RWANDA VS MAURITIUS: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MAURITIUS		RWANDA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Diabetes Mellitus	1	19,473	11	1,858	+ 17,615
Coronary Heart Disease	2	18,762	4	3,605	+ 15,156
Stroke	3	10,239	2	5,060	+ 5,179
Kidney Disease	4	7,529	15	1,206	+ 6,323
Lung Disease	5	6,720	13	1,555	+ 5,165
Hypertension	6	6,151	14	1,357	+ 4,793
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	3,598	1	5,280	- 1,682
Breast Cancer	8	2,414	27	600	+ 1,814
Lung Cancers	9	1,895	39	234	+ 1,661
Colon-Rectum Cancers	10	1,894	28	591	+ 1,303
Road Traffic Accidents	11	1,614	3	3,718	- 2,104
Liver Disease	12	1,512	8	2,548	- 1,037
HIV/AIDS	13	1,465	7	2,826	- 1,361
Suicide	14	1,250	24	704	+ 546
Prostate Cancer	15	1,196	32	396	+ 800
Inflammatory/Heart	16	1,124	34	347	+ 777
Asthma	17	1,112	22	717	+ 395
Stomach Cancer	18	1,086	20	780	+ 306
Endocrine Disorders	19	1,048	41	219	+ 828
Other Neoplasms	20	798	64	16	+ 782
Other Injuries	21	683	17	944	- 261
Skin Disease	22	670	52	103	+ 567
Oral Cancer	23	658	37	272	+ 386
Lymphomas	24	591	30	450	+ 141
Congenital Anomalies	25	590	12	1,777	- 1,187
Falls	26	590	31	412	+ 178
Liver Cancer	27	584	23	706	- 122
Pancreas Cancer	28	567	43	214	+ 354
Alcohol	29	554	49	125	+ 429
Cervical Cancer	30	511	18	941	- 430
Leukemia	31	503	35	317	+ 186
Ovary Cancer	32	475	53	92	+ 383
Drownings	33	448	36	285	+ 163
Alzheimers & Dementia	34	435	25	657	- 223
Low Birth Weight	35	383	9	2,193	- 1,810
Birth Trauma	36	380	10	1,888	- 1,508
Oesophagus Cancer	37	369	44	213	+ 156
Epilepsy	38	363	45	191	+ 171
Anemia	39	348	86	0	+ 348
Uterin Cancer	40	330	56	58	+ 272
Violence	41	309	29	548	- 239
Diarrhoeal diseases	42	235	6	3,121	- 2,887
Peptic Ulcer Disease	43	232	33	362	- 130
Bladder Cancer	44	216	62	35	+ 181
Tuberculosis	45	181	26	625	- 444
Drug Use	46	167	60	45	+ 122
Parkinson's Disease	47	122	47	146	- 24
Maternal Conditions	48	112	21	722	- 611
Poisonings	49	109	40	220	- 111
Fires	50	108	38	270	- 162
Hepatitis C	51	92	65	12	+ 80
Schizophrenia	52	52	83	0	+ 52
Skin Cancers	53	47	50	113	- 66
Malnutrition	54	40	16	1,168	- 1,128
Oral conditions	55	35	82	0	+ 35
Rheumatic Heart Disease	56	32	48	136	- 104
Meningitis	57	24	19	847	- 823
Prostatic Hypertrophy	58	23	80	0	+ 23
Appendicitis	59	12	54	70	- 59
Rheumatoid Arthritis	60	10	63	23	- 13
Encephalitis	61	9	61	39	- 30
War	62	1	69	3	- 1
Upper Respiratory	63	0	57	58	- 58
Ascariasis	64	0	67	5	- 5
Hepatitis B	65	0	55	68	- 68
Pertussis	66	0	42	218	- 218
Syphilis	67	0	46	173	- 173
Dengue	68	0	72	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	69	0	51	111	- 111
Malaria	70	0	5	3,298	- 3,298
Chagas disease	71	0	79	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	72	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	73	0	78	0	- 0
Chlamydia	74	0	70	2	- 2
Diphtheria	75	0	71	1	- 1
Tetanus	76	0	58	53	- 53
Measles	77	0	59	51	- 51
Trichuriasis	78	0	73	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	74	0	- 0
Otitis Media	80	0	68	4	- 4
Leprosy	81	0	76	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	82	0	75	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	83	0	81	0	- 0
Multiple Sclerosis	84	0	66	7	- 7
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	84	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to RWANDA

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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.