VANUATU VS MAURITIUS: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MAURITIUS		VANUATU		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Diabetes Mellitus	1	455	3	127	+ 328
Coronary Heart Disease	2	438	1	454	- 16
Stroke	3	239	2	288	- 49
Kidney Disease	4	176	7	70	+ 105
Lung Disease	5	157	5	108	+ 48
Hypertension	6	144	11	47	+ 97
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	84	4	124	- 40
Breast Cancer	8	56	26	13	+ 43
Lung Cancers	9	44	23	15	+ 29
Colon-Rectum Cancers	10	44	35	8	+ 36
Road Traffic Accidents	11	38	12	45	- 7
Liver Disease	12	35	9	51	- 16
HIV/AIDS	13	34	72	0	+ 34
Suicide	14	29	8	54	- 25
Prostate Cancer	15	28	34	9	+ 19
Inflammatory/Heart	16	26	29	11	+ 15
Asthma	17	26	13	45	- 19
Stomach Cancer	18	25	40	6	+ 19
Endocrine Disorders	19	24	33	9	+ 16
Other Neoplasms	20	19	55	1	+ 18
Other Injuries	21	16	17	30	- 14
Skin Disease	22	16	39	7	+ 9
Oral Cancer	23	15	54	1	+ 15
Lymphomas	24	14	45	3	+ 11
Congenital Anomalies	25	14	10	48	- 34
Falls	26	14	25	13	+ 1
Liver Cancer	27	14	18	27	- 14
Pancreas Cancer	28	13	53	1	+ 12
Alcohol	29	13	43	4	+ 9
Cervical Cancer	30	12	27	13	- 1
Leukemia	31	12	32	9	+ 3
Ovary Cancer	32	11	44	4	+ 7
Drownings	33	10	16	35	- 24
Alzheimers & Dementia	34	10	21	18	- 7
Low Birth Weight	35	9	14	43	- 34
Birth Trauma	36	9	19	20	- 11
Oesophagus Cancer	37	9	82	0	+ 9
Epilepsy	38	8	41	5	+ 3
Anemia	39	8	83	0	+ 8
Uterin Cancer	40	8	48	2	+ 6
Violence	41	7	38	7	+ 0
Diarrhoeal diseases	42	5	6	80	- 74
Peptic Ulcer Disease	43	5	20	18	- 13
Bladder Cancer	44	5	49	2	+ 3
Tuberculosis	45	4	22	16	- 12
Drug Use	46	4	56	0	+ 3
Parkinson's Disease	47	3	28	12	- 9
Maternal Conditions	48	3	24	14	- 12
Poisonings	49	3	47	2	+ 0
Fires	50	3	42	4	- 2
Hepatitis C	51	2	61	0	+ 2
Schizophrenia	52	1	85	0	+ 1
Skin Cancers	53	1	86	0	+ 1
Malnutrition	54	1	31	10	- 9
Oral conditions	55	1	80	0	+ 1
Rheumatic Heart Disease	56	1	15	35	- 34
Meningitis	57	1	36	8	- 8
Prostatic Hypertrophy	58	1	78	0	+ 1
Appendicitis	59	0	50	1	- 1
Rheumatoid Arthritis	60	0	58	0	- 0
Encephalitis	61	0	52	1	- 1
War	62	0	64	0	+ 0
Upper Respiratory	63	0	65	0	- 0
Ascariasis	64	0	63	0	- 0
Hepatitis B	65	0	51	1	- 1
Pertussis	66	0	30	10	- 10
Syphilis	67	0	37	8	- 8
Dengue	68	0	59	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	69	0	76	0	+ 0
Malaria	70	0	75	0	- 0
Chagas disease	71	0	77	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	72	0	74	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	73	0	73	0	- 0
Chlamydia	74	0	66	0	- 0
Diphtheria	75	0	60	0	- 0
Tetanus	76	0	46	3	- 3
Measles	77	0	62	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	70	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	69	0	- 0
Otitis Media	80	0	67	0	- 0
Leprosy	81	0	68	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	82	0	71	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	83	0	79	0	- 0
Multiple Sclerosis	84	0	57	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	84	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	81	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to VANUATU

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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.