PERU VS MAURITIUS: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MAURITIUS		PERU		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Diabetes Mellitus	1	46,599	8	4,437	+ 42,162
Coronary Heart Disease	2	44,896	2	13,769	+ 31,127
Stroke	3	24,502	3	7,722	+ 16,781
Kidney Disease	4	18,016	4	7,234	+ 10,782
Lung Disease	5	16,080	15	2,519	+ 13,562
Hypertension	6	14,718	28	1,061	+ 13,657
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	8,609	1	15,326	- 6,718
Breast Cancer	8	5,777	20	1,969	+ 3,808
Lung Cancers	9	4,535	10	3,169	+ 1,367
Colon-Rectum Cancers	10	4,533	14	2,642	+ 1,890
Road Traffic Accidents	11	3,862	9	4,414	- 552
Liver Disease	12	3,617	5	6,375	- 2,758
HIV/AIDS	13	3,506	31	849	+ 2,657
Suicide	14	2,990	30	903	+ 2,087
Prostate Cancer	15	2,862	11	3,167	- 305
Inflammatory/Heart	16	2,689	39	494	+ 2,196
Asthma	17	2,661	50	208	+ 2,453
Stomach Cancer	18	2,598	7	5,072	- 2,474
Endocrine Disorders	19	2,508	40	474	+ 2,033
Other Neoplasms	20	1,910	58	54	+ 1,856
Other Injuries	21	1,635	13	2,876	- 1,241
Skin Disease	22	1,604	54	156	+ 1,448
Oral Cancer	23	1,575	38	519	+ 1,056
Lymphomas	24	1,413	18	2,254	- 841
Congenital Anomalies	25	1,412	19	1,997	- 585
Falls	26	1,412	25	1,285	+ 127
Liver Cancer	27	1,398	16	2,476	- 1,079
Pancreas Cancer	28	1,358	23	1,607	- 249
Alcohol	29	1,326	44	321	+ 1,004
Cervical Cancer	30	1,222	21	1,924	- 702
Leukemia	31	1,204	22	1,850	- 646
Ovary Cancer	32	1,136	33	713	+ 423
Drownings	33	1,072	36	584	+ 488
Alzheimers & Dementia	34	1,040	6	5,811	- 4,771
Low Birth Weight	35	916	24	1,475	- 560
Birth Trauma	36	909	37	537	+ 372
Oesophagus Cancer	37	882	42	394	+ 489
Epilepsy	38	868	47	262	+ 606
Anemia	39	832	82	0	+ 832
Uterin Cancer	40	790	45	304	+ 486
Violence	41	739	12	3,013	- 2,274
Diarrhoeal diseases	42	562	27	1,108	- 547
Peptic Ulcer Disease	43	556	35	609	- 52
Bladder Cancer	44	518	41	463	+ 55
Tuberculosis	45	433	17	2,377	- 1,944
Drug Use	46	400	34	635	- 236
Parkinson's Disease	47	293	26	1,270	- 977
Maternal Conditions	48	268	43	345	- 77
Poisonings	49	262	55	126	+ 136
Fires	50	258	49	239	+ 19
Hepatitis C	51	220	65	4	+ 216
Schizophrenia	52	125	83	0	+ 125
Skin Cancers	53	112	32	786	- 673
Malnutrition	54	96	29	1,006	- 910
Oral conditions	55	83	86	0	+ 83
Rheumatic Heart Disease	56	76	51	198	- 122
Meningitis	57	58	56	118	- 60
Prostatic Hypertrophy	58	56	84	0	+ 56
Appendicitis	59	28	53	170	- 143
Rheumatoid Arthritis	60	23	57	107	- 84
Encephalitis	61	21	46	281	- 260
War	62	3	67	3	- 0
Upper Respiratory	63	0	63	11	- 11
Ascariasis	64	0	69	2	- 2
Hepatitis B	65	0	64	10	- 9
Pertussis	66	0	48	260	- 260
Syphilis	67	0	52	182	- 182
Dengue	68	0	66	4	- 4
Schistosomiasis	69	0	77	0	+ 0
Malaria	70	0	61	35	- 35
Chagas disease	71	0	59	49	- 49
Leishmaniasis	72	0	76	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	73	0	78	0	- 0
Chlamydia	74	0	68	3	- 3
Diphtheria	75	0	70	1	- 1
Tetanus	76	0	60	48	- 48
Measles	77	0	73	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	75	0	- 0
Otitis Media	80	0	71	0	- 0
Leprosy	81	0	72	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	82	0	79	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	83	0	85	0	- 0
Multiple Sclerosis	84	0	62	35	- 35
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	81	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	80	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to PERU

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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.