SIERRA LEONE VS MAURITIUS: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MAURITIUS		SIERRA LEONE		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Diabetes Mellitus	1	13,038	14	1,190	+ 11,848
Coronary Heart Disease	2	12,561	4	4,027	+ 8,534
Stroke	3	6,855	5	3,769	+ 3,086
Kidney Disease	4	5,041	15	1,082	+ 3,958
Lung Disease	5	4,499	20	791	+ 3,708
Hypertension	6	4,118	21	623	+ 3,495
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	2,409	1	7,420	- 5,011
Breast Cancer	8	1,616	23	615	+ 1,001
Lung Cancers	9	1,269	49	85	+ 1,184
Colon-Rectum Cancers	10	1,268	39	192	+ 1,076
Road Traffic Accidents	11	1,081	8	2,581	- 1,501
Liver Disease	12	1,012	13	1,312	- 300
HIV/AIDS	13	981	9	2,546	- 1,565
Suicide	14	837	25	521	+ 315
Prostate Cancer	15	801	34	274	+ 527
Inflammatory/Heart	16	752	32	288	+ 464
Asthma	17	744	24	613	+ 131
Stomach Cancer	18	727	36	232	+ 495
Endocrine Disorders	19	702	19	798	- 96
Other Neoplasms	20	534	66	10	+ 524
Other Injuries	21	457	16	1,040	- 583
Skin Disease	22	449	51	81	+ 368
Oral Cancer	23	441	50	82	+ 358
Lymphomas	24	395	42	132	+ 263
Congenital Anomalies	25	395	11	1,532	- 1,137
Falls	26	395	30	324	+ 71
Liver Cancer	27	391	27	400	- 9
Pancreas Cancer	28	380	54	62	+ 318
Alcohol	29	371	55	52	+ 319
Cervical Cancer	30	342	35	264	+ 78
Leukemia	31	337	59	37	+ 300
Ovary Cancer	32	318	53	77	+ 241
Drownings	33	300	29	366	- 66
Alzheimers & Dementia	34	291	28	373	- 82
Low Birth Weight	35	256	7	2,791	- 2,535
Birth Trauma	36	254	6	2,888	- 2,634
Oesophagus Cancer	37	247	57	37	+ 210
Epilepsy	38	243	37	230	+ 12
Anemia	39	233	85	0	+ 233
Uterin Cancer	40	221	60	31	+ 190
Violence	41	207	22	618	- 411
Diarrhoeal diseases	42	157	3	5,275	- 5,118
Peptic Ulcer Disease	43	156	31	308	- 152
Bladder Cancer	44	145	52	78	+ 67
Tuberculosis	45	121	10	2,414	- 2,293
Drug Use	46	112	40	185	- 74
Parkinson's Disease	47	82	44	117	- 35
Maternal Conditions	48	75	18	880	- 805
Poisonings	49	73	38	218	- 145
Fires	50	72	33	275	- 203
Hepatitis C	51	62	63	13	+ 48
Schizophrenia	52	35	84	0	+ 35
Skin Cancers	53	31	48	86	- 54
Malnutrition	54	27	17	924	- 897
Oral conditions	55	23	82	0	+ 23
Rheumatic Heart Disease	56	21	43	127	- 105
Meningitis	57	16	12	1,415	- 1,399
Prostatic Hypertrophy	58	16	81	0	+ 16
Appendicitis	59	8	61	27	- 19
Rheumatoid Arthritis	60	7	68	7	- 1
Encephalitis	61	6	56	50	- 45
War	62	1	67	8	- 8
Upper Respiratory	63	0	64	10	- 10
Ascariasis	64	0	62	15	- 15
Hepatitis B	65	0	47	92	- 92
Pertussis	66	0	26	469	- 468
Syphilis	67	0	41	180	- 180
Dengue	68	0	72	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	69	0	46	101	- 101
Malaria	70	0	2	6,824	- 6,824
Chagas disease	71	0	77	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	72	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	73	0	78	0	- 0
Chlamydia	74	0	70	1	- 1
Diphtheria	75	0	69	4	- 4
Tetanus	76	0	45	103	- 103
Measles	77	0	58	37	- 37
Trichuriasis	78	0	73	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	74	0	- 0
Otitis Media	80	0	71	0	- 0
Leprosy	81	0	75	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	82	0	76	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	83	0	80	0	- 0
Multiple Sclerosis	84	0	65	10	- 10
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SIERRA LEONE

Mauritius

Sierra Leone

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.