SRI LANKA VS MAURITIUS: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MAURITIUS		SRI LANKA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Diabetes Mellitus	1	31,422	2	12,460	+ 18,961
Coronary Heart Disease	2	30,274	1	26,304	+ 3,970
Stroke	3	16,522	6	6,805	+ 9,717
Kidney Disease	4	12,148	5	6,858	+ 5,290
Lung Disease	5	10,843	3	9,456	+ 1,387
Hypertension	6	9,925	20	1,055	+ 8,869
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	5,805	8	5,117	+ 688
Breast Cancer	8	3,896	15	1,383	+ 2,513
Lung Cancers	9	3,058	12	1,775	+ 1,283
Colon-Rectum Cancers	10	3,056	24	911	+ 2,145
Road Traffic Accidents	11	2,604	9	4,200	- 1,595
Liver Disease	12	2,439	17	1,303	+ 1,136
HIV/AIDS	13	2,364	55	39	+ 2,325
Suicide	14	2,016	10	2,977	- 961
Prostate Cancer	15	1,930	30	507	+ 1,423
Inflammatory/Heart	16	1,813	35	425	+ 1,389
Asthma	17	1,794	7	6,471	- 4,677
Stomach Cancer	18	1,752	16	1,321	+ 431
Endocrine Disorders	19	1,691	32	462	+ 1,229
Other Neoplasms	20	1,288	50	86	+ 1,202
Other Injuries	21	1,102	14	1,529	- 427
Skin Disease	22	1,081	36	293	+ 789
Oral Cancer	23	1,062	11	2,893	- 1,831
Lymphomas	24	953	21	1,027	- 74
Congenital Anomalies	25	952	22	989	- 37
Falls	26	952	23	964	- 12
Liver Cancer	27	942	19	1,090	- 148
Pancreas Cancer	28	915	43	214	+ 702
Alcohol	29	894	51	82	+ 812
Cervical Cancer	30	824	26	762	+ 62
Leukemia	31	812	18	1,155	- 343
Ovary Cancer	32	766	37	281	+ 485
Drownings	33	723	27	731	- 8
Alzheimers & Dementia	34	701	4	6,939	- 6,237
Low Birth Weight	35	617	29	536	+ 81
Birth Trauma	36	613	44	193	+ 420
Oesophagus Cancer	37	595	13	1,544	- 949
Epilepsy	38	585	39	269	+ 316
Anemia	39	561	33	445	+ 116
Uterin Cancer	40	533	42	218	+ 315
Violence	41	498	31	499	- 1
Diarrhoeal diseases	42	379	28	605	- 226
Peptic Ulcer Disease	43	375	56	38	+ 337
Bladder Cancer	44	349	34	432	- 83
Tuberculosis	45	292	25	769	- 477
Drug Use	46	269	40	257	+ 12
Parkinson's Disease	47	197	45	168	+ 30
Maternal Conditions	48	181	48	96	+ 84
Poisonings	49	176	49	93	+ 83
Fires	50	174	41	239	- 65
Hepatitis C	51	149	75	0	+ 149
Schizophrenia	52	84	65	5	+ 79
Skin Cancers	53	76	52	58	+ 18
Malnutrition	54	65	54	43	+ 21
Oral conditions	55	56	68	3	+ 53
Rheumatic Heart Disease	56	51	53	49	+ 2
Meningitis	57	39	46	146	- 107
Prostatic Hypertrophy	58	38	70	2	+ 36
Appendicitis	59	19	64	5	+ 13
Rheumatoid Arthritis	60	16	60	11	+ 5
Encephalitis	61	14	61	10	+ 3
War	62	2	38	280	- 277
Upper Respiratory	63	0	66	5	- 4
Ascariasis	64	0	72	0	- 0
Hepatitis B	65	0	62	6	- 6
Pertussis	66	0	59	15	- 14
Syphilis	67	0	58	15	- 15
Dengue	68	0	47	131	- 131
Schistosomiasis	69	0	81	0	+ 0
Malaria	70	0	80	0	- 0
Chagas disease	71	0	83	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	72	0	73	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	73	0	82	0	- 0
Chlamydia	74	0	84	0	- 0
Diphtheria	75	0	74	0	- 0
Tetanus	76	0	57	27	- 27
Measles	77	0	77	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	79	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	71	0	- 0
Otitis Media	80	0	76	0	- 0
Leprosy	81	0	63	6	- 6
Iodine Deficiency	82	0	78	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	83	0	67	3	- 3
Multiple Sclerosis	84	0	69	2	- 2
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SRI LANKA

Mauritius

Sri Lanka

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.