NORTH KOREA VS MAURITIUS: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MAURITIUS		NORTH KOREA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Diabetes Mellitus	1	37,591	14	3,671	+ 33,921
Coronary Heart Disease	2	36,218	2	31,342	+ 4,876
Stroke	3	19,766	1	49,648	- 29,882
Kidney Disease	4	14,534	12	3,959	+ 10,575
Lung Disease	5	12,972	3	26,178	- 13,206
Hypertension	6	11,873	8	5,368	+ 6,505
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	6,945	6	6,231	+ 714
Breast Cancer	8	4,660	23	1,366	+ 3,294
Lung Cancers	9	3,659	5	11,893	- 8,235
Colon-Rectum Cancers	10	3,656	15	3,232	+ 425
Road Traffic Accidents	11	3,116	7	6,210	- 3,094
Liver Disease	12	2,918	10	4,506	- 1,589
HIV/AIDS	13	2,828	31	753	+ 2,075
Suicide	14	2,412	16	2,407	+ 5
Prostate Cancer	15	2,309	48	219	+ 2,090
Inflammatory/Heart	16	2,169	34	684	+ 1,485
Asthma	17	2,146	22	1,439	+ 707
Stomach Cancer	18	2,096	13	3,771	- 1,675
Endocrine Disorders	19	2,023	39	452	+ 1,571
Other Neoplasms	20	1,541	59	44	+ 1,497
Other Injuries	21	1,319	20	1,531	- 213
Skin Disease	22	1,294	52	158	+ 1,135
Oral Cancer	23	1,271	37	513	+ 758
Lymphomas	24	1,140	35	560	+ 580
Congenital Anomalies	25	1,139	29	991	+ 148
Falls	26	1,139	18	1,801	- 663
Liver Cancer	27	1,127	9	5,326	- 4,198
Pancreas Cancer	28	1,095	21	1,525	- 430
Alcohol	29	1,069	44	304	+ 765
Cervical Cancer	30	986	33	704	+ 282
Leukemia	31	971	30	965	+ 6
Ovary Cancer	32	917	36	532	+ 385
Drownings	33	865	27	1,126	- 261
Alzheimers & Dementia	34	839	11	4,340	- 3,501
Low Birth Weight	35	739	25	1,208	- 470
Birth Trauma	36	733	32	736	- 3
Oesophagus Cancer	37	712	24	1,222	- 510
Epilepsy	38	700	45	266	+ 434
Anemia	39	671	85	0	+ 671
Uterin Cancer	40	638	53	138	+ 500
Violence	41	596	28	1,082	- 486
Diarrhoeal diseases	42	453	40	374	+ 79
Peptic Ulcer Disease	43	449	19	1,712	- 1,263
Bladder Cancer	44	418	38	500	- 82
Tuberculosis	45	349	4	17,417	- 17,068
Drug Use	46	322	42	356	- 34
Parkinson's Disease	47	236	26	1,155	- 919
Maternal Conditions	48	216	47	252	- 36
Poisonings	49	211	41	366	- 155
Fires	50	208	46	253	- 45
Hepatitis C	51	178	64	10	+ 167
Schizophrenia	52	100	83	0	+ 100
Skin Cancers	53	91	51	168	- 78
Malnutrition	54	77	43	317	- 240
Oral conditions	55	67	82	0	+ 67
Rheumatic Heart Disease	56	61	17	2,093	- 2,031
Meningitis	57	46	49	207	- 160
Prostatic Hypertrophy	58	45	80	0	+ 45
Appendicitis	59	22	57	57	- 34
Rheumatoid Arthritis	60	19	50	198	- 180
Encephalitis	61	17	54	117	- 100
War	62	3	63	16	- 14
Upper Respiratory	63	0	56	67	- 66
Ascariasis	64	0	67	1	- 1
Hepatitis B	65	0	55	68	- 68
Pertussis	66	0	61	34	- 34
Syphilis	67	0	58	54	- 54
Dengue	68	0	76	0	+ 0
Schistosomiasis	69	0	74	0	+ 0
Malaria	70	0	69	0	- 0
Chagas disease	71	0	72	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	72	0	75	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	73	0	73	0	- 0
Chlamydia	74	0	66	1	- 1
Diphtheria	75	0	68	0	- 0
Tetanus	76	0	62	28	- 28
Measles	77	0	65	4	- 4
Trichuriasis	78	0	77	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	78	0	- 0
Otitis Media	80	0	70	0	- 0
Leprosy	81	0	71	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	82	0	79	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	83	0	81	0	- 0
Multiple Sclerosis	84	0	60	40	- 40
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	84	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to NORTH KOREA

Mauritius

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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.