FIJI VS CAMEROON: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

Click Country Link To Compare

	CAMEROON		FIJI		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	605	5	228	+ 377
HIV/AIDS	2	427	31	30	+ 397
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	364	12	96	+ 268
Malaria	4	345	75	0	+ 345
Stroke	5	344	3	583	- 239
Coronary Heart Disease	6	329	2	1,481	- 1,153
Birth Trauma	7	253	28	36	+ 217
Low Birth Weight	8	244	14	86	+ 158
Road Traffic Accidents	9	240	11	120	+ 120
Tuberculosis	10	228	27	39	+ 189
Diabetes Mellitus	11	168	1	1,628	- 1,460
Congenital Anomalies	12	162	10	129	+ 32
Kidney Disease	13	158	4	277	- 119
Liver Disease	14	139	15	82	+ 58
Meningitis	15	106	43	17	+ 89
Other Injuries	16	101	17	77	+ 24
Maternal Conditions	17	80	49	9	+ 72
Endocrine Disorders	18	76	34	28	+ 48
Suicide	19	72	16	80	- 8
Lung Disease	20	71	9	141	- 70
Pertussis	21	70	48	10	+ 60
Hypertension	22	63	7	170	- 107
Breast Cancer	23	58	8	162	- 105
Violence	24	51	40	19	+ 32
Asthma	25	50	6	226	- 176
Cervical Cancer	26	49	13	86	- 38
Falls	27	38	36	27	+ 11
Malnutrition	28	37	45	14	+ 23
Drownings	29	36	21	60	- 23
Syphilis	30	36	47	11	+ 25
Alzheimers & Dementia	31	36	19	63	- 27
Measles	32	32	63	0	+ 31
Inflammatory/Heart	33	30	23	45	- 15
Prostate Cancer	34	29	25	41	- 12
Drug Use	35	29	52	4	+ 25
Fires	36	28	33	28	+ 0
Liver Cancer	37	27	18	68	- 41
Epilepsy	38	27	44	16	+ 10
Oral Cancer	39	26	46	13	+ 13
Peptic Ulcer Disease	40	23	29	34	- 10
Poisonings	41	20	56	2	+ 18
War	42	20	66	0	+ 20
Colon-Rectum Cancers	43	17	24	45	- 28
Lymphomas	44	15	35	27	- 12
Stomach Cancer	45	14	37	23	- 9
Parkinson's Disease	46	14	26	40	- 26
Hepatitis B	47	10	59	1	+ 9
Skin Disease	48	10	41	19	- 9
Rheumatic Heart Disease	49	10	20	62	- 52
Ovary Cancer	50	9	32	29	- 20
Lung Cancers	51	9	22	48	- 39
Pancreas Cancer	52	9	38	21	- 12
Schistosomiasis	53	9	74	0	+ 9
Leukemia	54	8	30	31	- 23
Tetanus	55	7	58	1	+ 5
Skin Cancers	56	6	61	1	+ 6
Alcohol	57	6	57	2	+ 4
Encephalitis	58	6	51	7	- 2
Oesophagus Cancer	59	4	42	18	- 14
Uterin Cancer	60	2	39	20	- 18
Appendicitis	61	2	54	3	- 1
Bladder Cancer	62	2	50	8	- 6
Other Neoplasms	63	1	53	3	- 2
Multiple Sclerosis	64	1	60	1	+ 0
Ascariasis	65	1	67	0	+ 1
Hepatitis C	66	1	65	0	+ 1
Diphtheria	67	1	68	0	+ 1
Rheumatoid Arthritis	68	1	62	0	+ 0
Leishmaniasis	69	1	73	0	+ 1
Upper Respiratory	70	1	69	0	+ 1
Trypanosomiasis	71	0	72	0	+ 0
Chlamydia	72	0	64	0	- 0
Dengue	73	0	55	3	- 3
Otitis Media	74	0	70	0	+ 0
Leprosy	75	0	71	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	76	0	79	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	77	0	78	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	76	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	84	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	85	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	81	0	- 0
Anemia	84	0	82	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	83	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	80	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to FIJI

Cameroon

Fiji

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.globallifeexpectancy.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.