SOUTH KOREA VS MAURITIUS: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MAURITIUS		SOUTH KOREA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Diabetes Mellitus	1	74,445	13	6,812	+ 67,634
Coronary Heart Disease	2	71,726	1	28,043	+ 43,683
Stroke	3	39,145	3	25,596	+ 13,549
Kidney Disease	4	28,782	9	10,107	+ 18,675
Lung Disease	5	25,690	11	8,526	+ 17,163
Hypertension	6	23,514	17	3,711	+ 19,803
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	13,753	2	26,650	- 12,896
Breast Cancer	8	9,229	21	2,880	+ 6,349
Lung Cancers	9	7,246	4	20,293	- 13,047
Colon-Rectum Cancers	10	7,241	8	10,180	- 2,939
Road Traffic Accidents	11	6,170	15	4,399	+ 1,772
Liver Disease	12	5,779	14	6,348	- 570
HIV/AIDS	13	5,601	55	84	+ 5,516
Suicide	14	4,777	5	14,636	- 9,859
Prostate Cancer	15	4,573	22	2,316	+ 2,257
Inflammatory/Heart	16	4,296	31	1,325	+ 2,971
Asthma	17	4,251	32	1,150	+ 3,100
Stomach Cancer	18	4,150	10	8,625	- 4,474
Endocrine Disorders	19	4,006	25	1,891	+ 2,116
Other Neoplasms	20	3,052	26	1,807	+ 1,245
Other Injuries	21	2,611	18	3,634	- 1,023
Skin Disease	22	2,562	36	704	+ 1,858
Oral Cancer	23	2,517	29	1,457	+ 1,060
Lymphomas	24	2,257	19	3,477	- 1,220
Congenital Anomalies	25	2,255	41	518	+ 1,737
Falls	26	2,255	20	2,934	- 679
Liver Cancer	27	2,233	7	11,589	- 9,356
Pancreas Cancer	28	2,169	12	6,994	- 4,825
Alcohol	29	2,118	33	1,081	+ 1,037
Cervical Cancer	30	1,953	34	1,065	+ 888
Leukemia	31	1,923	23	2,140	- 217
Ovary Cancer	32	1,816	30	1,330	+ 486
Drownings	33	1,713	42	501	+ 1,212
Alzheimers & Dementia	34	1,661	6	12,145	- 10,484
Low Birth Weight	35	1,463	45	370	+ 1,092
Birth Trauma	36	1,452	54	88	+ 1,364
Oesophagus Cancer	37	1,410	28	1,733	- 323
Epilepsy	38	1,387	40	524	+ 862
Anemia	39	1,329	46	329	+ 1,000
Uterin Cancer	40	1,263	43	420	+ 843
Violence	41	1,180	44	386	+ 794
Diarrhoeal diseases	42	897	35	929	- 31
Peptic Ulcer Disease	43	889	38	540	+ 349
Bladder Cancer	44	827	27	1,768	- 941
Tuberculosis	45	691	24	1,950	- 1,259
Drug Use	46	638	50	154	+ 484
Parkinson's Disease	47	468	16	3,951	- 3,484
Maternal Conditions	48	428	61	34	+ 394
Poisonings	49	418	52	115	+ 303
Fires	50	412	47	263	+ 149
Hepatitis C	51	352	49	168	+ 185
Schizophrenia	52	199	56	77	+ 122
Skin Cancers	53	180	37	585	- 405
Malnutrition	54	153	53	88	+ 64
Oral conditions	55	132	64	21	+ 111
Rheumatic Heart Disease	56	121	48	224	- 103
Meningitis	57	92	58	51	+ 41
Prostatic Hypertrophy	58	89	59	49	+ 40
Appendicitis	59	44	57	54	- 10
Rheumatoid Arthritis	60	37	51	150	- 113
Encephalitis	61	33	65	19	+ 14
War	62	5	68	5	+ 0
Upper Respiratory	63	1	63	26	- 25
Ascariasis	64	0	74	0	+ 0
Hepatitis B	65	0	39	526	- 526
Pertussis	66	0	67	6	- 6
Syphilis	67	0	62	27	- 26
Dengue	68	0	77	0	+ 0
Schistosomiasis	69	0	72	1	- 1
Malaria	70	0	71	1	- 1
Chagas disease	71	0	80	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	72	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	73	0	78	0	- 0
Chlamydia	74	0	84	0	- 0
Diphtheria	75	0	73	0	- 0
Tetanus	76	0	69	5	- 5
Measles	77	0	83	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	76	0	- 0
Otitis Media	80	0	70	5	- 5
Leprosy	81	0	82	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	82	0	81	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	83	0	60	41	- 41
Multiple Sclerosis	84	0	66	11	- 11
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SOUTH KOREA

Mauritius

South Korea

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.