USA VS MAURITIUS: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MAURITIUS		UNITED STATES		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Diabetes Mellitus	1	488,800	10	61,418	+ 427,382
Coronary Heart Disease	2	470,944	1	504,904	- 33,960
Stroke	3	257,019	4	158,520	+ 98,499
Kidney Disease	4	188,983	6	85,861	+ 103,122
Lung Disease	5	168,676	3	195,387	- 26,712
Hypertension	6	154,391	8	65,960	+ 88,430
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	90,304	11	60,317	+ 29,987
Breast Cancer	8	60,600	13	48,671	+ 11,929
Lung Cancers	9	47,575	5	155,533	- 107,958
Colon-Rectum Cancers	10	47,545	9	61,827	- 14,283
Road Traffic Accidents	11	40,515	17	41,694	- 1,180
Liver Disease	12	37,941	16	43,402	- 5,461
HIV/AIDS	13	36,774	42	5,660	+ 31,113
Suicide	14	31,365	12	53,099	- 21,734
Prostate Cancer	15	30,026	20	35,612	- 5,587
Inflammatory/Heart	16	28,210	22	32,529	- 4,319
Asthma	17	27,909	46	3,818	+ 24,091
Stomach Cancer	18	27,252	33	13,077	+ 14,175
Endocrine Disorders	19	26,304	14	46,985	- 20,681
Other Neoplasms	20	20,039	29	17,743	+ 2,296
Other Injuries	21	17,146	25	25,997	- 8,852
Skin Disease	22	16,824	43	5,409	+ 11,415
Oral Cancer	23	16,524	35	11,555	+ 4,969
Lymphomas	24	14,822	19	40,281	- 25,458
Congenital Anomalies	25	14,809	34	11,762	+ 3,048
Falls	26	14,807	18	40,418	- 25,611
Liver Cancer	27	14,660	23	27,064	- 12,404
Pancreas Cancer	28	14,241	15	44,293	- 30,052
Alcohol	29	13,906	30	14,659	- 753
Cervical Cancer	30	12,821	38	6,984	+ 5,836
Leukemia	31	12,625	24	26,966	- 14,340
Ovary Cancer	32	11,921	31	14,591	- 2,670
Drownings	33	11,246	45	4,070	+ 7,176
Alzheimers & Dementia	34	10,909	2	287,198	- 276,290
Low Birth Weight	35	9,604	39	6,924	+ 2,680
Birth Trauma	36	9,532	54	1,233	+ 8,299
Oesophagus Cancer	37	9,256	28	17,829	- 8,573
Epilepsy	38	9,104	50	3,162	+ 5,942
Anemia	39	8,727	51	3,115	+ 5,612
Uterin Cancer	40	8,292	36	10,063	- 1,771
Violence	41	7,748	27	18,976	- 11,228
Diarrhoeal diseases	42	5,890	37	9,955	- 4,064
Peptic Ulcer Disease	43	5,835	48	3,461	+ 2,374
Bladder Cancer	44	5,430	26	19,622	- 14,192
Tuberculosis	45	4,540	62	546	+ 3,993
Drug Use	46	4,192	7	74,435	- 70,242
Parkinson's Disease	47	3,070	21	34,491	- 31,421
Maternal Conditions	48	2,809	56	779	+ 2,030
Poisonings	49	2,745	53	1,674	+ 1,070
Fires	50	2,706	49	3,183	- 477
Hepatitis C	51	2,312	41	5,684	- 3,372
Schizophrenia	52	1,306	57	723	+ 584
Skin Cancers	53	1,179	32	14,311	- 13,131
Malnutrition	54	1,004	40	6,762	- 5,758
Oral conditions	55	869	64	286	+ 584
Rheumatic Heart Disease	56	795	47	3,646	- 2,851
Meningitis	57	603	60	606	- 2
Prostatic Hypertrophy	58	587	58	678	- 91
Appendicitis	59	290	63	424	- 135
Rheumatoid Arthritis	60	245	52	2,461	- 2,216
Encephalitis	61	217	68	25	+ 191
War	62	35	55	1,198	- 1,162
Upper Respiratory	63	3	65	229	- 226
Ascariasis	64	3	82	0	+ 3
Hepatitis B	65	2	59	608	- 605
Pertussis	66	2	69	16	- 14
Syphilis	67	1	66	49	- 48
Dengue	68	0	76	0	+ 0
Schistosomiasis	69	0	72	1	- 1
Malaria	70	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	71	0	70	4	- 4
Leishmaniasis	72	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	73	0	78	0	- 0
Chlamydia	74	0	84	0	- 0
Diphtheria	75	0	75	0	- 0
Tetanus	76	0	71	2	- 2
Measles	77	0	80	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	83	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	81	0	- 0
Otitis Media	80	0	67	34	- 34
Leprosy	81	0	74	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	82	0	73	1	- 1
Osteoarthritis	83	0	61	579	- 579
Multiple Sclerosis	84	0	44	5,059	- 5,059
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to USA

Mauritius

United States

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.