MAURITIUS VS NETHERLANDS: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NETHERLANDS		MAURITIUS		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Alzheimers & Dementia	1	1,338	34	42	+ 1,296
Coronary Heart Disease	2	1,298	2	1,805	- 507
Lung Cancers	3	810	9	182	+ 627
Stroke	4	716	3	985	- 269
Lung Disease	5	705	5	646	+ 59
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	430	10	182	+ 248
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	365	7	346	+ 19
Falls	8	305	26	57	+ 248
Breast Cancer	9	261	8	232	+ 28
Prostate Cancer	10	241	15	115	+ 126
Pancreas Cancer	11	221	28	55	+ 166
Kidney Disease	12	187	4	724	- 538
Lymphomas	13	185	24	57	+ 128
Diabetes Mellitus	14	176	1	1,873	- 1,697
Oesophagus Cancer	15	158	37	35	+ 123
Parkinson's Disease	16	156	47	12	+ 145
Suicide	17	149	14	120	+ 29
Other Neoplasms	18	135	20	77	+ 58
Other Injuries	19	122	21	66	+ 56
Leukemia	20	116	31	48	+ 68
Bladder Cancer	21	108	44	21	+ 88
Stomach Cancer	22	100	18	104	- 4
Inflammatory/Heart	23	89	16	108	- 20
Liver Cancer	24	86	27	56	+ 30
Ovary Cancer	25	79	32	46	+ 33
Endocrine Disorders	26	78	19	101	- 23
Skin Cancers	27	76	53	5	+ 71
Liver Disease	28	69	12	145	- 76
Hypertension	29	60	6	592	- 531
Oral Cancer	30	57	23	63	- 7
Road Traffic Accidents	31	50	11	155	- 105
Alcohol	32	45	29	53	- 8
Diarrhoeal diseases	33	43	42	23	+ 20
Uterin Cancer	34	42	40	32	+ 10
Congenital Anomalies	35	40	25	57	- 17
Skin Disease	36	22	22	64	- 43
Multiple Sclerosis	37	22	84	0	+ 22
Epilepsy	38	21	38	35	- 14
Cervical Cancer	39	20	30	49	- 30
Anemia	40	18	39	33	- 15
Rheumatic Heart Disease	41	18	56	3	+ 14
Drug Use	42	17	46	16	+ 1
Osteoarthritis	43	16	83	0	+ 16
Rheumatoid Arthritis	44	16	60	1	+ 15
Low Birth Weight	45	12	35	37	- 24
Asthma	46	12	17	107	- 95
Peptic Ulcer Disease	47	10	43	22	- 13
Violence	48	8	41	30	- 22
Drownings	49	7	33	43	- 36
Schizophrenia	50	7	52	5	+ 2
Meningitis	51	6	57	2	+ 3
Birth Trauma	52	5	36	37	- 31
Fires	53	4	50	10	- 7
Prostatic Hypertrophy	54	3	58	2	+ 1
HIV/AIDS	55	2	13	141	- 139
Tuberculosis	56	2	45	17	- 15
Upper Respiratory	57	2	63	0	+ 2
Appendicitis	58	2	59	1	+ 1
Oral conditions	59	2	55	3	- 2
Hepatitis C	60	2	51	9	- 7
Poisonings	61	1	49	11	- 9
Hepatitis B	62	1	65	0	+ 1
Malnutrition	63	1	54	4	- 3
Otitis Media	64	1	80	0	+ 1
Maternal Conditions	65	1	48	11	- 10
War	66	0	62	0	- 0
Pertussis	67	0	66	0	+ 0
Encephalitis	68	0	61	1	- 1
Syphilis	69	0	67	0	+ 0
Leishmaniasis	70	0	72	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	71	0	75	0	+ 0
Tetanus	72	0	76	0	- 0
Measles	73	0	77	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	74	0	69	0	- 0
Chagas disease	75	0	71	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	73	0	- 0
Malaria	77	0	70	0	- 0
Chlamydia	78	0	74	0	- 0
Leprosy	79	0	81	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	80	0	82	0	- 0
Dengue	81	0	68	0	- 0
Ascariasis	82	0	64	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	83	0	79	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	84	0	78	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to MAURITIUS

Netherlands

Mauritius

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.