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Mauritius
COUNTRY #1
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MAURITIUS VS UNITED STATES

Compare Mauritius and United States 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.

United States
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
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    LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Mauritius MAURITIUS   United States UNITED STATES
      Mauritius MAURITIUS   United States UNITED STATES
           
    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
    		  
    66.6
    73.1
    69.8
    23
    15
    16
    1970
    60.3
    64.6
    62.4
    70
    69
    67
    		  
    67.1
    74.7
    70.8
    24
    12
    21
    1980
    63.4
    68.7
    66.0
    76
    77
    75
    		  
    70.0
    77.5
    73.7
    22
    11
    18
    1990
    65.6
    73.4
    69.4
    82
    66
    72
    		  
    71.8
    78.8
    75.2
    29
    17
    21
    2000
    67.8
    74.3
    71.0
    85
    75
    81
    		  
    74.0
    79.5
    76.8
    28
    29
    28
    2010
    70.1
    76.6
    73.3
    85
    75
    83
    		  
    76.2
    81.1
    78.7
    30
    30
    30
    2019
    71.0
    77.3
    74.1
    89
    86
    87
    		  
    76.3
    80.7
    78.5
    41
    42
    40
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Mauritius MAURITIUS   United States UNITED STATES
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    71.0
    77.3
    89
    86
    76.3
    80.7
    41
    42
    Age 5
    72.1
    78.4
    92
    85
    76.8
    81.2
    42
    45
    Age 10
    72.2
    78.5
    93
    85
    76.9
    81.2
    43
    45
    Age 15
    72.3
    78.5
    95
    85
    76.9
    81.3
    43
    45
    Age 20
    72.5
    78.6
    94
    83
    77.1
    81.4
    43
    45
    Age 25
    72.8
    78.8
    96
    82
    77.5
    81.5
    43
    45
    Age 30
    73.2
    79.0
    94
    81
    77.9
    81.7
    41
    45
    Age 35
    73.7
    79.2
    93
    82
    78.3
    81.9
    41
    43
    Age 40
    74.3
    79.5
    91
    81
    78.8
    82.2
    40
    43
    Age 45
    75.0
    79.9
    89
    81
    79.3
    82.5
    40
    42
    Age 50
    75.9
    80.5
    86
    80
    79.9
    83.0
    41
    41
    Age 55
    77.1
    81.1
    82
    77
    80.7
    83.6
    40
    40
    Age 60
    78.5
    82.0
    82
    75
    81.8
    84.4
    37
    38
    Age 65
    80.2
    83.0
    76
    72
    83.1
    85.3
    34
    38
    Age 70
    82.2
    84.4
    71
    71
    84.6
    86.4
    32
    38
    Age 75
    84.4
    86.1
    72
    67
    86.5
    87.7
    23
    35
    Age 80
    87.1
    88.3
    68
    61
    88.6
    89.4
    18
    27
    Age 85
    90.1
    90.7
    72
    67
    91.1
    91.5
    22
    30
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Mauritius MAURITIUS   United States UNITED STATES
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Diabetes Mellitus
    104.41
    8
    10.58
    144
    2. Coronary Heart Disease
    102.82
    103
    73.49
    142
    3. Stroke
    56.52
    121
    22.27
    164
    4. Kidney Disease
    41.13
    20
    13.08
    127
    5. Lung Disease
    37.21
    31
    28.49
    60
    6. Hypertension
    34.14
    34
    10.26
    133
    7. Breast Cancer
    24.67
    31
    15.93
    105
    8. Influenza and Pneumonia
    21.53
    108
    8.86
    163
    9. Prostate Cancer
    16.53
    83
    11.64
    126
    10. Road Traffic Accidents
    10.85
    122
    11.10
    120
    11. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    10.27
    72
    10.28
    71
    12. Lung Cancers
    10.21
    103
    25.54
    24
    13. HIV/AIDS
    9.81
    60
    1.37
    113
    14. Suicide
    8.75
    87
    14.51
    31
    15. Liver Disease
    8.61
    136
    8.98
    134
    16. Inflammatory/Heart
    6.69
    55
    5.64
    73
    17. Asthma
    6.38
    78
    0.84
    141
    18. Congenital Anomalies
    6.34
    76
    3.78
    140
    19. Endocrine Disorders
    6.10
    51
    8.22
    28
    20. Stomach Cancer
    5.88
    93
    2.24
    173
    21. Cervical Cancer
    5.26
    122
    2.77
    151
    22. Ovary Cancer
    4.98
    69
    4.70
    79
    23. Other Neoplasms
    4.61
    17
    2.68
    37
    24. Birth Trauma
    4.26
    71
    0.42
    157
    25. Other Injuries
    4.15
    150
    5.11
    130
    26. Skin Disease
    3.73
    22
    0.86
    115
    27. Low Birth Weight
    3.62
    113
    2.37
    138
    28. Oral Cancer
    3.62
    64
    2.01
    132
    29. Falls
    3.56
    135
    5.68
    90
    30. Lymphomas
    3.36
    138
    6.36
    31
    31. Uterin Cancer
    3.26
    43
    3.11
    50
    32. Alcohol
    3.15
    31
    3.50
    28
    33. Pancreas Cancer
    3.13
    106
    7.26
    36
    34. Liver Cancer
    3.04
    166
    4.69
    110
    35. Drownings
    3.02
    75
    1.19
    140
    36. Leukemia
    2.86
    127
    4.43
    49
    37. Alzheimers & Dementia
    2.41
    177
    33.26
    8
    38. Epilepsy
    2.36
    51
    0.78
    159
    39. Violence
    2.18
    128
    6.00
    81
    40. Anemia
    2.05
    6
    0.42
    32
    41. Oesophagus Cancer
    2.01
    111
    3.04
    71
    42. Diarrhoeal diseases
    1.41
    118
    1.55
    114
    43. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    1.26
    140
    0.55
    170
    44. Bladder Cancer
    1.17
    146
    2.84
    61
    45. Drug Use
    1.16
    95
    21.28
    1
    46. Tuberculosis
    1.09
    124
    0.09
    178
    47. Maternal Conditions
    0.87
    91
    0.26
    129
    48. Poisonings
    0.74
    80
    0.46
    102
    49. Parkinson's Disease
    0.70
    179
    4.55
    68
    50. Fires
    0.62
    130
    0.73
    124
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Mauritius MAURITIUS   United States UNITED STATES
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Diabetes Mellitus
    1,873
    18.89
    61,418
    2.45
    2. Coronary Heart Disease
    1,805
    18.21
    504,904
    20.15
    3. Stroke
    985
    9.94
    158,520
    6.33
    4. Kidney Disease
    724
    7.30
    85,861
    3.43
    5. Lung Disease
    646
    6.52
    195,387
    7.80
    6. Hypertension
    592
    5.97
    65,960
    2.63
    7. Influenza and Pneumonia
    346
    3.49
    60,317
    2.41
    8. Breast Cancer
    232
    2.34
    48,671
    1.94
    9. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    182
    1.84
    61,827
    2.47
    10. Lung Cancers
    182
    1.84
    155,533
    6.21
    11. Road Traffic Accidents
    155
    1.56
    41,694
    1.66
    12. Liver Disease
    145
    1.46
    43,402
    1.73
    13. HIV/AIDS
    141
    1.42
    5,660
    0.23
    14. Suicide
    120
    1.21
    53,099
    2.12
    15. Prostate Cancer
    115
    1.16
    35,612
    1.42
    16. Inflammatory/Heart
    108
    1.09
    32,529
    1.30
    17. Asthma
    107
    1.08
    3,818
    0.15
    18. Stomach Cancer
    104
    1.05
    13,077
    0.52
    19. Endocrine Disorders
    101
    1.02
    46,985
    1.87
    20. Other Neoplasms
    77
    0.78
    17,743
    0.71
    21. Other Injuries
    66
    0.67
    25,997
    1.04
    22. Skin Disease
    64
    0.65
    5,409
    0.22
    23. Oral Cancer
    63
    0.64
    11,555
    0.46
    24. Lymphomas
    57
    0.57
    40,281
    1.61
    25. Congenital Anomalies
    57
    0.57
    11,762
    0.47
    26. Falls
    57
    0.57
    40,418
    1.61
    27. Liver Cancer
    56
    0.56
    27,064
    1.08
    28. Pancreas Cancer
    55
    0.55
    44,293
    1.77
    29. Alcohol
    53
    0.53
    14,659
    0.58
    30. Cervical Cancer
    49
    0.49
    6,984
    0.28
    31. Leukemia
    48
    0.48
    26,966
    1.08
    32. Ovary Cancer
    46
    0.46
    14,591
    0.58
    33. Drownings
    43
    0.43
    4,070
    0.16
    34. Alzheimers & Dementia
    42
    0.42
    287,198
    11.46
    35. Low Birth Weight
    37
    0.37
    6,924
    0.28
    36. Birth Trauma
    37
    0.37
    1,233
    0.05
    37. Oesophagus Cancer
    35
    0.35
    17,829
    0.71
    38. Epilepsy
    35
    0.35
    3,162
    0.13
    39. Anemia
    33
    0.33
    3,115
    0.12
    40. Uterin Cancer
    32
    0.32
    10,063
    0.40
    41. Violence
    30
    0.30
    18,976
    0.76
    42. Diarrhoeal diseases
    23
    0.23
    9,955
    0.40
    43. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    22
    0.22
    3,461
    0.14
    44. Bladder Cancer
    21
    0.21
    19,622
    0.78
    45. Tuberculosis
    17
    0.17
    546
    0.02
    46. Drug Use
    16
    0.16
    74,435
    2.97
    47. Parkinson's Disease
    12
    0.12
    34,491
    1.38
    48. Maternal Conditions
    11
    0.11
    779
    0.03
    49. Poisonings
    11
    0.11
    1,674
    0.07
    50. Fires
    10
    0.10
    3,183
    0.13
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Mauritius MAURITIUS   United States UNITED STATES
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Breast Cancer
    24.67
    31
    15.93
    105
    2. Prostate Cancer
    16.53
    83
    11.64
    126
    3. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    10.27
    72
    10.28
    71
    4. Lung Cancers
    10.21
    103
    25.54
    24
    5. Stomach Cancer
    5.88
    93
    2.24
    173
    6. Cervical Cancer
    5.26
    122
    2.77
    151
    7. Ovary Cancer
    4.98
    69
    4.70
    79
    8. Oral Cancer
    3.62
    64
    2.01
    132
    9. Lymphomas
    3.36
    138
    6.36
    31
    10. Uterin Cancer
    3.26
    43
    3.11
    50
    11. Pancreas Cancer
    3.13
    106
    7.26
    36
    12. Liver Cancer
    3.04
    166
    4.69
    110
    13. Leukemia
    2.86
    127
    4.43
    49
    14. Oesophagus Cancer
    2.01
    111
    3.04
    71
    15. Bladder Cancer
    1.17
    146
    2.84
    61
    16. Skin Cancers
    0.24
    172
    2.36
    57
    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.