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Mauritius
COUNTRY #1
Afghanistan Albania Algeria Angola Antigua/Bar. Arab Emirates Argentina Armenia Australia Austria Azerbaijan Bahamas Bahrain Bangladesh Barbados Belarus Belgium Belize Benin Bhutan Bolivia Bosnia/Herzeg. Botswana Brazil Brunei Bulgaria Burkina Faso Burundi Cambodia Cameroon Canada Cape Verde Central Africa Chad Chile China Colombia Comoros Congo Costa Rica Cote d Ivoire Croatia Cuba Cyprus Czech Republic Denmark Djibouti Dominican Rep. DR Congo Ecuador Egypt El Salvador Equ. Guinea Eritrea Estonia Ethiopia Fiji Finland France Gabon Gambia Georgia Germany Ghana Greece Grenada Guatemala Guinea Guinea-Bissau Guyana Haiti Honduras Hungary Iceland India Indonesia Iran Iraq Ireland Israel Italy Jamaica Japan Jordan Kazakhstan Kenya Kiribati Kuwait Kyrgyzstan Laos Latvia Lebanon Lesotho Liberia Libya Lithuania Luxembourg Madagascar Malawi Malaysia Maldives Mali Malta Mauritania Mauritius Mexico Micronesia Moldova Mongolia Montenegro Morocco Mozambique Myanmar Namibia Nepal Netherlands New Guinea New Zealand Nicaragua Niger Nigeria No Macedonia North Korea Norway Oman Pakistan Panama Paraguay Peru Philippines Poland Portugal Qatar Romania Russia Rwanda Saint Lucia Saint Vincent Samoa Sao Tome Saudi Arabia Senegal Serbia Seychelles Sierra Leone Singapore Slovakia Slovenia Solomon Isl. Somalia South Africa South Korea South Sudan Spain Sri Lanka Sudan Suriname Swaziland Sweden Switzerland Syria Tajikistan Tanzania Thailand Timor-Leste Togo Tonga Trinidad/Tob. Tunisia Turkey Turkmenistan Uganda Ukraine United Kingdom United States Uruguay Uzbekistan Vanuatu Venezuela Viet Nam Yemen Zambia Zimbabwe
MAURITIUS VS SOUTH AFRICA

Compare Mauritius and South Africa health profiles including life expectancy history, causes of death and population dynamics side by side. Health Data used is WHO, World Bank and the United Nations for population.

South Africa
COUNTRY #2
Afghanistan Albania Algeria Angola Antigua/Bar. Arab Emirates Argentina Armenia Australia Austria Azerbaijan Bahamas Bahrain Bangladesh Barbados Belarus Belgium Belize Benin Bhutan Bolivia Bosnia/Herzeg. Botswana Brazil Brunei Bulgaria Burkina Faso Burundi Cambodia Cameroon Canada Cape Verde Central Africa Chad Chile China Colombia Comoros Congo Costa Rica Cote d Ivoire Croatia Cuba Cyprus Czech Republic Denmark Djibouti Dominican Rep. DR Congo Ecuador Egypt El Salvador Equ. Guinea Eritrea Estonia Ethiopia Fiji Finland France Gabon Gambia Georgia Germany Ghana Greece Grenada Guatemala Guinea Guinea-Bissau Guyana Haiti Honduras Hungary Iceland India Indonesia Iran Iraq Ireland Israel Italy Jamaica Japan Jordan Kazakhstan Kenya Kiribati Kuwait Kyrgyzstan Laos Latvia Lebanon Lesotho Liberia Libya Lithuania Luxembourg Madagascar Malawi Malaysia Maldives Mali Malta Mauritania Mauritius Mexico Micronesia Moldova Mongolia Montenegro Morocco Mozambique Myanmar Namibia Nepal Netherlands New Guinea New Zealand Nicaragua Niger Nigeria No Macedonia North Korea Norway Oman Pakistan Panama Paraguay Peru Philippines Poland Portugal Qatar Romania Russia Rwanda Saint Lucia Saint Vincent Samoa Sao Tome Saudi Arabia Senegal Serbia Seychelles Sierra Leone Singapore Slovakia Slovenia Solomon Isl. Somalia South Africa South Korea South Sudan Spain Sri Lanka Sudan Suriname Swaziland Sweden Switzerland Syria Tajikistan Tanzania Thailand Timor-Leste Togo Tonga Trinidad/Tob. Tunisia Turkey Turkmenistan Uganda Ukraine United Kingdom United States Uruguay Uzbekistan Vanuatu Venezuela Viet Nam Yemen Zambia Zimbabwe
DYNAMIC PYRAMIDS
Data Source: United Nations
Mauritius Population Pyramid
 
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    LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Mauritius MAURITIUS   South Africa SOUTH AFRICA
      Mauritius MAURITIUS   South Africa SOUTH AFRICA
           
    World Rank
    		        
    World Rank
      M F All M F All   M F All M F All
    1960
    57.7
    61.2
    59.4
    65
    66
    65
    		  
    47.4
    51.0
    49.2
    100
    96
    98
    1970
    60.3
    64.6
    62.4
    70
    69
    67
    		  
    50.4
    55.8
    53.0
    118
    101
    107
    1980
    63.4
    68.7
    66.0
    76
    77
    75
    		  
    53.9
    60.6
    57.2
    125
    112
    119
    1990
    65.6
    73.4
    69.4
    82
    66
    72
    		  
    57.9
    65.4
    61.6
    130
    118
    123
    2000
    67.8
    74.3
    71.0
    85
    75
    81
    		  
    54.6
    60.1
    57.3
    148
    140
    146
    2010
    70.1
    76.6
    73.3
    85
    75
    83
    		  
    55.5
    60.3
    58.0
    165
    154
    159
    2019
    71.0
    77.3
    74.1
    89
    86
    87
    		  
    62.2
    68.3
    65.3
    154
    145
    149
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Mauritius MAURITIUS   South Africa SOUTH AFRICA
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    71.0
    77.3
    89
    86
    62.2
    68.3
    154
    145
    Age 5
    72.1
    78.4
    92
    85
    64.6
    70.5
    168
    153
    Age 10
    72.2
    78.5
    93
    85
    64.8
    70.7
    167
    157
    Age 15
    72.3
    78.5
    95
    85
    65.0
    70.8
    167
    158
    Age 20
    72.5
    78.6
    94
    83
    65.3
    71.2
    167
    158
    Age 25
    72.8
    78.8
    96
    82
    66.0
    71.8
    167
    157
    Age 30
    73.2
    79.0
    94
    81
    67.1
    72.8
    167
    152
    Age 35
    73.7
    79.2
    93
    82
    68.5
    74.1
    165
    141
    Age 40
    74.3
    79.5
    91
    81
    70.2
    75.4
    156
    131
    Age 45
    75.0
    79.9
    89
    81
    71.9
    76.8
    147
    118
    Age 50
    75.9
    80.5
    86
    80
    73.6
    78.0
    133
    107
    Age 55
    77.1
    81.1
    82
    77
    75.5
    79.2
    119
    101
    Age 60
    78.5
    82.0
    82
    75
    77.3
    80.5
    106
    100
    Age 65
    80.2
    83.0
    76
    72
    79.4
    82.0
    91
    96
    Age 70
    82.2
    84.4
    71
    71
    81.8
    83.6
    84
    90
    Age 75
    84.4
    86.1
    72
    67
    84.1
    85.4
    82
    88
    Age 80
    87.1
    88.3
    68
    61
    86.6
    87.4
    95
    97
    Age 85
    90.1
    90.7
    72
    67
    89.6
    90.1
    115
    122
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Mauritius MAURITIUS   South Africa SOUTH AFRICA
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Diabetes Mellitus
    104.41
    8
    74.67
    16
    2. Coronary Heart Disease
    102.82
    103
    83.76
    128
    3. Stroke
    56.52
    121
    80.50
    93
    4. Kidney Disease
    41.13
    20
    35.72
    35
    5. Lung Disease
    37.21
    31
    31.41
    47
    6. Hypertension
    34.14
    34
    33.86
    36
    7. Breast Cancer
    24.67
    31
    18.21
    76
    8. Influenza and Pneumonia
    21.53
    108
    83.23
    40
    9. Prostate Cancer
    16.53
    83
    35.20
    22
    10. Road Traffic Accidents
    10.85
    122
    22.70
    61
    11. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    10.27
    72
    8.90
    89
    12. Lung Cancers
    10.21
    103
    18.34
    64
    13. HIV/AIDS
    9.81
    60
    121.35
    9
    14. Suicide
    8.75
    87
    23.49
    8
    15. Liver Disease
    8.61
    136
    18.41
    95
    16. Inflammatory/Heart
    6.69
    55
    12.75
    17
    17. Asthma
    6.38
    78
    13.63
    45
    18. Congenital Anomalies
    6.34
    76
    6.23
    83
    19. Endocrine Disorders
    6.10
    51
    11.70
    14
    20. Stomach Cancer
    5.88
    93
    3.68
    137
    21. Cervical Cancer
    5.26
    122
    20.99
    37
    22. Ovary Cancer
    4.98
    69
    3.85
    115
    23. Other Neoplasms
    4.61
    17
    0.65
    75
    24. Birth Trauma
    4.26
    71
    3.36
    78
    25. Other Injuries
    4.15
    150
    10.77
    57
    26. Skin Disease
    3.73
    22
    2.91
    30
    27. Low Birth Weight
    3.62
    113
    7.16
    63
    28. Oral Cancer
    3.62
    64
    3.18
    80
    29. Falls
    3.56
    135
    2.99
    150
    30. Lymphomas
    3.36
    138
    6.08
    39
    31. Uterin Cancer
    3.26
    43
    2.15
    99
    32. Alcohol
    3.15
    31
    1.93
    61
    33. Pancreas Cancer
    3.13
    106
    4.98
    65
    34. Liver Cancer
    3.04
    166
    5.46
    87
    35. Drownings
    3.02
    75
    4.06
    44
    36. Leukemia
    2.86
    127
    3.34
    108
    37. Alzheimers & Dementia
    2.41
    177
    16.44
    118
    38. Epilepsy
    2.36
    51
    3.28
    22
    39. Violence
    2.18
    128
    37.54
    8
    40. Anemia
    2.05
    6
    0.00
    160
    41. Oesophagus Cancer
    2.01
    111
    8.50
    16
    42. Diarrhoeal diseases
    1.41
    118
    33.37
    46
    43. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    1.26
    140
    4.52
    65
    44. Bladder Cancer
    1.17
    146
    2.19
    83
    45. Drug Use
    1.16
    95
    1.52
    67
    46. Tuberculosis
    1.09
    124
    39.83
    26
    47. Maternal Conditions
    0.87
    91
    2.65
    62
    48. Poisonings
    0.74
    80
    1.62
    54
    49. Parkinson's Disease
    0.70
    179
    3.36
    130
    50. Fires
    0.62
    130
    6.64
    4
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Mauritius MAURITIUS   South Africa SOUTH AFRICA
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Diabetes Mellitus
    1,873
    18.89
    30,188
    6.64
    2. Coronary Heart Disease
    1,805
    18.21
    32,739
    7.20
    3. Stroke
    985
    9.94
    30,693
    6.75
    4. Kidney Disease
    724
    7.30
    15,302
    3.37
    5. Lung Disease
    646
    6.52
    11,895
    2.62
    6. Hypertension
    592
    5.97
    12,789
    2.81
    7. Influenza and Pneumonia
    346
    3.49
    39,341
    8.65
    8. Breast Cancer
    232
    2.34
    4,533
    1.00
    9. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    182
    1.84
    3,587
    0.79
    10. Lung Cancers
    182
    1.84
    7,705
    1.70
    11. Road Traffic Accidents
    155
    1.56
    13,014
    2.86
    12. Liver Disease
    145
    1.46
    9,013
    1.98
    13. HIV/AIDS
    141
    1.42
    71,996
    15.84
    14. Suicide
    120
    1.21
    13,774
    3.03
    15. Prostate Cancer
    115
    1.16
    4,374
    0.96
    16. Inflammatory/Heart
    108
    1.09
    5,408
    1.19
    17. Asthma
    107
    1.08
    5,966
    1.31
    18. Stomach Cancer
    104
    1.05
    1,535
    0.34
    19. Endocrine Disorders
    101
    1.02
    5,890
    1.30
    20. Other Neoplasms
    77
    0.78
    267
    0.06
    21. Other Injuries
    66
    0.67
    6,014
    1.32
    22. Skin Disease
    64
    0.65
    1,101
    0.24
    23. Oral Cancer
    63
    0.64
    1,406
    0.31
    24. Lymphomas
    57
    0.57
    2,818
    0.62
    25. Congenital Anomalies
    57
    0.57
    4,351
    0.96
    26. Falls
    57
    0.57
    1,399
    0.31
    27. Liver Cancer
    56
    0.56
    2,383
    0.52
    28. Pancreas Cancer
    55
    0.55
    2,007
    0.44
    29. Alcohol
    53
    0.53
    987
    0.22
    30. Cervical Cancer
    49
    0.49
    5,555
    1.22
    31. Leukemia
    48
    0.48
    1,464
    0.32
    32. Ovary Cancer
    46
    0.46
    951
    0.21
    33. Drownings
    43
    0.43
    2,403
    0.53
    34. Alzheimers & Dementia
    42
    0.42
    4,676
    1.03
    35. Low Birth Weight
    37
    0.37
    6,250
    1.37
    36. Birth Trauma
    37
    0.37
    3,004
    0.66
    37. Oesophagus Cancer
    35
    0.35
    3,486
    0.77
    38. Epilepsy
    35
    0.35
    1,870
    0.41
    39. Anemia
    33
    0.33
    0
    0.00
    40. Uterin Cancer
    32
    0.32
    512
    0.11
    41. Violence
    30
    0.30
    21,000
    4.62
    42. Diarrhoeal diseases
    23
    0.23
    15,843
    3.49
    43. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    22
    0.22
    1,894
    0.42
    44. Bladder Cancer
    21
    0.21
    829
    0.18
    45. Tuberculosis
    17
    0.17
    21,965
    4.83
    46. Drug Use
    16
    0.16
    770
    0.17
    47. Parkinson's Disease
    12
    0.12
    1,077
    0.24
    48. Maternal Conditions
    11
    0.11
    1,700
    0.37
    49. Poisonings
    11
    0.11
    975
    0.21
    50. Fires
    10
    0.10
    3,618
    0.80
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Mauritius MAURITIUS   South Africa SOUTH AFRICA
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Breast Cancer
    24.67
    31
    18.21
    76
    2. Prostate Cancer
    16.53
    83
    35.20
    22
    3. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    10.27
    72
    8.90
    89
    4. Lung Cancers
    10.21
    103
    18.34
    64
    5. Stomach Cancer
    5.88
    93
    3.68
    137
    6. Cervical Cancer
    5.26
    122
    20.99
    37
    7. Ovary Cancer
    4.98
    69
    3.85
    115
    8. Oral Cancer
    3.62
    64
    3.18
    80
    9. Lymphomas
    3.36
    138
    6.08
    39
    10. Uterin Cancer
    3.26
    43
    2.15
    99
    11. Pancreas Cancer
    3.13
    106
    4.98
    65
    12. Liver Cancer
    3.04
    166
    5.46
    87
    13. Leukemia
    2.86
    127
    3.34
    108
    14. Oesophagus Cancer
    2.01
    111
    8.50
    16
    15. Bladder Cancer
    1.17
    146
    2.19
    83
    16. Skin Cancers
    0.24
    172
    2.47
    53
    Data rounded. Decimals affect ranking.
    Data Source: WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION 2020
    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.