SOMALIA VS MAURITIUS: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MAURITIUS		SOMALIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Diabetes Mellitus	1	18,607	16	2,888	+ 15,719
Coronary Heart Disease	2	17,927	7	7,233	+ 10,694
Stroke	3	9,784	6	8,595	+ 1,188
Kidney Disease	4	7,194	21	2,051	+ 5,143
Lung Disease	5	6,421	19	2,442	+ 3,978
Hypertension	6	5,877	18	2,643	+ 3,234
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	3,438	1	21,712	- 18,274
Breast Cancer	8	2,307	26	1,232	+ 1,075
Lung Cancers	9	1,811	54	233	+ 1,578
Colon-Rectum Cancers	10	1,810	38	546	+ 1,264
Road Traffic Accidents	11	1,542	11	4,231	- 2,689
Liver Disease	12	1,444	13	3,917	- 2,472
HIV/AIDS	13	1,400	33	610	+ 790
Suicide	14	1,194	27	1,219	- 25
Prostate Cancer	15	1,143	52	285	+ 858
Inflammatory/Heart	16	1,074	39	521	+ 553
Asthma	17	1,062	23	1,878	- 816
Stomach Cancer	18	1,037	49	310	+ 728
Endocrine Disorders	19	1,001	44	406	+ 595
Other Neoplasms	20	763	70	12	+ 750
Other Injuries	21	653	14	3,602	- 2,949
Skin Disease	22	640	58	151	+ 489
Oral Cancer	23	629	46	328	+ 301
Lymphomas	24	564	34	605	- 40
Congenital Anomalies	25	564	15	3,410	- 2,846
Falls	26	564	37	548	+ 16
Liver Cancer	27	558	53	256	+ 302
Pancreas Cancer	28	542	62	108	+ 435
Alcohol	29	529	59	151	+ 378
Cervical Cancer	30	488	28	883	- 395
Leukemia	31	481	35	562	- 81
Ovary Cancer	32	454	50	295	+ 159
Drownings	33	428	25	1,272	- 843
Alzheimers & Dementia	34	415	32	647	- 232
Low Birth Weight	35	366	8	6,250	- 5,885
Birth Trauma	36	363	5	9,573	- 9,211
Oesophagus Cancer	37	352	40	516	- 164
Epilepsy	38	347	43	419	- 72
Anemia	39	332	83	0	+ 332
Uterin Cancer	40	316	64	78	+ 238
Violence	41	295	29	828	- 533
Diarrhoeal diseases	42	224	2	15,363	- 15,138
Peptic Ulcer Disease	43	222	36	559	- 337
Bladder Cancer	44	207	61	149	+ 57
Tuberculosis	45	173	4	10,261	- 10,088
Drug Use	46	160	65	54	+ 105
Parkinson's Disease	47	117	56	184	- 67
Maternal Conditions	48	107	12	4,127	- 4,020
Poisonings	49	104	31	758	- 654
Fires	50	103	30	810	- 707
Hepatitis C	51	88	67	34	+ 54
Schizophrenia	52	50	81	0	+ 50
Skin Cancers	53	45	57	164	- 119
Malnutrition	54	38	10	4,825	- 4,786
Oral conditions	55	33	86	0	+ 33
Rheumatic Heart Disease	56	30	41	446	- 416
Meningitis	57	23	9	5,381	- 5,358
Prostatic Hypertrophy	58	22	84	0	+ 22
Appendicitis	59	11	55	188	- 177
Rheumatoid Arthritis	60	9	66	35	- 26
Encephalitis	61	8	63	91	- 83
War	62	1	24	1,318	- 1,317
Upper Respiratory	63	0	47	326	- 326
Ascariasis	64	0	69	30	- 29
Hepatitis B	65	0	48	315	- 315
Pertussis	66	0	20	2,054	- 2,054
Syphilis	67	0	45	378	- 378
Dengue	68	0	73	1	- 1
Schistosomiasis	69	0	42	435	- 435
Malaria	70	0	22	1,942	- 1,942
Chagas disease	71	0	79	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	72	0	51	290	- 290
Trypanosomiasis	73	0	78	0	- 0
Chlamydia	74	0	72	5	- 5
Diphtheria	75	0	60	150	- 150
Tetanus	76	0	17	2,648	- 2,648
Measles	77	0	3	11,576	- 11,576
Trichuriasis	78	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	74	0	- 0
Otitis Media	80	0	68	32	- 32
Leprosy	81	0	77	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	82	0	76	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	83	0	85	0	- 0
Multiple Sclerosis	84	0	71	8	- 8
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	80	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SOMALIA

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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.