MAURITIUS VS SWEDEN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SWEDEN		MAURITIUS		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	1,873	2	1,805	+ 68
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	1,351	34	42	+ 1,309
Stroke	3	747	3	985	- 238
Lung Disease	4	538	5	646	- 109
Lung Cancers	5	461	9	182	+ 278
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	377	10	182	+ 195
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	329	7	346	- 17
Prostate Cancer	8	324	15	115	+ 209
Pancreas Cancer	9	229	28	55	+ 174
Hypertension	10	228	6	592	- 364
Diabetes Mellitus	11	227	1	1,873	- 1,646
Kidney Disease	12	202	4	724	- 523
Breast Cancer	13	196	8	232	- 36
Suicide	14	183	14	120	+ 63
Other Injuries	15	170	21	66	+ 104
Lymphomas	16	168	24	57	+ 111
Falls	17	137	26	57	+ 81
Other Neoplasms	18	128	20	77	+ 51
Parkinson's Disease	19	117	47	12	+ 105
Leukemia	20	102	31	48	+ 54
Bladder Cancer	21	94	44	21	+ 73
Liver Cancer	22	93	27	56	+ 37
Liver Disease	23	90	12	145	- 56
Endocrine Disorders	24	87	19	101	- 14
Skin Cancers	25	80	53	5	+ 76
Stomach Cancer	26	76	18	104	- 29
Ovary Cancer	27	68	32	46	+ 23
Inflammatory/Heart	28	68	16	108	- 40
Oesophagus Cancer	29	67	37	35	+ 31
Drug Use	30	52	46	16	+ 36
Oral Cancer	31	47	23	63	- 16
Alcohol	32	44	29	53	- 9
Uterin Cancer	33	43	40	32	+ 11
Road Traffic Accidents	34	39	11	155	- 116
Congenital Anomalies	35	38	25	57	- 19
Diarrhoeal diseases	36	36	42	23	+ 13
Peptic Ulcer Disease	37	34	43	22	+ 12
Cervical Cancer	38	28	30	49	- 21
Skin Disease	39	27	22	64	- 37
Anemia	40	22	39	33	- 12
Multiple Sclerosis	41	21	84	0	+ 21
Asthma	42	20	17	107	- 87
Rheumatoid Arthritis	43	16	60	1	+ 15
Epilepsy	44	15	38	35	- 20
Malnutrition	45	14	54	4	+ 11
Drownings	46	14	33	43	- 29
Violence	47	14	41	30	- 16
Rheumatic Heart Disease	48	14	56	3	+ 11
Fires	49	8	50	10	- 2
Schizophrenia	50	8	52	5	+ 3
Low Birth Weight	51	6	35	37	- 31
Prostatic Hypertrophy	52	6	58	2	+ 3
Hepatitis C	53	5	51	9	- 3
Meningitis	54	4	57	2	+ 2
Birth Trauma	55	4	36	37	- 32
Tuberculosis	56	3	45	17	- 14
Osteoarthritis	57	3	83	0	+ 3
Upper Respiratory	58	2	63	0	+ 2
Appendicitis	59	2	59	1	+ 1
Poisonings	60	2	49	11	- 8
HIV/AIDS	61	2	13	141	- 139
Hepatitis B	62	1	65	0	+ 1
Oral conditions	63	1	55	3	- 2
Maternal Conditions	64	1	48	11	- 10
War	65	0	62	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	66	0	80	0	+ 0
Pertussis	67	0	66	0	+ 0
Tetanus	68	0	76	0	+ 0
Schistosomiasis	69	0	69	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	70	0	75	0	+ 0
Encephalitis	71	0	61	1	- 1
Syphilis	72	0	67	0	- 0
Chlamydia	73	0	74	0	- 0
Malaria	74	0	70	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	75	0	72	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	73	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	71	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	78	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	79	0	- 0
Dengue	80	0	68	0	- 0
Ascariasis	81	0	64	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	82	0	82	0	- 0
Measles	83	0	77	0	- 0
Leprosy	84	0	81	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.