SPAIN VS MAURITIUS: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

Click Country Link To Compare

	MAURITIUS		SPAIN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Diabetes Mellitus	1	67,582	10	7,773	+ 59,809
Coronary Heart Disease	2	65,113	1	51,684	+ 13,429
Stroke	3	35,536	3	29,004	+ 6,532
Kidney Disease	4	26,129	8	9,725	+ 16,404
Lung Disease	5	23,321	5	18,926	+ 4,395
Hypertension	6	21,346	9	9,115	+ 12,232
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	12,486	7	13,717	- 1,231
Breast Cancer	8	8,379	11	7,067	+ 1,311
Lung Cancers	9	6,578	4	22,131	- 15,553
Colon-Rectum Cancers	10	6,574	6	16,957	- 10,384
Road Traffic Accidents	11	5,602	31	1,829	+ 3,772
Liver Disease	12	5,246	23	4,231	+ 1,015
HIV/AIDS	13	5,084	43	538	+ 4,546
Suicide	14	4,337	25	3,609	+ 727
Prostate Cancer	15	4,151	13	6,420	- 2,268
Inflammatory/Heart	16	3,900	19	4,984	- 1,084
Asthma	17	3,859	35	1,133	+ 2,726
Stomach Cancer	18	3,768	14	5,796	- 2,028
Endocrine Disorders	19	3,637	21	4,863	- 1,226
Other Neoplasms	20	2,771	22	4,748	- 1,977
Other Injuries	21	2,371	15	5,536	- 3,165
Skin Disease	22	2,326	30	1,840	+ 486
Oral Cancer	23	2,285	27	2,583	- 298
Lymphomas	24	2,049	16	5,335	- 3,285
Congenital Anomalies	25	2,048	38	863	+ 1,185
Falls	26	2,047	26	3,246	- 1,199
Liver Cancer	27	2,027	18	5,098	- 3,071
Pancreas Cancer	28	1,969	12	6,752	- 4,783
Alcohol	29	1,923	46	333	+ 1,589
Cervical Cancer	30	1,773	39	855	+ 918
Leukemia	31	1,746	24	3,772	- 2,027
Ovary Cancer	32	1,648	28	2,026	- 377
Drownings	33	1,555	45	446	+ 1,109
Alzheimers & Dementia	34	1,508	2	42,339	- 40,830
Low Birth Weight	35	1,328	52	253	+ 1,075
Birth Trauma	36	1,318	60	113	+ 1,205
Oesophagus Cancer	37	1,280	29	2,011	- 731
Epilepsy	38	1,259	40	824	+ 435
Anemia	39	1,207	37	914	+ 292
Uterin Cancer	40	1,146	34	1,612	- 465
Violence	41	1,071	51	262	+ 810
Diarrhoeal diseases	42	814	36	1,064	- 249
Peptic Ulcer Disease	43	807	44	475	+ 332
Bladder Cancer	44	751	17	5,222	- 4,471
Tuberculosis	45	628	50	270	+ 357
Drug Use	46	580	41	776	- 197
Parkinson's Disease	47	424	20	4,943	- 4,518
Maternal Conditions	48	388	64	14	+ 375
Poisonings	49	379	57	170	+ 209
Fires	50	374	55	185	+ 189
Hepatitis C	51	320	42	652	- 333
Schizophrenia	52	181	56	181	+ 0
Skin Cancers	53	163	32	1,803	- 1,640
Malnutrition	54	139	47	302	- 164
Oral conditions	55	120	63	44	+ 76
Rheumatic Heart Disease	56	110	33	1,612	- 1,502
Meningitis	57	83	59	129	- 45
Prostatic Hypertrophy	58	81	54	204	- 123
Appendicitis	59	40	61	79	- 39
Rheumatoid Arthritis	60	34	48	294	- 260
Encephalitis	61	30	70	4	+ 26
War	62	5	68	6	- 1
Upper Respiratory	63	0	62	47	- 46
Ascariasis	64	0	78	0	+ 0
Hepatitis B	65	0	58	162	- 162
Pertussis	66	0	73	2	- 1
Syphilis	67	0	67	9	- 9
Dengue	68	0	77	0	+ 0
Schistosomiasis	69	0	74	0	- 0
Malaria	70	0	83	0	- 0
Chagas disease	71	0	71	3	- 3
Leishmaniasis	72	0	65	11	- 11
Trypanosomiasis	73	0	84	0	- 0
Chlamydia	74	0	82	0	- 0
Diphtheria	75	0	76	0	- 0
Tetanus	76	0	72	2	- 2
Measles	77	0	81	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	80	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	79	0	- 0
Otitis Media	80	0	66	9	- 9
Leprosy	81	0	75	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	82	0	69	4	- 4
Osteoarthritis	83	0	53	212	- 212
Multiple Sclerosis	84	0	49	287	- 287
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SPAIN

Mauritius

Spain

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.