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Compare Mauritius and Iceland health profiles including life expectancy history, causes of death and population dynamics side by side. Health Data used is WHO 2014 updates, World Bank and the United Nations for population.
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    LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Mauritius MAURITIUS   Iceland ICELAND
           
    World Rank
    		        
    World Rank
      Male Female All M F All   Male Female All M F All
    1960
    57.7
    61.2
    59.4
    65
    66
    65
    		  
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    1970
    60.3
    64.6
    62.4
    70
    69
    67
    		  
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    1980
    63.4
    68.7
    66.0
    76
    77
    75
    		  
    72.1
    75.7
    73.9
    11
    22
    14
    1990
    65.6
    73.4
    69.4
    83
    66
    72
    		  
    74.9
    78.4
    76.6
    3
    22
    12
    2000
    68.2
    75.3
    71.7
    72
    59
    66
    		  
    77.1
    80.9
    79.0
    4
    16
    9
    2010
    70.1
    76.6
    73.3
    86
    75
    83
    		  
    80.2
    83.5
    81.8
    1
    10
    6
    2015
    71.4
    77.8
    74.6
    78
    77
    78
    		  
    81.2
    84.1
    82.7
    2
    10
    7
     
     
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Mauritius MAURITIUS   Iceland ICELAND
          World Rank       World Rank
      Male Female M F   Male Female M F
    At Birth
    71.4
    77.8
    78
    77
    		  
    81.2
    84.1
    2
    10
    Age 5
    72.5
    78.8
    83
    74
    		  
    81.3
    84.3
    2
    11
    Age 10
    72.6
    78.8
    85
    75
    		  
    81.4
    84.3
    2
    12
    Age 15
    72.6
    78.9
    85
    76
    		  
    81.4
    84.3
    2
    11
    Age 20
    72.8
    79.0
    85
    75
    		  
    81.5
    84.4
    2
    11
    Age 25
    73.1
    79.1
    88
    75
    		  
    81.6
    84.4
    2
    11
    Age 30
    73.5
    79.3
    86
    73
    		  
    81.8
    84.5
    2
    12
    Age 35
    74.0
    79.5
    88
    72
    		  
    82.1
    84.5
    2
    14
    Age 40
    74.6
    79.8
    87
    71
    		  
    82.3
    84.6
    2
    15
    Age 45
    75.3
    80.2
    84
    71
    		  
    82.5
    84.8
    2
    14
    Age 50
    76.2
    80.7
    80
    69
    		  
    82.8
    85.0
    2
    16
    Age 55
    77.3
    81.4
    77
    70
    		  
    83.2
    85.2
    3
    20
    Age 60
    78.6
    82.2
    73
    68
    		  
    83.7
    85.6
    3
    22
    Age 65
    80.4
    83.4
    67
    67
    		  
    84.4
    86.3
    5
    22
    Age 70
    82.2
    84.8
    68
    62
    		  
    85.5
    87.1
    7
    22
    Age 75
    84.5
    86.6
    66
    60
    		  
    86.8
    88.2
    13
    27
    Age 80
    87.1
    88.8
    66
    54
    		  
    88.6
    89.8
    18
    29
    Age 85
    90.3
    91.6
    71
    52
    		  
    91.0
    91.9
    28
    35
    Age 90
    93.9
    94.9
    60
    33
    		  
    94.0
    94.6
    54
    51
    Age 95
    98.0
    98.6
    47
    24
    		  
    97.8
    98.2
    67
    54
    Age 100
    102.3
    102.8
    45
    16
    		  
    101.9
    102.1
    100
    84
     
     
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Mauritius MAURITIUS   Iceland ICELAND
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank   Rate World Rank
    1. Diabetes Mellitus
    173.63
    1
    		  
    6.00
    162
    2. Coronary Heart Disease
    86.46
    92
    		  
    61.92
    136
    3. Stroke
    55.87
    122
    		  
    29.17
    159
    4. Hypertension
    38.18
    12
    		  
    9.79
    136
    5. Influenza and Pneumonia
    22.60
    105
    		  
    11.43
    142
    6. Breast Cancer
    19.30
    59
    		  
    18.65
    64
    7. Prostate Cancer
    16.00
    91
    		  
    21.29
    53
    8. Liver Disease
    13.77
    97
    		  
    1.70
    172
    9. Kidney Disease
    13.36
    96
    		  
    5.45
    151
    10. Road Traffic Accidents
    12.89
    108
    		  
    3.54
    166
    11. Lung Cancers
    10.84
    90
    		  
    29.45
    26
    12. Other Injuries
    10.31
    96
    		  
    4.17
    158
    13. Asthma
    10.04
    43
    		  
    0.42
    169
    14. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    8.57
    76
    		  
    15.20
    40
    15. Suicide
    7.93
    93
    		  
    14.06
    37
    16. Congenital Anomalies
    7.70
    101
    		  
    2.26
    166
    17. Cervical Cancer
    7.41
    94
    		  
    0.92
    170
    18. Low Birth Weight
    6.77
    95
    		  
    1.48
    158
    19. Endocrine Disorders
    6.63
    77
    		  
    1.68
    154
    20. Lung Disease
    6.17
    163
    		  
    21.34
    69
    21. Stomach Cancer
    5.82
    84
    		  
    4.06
    120
    22. Ovary Cancer
    5.29
    56
    		  
    6.30
    35
    23. HIV/AIDS
    4.85
    89
    		  
    0.00
    172
    24. Pancreas Cancer
    4.77
    65
    		  
    8.28
    29
    25. Oral Cancer
    4.54
    53
    		  
    1.56
    145
    26. Other Neoplasms
    4.31
    30
    		  
    2.25
    108
    27. Falls
    4.08
    105
    		  
    7.00
    70
    28. Anemia
    4.08
    30
    		  
    0.19
    130
    29. Inflammatory/Heart
    3.99
    135
    		  
    1.74
    169
    30. Alcohol
    3.79
    29
    		  
    1.51
    65
    31. Drownings
    3.76
    84
    		  
    0.63
    160
    32. Liver Cancer
    3.66
    132
    		  
    1.88
    165
    33. Leukemia
    3.38
    104
    		  
    3.62
    96
    34. Violence
    3.25
    107
    		  
    0.63
    164
    35. Skin Disease
    2.86
    62
    		  
    0.19
    159
    36. Oesophagus Cancer
    2.76
    80
    		  
    4.07
    54
    37. Lymphomas
    2.75
    131
    		  
    10.90
    1
    38. Epilepsy
    2.35
    75
    		  
    0.88
    143
    39. Alzheimers/Dementia
    2.33
    113
    		  
    34.08
    4
    40. Diarrhoeal diseases
    2.20
    108
    		  
    0.38
    154
    41. Malnutrition
    2.09
    89
    		  
    0.38
    128
    42. Fires
    1.99
    92
    		  
    0.29
    161
    43. Bladder Cancer
    1.49
    114
    		  
    2.96
    59
    44. Drug Use
    1.43
    68
    		  
    1.69
    61
    45. Birth Trauma
    1.35
    122
    		  
    0.00
    172
    46. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    1.33
    132
    		  
    0.85
    153
    47. Tuberculosis
    1.25
    121
    		  
    0.75
    136
    48. Uterin Cancer
    1.22
    125
    		  
    1.14
    137
    49. Maternal Conditions
    0.76
    96
    		  
    0.00
    172
    50. Parkinson's Disease
    0.71
    141
    		  
    4.56
    2
     
     
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
     
      Mauritius MAURITIUS   Iceland ICELAND
      Deaths %   Deaths %
    1. Diabetes Mellitus
    2,331
    29.43
    		  
    30
    1.80
    2. Coronary Heart Disease
    1,148
    14.49
    		  
    315
    18.81
    3. Stroke
    726
    9.17
    		  
    147
    8.77
    4. Hypertension
    506
    6.39
    		  
    53
    3.15
    5. Influenza and Pneumonia
    277
    3.50
    		  
    60
    3.60
    6. Liver Disease
    196
    2.47
    		  
    7
    0.40
    7. Kidney Disease
    179
    2.25
    		  
    28
    1.69
    8. Road Traffic Accidents
    170
    2.14
    		  
    14
    0.83
    9. Lung Cancers
    145
    1.83
    		  
    138
    8.23
    10. Breast Cancer
    143
    1.81
    		  
    46
    2.75
    11. Other Injuries
    131
    1.65
    		  
    18
    1.07
    12. Asthma
    131
    1.65
    		  
    2
    0.13
    13. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    114
    1.44
    		  
    74
    4.41
    14. Suicide
    105
    1.33
    		  
    49
    2.93
    15. Endocrine Disorders
    86
    1.09
    		  
    7
    0.45
    16. Prostate Cancer
    83
    1.05
    		  
    50
    2.95
    17. Lung Disease
    79
    1.00
    		  
    106
    6.30
    18. Stomach Cancer
    78
    0.99
    		  
    18
    1.06
    19. HIV/AIDS
    68
    0.85
    		  
    0
    0.02
    20. Pancreas Cancer
    66
    0.84
    		  
    39
    2.33
    21. Congenital Anomalies
    63
    0.80
    		  
    7
    0.41
    22. Oral Cancer
    63
    0.79
    		  
    8
    0.45
    23. Other Neoplasms
    59
    0.74
    		  
    11
    0.67
    24. Falls
    58
    0.73
    		  
    36
    2.13
    25. Cervical Cancer
    55
    0.69
    		  
    3
    0.18
    26. Low Birth Weight
    55
    0.69
    		  
    4
    0.24
    27. Alcohol
    54
    0.68
    		  
    6
    0.33
    28. Inflammatory/Heart
    54
    0.68
    		  
    7
    0.44
    29. Anemia
    52
    0.66
    		  
    1
    0.09
    30. Liver Cancer
    48
    0.61
    		  
    9
    0.55
    31. Drownings
    47
    0.60
    		  
    3
    0.19
    32. Violence
    44
    0.56
    		  
    2
    0.12
    33. Leukemia
    40
    0.50
    		  
    18
    1.07
    34. Lymphomas
    38
    0.48
    		  
    56
    3.36
    35. Ovary Cancer
    38
    0.48
    		  
    14
    0.84
    36. Oesophagus Cancer
    38
    0.47
    		  
    19
    1.14
    37. Skin Disease
    37
    0.47
    		  
    1
    0.07
    38. Epilepsy
    33
    0.42
    		  
    3
    0.15
    39. Alzheimers/Dementia
    29
    0.37
    		  
    179
    10.69
    40. Malnutrition
    27
    0.35
    		  
    2
    0.12
    41. Diarrhoeal diseases
    27
    0.34
    		  
    2
    0.14
    42. Fires
    25
    0.32
    		  
    1
    0.05
    43. Drug Use
    19
    0.24
    		  
    6
    0.36
    44. Bladder Cancer
    19
    0.24
    		  
    15
    0.89
    45. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    19
    0.24
    		  
    4
    0.27
    46. Tuberculosis
    17
    0.21
    		  
    4
    0.24
    47. Birth Trauma
    11
    0.13
    		  
    0
    0.00
    48. Maternal Conditions
    9
    0.12
    		  
    0
    0.01
    49. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    9
    0.12
    		  
    2
    0.09
    50. Uterin Cancer
    9
    0.11
    		  
    4
    0.21
     
     
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Mauritius MAURITIUS   Iceland ICELAND
      Rate World Rank   Rate World Rank
    1. Breast Cancer
    19.30
    59
    		  
    18.65
    64
    2. Prostate Cancer
    16.00
    91
    		  
    21.29
    53
    3. Lung Cancers
    10.84
    90
    		  
    29.45
    26
    4. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    8.57
    76
    		  
    15.20
    40
    5. Cervical Cancer
    7.41
    94
    		  
    0.92
    170
    6. Stomach Cancer
    5.82
    84
    		  
    4.06
    120
    7. Ovary Cancer
    5.29
    56
    		  
    6.30
    35
    8. Pancreas Cancer
    4.77
    65
    		  
    8.28
    29
    9. Oral Cancer
    4.54
    53
    		  
    1.56
    145
    10. Liver Cancer
    3.66
    132
    		  
    1.88
    165
    11. Leukemia
    3.38
    104
    		  
    3.62
    96
    12. Oesophagus Cancer
    2.76
    80
    		  
    4.07
    54
    13. Lymphomas
    2.75
    131
    		  
    10.90
    1
    14. Bladder Cancer
    1.49
    114
    		  
    2.96
    59
    15. Uterin Cancer
    1.22
    125
    		  
    1.14
    137
    16. Skin Cancers
    0.38
    164
    		  
    2.40
    40
     
     
     
    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.