SINGAPORE VS MAURITIUS: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MAURITIUS		SINGAPORE		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Diabetes Mellitus	1	8,617	28	108	+ 8,509
Coronary Heart Disease	2	8,302	1	5,292	+ 3,011
Stroke	3	4,531	3	1,559	+ 2,972
Kidney Disease	4	3,332	6	1,028	+ 2,303
Lung Disease	5	2,974	14	383	+ 2,591
Hypertension	6	2,722	8	732	+ 1,990
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	1,592	2	5,189	- 3,597
Breast Cancer	8	1,068	10	605	+ 463
Lung Cancers	9	839	4	1,540	- 702
Colon-Rectum Cancers	10	838	5	1,203	- 364
Road Traffic Accidents	11	714	26	121	+ 593
Liver Disease	12	669	20	209	+ 460
HIV/AIDS	13	648	45	18	+ 630
Suicide	14	553	9	650	- 98
Prostate Cancer	15	529	16	303	+ 227
Inflammatory/Heart	16	497	19	215	+ 282
Asthma	17	492	35	37	+ 455
Stomach Cancer	18	480	12	405	+ 76
Endocrine Disorders	19	464	37	30	+ 433
Other Neoplasms	20	353	22	195	+ 158
Other Injuries	21	302	32	79	+ 223
Skin Disease	22	297	25	136	+ 161
Oral Cancer	23	291	15	317	- 26
Lymphomas	24	261	13	397	- 136
Congenital Anomalies	25	261	31	80	+ 182
Falls	26	261	18	218	+ 43
Liver Cancer	27	258	7	746	- 487
Pancreas Cancer	28	251	11	537	- 286
Alcohol	29	245	47	10	+ 235
Cervical Cancer	30	226	30	85	+ 141
Leukemia	31	223	17	249	- 27
Ovary Cancer	32	210	21	204	+ 6
Drownings	33	198	38	29	+ 169
Alzheimers & Dementia	34	192	36	32	+ 160
Low Birth Weight	35	169	41	25	+ 144
Birth Trauma	36	168	55	3	+ 165
Oesophagus Cancer	37	163	24	137	+ 26
Epilepsy	38	160	42	25	+ 136
Anemia	39	154	85	0	+ 154
Uterin Cancer	40	146	23	147	- 1
Violence	41	137	46	15	+ 122
Diarrhoeal diseases	42	104	39	28	+ 76
Peptic Ulcer Disease	43	103	33	69	+ 34
Bladder Cancer	44	96	27	120	- 24
Tuberculosis	45	80	40	26	+ 55
Drug Use	46	74	44	19	+ 55
Parkinson's Disease	47	54	29	90	- 36
Maternal Conditions	48	50	53	3	+ 46
Poisonings	49	48	60	1	+ 47
Fires	50	48	49	7	+ 41
Hepatitis C	51	41	56	3	+ 38
Schizophrenia	52	23	84	0	+ 23
Skin Cancers	53	21	34	56	- 35
Malnutrition	54	18	63	0	+ 18
Oral conditions	55	15	81	0	+ 15
Rheumatic Heart Disease	56	14	43	22	- 8
Meningitis	57	11	48	8	+ 2
Prostatic Hypertrophy	58	10	51	6	+ 5
Appendicitis	59	5	50	6	- 1
Rheumatoid Arthritis	60	4	58	2	+ 2
Encephalitis	61	4	61	0	+ 4
War	62	1	59	2	- 2
Upper Respiratory	63	0	54	3	- 3
Ascariasis	64	0	67	0	+ 0
Hepatitis B	65	0	52	4	- 4
Pertussis	66	0	62	0	- 0
Syphilis	67	0	65	0	+ 0
Dengue	68	0	66	0	+ 0
Schistosomiasis	69	0	78	0	+ 0
Malaria	70	0	75	0	- 0
Chagas disease	71	0	74	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	72	0	76	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	73	0	77	0	- 0
Chlamydia	74	0	70	0	- 0
Diphtheria	75	0	64	0	- 0
Tetanus	76	0	73	0	- 0
Measles	77	0	72	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	69	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	68	0	- 0
Otitis Media	80	0	79	0	- 0
Leprosy	81	0	80	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	82	0	71	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	83	0	82	0	- 0
Multiple Sclerosis	84	0	57	3	- 3
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SINGAPORE

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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.