MAURITIUS VS SINGAPORE: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SINGAPORE		MAURITIUS		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	1,150	2	1,805	- 654
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	1,128	7	346	+ 782
Stroke	3	339	3	985	- 646
Lung Cancers	4	335	9	182	+ 153
Colon-Rectum Cancers	5	261	10	182	+ 79
Kidney Disease	6	224	4	724	- 501
Liver Cancer	7	162	27	56	+ 106
Hypertension	8	159	6	592	- 433
Suicide	9	141	14	120	+ 21
Breast Cancer	10	132	8	232	- 101
Pancreas Cancer	11	117	28	55	+ 62
Stomach Cancer	12	88	18	104	- 16
Lymphomas	13	86	24	57	+ 29
Lung Disease	14	83	5	646	- 563
Oral Cancer	15	69	23	63	+ 6
Prostate Cancer	16	66	15	115	- 49
Leukemia	17	54	31	48	+ 6
Falls	18	47	26	57	- 9
Inflammatory/Heart	19	47	16	108	- 61
Liver Disease	20	45	12	145	- 100
Ovary Cancer	21	44	32	46	- 1
Other Neoplasms	22	42	20	77	- 34
Uterin Cancer	23	32	40	32	+ 0
Oesophagus Cancer	24	30	37	35	- 6
Skin Disease	25	30	22	64	- 35
Road Traffic Accidents	26	26	11	155	- 129
Bladder Cancer	27	26	44	21	+ 5
Diabetes Mellitus	28	23	1	1,873	- 1,850
Parkinson's Disease	29	19	47	12	+ 8
Cervical Cancer	30	18	30	49	- 31
Congenital Anomalies	31	17	25	57	- 39
Other Injuries	32	17	21	66	- 49
Peptic Ulcer Disease	33	15	43	22	- 7
Skin Cancers	34	12	53	5	+ 8
Asthma	35	8	17	107	- 99
Alzheimers & Dementia	36	7	34	42	- 35
Endocrine Disorders	37	7	19	101	- 94
Drownings	38	6	33	43	- 37
Diarrhoeal diseases	39	6	42	23	- 17
Tuberculosis	40	6	45	17	- 12
Low Birth Weight	41	6	35	37	- 31
Epilepsy	42	5	38	35	- 29
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	5	56	3	+ 2
Drug Use	44	4	46	16	- 12
HIV/AIDS	45	4	13	141	- 137
Violence	46	3	41	30	- 27
Alcohol	47	2	29	53	- 51
Meningitis	48	2	57	2	- 1
Fires	49	2	50	10	- 9
Appendicitis	50	1	59	1	+ 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	51	1	58	2	- 1
Hepatitis B	52	1	65	0	+ 1
Maternal Conditions	53	1	48	11	- 10
Upper Respiratory	54	1	63	0	+ 1
Birth Trauma	55	1	36	37	- 36
Hepatitis C	56	1	51	9	- 8
Multiple Sclerosis	57	1	84	0	+ 1
Rheumatoid Arthritis	58	0	60	1	- 0
War	59	0	62	0	+ 0
Poisonings	60	0	49	11	- 10
Encephalitis	61	0	61	1	- 1
Pertussis	62	0	66	0	+ 0
Malnutrition	63	0	54	4	- 4
Diphtheria	64	0	75	0	+ 0
Syphilis	65	0	67	0	- 0
Dengue	66	0	68	0	- 0
Ascariasis	67	0	64	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	68	0	79	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	69	0	78	0	- 0
Chlamydia	70	0	74	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	71	0	82	0	- 0
Measles	72	0	77	0	- 0
Tetanus	73	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	74	0	71	0	- 0
Malaria	75	0	70	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	76	0	72	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	73	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	78	0	69	0	- 0
Otitis Media	79	0	80	0	- 0
Leprosy	80	0	81	0	- 0
Oral conditions	81	0	55	3	- 3
Osteoarthritis	82	0	83	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	52	5	- 5
Anemia	85	0	39	33	- 33
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	85	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.