SENEGAL VS MAURITIUS: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MAURITIUS		SENEGAL		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Diabetes Mellitus	1	26,940	10	2,395	+ 24,545
Coronary Heart Disease	2	25,956	2	6,224	+ 19,732
Stroke	3	14,166	4	5,342	+ 8,823
Kidney Disease	4	10,416	12	2,210	+ 8,205
Lung Disease	5	9,297	18	1,351	+ 7,945
Hypertension	6	8,509	21	1,095	+ 7,414
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	4,977	1	7,184	- 2,207
Breast Cancer	8	3,340	27	861	+ 2,479
Lung Cancers	9	2,622	44	180	+ 2,442
Colon-Rectum Cancers	10	2,620	37	384	+ 2,236
Road Traffic Accidents	11	2,233	6	3,832	- 1,599
Liver Disease	12	2,091	13	2,147	- 56
HIV/AIDS	13	2,027	20	1,186	+ 841
Suicide	14	1,729	24	978	+ 751
Prostate Cancer	15	1,655	29	642	+ 1,013
Inflammatory/Heart	16	1,555	36	426	+ 1,129
Asthma	17	1,538	25	936	+ 602
Stomach Cancer	18	1,502	31	557	+ 945
Endocrine Disorders	19	1,450	23	1,041	+ 409
Other Neoplasms	20	1,104	62	24	+ 1,081
Other Injuries	21	945	16	1,512	- 567
Skin Disease	22	927	47	159	+ 768
Oral Cancer	23	911	43	208	+ 703
Lymphomas	24	817	39	315	+ 502
Congenital Anomalies	25	816	11	2,364	- 1,548
Falls	26	816	30	622	+ 194
Liver Cancer	27	808	22	1,087	- 279
Pancreas Cancer	28	785	48	159	+ 626
Alcohol	29	766	59	74	+ 692
Cervical Cancer	30	707	17	1,405	- 698
Leukemia	31	696	54	113	+ 583
Ovary Cancer	32	657	42	220	+ 437
Drownings	33	620	33	494	+ 126
Alzheimers & Dementia	34	601	26	879	- 277
Low Birth Weight	35	529	7	3,636	- 3,107
Birth Trauma	36	525	8	3,448	- 2,922
Oesophagus Cancer	37	510	55	99	+ 411
Epilepsy	38	502	38	330	+ 171
Anemia	39	481	85	0	+ 481
Uterin Cancer	40	457	56	94	+ 363
Violence	41	427	19	1,247	- 819
Diarrhoeal diseases	42	325	3	5,343	- 5,018
Peptic Ulcer Disease	43	322	35	433	- 111
Bladder Cancer	44	299	50	155	+ 145
Tuberculosis	45	250	9	2,678	- 2,428
Drug Use	46	231	52	138	+ 93
Parkinson's Disease	47	169	41	273	- 104
Maternal Conditions	48	155	14	1,669	- 1,514
Poisonings	49	151	40	315	- 163
Fires	50	149	34	448	- 299
Hepatitis C	51	127	68	11	+ 117
Schizophrenia	52	72	83	0	+ 72
Skin Cancers	53	65	51	147	- 82
Malnutrition	54	55	32	494	- 439
Oral conditions	55	48	82	0	+ 48
Rheumatic Heart Disease	56	44	46	166	- 122
Meningitis	57	33	15	1,628	- 1,595
Prostatic Hypertrophy	58	32	81	0	+ 32
Appendicitis	59	16	61	38	- 22
Rheumatoid Arthritis	60	13	67	15	- 1
Encephalitis	61	12	57	85	- 73
War	62	2	69	4	- 2
Upper Respiratory	63	0	66	15	- 15
Ascariasis	64	0	65	18	- 18
Hepatitis B	65	0	60	70	- 70
Pertussis	66	0	28	771	- 771
Syphilis	67	0	53	122	- 122
Dengue	68	0	73	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	69	0	45	176	- 176
Malaria	70	0	5	4,595	- 4,595
Chagas disease	71	0	79	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	72	0	63	21	- 21
Trypanosomiasis	73	0	78	0	- 0
Chlamydia	74	0	71	2	- 2
Diphtheria	75	0	70	3	- 3
Tetanus	76	0	58	85	- 85
Measles	77	0	49	158	- 158
Trichuriasis	78	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	75	0	- 0
Otitis Media	80	0	72	0	- 0
Leprosy	81	0	76	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	82	0	77	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	83	0	80	0	- 0
Multiple Sclerosis	84	0	64	20	- 20
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	84	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SENEGAL

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.