ZAMBIA VS MAURITIUS: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MAURITIUS		ZAMBIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Diabetes Mellitus	1	29,730	14	2,395	+ 27,335
Coronary Heart Disease	2	28,644	10	4,432	+ 24,212
Stroke	3	15,633	3	7,948	+ 7,685
Kidney Disease	4	11,494	18	1,760	+ 9,734
Lung Disease	5	10,259	21	1,273	+ 8,987
Hypertension	6	9,390	13	2,616	+ 6,774
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	5,493	2	9,517	- 4,024
Breast Cancer	8	3,686	35	366	+ 3,320
Lung Cancers	9	2,894	41	226	+ 2,668
Colon-Rectum Cancers	10	2,892	43	203	+ 2,689
Road Traffic Accidents	11	2,464	11	3,654	- 1,190
Liver Disease	12	2,308	9	4,501	- 2,193
HIV/AIDS	13	2,237	1	17,234	- 14,998
Suicide	14	1,908	20	1,303	+ 605
Prostate Cancer	15	1,826	30	561	+ 1,265
Inflammatory/Heart	16	1,716	33	501	+ 1,215
Asthma	17	1,698	26	741	+ 957
Stomach Cancer	18	1,658	42	206	+ 1,451
Endocrine Disorders	19	1,600	37	354	+ 1,246
Other Neoplasms	20	1,219	65	20	+ 1,199
Other Injuries	21	1,043	19	1,729	- 686
Skin Disease	22	1,023	52	126	+ 897
Oral Cancer	23	1,005	48	155	+ 850
Lymphomas	24	902	31	548	+ 354
Congenital Anomalies	25	901	12	3,146	- 2,245
Falls	26	901	28	596	+ 304
Liver Cancer	27	892	46	177	+ 715
Pancreas Cancer	28	866	62	42	+ 824
Alcohol	29	846	49	140	+ 706
Cervical Cancer	30	780	17	1,799	- 1,019
Leukemia	31	768	39	261	+ 507
Ovary Cancer	32	725	57	82	+ 643
Drownings	33	684	27	689	- 5
Alzheimers & Dementia	34	663	29	590	+ 74
Low Birth Weight	35	584	8	4,857	- 4,273
Birth Trauma	36	580	7	5,062	- 4,482
Oesophagus Cancer	37	563	36	359	+ 204
Epilepsy	38	554	38	332	+ 222
Anemia	39	531	83	0	+ 531
Uterin Cancer	40	504	64	30	+ 475
Violence	41	471	23	1,153	- 682
Diarrhoeal diseases	42	358	5	6,275	- 5,917
Peptic Ulcer Disease	43	355	40	246	+ 109
Bladder Cancer	44	330	50	132	+ 199
Tuberculosis	45	276	6	5,941	- 5,665
Drug Use	46	255	53	122	+ 133
Parkinson's Disease	47	187	47	164	+ 23
Maternal Conditions	48	171	22	1,188	- 1,017
Poisonings	49	167	34	456	- 289
Fires	50	165	32	546	- 382
Hepatitis C	51	141	66	18	+ 123
Schizophrenia	52	79	81	0	+ 79
Skin Cancers	53	72	54	108	- 36
Malnutrition	54	61	15	2,303	- 2,242
Oral conditions	55	53	86	0	+ 53
Rheumatic Heart Disease	56	48	45	190	- 141
Meningitis	57	37	16	1,976	- 1,939
Prostatic Hypertrophy	58	36	84	0	+ 36
Appendicitis	59	18	56	84	- 66
Rheumatoid Arthritis	60	15	63	30	- 15
Encephalitis	61	13	59	70	- 57
War	62	2	69	6	- 4
Upper Respiratory	63	0	60	68	- 67
Ascariasis	64	0	68	9	- 8
Hepatitis B	65	0	55	104	- 104
Pertussis	66	0	25	743	- 743
Syphilis	67	0	24	885	- 885
Dengue	68	0	74	1	- 1
Schistosomiasis	69	0	51	128	- 128
Malaria	70	0	4	7,882	- 7,882
Chagas disease	71	0	79	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	72	0	58	72	- 72
Trypanosomiasis	73	0	72	3	- 3
Chlamydia	74	0	71	3	- 3
Diphtheria	75	0	73	3	- 3
Tetanus	76	0	44	190	- 190
Measles	77	0	61	48	- 48
Trichuriasis	78	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	76	0	- 0
Otitis Media	80	0	70	5	- 5
Leprosy	81	0	77	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	82	0	78	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	83	0	85	0	- 0
Multiple Sclerosis	84	0	67	13	- 13
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	80	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to ZAMBIA

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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.