MAURITIUS VS SWITZERLAND: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SWITZERLAND		MAURITIUS		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	1,585	2	1,805	- 220
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	1,064	34	42	+ 1,022
Stroke	3	579	3	985	- 406
Lung Cancers	4	521	9	182	+ 338
Lung Disease	5	429	5	646	- 217
Hypertension	6	366	6	592	- 226
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	295	10	182	+ 113
Influenza and Pneumonia	8	288	7	346	- 58
Falls	9	284	26	57	+ 227
Prostate Cancer	10	234	15	115	+ 119
Breast Cancer	11	233	8	232	+ 1
Pancreas Cancer	12	220	28	55	+ 165
Kidney Disease	13	187	4	724	- 538
Suicide	14	185	14	120	+ 65
Lymphomas	15	167	24	57	+ 111
Inflammatory/Heart	16	152	16	108	+ 44
Diabetes Mellitus	17	151	1	1,873	- 1,722
Parkinson's Disease	18	127	47	12	+ 115
Liver Cancer	19	119	27	56	+ 63
Other Neoplasms	20	101	20	77	+ 24
Liver Disease	21	100	12	145	- 45
Leukemia	22	99	31	48	+ 51
Bladder Cancer	23	99	44	21	+ 78
Stomach Cancer	24	91	18	104	- 14
Endocrine Disorders	25	88	19	101	- 13
Oral Cancer	26	74	23	63	+ 11
Skin Cancers	27	73	53	5	+ 68
Oesophagus Cancer	28	73	37	35	+ 37
Ovary Cancer	29	68	32	46	+ 22
Other Injuries	30	61	21	66	- 5
Congenital Anomalies	31	45	25	57	- 12
Alcohol	32	34	29	53	- 19
Uterin Cancer	33	33	40	32	+ 1
Road Traffic Accidents	34	29	11	155	- 127
Diarrhoeal diseases	35	27	42	23	+ 5
Drug Use	36	26	46	16	+ 10
Osteoarthritis	37	25	83	0	+ 25
Multiple Sclerosis	38	24	84	0	+ 24
Epilepsy	39	23	38	35	- 11
Skin Disease	40	19	22	64	- 45
Peptic Ulcer Disease	41	18	43	22	- 4
Cervical Cancer	42	16	30	49	- 34
Low Birth Weight	43	16	35	37	- 21
Anemia	44	15	39	33	- 18
Schizophrenia	45	14	52	5	+ 9
Asthma	46	14	17	107	- 93
Malnutrition	47	12	54	4	+ 9
Rheumatic Heart Disease	48	12	56	3	+ 8
Rheumatoid Arthritis	49	10	60	1	+ 9
Drownings	50	7	33	43	- 36
Violence	51	6	41	30	- 23
Birth Trauma	52	5	36	37	- 32
Prostatic Hypertrophy	53	5	58	2	+ 2
HIV/AIDS	54	4	13	141	- 137
Fires	55	3	50	10	- 7
Tuberculosis	56	3	45	17	- 14
Meningitis	57	3	57	2	+ 1
Hepatitis C	58	2	51	9	- 7
Appendicitis	59	2	59	1	+ 1
Poisonings	60	2	49	11	- 9
Upper Respiratory	61	2	63	0	+ 2
Oral conditions	62	1	55	3	- 2
Hepatitis B	63	1	65	0	+ 1
Maternal Conditions	64	1	48	11	- 10
Syphilis	65	0	67	0	+ 0
Iodine Deficiency	66	0	82	0	+ 0
War	67	0	62	0	- 0
Encephalitis	68	0	61	1	- 1
Otitis Media	69	0	80	0	+ 0
Tetanus	70	0	76	0	+ 0
Leishmaniasis	71	0	72	0	+ 0
Schistosomiasis	72	0	69	0	+ 0
Pertussis	73	0	66	0	- 0
Diphtheria	74	0	75	0	- 0
Measles	75	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	71	0	- 0
Malaria	77	0	70	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	73	0	- 0
Chlamydia	79	0	74	0	- 0
Leprosy	80	0	81	0	- 0
Dengue	81	0	68	0	- 0
Ascariasis	82	0	64	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	83	0	79	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	84	0	78	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	86	0	- 0
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.