MAURITIUS VS NEW ZEALAND: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NEW ZEALAND		MAURITIUS		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	1,294	2	1,805	- 511
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	770	34	42	+ 728
Stroke	3	604	3	985	- 381
Lung Cancers	4	476	9	182	+ 293
Lung Disease	5	461	5	646	- 186
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	380	10	182	+ 197
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	234	7	346	- 112
Diabetes Mellitus	8	195	1	1,873	- 1,678
Prostate Cancer	9	188	15	115	+ 73
Breast Cancer	10	187	8	232	- 45
Falls	11	159	26	57	+ 102
Skin Cancers	12	155	53	5	+ 151
Lymphomas	13	154	24	57	+ 98
Pancreas Cancer	14	138	28	55	+ 83
Suicide	15	134	14	120	+ 14
Road Traffic Accidents	16	116	11	155	- 39
Kidney Disease	17	110	4	724	- 615
Leukemia	18	99	31	48	+ 51
Parkinson's Disease	19	90	47	12	+ 78
Hypertension	20	83	6	592	- 509
Endocrine Disorders	21	82	19	101	- 18
Stomach Cancer	22	82	18	104	- 22
Inflammatory/Heart	23	79	16	108	- 29
Liver Cancer	24	73	27	56	+ 17
Oesophagus Cancer	25	71	37	35	+ 35
Bladder Cancer	26	68	44	21	+ 47
Other Neoplasms	27	62	20	77	- 15
Other Injuries	28	55	21	66	- 10
Ovary Cancer	29	53	32	46	+ 7
Congenital Anomalies	30	45	25	57	- 12
Oral Cancer	31	42	23	63	- 22
Liver Disease	32	40	12	145	- 105
Uterin Cancer	33	37	40	32	+ 5
Skin Disease	34	30	22	64	- 35
Rheumatic Heart Disease	35	29	56	3	+ 26
Asthma	36	23	17	107	- 84
Diarrhoeal diseases	37	21	42	23	- 2
Low Birth Weight	38	20	35	37	- 17
Peptic Ulcer Disease	39	18	43	22	- 5
Drug Use	40	18	46	16	+ 1
Cervical Cancer	41	15	30	49	- 34
Violence	42	15	41	30	- 15
Epilepsy	43	14	38	35	- 21
Drownings	44	14	33	43	- 29
Alcohol	45	13	29	53	- 40
Rheumatoid Arthritis	46	12	60	1	+ 11
Multiple Sclerosis	47	11	84	0	+ 11
Hepatitis C	48	8	51	9	- 1
Osteoarthritis	49	6	83	0	+ 6
Prostatic Hypertrophy	50	6	58	2	+ 3
Anemia	51	4	39	33	- 29
Tuberculosis	52	4	45	17	- 13
Fires	53	4	50	10	- 6
Birth Trauma	54	4	36	37	- 33
Malnutrition	55	4	54	4	- 0
Hepatitis B	56	4	65	0	+ 4
HIV/AIDS	57	3	13	141	- 138
Poisonings	58	2	49	11	- 8
Meningitis	59	2	57	2	- 0
Schizophrenia	60	2	52	5	- 3
Oral conditions	61	2	55	3	- 1
Appendicitis	62	1	59	1	+ 0
Maternal Conditions	63	1	48	11	- 10
Upper Respiratory	64	1	63	0	+ 1
Pertussis	65	0	66	0	+ 0
Encephalitis	66	0	61	1	- 1
Otitis Media	67	0	80	0	+ 0
War	68	0	62	0	+ 0
Tetanus	69	0	76	0	+ 0
Syphilis	70	0	67	0	+ 0
Chlamydia	71	0	74	0	- 0
Leprosy	72	0	81	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	73	0	79	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	78	0	- 0
Dengue	75	0	68	0	- 0
Ascariasis	76	0	64	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	77	0	69	0	- 0
Malaria	78	0	70	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	71	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	80	0	72	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	81	0	73	0	- 0
Measles	82	0	77	0	- 0
Diphtheria	83	0	75	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	82	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to 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.