MAURITIUS VS NIGERIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NIGERIA		MAURITIUS		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	1,147	7	346	+ 801
Diarrhoeal diseases	2	801	42	23	+ 779
Tuberculosis	3	705	45	17	+ 687
Malaria	4	559	70	0	+ 559
Birth Trauma	5	555	36	37	+ 518
Low Birth Weight	6	531	35	37	+ 494
Coronary Heart Disease	7	340	2	1,805	- 1,465
Stroke	8	320	3	985	- 665
Congenital Anomalies	9	275	25	57	+ 218
HIV/AIDS	10	244	13	141	+ 103
Meningitis	11	242	57	2	+ 239
Road Traffic Accidents	12	231	11	155	+ 76
Liver Disease	13	212	12	145	+ 67
Measles	14	163	77	0	+ 163
Maternal Conditions	15	130	48	11	+ 120
Pertussis	16	129	66	0	+ 129
Other Injuries	17	126	21	66	+ 60
Diabetes Mellitus	18	125	1	1,873	- 1,749
Violence	19	102	41	30	+ 72
Kidney Disease	20	101	4	724	- 624
Endocrine Disorders	21	87	19	101	- 13
Lung Disease	22	70	5	646	- 577
Breast Cancer	23	66	8	232	- 166
Hypertension	24	59	6	592	- 532
Cervical Cancer	25	59	30	49	+ 9
Tetanus	26	46	76	0	+ 46
Asthma	27	45	17	107	- 62
Falls	28	42	26	57	- 15
Fires	29	39	50	10	+ 29
Suicide	30	39	14	120	- 81
Alzheimers & Dementia	31	38	34	42	- 4
Drownings	32	36	33	43	- 7
Poisonings	33	36	49	11	+ 26
Drug Use	34	35	46	16	+ 19
Prostate Cancer	35	33	15	115	- 82
Malnutrition	36	33	54	4	+ 29
Peptic Ulcer Disease	37	32	43	22	+ 10
Syphilis	38	30	67	0	+ 30
Liver Cancer	39	29	27	56	- 27
Lymphomas	40	29	24	57	- 28
Epilepsy	41	28	38	35	- 7
Inflammatory/Heart	42	27	16	108	- 81
Colon-Rectum Cancers	43	23	10	182	- 159
Diphtheria	44	21	75	0	+ 21
War	45	18	62	0	+ 18
Parkinson's Disease	46	14	47	12	+ 2
Leukemia	47	12	31	48	- 36
Oral Cancer	48	12	23	63	- 51
Ovary Cancer	49	12	32	46	- 34
Stomach Cancer	50	12	18	104	- 93
Pancreas Cancer	51	11	28	55	- 44
Rheumatic Heart Disease	52	11	56	3	+ 8
Skin Cancers	53	11	53	5	+ 6
Schistosomiasis	54	8	69	0	+ 8
Hepatitis B	55	8	65	0	+ 8
Skin Disease	56	8	22	64	- 56
Lung Cancers	57	7	9	182	- 175
Alcohol	58	6	29	53	- 48
Encephalitis	59	5	61	1	+ 4
Appendicitis	60	4	59	1	+ 3
Ascariasis	61	4	64	0	+ 4
Uterin Cancer	62	4	40	32	- 28
Bladder Cancer	63	4	44	21	- 17
Oesophagus Cancer	64	3	37	35	- 32
Hepatitis C	65	2	51	9	- 7
Other Neoplasms	66	2	20	77	- 75
Upper Respiratory	67	1	63	0	+ 1
Multiple Sclerosis	68	1	84	0	+ 1
Rheumatoid Arthritis	69	1	60	1	- 0
Leishmaniasis	70	0	72	0	+ 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
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	73	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	71	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	82	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	80	0	52	5	- 5
Depression	81	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	39	33	- 33
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	85	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	58	2	- 2
Osteoarthritis	85	0	83	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	55	3	- 3
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.