditions	55	602	86	0	+ 602
Rheumatic Heart Disease	56	551	52	1,946	- 1,395
Meningitis	57	418	11	43,651	- 43,234
Prostatic Hypertrophy	58	406	84	0	+ 406
Appendicitis	59	201	60	760	- 560
Rheumatoid Arthritis	60	169	69	165	+ 5
Encephalitis	61	150	59	937	- 787
War	62	25	45	3,245	- 3,220
Upper Respiratory	63	2	67	259	- 256
Ascariasis	64	2	61	685	- 683
Hepatitis B	65	2	55	1,488	- 1,487
Pertussis	66	1	16	23,282	- 23,281
Syphilis	67	1	38	5,449	- 5,449
Dengue	68	0	73	2	- 2
Schistosomiasis	69	0	54	1,508	- 1,508
Malaria	70	0	4	100,963	- 100,963
Chagas disease	71	0	78	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	72	0	70	23	- 23
Trypanosomiasis	73	0	77	0	- 0
Chlamydia	74	0	71	14	- 14
Diphtheria	75	0	44	3,800	- 3,800
Tetanus	76	0	26	8,355	- 8,355
Measles	77	0	14	29,439	- 29,439
Trichuriasis	78	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	74	0	- 0
Otitis Media	80	0	72	3	- 3
Leprosy	81	0	76	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	82	0	79	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	83	0	85	0	- 0
Multiple Sclerosis	84	0	68	179	- 179
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	83	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	81	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to NIGERIA

Mauritius

Nigeria

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.