MAURITIUS VS SOUTH KOREA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SOUTH KOREA		MAURITIUS		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	706	2	1,805	- 1,099
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	671	7	346	+ 325
Stroke	3	644	3	985	- 341
Lung Cancers	4	511	9	182	+ 328
Suicide	5	368	14	120	+ 248
Alzheimers & Dementia	6	306	34	42	+ 264
Liver Cancer	7	292	27	56	+ 235
Colon-Rectum Cancers	8	256	10	182	+ 74
Kidney Disease	9	254	4	724	- 470
Stomach Cancer	10	217	18	104	+ 113
Lung Disease	11	215	5	646	- 432
Pancreas Cancer	12	176	28	55	+ 121
Diabetes Mellitus	13	171	1	1,873	- 1,702
Liver Disease	14	160	12	145	+ 14
Road Traffic Accidents	15	111	11	155	- 45
Parkinson's Disease	16	99	47	12	+ 88
Hypertension	17	93	6	592	- 498
Other Injuries	18	91	21	66	+ 26
Lymphomas	19	87	24	57	+ 31
Falls	20	74	26	57	+ 17
Breast Cancer	21	72	8	232	- 160
Prostate Cancer	22	58	15	115	- 57
Leukemia	23	54	31	48	+ 5
Tuberculosis	24	49	45	17	+ 32
Endocrine Disorders	25	48	19	101	- 53
Other Neoplasms	26	45	20	77	- 31
Bladder Cancer	27	44	44	21	+ 24
Oesophagus Cancer	28	44	37	35	+ 8
Oral Cancer	29	37	23	63	- 27
Ovary Cancer	30	33	32	46	- 12
Inflammatory/Heart	31	33	16	108	- 75
Asthma	32	29	17	107	- 78
Alcohol	33	27	29	53	- 26
Cervical Cancer	34	27	30	49	- 22
Diarrhoeal diseases	35	23	42	23	+ 1
Skin Disease	36	18	22	64	- 47
Skin Cancers	37	15	53	5	+ 10
Peptic Ulcer Disease	38	14	43	22	- 9
Hepatitis B	39	13	65	0	+ 13
Epilepsy	40	13	38	35	- 22
Congenital Anomalies	41	13	25	57	- 44
Drownings	42	13	33	43	- 30
Uterin Cancer	43	11	40	32	- 21
Violence	44	10	41	30	- 20
Low Birth Weight	45	9	35	37	- 27
Anemia	46	8	39	33	- 25
Fires	47	7	50	10	- 4
Rheumatic Heart Disease	48	6	56	3	+ 3
Hepatitis C	49	4	51	9	- 5
Drug Use	50	4	46	16	- 12
Rheumatoid Arthritis	51	4	60	1	+ 3
Poisonings	52	3	49	11	- 8
Malnutrition	53	2	54	4	- 2
Birth Trauma	54	2	36	37	- 34
HIV/AIDS	55	2	13	141	- 139
Schizophrenia	56	2	52	5	- 3
Appendicitis	57	1	59	1	+ 0
Meningitis	58	1	57	2	- 1
Prostatic Hypertrophy	59	1	58	2	- 1
Osteoarthritis	60	1	83	0	+ 1
Maternal Conditions	61	1	48	11	- 10
Syphilis	62	1	67	0	+ 1
Upper Respiratory	63	1	63	0	+ 1
Oral conditions	64	1	55	3	- 3
Encephalitis	65	0	61	1	- 0
Multiple Sclerosis	66	0	84	0	+ 0
Pertussis	67	0	66	0	+ 0
War	68	0	62	0	- 0
Tetanus	69	0	76	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	70	0	80	0	+ 0
Malaria	71	0	70	0	+ 0
Schistosomiasis	72	0	69	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	73	0	75	0	+ 0
Ascariasis	74	0	64	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	78	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	79	0	- 0
Dengue	77	0	68	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	73	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	79	0	72	0	- 0
Chagas disease	80	0	71	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	81	0	82	0	- 0
Leprosy	82	0	81	0	- 0
Measles	83	0	77	0	- 0
Chlamydia	84	0	74	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.