MADAGASCAR VS MAURITIUS: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MAURITIUS		MADAGASCAR		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Diabetes Mellitus	1	42,099	16	3,278	+ 38,821
Coronary Heart Disease	2	40,562	3	12,388	+ 28,173
Stroke	3	22,137	1	17,964	+ 4,172
Kidney Disease	4	16,277	22	2,202	+ 14,075
Lung Disease	5	14,528	14	3,957	+ 10,571
Hypertension	6	13,297	8	6,208	+ 7,089
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	7,778	2	14,605	- 6,827
Breast Cancer	8	5,219	37	629	+ 4,590
Lung Cancers	9	4,098	55	147	+ 3,950
Colon-Rectum Cancers	10	4,095	39	606	+ 3,489
Road Traffic Accidents	11	3,489	7	7,880	- 4,390
Liver Disease	12	3,268	12	4,803	- 1,535
HIV/AIDS	13	3,167	25	1,341	+ 1,826
Suicide	14	2,701	24	1,476	+ 1,226
Prostate Cancer	15	2,586	29	996	+ 1,590
Inflammatory/Heart	16	2,430	28	1,046	+ 1,383
Asthma	17	2,404	19	2,507	- 103
Stomach Cancer	18	2,347	47	368	+ 1,980
Endocrine Disorders	19	2,266	44	463	+ 1,803
Other Neoplasms	20	1,726	65	24	+ 1,702
Other Injuries	21	1,477	21	2,359	- 882
Skin Disease	22	1,449	51	187	+ 1,262
Oral Cancer	23	1,423	32	697	+ 726
Lymphomas	24	1,277	34	675	+ 602
Congenital Anomalies	25	1,275	15	3,380	- 2,105
Falls	26	1,275	36	653	+ 622
Liver Cancer	27	1,263	30	933	+ 330
Pancreas Cancer	28	1,227	61	80	+ 1,146
Alcohol	29	1,198	53	161	+ 1,037
Cervical Cancer	30	1,104	17	3,028	- 1,924
Leukemia	31	1,087	45	401	+ 686
Ovary Cancer	32	1,027	57	135	+ 892
Drownings	33	969	31	825	+ 144
Alzheimers & Dementia	34	940	26	1,120	- 181
Low Birth Weight	35	827	10	5,353	- 4,525
Birth Trauma	36	821	11	5,347	- 4,526
Oesophagus Cancer	37	797	27	1,080	- 283
Epilepsy	38	784	46	385	+ 400
Anemia	39	752	83	0	+ 752
Uterin Cancer	40	714	59	95	+ 620
Violence	41	667	23	1,749	- 1,081
Diarrhoeal diseases	42	507	5	11,085	- 10,578
Peptic Ulcer Disease	43	503	42	495	+ 7
Bladder Cancer	44	468	48	286	+ 182
Tuberculosis	45	391	4	11,606	- 11,215
Drug Use	46	361	62	58	+ 303
Parkinson's Disease	47	264	49	266	- 1
Maternal Conditions	48	242	18	2,776	- 2,534
Poisonings	49	236	40	571	- 335
Fires	50	233	35	661	- 428
Hepatitis C	51	199	67	16	+ 183
Schizophrenia	52	113	81	0	+ 113
Skin Cancers	53	102	43	467	- 365
Malnutrition	54	86	13	4,236	- 4,149
Oral conditions	55	75	86	0	+ 75
Rheumatic Heart Disease	56	69	38	627	- 559
Meningitis	57	52	20	2,391	- 2,339
Prostatic Hypertrophy	58	51	84	0	+ 51
Appendicitis	59	25	56	147	- 122
Rheumatoid Arthritis	60	21	64	47	- 26
Encephalitis	61	19	60	94	- 75
War	62	3	54	155	- 152
Upper Respiratory	63	0	63	49	- 48
Ascariasis	64	0	70	5	- 5
Hepatitis B	65	0	58	98	- 98
Pertussis	66	0	41	519	- 519
Syphilis	67	0	33	680	- 680
Dengue	68	0	72	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	69	0	50	260	- 260
Malaria	70	0	9	5,507	- 5,507
Chagas disease	71	0	76	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	72	0	78	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	73	0	77	0	- 0
Chlamydia	74	0	69	7	- 7
Diphtheria	75	0	71	3	- 3
Tetanus	76	0	52	186	- 186
Measles	77	0	6	9,172	- 9,172
Trichuriasis	78	0	73	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	74	0	- 0
Otitis Media	80	0	68	10	- 10
Leprosy	81	0	75	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	82	0	79	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	83	0	85	0	- 0
Multiple Sclerosis	84	0	66	18	- 18
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	80	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to MADAGASCAR

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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.worldlifeexpectancy.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.