UGANDA VS MAURITIUS: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MAURITIUS		UGANDA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Diabetes Mellitus	1	70,445	14	4,794	+ 65,650
Coronary Heart Disease	2	67,871	9	8,784	+ 59,087
Stroke	3	37,041	6	11,181	+ 25,860
Kidney Disease	4	27,236	19	3,168	+ 24,068
Lung Disease	5	24,309	22	3,051	+ 21,258
Hypertension	6	22,250	21	3,120	+ 19,130
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	13,014	2	18,865	- 5,850
Breast Cancer	8	8,734	32	1,128	+ 7,606
Lung Cancers	9	6,856	46	441	+ 6,416
Colon-Rectum Cancers	10	6,852	35	919	+ 5,933
Road Traffic Accidents	11	5,839	4	13,012	- 7,174
Liver Disease	12	5,468	13	5,122	+ 346
HIV/AIDS	13	5,300	1	21,188	- 15,888
Suicide	14	4,520	24	2,033	+ 2,487
Prostate Cancer	15	4,327	34	950	+ 3,377
Inflammatory/Heart	16	4,066	37	859	+ 3,206
Asthma	17	4,022	27	1,745	+ 2,277
Stomach Cancer	18	3,927	45	515	+ 3,413
Endocrine Disorders	19	3,791	38	761	+ 3,030
Other Neoplasms	20	2,888	66	37	+ 2,851
Other Injuries	21	2,471	20	3,130	- 659
Skin Disease	22	2,425	55	242	+ 2,182
Oral Cancer	23	2,381	40	731	+ 1,650
Lymphomas	24	2,136	26	1,762	+ 375
Congenital Anomalies	25	2,134	11	6,641	- 4,506
Falls	26	2,134	33	1,127	+ 1,007
Liver Cancer	27	2,113	29	1,522	+ 590
Pancreas Cancer	28	2,052	47	358	+ 1,694
Alcohol	29	2,004	54	256	+ 1,748
Cervical Cancer	30	1,848	15	4,378	- 2,530
Leukemia	31	1,819	42	599	+ 1,221
Ovary Cancer	32	1,718	44	519	+ 1,199
Drownings	33	1,621	31	1,238	+ 383
Alzheimers & Dementia	34	1,572	30	1,286	+ 286
Low Birth Weight	35	1,384	8	9,673	- 8,289
Birth Trauma	36	1,374	7	10,405	- 9,031
Oesophagus Cancer	37	1,334	28	1,674	- 341
Epilepsy	38	1,312	43	599	+ 713
Anemia	39	1,258	84	0	+ 1,258
Uterin Cancer	40	1,195	56	234	+ 961
Violence	41	1,117	12	6,175	- 5,058
Diarrhoeal diseases	42	849	5	12,103	- 11,254
Peptic Ulcer Disease	43	841	41	687	+ 154
Bladder Cancer	44	783	59	181	+ 602
Tuberculosis	45	654	10	7,255	- 6,600
Drug Use	46	604	57	233	+ 371
Parkinson's Disease	47	442	48	351	+ 91
Maternal Conditions	48	405	17	3,641	- 3,237
Poisonings	49	396	39	745	- 350
Fires	50	390	36	872	- 482
Hepatitis C	51	333	67	30	+ 303
Schizophrenia	52	188	86	0	+ 188
Skin Cancers	53	170	49	349	- 179
Malnutrition	54	145	18	3,317	- 3,172
Oral conditions	55	125	82	0	+ 125
Rheumatic Heart Disease	56	115	50	348	- 233
Meningitis	57	87	16	3,718	- 3,631
Prostatic Hypertrophy	58	85	81	0	+ 85
Appendicitis	59	42	58	211	- 169
Rheumatoid Arthritis	60	35	64	55	- 20
Encephalitis	61	31	62	122	- 91
War	62	5	63	88	- 83
Upper Respiratory	63	0	60	144	- 143
Ascariasis	64	0	70	16	- 15
Hepatitis B	65	0	61	123	- 123
Pertussis	66	0	25	1,909	- 1,909
Syphilis	67	0	23	2,235	- 2,235
Dengue	68	0	74	1	- 1
Schistosomiasis	69	0	52	286	- 285
Malaria	70	0	3	13,576	- 13,576
Chagas disease	71	0	79	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	72	0	68	28	- 28
Trypanosomiasis	73	0	65	50	- 50
Chlamydia	74	0	73	6	- 6
Diphtheria	75	0	72	11	- 11
Tetanus	76	0	53	271	- 271
Measles	77	0	51	343	- 343
Trichuriasis	78	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	76	0	- 0
Otitis Media	80	0	71	11	- 11
Leprosy	81	0	77	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	82	0	78	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	83	0	80	0	- 0
Multiple Sclerosis	84	0	69	16	- 16
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to UGANDA

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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.