ZIMBABWE VS MAURITIUS: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MAURITIUS		ZIMBABWE		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Diabetes Mellitus	1	24,515	9	3,344	+ 21,171
Coronary Heart Disease	2	23,619	3	8,493	+ 15,126
Stroke	3	12,890	5	5,126	+ 7,764
Kidney Disease	4	9,478	12	2,214	+ 7,264
Lung Disease	5	8,460	23	1,163	+ 7,296
Hypertension	6	7,743	24	1,146	+ 6,597
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	4,529	2	10,779	- 6,250
Breast Cancer	8	3,039	28	839	+ 2,200
Lung Cancers	9	2,386	43	286	+ 2,100
Colon-Rectum Cancers	10	2,384	40	505	+ 1,879
Road Traffic Accidents	11	2,032	4	6,037	- 4,005
Liver Disease	12	1,903	17	1,941	- 38
HIV/AIDS	13	1,844	1	19,988	- 18,144
Suicide	14	1,573	13	2,069	- 495
Prostate Cancer	15	1,506	32	628	+ 878
Inflammatory/Heart	16	1,415	25	1,047	+ 367
Asthma	17	1,400	21	1,531	- 131
Stomach Cancer	18	1,367	33	559	+ 808
Endocrine Disorders	19	1,319	34	553	+ 766
Other Neoplasms	20	1,005	62	37	+ 968
Other Injuries	21	860	20	1,656	- 796
Skin Disease	22	844	52	173	+ 671
Oral Cancer	23	829	49	208	+ 621
Lymphomas	24	743	26	960	- 216
Congenital Anomalies	25	743	11	2,217	- 1,475
Falls	26	743	41	465	+ 278
Liver Cancer	27	735	38	510	+ 226
Pancreas Cancer	28	714	47	217	+ 498
Alcohol	29	697	61	48	+ 649
Cervical Cancer	30	643	14	2,023	- 1,380
Leukemia	31	633	45	244	+ 390
Ovary Cancer	32	598	51	173	+ 424
Drownings	33	564	27	956	- 392
Alzheimers & Dementia	34	547	31	768	- 220
Low Birth Weight	35	482	7	4,038	- 3,556
Birth Trauma	36	478	8	3,405	- 2,927
Oesophagus Cancer	37	464	29	801	- 337
Epilepsy	38	457	39	508	- 51
Anemia	39	438	84	0	+ 438
Uterin Cancer	40	416	50	182	+ 234
Violence	41	389	18	1,916	- 1,528
Diarrhoeal diseases	42	295	6	4,595	- 4,299
Peptic Ulcer Disease	43	293	35	548	- 255
Bladder Cancer	44	272	54	125	+ 148
Tuberculosis	45	228	16	1,999	- 1,771
Drug Use	46	210	48	213	- 2
Parkinson's Disease	47	154	46	226	- 72
Maternal Conditions	48	141	19	1,749	- 1,608
Poisonings	49	138	37	515	- 378
Fires	50	136	30	793	- 657
Hepatitis C	51	116	66	14	+ 102
Schizophrenia	52	66	86	0	+ 66
Skin Cancers	53	59	44	264	- 205
Malnutrition	54	50	10	2,396	- 2,346
Oral conditions	55	44	82	0	+ 44
Rheumatic Heart Disease	56	40	36	542	- 502
Meningitis	57	30	22	1,325	- 1,295
Prostatic Hypertrophy	58	29	80	0	+ 29
Appendicitis	59	15	58	66	- 52
Rheumatoid Arthritis	60	12	64	26	- 14
Encephalitis	61	11	56	117	- 107
War	62	2	65	26	- 24
Upper Respiratory	63	0	59	65	- 65
Ascariasis	64	0	70	2	- 2
Hepatitis B	65	0	60	57	- 57
Pertussis	66	0	42	419	- 419
Syphilis	67	0	55	124	- 124
Dengue	68	0	73	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	69	0	53	172	- 172
Malaria	70	0	15	2,003	- 2,003
Chagas disease	71	0	76	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	72	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	73	0	71	2	- 2
Chlamydia	74	0	69	3	- 3
Diphtheria	75	0	72	2	- 2
Tetanus	76	0	57	102	- 102
Measles	77	0	63	30	- 30
Trichuriasis	78	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	75	0	- 0
Otitis Media	80	0	68	3	- 3
Leprosy	81	0	78	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	82	0	79	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	83	0	81	0	- 0
Multiple Sclerosis	84	0	67	14	- 14
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to ZIMBABWE

Mauritius

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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.