SURINAME VS MAURITIUS: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MAURITIUS		SURINAME		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Diabetes Mellitus	1	924	3	286	+ 638
Coronary Heart Disease	2	891	1	650	+ 240
Stroke	3	486	2	615	- 129
Kidney Disease	4	357	4	281	+ 76
Lung Disease	5	319	12	93	+ 226
Hypertension	6	292	9	134	+ 158
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	171	5	171	+ 0
Breast Cancer	8	115	17	55	+ 60
Lung Cancers	9	90	11	102	- 12
Colon-Rectum Cancers	10	90	16	72	+ 17
Road Traffic Accidents	11	77	13	89	- 12
Liver Disease	12	72	8	134	- 62
HIV/AIDS	13	70	7	138	- 68
Suicide	14	59	6	148	- 88
Prostate Cancer	15	57	14	78	- 22
Inflammatory/Heart	16	53	23	37	+ 16
Asthma	17	53	39	16	+ 37
Stomach Cancer	18	52	33	25	+ 27
Endocrine Disorders	19	50	24	37	+ 13
Other Neoplasms	20	38	54	3	+ 35
Other Injuries	21	32	15	73	- 40
Skin Disease	22	32	18	53	- 22
Oral Cancer	23	31	40	16	+ 16
Lymphomas	24	28	34	23	+ 5
Congenital Anomalies	25	28	22	40	- 12
Falls	26	28	25	34	- 6
Liver Cancer	27	28	21	45	- 17
Pancreas Cancer	28	27	32	26	+ 0
Alcohol	29	26	38	16	+ 10
Cervical Cancer	30	24	20	48	- 24
Leukemia	31	24	35	20	+ 4
Ovary Cancer	32	23	42	14	+ 9
Drownings	33	21	29	28	- 7
Alzheimers & Dementia	34	21	10	117	- 97
Low Birth Weight	35	18	19	51	- 33
Birth Trauma	36	18	30	28	- 10
Oesophagus Cancer	37	18	56	2	+ 15
Epilepsy	38	17	36	18	- 1
Anemia	39	17	81	0	+ 17
Uterin Cancer	40	16	49	5	+ 10
Violence	41	15	26	34	- 19
Diarrhoeal diseases	42	11	27	31	- 20
Peptic Ulcer Disease	43	11	28	29	- 18
Bladder Cancer	44	10	48	5	+ 5
Tuberculosis	45	9	37	17	- 8
Drug Use	46	8	45	7	+ 1
Parkinson's Disease	47	6	31	28	- 22
Maternal Conditions	48	5	41	14	- 9
Poisonings	49	5	57	2	+ 3
Fires	50	5	44	13	- 8
Hepatitis C	51	4	70	0	+ 4
Schizophrenia	52	2	82	0	+ 2
Skin Cancers	53	2	60	1	+ 1
Malnutrition	54	2	43	13	- 11
Oral conditions	55	2	86	0	+ 2
Rheumatic Heart Disease	56	2	47	6	- 5
Meningitis	57	1	50	5	- 4
Prostatic Hypertrophy	58	1	85	0	+ 1
Appendicitis	59	1	53	3	- 3
Rheumatoid Arthritis	60	0	58	1	- 1
Encephalitis	61	0	51	4	- 4
War	62	0	66	0	- 0
Upper Respiratory	63	0	67	0	- 0
Ascariasis	64	0	69	0	- 0
Hepatitis B	65	0	63	1	- 1
Pertussis	66	0	59	1	- 1
Syphilis	67	0	52	3	- 3
Dengue	68	0	46	7	- 7
Schistosomiasis	69	0	55	2	- 2
Malaria	70	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	71	0	64	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	72	0	65	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	73	0	77	0	- 0
Chlamydia	74	0	68	0	- 0
Diphtheria	75	0	72	0	- 0
Tetanus	76	0	62	1	- 1
Measles	77	0	73	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	76	0	- 0
Otitis Media	80	0	71	0	- 0
Leprosy	81	0	74	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	82	0	79	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	83	0	84	0	- 0
Multiple Sclerosis	84	0	61	1	- 1
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	80	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SURINAME

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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.