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Mauritius
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Mauritius

View selected causes of death and population dynamics for Mauritius including Life Expectancy by age and history, age adjusted death rates and world rankings for the top 50 causes and total deaths by cause. Health Data used is WHO 2014 updates, World Bank and the United Nations for population.
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    Mauritius MAURITIUS LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
            World Rank
      Male Female All M F All
    1960
    57.7
    61.2
    59.4
    65
    66
    65
    1970
    60.3
    64.6
    62.4
    70
    69
    67
    1980
    63.4
    68.7
    66.0
    76
    77
    75
    1990
    65.6
    73.4
    69.4
    83
    66
    72
    2000
    68.2
    75.3
    71.7
    72
    59
    66
    2010
    70.1
    76.6
    73.3
    86
    75
    83
    2015
    71.4
    77.8
    74.6
    78
    77
    78
     
     
    Mauritius MAURITIUS LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
          World Rank
      Male Female M F
    At Birth
    71.4
    77.8
    78
    77
    Age 5
    72.5
    78.8
    83
    74
    Age 10
    72.6
    78.8
    85
    75
    Age 15
    72.6
    78.9
    85
    76
    Age 20
    72.8
    79.0
    85
    75
    Age 25
    73.1
    79.1
    88
    75
    Age 30
    73.5
    79.3
    86
    73
    Age 35
    74.0
    79.5
    88
    72
    Age 40
    74.6
    79.8
    87
    71
    Age 45
    75.3
    80.2
    84
    71
    Age 50
    76.2
    80.7
    80
    69
    Age 55
    77.3
    81.4
    77
    70
    Age 60
    78.6
    82.2
    73
    68
    Age 65
    80.4
    83.4
    67
    67
    Age 70
    82.2
    84.8
    68
    62
    Age 75
    84.5
    86.6
    66
    60
    Age 80
    87.1
    88.8
    66
    54
    Age 85
    90.3
    91.6
    71
    52
    Age 90
    93.9
    94.9
    60
    33
    Age 95
    98.0
    98.6
    47
    24
    Age 100
    102.3
    102.8
    45
    16
     
     
    Mauritius MAURITIUS TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank
    1. Diabetes Mellitus
    173.63
    1
    2. Coronary Heart Disease
    86.46
    92
    3. Stroke
    55.87
    122
    4. Hypertension
    38.18
    12
    5. Influenza and Pneumonia
    22.60
    105
    6. Breast Cancer
    19.30
    59
    7. Prostate Cancer
    16.00
    91
    8. Liver Disease
    13.77
    97
    9. Kidney Disease
    13.36
    96
    10. Road Traffic Accidents
    12.89
    108
    11. Lung Cancers
    10.84
    90
    12. Other Injuries
    10.31
    96
    13. Asthma
    10.04
    43
    14. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    8.57
    76
    15. Suicide
    7.93
    93
    16. Congenital Anomalies
    7.70
    101
    17. Cervical Cancer
    7.41
    94
    18. Low Birth Weight
    6.77
    95
    19. Endocrine Disorders
    6.63
    77
    20. Lung Disease
    6.17
    163
    21. Stomach Cancer
    5.82
    84
    22. Ovary Cancer
    5.29
    56
    23. HIV/AIDS
    4.85
    89
    24. Pancreas Cancer
    4.77
    65
    25. Oral Cancer
    4.54
    53
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank
    26. Other Neoplasms
    4.31
    30
    27. Falls
    4.08
    105
    28. Anemia
    4.08
    30
    29. Inflammatory/Heart
    3.99
    135
    30. Alcohol
    3.79
    29
    31. Drownings
    3.76
    84
    32. Liver Cancer
    3.66
    132
    33. Leukemia
    3.38
    104
    34. Violence
    3.25
    107
    35. Skin Disease
    2.86
    62
    36. Oesophagus Cancer
    2.76
    80
    37. Lymphomas
    2.75
    131
    38. Epilepsy
    2.35
    75
    39. Alzheimers/Dementia
    2.33
    113
    40. Diarrhoeal diseases
    2.20
    108
    41. Malnutrition
    2.09
    89
    42. Fires
    1.99
    92
    43. Bladder Cancer
    1.49
    114
    44. Drug Use
    1.43
    68
    45. Birth Trauma
    1.35
    122
    46. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    1.33
    132
    47. Tuberculosis
    1.25
    121
    48. Uterin Cancer
    1.22
    125
    49. Maternal Conditions
    0.76
    96
    50. Parkinson's Disease
    0.71
    141
     
     
    Mauritius MAURITIUS TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
     
      Deaths %
    1. Diabetes Mellitus
    2,331
    29.43
    2. Coronary Heart Disease
    1,148
    14.49
    3. Stroke
    726
    9.17
    4. Hypertension
    506
    6.39
    5. Influenza and Pneumonia
    277
    3.50
    6. Liver Disease
    196
    2.47
    7. Kidney Disease
    179
    2.25
    8. Road Traffic Accidents
    170
    2.14
    9. Lung Cancers
    145
    1.83
    10. Breast Cancer
    143
    1.81
    11. Other Injuries
    131
    1.65
    12. Asthma
    131
    1.65
    13. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    114
    1.44
    14. Suicide
    105
    1.33
    15. Endocrine Disorders
    86
    1.09
    16. Prostate Cancer
    83
    1.05
    17. Lung Disease
    79
    1.00
    18. Stomach Cancer
    78
    0.99
    19. HIV/AIDS
    68
    0.85
    20. Pancreas Cancer
    66
    0.84
    21. Congenital Anomalies
    63
    0.80
    22. Oral Cancer
    63
    0.79
    23. Other Neoplasms
    59
    0.74
    24. Falls
    58
    0.73
    25. Cervical Cancer
    55
    0.69
      Deaths %
    26. Low Birth Weight
    55
    0.69
    27. Alcohol
    54
    0.68
    28. Inflammatory/Heart
    54
    0.68
    29. Anemia
    52
    0.66
    30. Liver Cancer
    48
    0.61
    31. Drownings
    47
    0.60
    32. Violence
    44
    0.56
    33. Leukemia
    40
    0.50
    34. Lymphomas
    38
    0.48
    35. Ovary Cancer
    38
    0.48
    36. Oesophagus Cancer
    38
    0.47
    37. Skin Disease
    37
    0.47
    38. Epilepsy
    33
    0.42
    39. Alzheimers/Dementia
    29
    0.37
    40. Malnutrition
    27
    0.35
    41. Diarrhoeal diseases
    27
    0.34
    42. Fires
    25
    0.32
    43. Drug Use
    19
    0.24
    44. Bladder Cancer
    19
    0.24
    45. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    19
    0.24
    46. Tuberculosis
    17
    0.21
    47. Birth Trauma
    11
    0.13
    48. Maternal Conditions
    9
    0.12
    49. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    9
    0.12
    50. Uterin Cancer
    9
    0.11
     
     
    Mauritius MAURITIUS CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Rate World Rank
    1. Breast Cancer
    19.30
    59
    2. Prostate Cancer
    16.00
    91
    3. Lung Cancers
    10.84
    90
    4. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    8.57
    76
    5. Cervical Cancer
    7.41
    94
    6. Stomach Cancer
    5.82
    84
    7. Ovary Cancer
    5.29
    56
    8. Pancreas Cancer
    4.77
    65
      Rate World Rank
    9. Oral Cancer
    4.54
    53
    10. Liver Cancer
    3.66
    132
    11. Leukemia
    3.38
    104
    12. Oesophagus Cancer
    2.76
    80
    13. Lymphomas
    2.75
    131
    14. Bladder Cancer
    1.49
    114
    15. Uterin Cancer
    1.22
    125
    16. Skin Cancers
    0.38
    164
     
     
    Mauritius MAURITIUS HEALTH RISK FACTORS
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
    ALCOHOL LITERS
    Total Rank
    4.0
    124
    SMOKING PERCENT
    M F Rank
    40.1
    3.3
    45
    92
    OBESITY PERCENT
    M F Rank
    11.2
    24.3
    123
    84
    HAPPINESS SCORE
    Total Rank
    5.648
    63

     
    Mauritius MAURITIUS DEMOGRAPHIC SUMMARY
     
      Value World Rank
    Population Total
    1,348,242
    151
    Sex Ratio M / F
    0.97
    121
    Population 0-14
    20.4 %
    130
    Population 15-64
    70.3 %
    21
    Population 65 +
    9.3 %
    67
    Birth Rate / 1000
    13.10
    137
    Death Rate / 1000
    7.00
    117
    Fertility Rate
    1.75
    144
    Infant Mortality
    10.00
    128
    Sex Ratio At Birth M / F
    1.05
    58
    Sex Ratio Under 15 M / F
    1.04
    94
      Value World Rank
    Sex Ratio 15-64 M / F
    0.99
    119
    Sex Ratio 65 + M / F
    0.68
    154
    Net Migration
    0.00
    56
    Population Growth
    0.61 %
    135
    Literacy Total
    88.8 %
    119
    Literacy Male
    92.9 %
    79
    Literacy Female
    88.5 %
    84
    Unemployment
    8.0 %
    97
    LIFE EXPECTANCY / BIRTH
    74.6
    78
    HEALTHY LIFE EXPECTANCY
    66.8
    60
    GDP PER CAPITA USD
    $19,500
    64
     
     
     
    Data rounded. Decimals affect ranking.
    World Rankings Calculations Are Age Adjusted Death Rates Per 100,000 Population.
    Data Source: Published By WHO 2014
    WHO Excludes Cause of Death Data For the following countries: Andorra, Antigua and Barbuda, Cook Islands, Dominica, Grenada, Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Micronesia, Monaco, Nauru, Niue, Palau, Saint Kitts, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent, Samoa, San Marino, Sao Tome, Seychelles, Tonga, Tuvalu, Vanuatu.