SOUTH AFRICA VS MAURITIUS: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MAURITIUS		SOUTH AFRICA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Diabetes Mellitus	1	86,396	5	30,188	+ 56,209
Coronary Heart Disease	2	83,240	3	32,739	+ 50,501
Stroke	3	45,429	4	30,693	+ 14,735
Kidney Disease	4	33,403	9	15,302	+ 18,101
Lung Disease	5	29,814	13	11,895	+ 17,919
Hypertension	6	27,289	12	12,789	+ 14,500
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	15,961	2	39,341	- 23,379
Breast Cancer	8	10,711	23	4,533	+ 6,178
Lung Cancers	9	8,409	15	7,705	+ 704
Colon-Rectum Cancers	10	8,404	28	3,587	+ 4,817
Road Traffic Accidents	11	7,161	11	13,014	- 5,853
Liver Disease	12	6,706	14	9,013	- 2,307
HIV/AIDS	13	6,500	1	71,996	- 65,496
Suicide	14	5,544	10	13,774	- 8,230
Prostate Cancer	15	5,307	24	4,374	+ 933
Inflammatory/Heart	16	4,986	21	5,408	- 422
Asthma	17	4,933	18	5,966	- 1,033
Stomach Cancer	18	4,817	39	1,535	+ 3,282
Endocrine Disorders	19	4,649	19	5,890	- 1,241
Other Neoplasms	20	3,542	58	267	+ 3,275
Other Injuries	21	3,031	17	6,014	- 2,983
Skin Disease	22	2,974	45	1,101	+ 1,872
Oral Cancer	23	2,921	41	1,406	+ 1,515
Lymphomas	24	2,620	31	2,818	- 198
Congenital Anomalies	25	2,618	25	4,351	- 1,733
Falls	26	2,617	42	1,399	+ 1,218
Liver Cancer	27	2,591	33	2,383	+ 208
Pancreas Cancer	28	2,517	35	2,007	+ 510
Alcohol	29	2,458	49	987	+ 1,471
Cervical Cancer	30	2,266	20	5,555	- 3,289
Leukemia	31	2,232	40	1,464	+ 768
Ovary Cancer	32	2,107	51	951	+ 1,156
Drownings	33	1,988	32	2,403	- 415
Alzheimers & Dementia	34	1,928	22	4,676	- 2,748
Low Birth Weight	35	1,698	16	6,250	- 4,553
Birth Trauma	36	1,685	30	3,004	- 1,319
Oesophagus Cancer	37	1,636	29	3,486	- 1,850
Epilepsy	38	1,609	37	1,870	- 261
Anemia	39	1,543	82	0	+ 1,543
Uterin Cancer	40	1,466	54	512	+ 953
Violence	41	1,369	7	21,000	- 19,630
Diarrhoeal diseases	42	1,041	8	15,843	- 14,802
Peptic Ulcer Disease	43	1,031	36	1,894	- 863
Bladder Cancer	44	960	52	829	+ 131
Tuberculosis	45	802	6	21,965	- 21,163
Drug Use	46	741	53	770	- 29
Parkinson's Disease	47	543	46	1,077	- 534
Maternal Conditions	48	496	38	1,700	- 1,203
Poisonings	49	485	50	975	- 490
Fires	50	478	27	3,618	- 3,139
Hepatitis C	51	409	70	8	+ 401
Schizophrenia	52	231	80	0	+ 231
Skin Cancers	53	208	48	993	- 784
Malnutrition	54	177	34	2,381	- 2,203
Oral conditions	55	154	84	0	+ 154
Rheumatic Heart Disease	56	141	47	1,015	- 874
Meningitis	57	107	26	3,660	- 3,554
Prostatic Hypertrophy	58	104	86	0	+ 104
Appendicitis	59	51	56	274	- 223
Rheumatoid Arthritis	60	43	55	376	- 332
Encephalitis	61	38	59	234	- 196
War	62	6	64	66	- 59
Upper Respiratory	63	1	60	223	- 222
Ascariasis	64	1	71	3	- 2
Hepatitis B	65	0	61	139	- 139
Pertussis	66	0	43	1,142	- 1,142
Syphilis	67	0	44	1,130	- 1,129
Dengue	68	0	73	0	+ 0
Schistosomiasis	69	0	66	35	- 35
Malaria	70	0	63	83	- 83
Chagas disease	71	0	78	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	72	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	73	0	76	0	- 0
Chlamydia	74	0	68	18	- 18
Diphtheria	75	0	69	16	- 16
Tetanus	76	0	65	38	- 38
Measles	77	0	57	270	- 270
Trichuriasis	78	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	72	0	- 0
Otitis Media	80	0	67	19	- 19
Leprosy	81	0	75	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	82	0	79	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	83	0	85	0	- 0
Multiple Sclerosis	84	0	62	113	- 113
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	81	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SOUTH AFRICA

Mauritius

South Africa

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.