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 LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY |
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World Rank |
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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 |
82 |
66 |
72 |
2000 |
67.8 |
74.3 |
71.0 |
85 |
75 |
81 |
2010 |
70.1 |
76.6 |
73.3 |
85 |
75 |
83 |
2015 |
71.4 |
77.8 |
74.6 |
78 |
77 |
78 |
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MAURITIUS LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE |
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World Rank |
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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 |
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MAURITIUS TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH |
AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE |
PER 100,000 POPULATION
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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 |
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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 |
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MAURITIUS TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE |
PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES |
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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 |
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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 |
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MAURITIUS CANCER RANK BY TYPE |
AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE |
PER 100,000 POPULATION
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|
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 |
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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 |
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MAURITIUS HEALTH RISK FACTORS |
PER 100,000 POPULATION
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ALCOHOL LITERS |
Total |
Rank |
4.0 |
123 |
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SMOKING PERCENT |
M |
F |
Rank |
40.1 |
3.3 |
45 |
92 |
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OBESITY PERCENT |
M |
F |
Rank |
5.6 |
15.7 |
141 |
137 |
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HAPPINESS SCORE |
Total |
Rank |
5.63 |
62 |
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MAURITIUS DEMOGRAPHIC SUMMARY |
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Value |
World Rank |
Population Total |
1,356,388 |
150
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Sex Ratio M / F |
0.97 |
131
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Population 0-14 |
20.2% |
133
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Population 15-64 |
70.1% |
22
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Population 65 + |
9.7% |
65
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Birth Rate / 1000 |
13.00 |
137
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Death Rate / 1000 |
7.10 |
111
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Fertility Rate |
1.75 |
146
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Infant Mortality |
9.80 |
130
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Sex Ratio At Birth M / F |
1.05 |
99
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Sex Ratio Under 15 M / F |
1.05 |
98
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Value |
World Rank |
Sex Ratio 15-64 M / F |
0.99 |
116 |
Sex Ratio 65 + M / F |
0.70 |
151 |
Net Migration |
0.00 |
76 |
Population Growth |
0.60% |
134 |
Literacy Total |
92.7% |
107 |
Literacy Male |
94.9% |
75 |
Literacy Female |
90.7% |
80 |
Unemployment |
7.8% |
97 |
LIFE EXPECTANCY / BIRTH |
74.6 |
78 |
HEALTHY LIFE EXPECTANCY |
66.8 |
60 |
GDP PER CAPITA USD |
$20,400 |
62 |
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Data rounded. Decimals affect ranking.
World Rankings Calculations Are Age Adjusted Death Rates Per 100,000 Population.
Data Source: Published By WHO 2014
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