TANZANIA VS MAURITIUS: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MAURITIUS		TANZANIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Diabetes Mellitus	1	96,430	15	6,247	+ 90,183
Coronary Heart Disease	2	92,907	9	13,215	+ 79,693
Stroke	3	50,704	7	16,894	+ 33,811
Kidney Disease	4	37,282	19	4,547	+ 32,735
Lung Disease	5	33,276	22	3,051	+ 30,225
Hypertension	6	30,458	17	5,209	+ 25,249
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	17,815	2	26,028	- 8,213
Breast Cancer	8	11,955	37	1,285	+ 10,670
Lung Cancers	9	9,385	61	159	+ 9,227
Colon-Rectum Cancers	10	9,380	33	1,567	+ 7,812
Road Traffic Accidents	11	7,993	5	18,054	- 10,061
Liver Disease	12	7,485	13	6,586	+ 899
HIV/AIDS	13	7,255	1	27,402	- 20,147
Suicide	14	6,188	24	2,474	+ 3,713
Prostate Cancer	15	5,923	28	1,819	+ 4,104
Inflammatory/Heart	16	5,565	38	1,227	+ 4,338
Asthma	17	5,506	30	1,700	+ 3,806
Stomach Cancer	18	5,376	39	1,190	+ 4,186
Endocrine Disorders	19	5,189	29	1,778	+ 3,411
Other Neoplasms	20	3,953	64	58	+ 3,896
Other Injuries	21	3,382	20	4,270	- 887
Skin Disease	22	3,319	52	359	+ 2,959
Oral Cancer	23	3,260	31	1,646	+ 1,614
Lymphomas	24	2,924	41	805	+ 2,119
Congenital Anomalies	25	2,922	11	9,791	- 6,869
Falls	26	2,921	34	1,533	+ 1,388
Liver Cancer	27	2,892	36	1,413	+ 1,479
Pancreas Cancer	28	2,809	62	158	+ 2,652
Alcohol	29	2,743	56	270	+ 2,473
Cervical Cancer	30	2,529	14	6,424	- 3,894
Leukemia	31	2,491	47	416	+ 2,075
Ovary Cancer	32	2,352	53	337	+ 2,015
Drownings	33	2,219	32	1,642	+ 577
Alzheimers & Dementia	34	2,152	27	2,048	+ 104
Low Birth Weight	35	1,895	10	12,173	- 10,278
Birth Trauma	36	1,880	8	15,086	- 13,205
Oesophagus Cancer	37	1,826	25	2,247	- 421
Epilepsy	38	1,796	43	707	+ 1,089
Anemia	39	1,722	82	0	+ 1,722
Uterin Cancer	40	1,636	57	218	+ 1,418
Violence	41	1,529	18	4,713	- 3,184
Diarrhoeal diseases	42	1,162	6	17,587	- 16,425
Peptic Ulcer Disease	43	1,151	46	462	+ 689
Bladder Cancer	44	1,071	44	667	+ 404
Tuberculosis	45	896	4	20,269	- 19,374
Drug Use	46	827	48	404	+ 423
Parkinson's Disease	47	606	45	513	+ 92
Maternal Conditions	48	554	12	6,835	- 6,281
Poisonings	49	541	40	1,170	- 628
Fires	50	534	35	1,424	- 891
Hepatitis C	51	456	66	40	+ 416
Schizophrenia	52	258	80	0	+ 258
Skin Cancers	53	233	42	744	- 512
Malnutrition	54	198	16	5,574	- 5,376
Oral conditions	55	171	84	0	+ 171
Rheumatic Heart Disease	56	157	50	401	- 244
Meningitis	57	119	21	3,188	- 3,069
Prostatic Hypertrophy	58	116	86	0	+ 116
Appendicitis	59	57	58	218	- 160
Rheumatoid Arthritis	60	48	63	81	- 33
Encephalitis	61	43	59	199	- 156
War	62	7	67	30	- 23
Upper Respiratory	63	1	54	299	- 298
Ascariasis	64	1	65	56	- 55
Hepatitis B	65	0	60	168	- 168
Pertussis	66	0	23	2,774	- 2,774
Syphilis	67	0	26	2,115	- 2,115
Dengue	68	0	73	2	- 2
Schistosomiasis	69	0	51	371	- 371
Malaria	70	0	3	21,758	- 21,758
Chagas disease	71	0	78	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	72	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	73	0	72	3	- 3
Chlamydia	74	0	71	9	- 9
Diphtheria	75	0	70	11	- 11
Tetanus	76	0	49	402	- 402
Measles	77	0	55	295	- 295
Trichuriasis	78	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	75	0	- 0
Otitis Media	80	0	69	17	- 17
Leprosy	81	0	76	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	82	0	79	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	83	0	85	0	- 0
Multiple Sclerosis	84	0	68	27	- 27
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	83	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	81	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to TANZANIA

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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.