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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, 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
    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
     
     
    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
    167.64
    2
    2. Coronary Heart Disease
    115.32
    94
    3. Stroke
    53.19
    131
    4. Lung Disease
    30.56
    46
    5. Influenza and Pneumonia
    22.44
    124
    6. Breast Cancer
    20.98
    46
    7. Hypertension
    18.41
    56
    8. Prostate Cancer
    12.88
    116
    9. Kidney Disease
    12.02
    107
    10. Road Traffic Accidents
    11.81
    117
    11. Asthma
    10.99
    57
    12. Lung Cancers
    10.62
    100
    13. Liver Disease
    10.35
    125
    14. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    9.17
    80
    15. Suicide
    8.81
    110
    16. Other Injuries
    7.70
    99
    17. Cervical Cancer
    7.41
    99
    18. HIV/AIDS
    7.23
    80
    19. Congenital Anomalies
    6.57
    123
    20. Low Birth Weight
    6.37
    99
    21. Stomach Cancer
    5.96
    80
    22. Endocrine Disorders
    5.00
    100
    23. Inflammatory/Heart
    4.90
    108
    24. Ovary Cancer
    4.83
    77
    25. Pancreas Cancer
    3.87
    84
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank
    26. Other Neoplasms
    3.49
    64
    27. Oral Cancer
    3.42
    75
    28. Leukemia
    3.39
    112
    29. Liver Cancer
    3.12
    156
    30. Drownings
    3.08
    102
    31. Alcohol
    2.86
    39
    32. Skin Disease
    2.81
    64
    33. Diarrhoeal diseases
    2.68
    102
    34. Violence
    2.45
    133
    35. Oesophagus Cancer
    2.43
    91
    36. Alzheimers/Dementia
    2.35
    178
    37. Anemia
    2.31
    40
    38. Lymphomas
    2.28
    161
    39. Falls
    2.22
    164
    40. Epilepsy
    2.08
    77
    41. Malnutrition
    1.48
    98
    42. Fires
    1.47
    97
    43. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    1.43
    136
    44. Uterin Cancer
    1.33
    126
    45. Bladder Cancer
    1.30
    134
    46. Birth Trauma
    1.30
    131
    47. Tuberculosis
    1.28
    127
    48. Parkinson's Disease
    1.12
    86
    49. Drug Use
    0.81
    126
    50. Maternal Conditions
    0.61
    108
     
     
    Mauritius MAURITIUS TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
     
      Deaths %
    1. Diabetes Mellitus
    2,546
    28.73
    2. Coronary Heart Disease
    1,699
    19.17
    3. Stroke
    773
    8.72
    4. Lung Disease
    440
    4.96
    5. Influenza and Pneumonia
    305
    3.44
    6. Hypertension
    268
    3.02
    7. Kidney Disease
    179
    2.02
    8. Breast Cancer
    171
    1.93
    9. Road Traffic Accidents
    165
    1.86
    10. Lung Cancers
    162
    1.83
    11. Liver Disease
    158
    1.78
    12. Asthma
    157
    1.77
    13. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    141
    1.59
    14. Suicide
    119
    1.34
    15. Other Injuries
    108
    1.22
    16. HIV/AIDS
    101
    1.14
    17. Stomach Cancer
    91
    1.03
    18. Prostate Cancer
    77
    0.87
    19. Endocrine Disorders
    71
    0.80
    20. Inflammatory/Heart
    70
    0.79
    21. Cervical Cancer
    62
    0.70
    22. Pancreas Cancer
    59
    0.67
    23. Congenital Anomalies
    55
    0.62
    24. Oral Cancer
    54
    0.61
    25. Other Neoplasms
    52
    0.59
      Deaths %
    26. Low Birth Weight
    51
    0.58
    27. Liver Cancer
    48
    0.54
    28. Leukemia
    43
    0.49
    29. Alcohol
    43
    0.49
    30. Drownings
    42
    0.47
    31. Skin Disease
    41
    0.46
    32. Ovary Cancer
    40
    0.45
    33. Oesophagus Cancer
    37
    0.42
    34. Diarrhoeal diseases
    35
    0.39
    35. Lymphomas
    35
    0.39
    36. Violence
    34
    0.38
    37. Anemia
    33
    0.37
    38. Alzheimers/Dementia
    33
    0.37
    39. Falls
    33
    0.37
    40. Epilepsy
    29
    0.33
    41. Malnutrition
    21
    0.24
    42. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    21
    0.24
    43. Fires
    20
    0.23
    44. Tuberculosis
    19
    0.21
    45. Bladder Cancer
    19
    0.21
    46. Parkinson's Disease
    16
    0.18
    47. Uterin Cancer
    11
    0.12
    48. Drug Use
    11
    0.12
    49. Birth Trauma
    10
    0.11
    50. Maternal Conditions
    8
    0.09
     
     
    Mauritius MAURITIUS CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Rate World Rank
    1. Breast Cancer
    20.98
    46
    2. Prostate Cancer
    12.88
    116
    3. Lung Cancers
    10.62
    100
    4. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    9.17
    80
    5. Cervical Cancer
    7.41
    99
    6. Stomach Cancer
    5.96
    80
    7. Ovary Cancer
    4.83
    77
    8. Pancreas Cancer
    3.87
    84
      Rate World Rank
    9. Oral Cancer
    3.42
    75
    10. Leukemia
    3.39
    112
    11. Liver Cancer
    3.12
    156
    12. Oesophagus Cancer
    2.43
    91
    13. Lymphomas
    2.28
    161
    14. Uterin Cancer
    1.33
    126
    15. Bladder Cancer
    1.30
    134
    16. Skin Cancers
    0.36
    173
     
     
    Mauritius MAURITIUS HEALTH RISK FACTORS
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
    ALCOHOL LITERS
    Total Rank
    3.6
    128
    SMOKING PERCENT
    M F Rank
    40.1
    3.3
    45
    92
    OBESITY PERCENT
    M F Rank
    5.6
    15.7
    141
    137
    HAPPINESS SCORE
    Total Rank
    5.89
    54

     
    Mauritius MAURITIUS DEMOGRAPHIC SUMMARY
     
      Value World Rank
    Population Total
    1,356,388
    150
    Sex Ratio M / F
    0.97
    131
    Population 0-14
    20.2%
    133
    Population 15-64
    70.1%
    22
    Population 65 +
    9.7%
    65
    Birth Rate / 1000
    13.00
    137
    Death Rate / 1000
    7.10
    111
    Fertility Rate
    1.75
    146
    Infant Mortality
    9.80
    130
    Sex Ratio At Birth M / F
    1.05
    99
    Sex Ratio Under 15 M / F
    1.05
    98
      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
    6.9%
    99
    LIFE EXPECTANCY / BIRTH
    74.6
    78
    HEALTHY LIFE EXPECTANCY
    66.8
    60
    GDP PER CAPITA USD
    $21,600
    63
     
     
     
    Data rounded. Decimals affect ranking.
    Data Source: WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION
    Age Adjusted Death Rate Estimates: 2017
    Calculations Provided by World Life Expectancy
    Data Accuracy Not Guaranteed
    WHO Excludes Cause of Death Data For the following countries: Andorra, Cook Islands, Dominica, Marshall Islands, Monaco, Nauru, Niue, Palau, Saint Kitts, San Marino, Tuvalu.