MAURITIUS VS NIGER: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NIGER		MAURITIUS		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	1,049	7	346	+ 703
Malaria	2	847	70	0	+ 847
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	797	42	23	+ 775
Low Birth Weight	4	476	35	37	+ 439
Stroke	5	434	3	985	- 551
Coronary Heart Disease	6	409	2	1,805	- 1,395
Birth Trauma	7	399	36	37	+ 363
Road Traffic Accidents	8	296	11	155	+ 141
Meningitis	9	261	57	2	+ 258
Congenital Anomalies	10	216	25	57	+ 159
Liver Disease	11	205	12	145	+ 59
Other Injuries	12	190	21	66	+ 125
Tuberculosis	13	184	45	17	+ 167
Maternal Conditions	14	165	48	11	+ 154
Pertussis	15	142	66	0	+ 142
Kidney Disease	16	136	4	724	- 588
Diabetes Mellitus	17	131	1	1,873	- 1,742
Measles	18	120	77	0	+ 120
Violence	19	112	41	30	+ 82
Lung Disease	20	108	5	646	- 538
Malnutrition	21	108	54	4	+ 104
Asthma	22	95	17	107	- 12
Endocrine Disorders	23	90	19	101	- 11
Drownings	24	79	33	43	+ 36
Hypertension	25	67	6	592	- 524
Falls	26	65	26	57	+ 8
Suicide	27	61	14	120	- 59
Fires	28	56	50	10	+ 45
Breast Cancer	29	53	8	232	- 179
HIV/AIDS	30	52	13	141	- 89
Peptic Ulcer Disease	31	52	43	22	+ 30
Alzheimers & Dementia	32	43	34	42	+ 1
Poisonings	33	38	49	11	+ 28
Inflammatory/Heart	34	38	16	108	- 70
Liver Cancer	35	37	27	56	- 19
Epilepsy	36	34	38	35	- 1
Colon-Rectum Cancers	37	26	10	182	- 156
Cervical Cancer	38	24	30	49	- 25
Rheumatic Heart Disease	39	23	56	3	+ 20
Ovary Cancer	40	21	32	46	- 25
War	41	20	62	0	+ 20
Tetanus	42	19	76	0	+ 19
Lymphomas	43	17	24	57	- 39
Stomach Cancer	44	15	18	104	- 89
Skin Cancers	45	14	53	5	+ 10
Hepatitis B	46	14	65	0	+ 14
Parkinson's Disease	47	14	47	12	+ 2
Leukemia	48	13	31	48	- 36
Oral Cancer	49	12	23	63	- 51
Schistosomiasis	50	12	69	0	+ 12
Leishmaniasis	51	12	72	0	+ 12
Skin Disease	52	11	22	64	- 54
Bladder Cancer	53	8	44	21	- 13
Pancreas Cancer	54	7	28	55	- 48
Oesophagus Cancer	55	7	37	35	- 29
Appendicitis	56	6	59	1	+ 5
Prostate Cancer	57	6	15	115	- 109
Drug Use	58	6	46	16	- 10
Ascariasis	59	6	64	0	+ 6
Alcohol	60	6	29	53	- 47
Encephalitis	61	6	61	1	+ 5
Syphilis	62	5	67	0	+ 5
Upper Respiratory	63	5	63	0	+ 5
Uterin Cancer	64	4	40	32	- 27
Diphtheria	65	3	75	0	+ 3
Hepatitis C	66	2	51	9	- 7
Lung Cancers	67	2	9	182	- 180
Other Neoplasms	68	1	20	77	- 76
Multiple Sclerosis	69	1	84	0	+ 1
Rheumatoid Arthritis	70	1	60	1	- 0
Chlamydia	71	0	74	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	72	0	80	0	+ 0
Dengue	73	0	68	0	+ 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	79	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	78	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	81	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	82	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	73	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	71	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	58	2	- 2
Osteoarthritis	81	0	83	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	55	3	- 3
Schizophrenia	83	0	52	5	- 5
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	39	33	- 33
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.