MAURITIUS VS UNITED KINGDOM: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	UNITED KINGDOM		MAURITIUS		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Alzheimers & Dementia	1	1,879	34	42	+ 1,837
Coronary Heart Disease	2	1,373	2	1,805	- 432
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	776	7	346	+ 430
Stroke	4	720	3	985	- 265
Lung Cancers	5	684	9	182	+ 501
Lung Disease	6	630	5	646	- 17
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	353	10	182	+ 171
Prostate Cancer	8	254	15	115	+ 139
Breast Cancer	9	243	8	232	+ 11
Lymphomas	10	179	24	57	+ 122
Pancreas Cancer	11	172	28	55	+ 118
Oesophagus Cancer	12	167	37	35	+ 132
Parkinson's Disease	13	164	47	12	+ 152
Liver Disease	14	147	12	145	+ 1
Falls	15	146	26	57	+ 89
Bladder Cancer	16	117	44	21	+ 97
Diabetes Mellitus	17	112	1	1,873	- 1,761
Kidney Disease	18	105	4	724	- 620
Other Injuries	19	105	21	66	+ 39
Suicide	20	102	14	120	- 18
Liver Cancer	21	100	27	56	+ 44
Leukemia	22	100	31	48	+ 51
Hypertension	23	100	6	592	- 492
Stomach Cancer	24	96	18	104	- 9
Ovary Cancer	25	77	32	46	+ 31
Other Neoplasms	26	76	20	77	- 0
Skin Cancers	27	71	53	5	+ 67
Endocrine Disorders	28	63	19	101	- 38
Inflammatory/Heart	29	60	16	108	- 48
Oral Cancer	30	60	23	63	- 4
Drug Use	31	54	46	16	+ 38
Uterin Cancer	32	45	40	32	+ 13
Road Traffic Accidents	33	42	11	155	- 114
Skin Disease	34	41	22	64	- 24
Congenital Anomalies	35	41	25	57	- 16
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	40	43	22	+ 18
Multiple Sclerosis	37	36	84	0	+ 36
Diarrhoeal diseases	38	31	42	23	+ 8
Alcohol	39	30	29	53	- 24
Low Birth Weight	40	25	35	37	- 12
Asthma	41	25	17	107	- 82
Epilepsy	42	23	38	35	- 12
Cervical Cancer	43	21	30	49	- 28
Rheumatoid Arthritis	44	19	60	1	+ 18
Rheumatic Heart Disease	45	17	56	3	+ 14
Violence	46	17	41	30	- 13
Tuberculosis	47	7	45	17	- 11
Fires	48	6	50	10	- 4
Drownings	49	6	33	43	- 37
Anemia	50	5	39	33	- 28
Hepatitis C	51	5	51	9	- 4
Meningitis	52	4	57	2	+ 2
Poisonings	53	4	49	11	- 6
Birth Trauma	54	4	36	37	- 33
HIV/AIDS	55	4	13	141	- 137
Prostatic Hypertrophy	56	4	58	2	+ 1
Osteoarthritis	57	3	83	0	+ 3
Malnutrition	58	2	54	4	- 2
Appendicitis	59	2	59	1	+ 1
Schizophrenia	60	2	52	5	- 3
Oral conditions	61	1	55	3	- 2
Syphilis	62	1	67	0	+ 1
Upper Respiratory	63	1	63	0	+ 1
Maternal Conditions	64	1	48	11	- 10
Hepatitis B	65	1	65	0	+ 1
Otitis Media	66	0	80	0	+ 0
War	67	0	62	0	+ 0
Encephalitis	68	0	61	1	- 1
Pertussis	69	0	66	0	+ 0
Leishmaniasis	70	0	72	0	+ 0
Chagas disease	71	0	71	0	+ 0
Tetanus	72	0	76	0	+ 0
Dengue	73	0	68	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	74	0	75	0	+ 0
Measles	75	0	77	0	- 0
Malaria	76	0	70	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	73	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	78	0	69	0	- 0
Chlamydia	79	0	74	0	- 0
Ascariasis	80	0	64	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	81	0	79	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	82	0	78	0	- 0
Leprosy	83	0	81	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	82	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to MAURITIUS

United Kingdom

Mauritius

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.