MAURITIUS VS CAMEROON: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	CAMEROON		MAURITIUS		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	833	7	346	+ 487
HIV/AIDS	2	588	13	141	+ 447
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	501	42	23	+ 479
Malaria	4	475	70	0	+ 475
Stroke	5	474	3	985	- 511
Coronary Heart Disease	6	453	2	1,805	- 1,352
Birth Trauma	7	349	36	37	+ 312
Low Birth Weight	8	336	35	37	+ 300
Road Traffic Accidents	9	331	11	155	+ 175
Tuberculosis	10	314	45	17	+ 296
Diabetes Mellitus	11	231	1	1,873	- 1,642
Congenital Anomalies	12	223	25	57	+ 166
Kidney Disease	13	218	4	724	- 507
Liver Disease	14	192	12	145	+ 46
Meningitis	15	146	57	2	+ 143
Other Injuries	16	139	21	66	+ 73
Maternal Conditions	17	111	48	11	+ 100
Endocrine Disorders	18	105	19	101	+ 4
Suicide	19	99	14	120	- 21
Lung Disease	20	98	5	646	- 549
Pertussis	21	97	66	0	+ 97
Hypertension	22	86	6	592	- 506
Breast Cancer	23	79	8	232	- 153
Violence	24	71	41	30	+ 41
Asthma	25	69	17	107	- 38
Cervical Cancer	26	67	30	49	+ 18
Falls	27	52	26	57	- 4
Malnutrition	28	52	54	4	+ 48
Drownings	29	50	33	43	+ 7
Syphilis	30	50	67	0	+ 50
Alzheimers & Dementia	31	49	34	42	+ 7
Measles	32	43	77	0	+ 43
Inflammatory/Heart	33	42	16	108	- 66
Prostate Cancer	34	40	15	115	- 75
Drug Use	35	39	46	16	+ 23
Fires	36	38	50	10	+ 28
Liver Cancer	37	37	27	56	- 19
Epilepsy	38	37	38	35	+ 2
Oral Cancer	39	36	23	63	- 28
Peptic Ulcer Disease	40	32	43	22	+ 10
Poisonings	41	28	49	11	+ 18
War	42	27	62	0	+ 27
Colon-Rectum Cancers	43	24	10	182	- 158
Lymphomas	44	21	24	57	- 36
Stomach Cancer	45	19	18	104	- 85
Parkinson's Disease	46	19	47	12	+ 7
Hepatitis B	47	14	65	0	+ 14
Skin Disease	48	14	22	64	- 51
Rheumatic Heart Disease	49	14	56	3	+ 11
Ovary Cancer	50	13	32	46	- 33
Lung Cancers	51	13	9	182	- 170
Pancreas Cancer	52	12	28	55	- 42
Schistosomiasis	53	12	69	0	+ 12
Leukemia	54	12	31	48	- 37
Tetanus	55	9	76	0	+ 9
Skin Cancers	56	9	53	5	+ 4
Alcohol	57	8	29	53	- 45
Encephalitis	58	8	61	1	+ 7
Oesophagus Cancer	59	6	37	35	- 30
Uterin Cancer	60	3	40	32	- 29
Appendicitis	61	3	59	1	+ 2
Bladder Cancer	62	3	44	21	- 18
Other Neoplasms	63	2	20	77	- 75
Multiple Sclerosis	64	2	84	0	+ 2
Ascariasis	65	1	64	0	+ 1
Hepatitis C	66	1	51	9	- 8
Diphtheria	67	1	75	0	+ 1
Rheumatoid Arthritis	68	1	60	1	+ 0
Leishmaniasis	69	1	72	0	+ 1
Upper Respiratory	70	1	63	0	+ 1
Trypanosomiasis	71	0	73	0	+ 0
Chlamydia	72	0	74	0	+ 0
Dengue	73	0	68	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	74	0	80	0	+ 0
Leprosy	75	0	81	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	76	0	78	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	77	0	79	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	82	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	71	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	58	2	- 2
Osteoarthritis	81	0	83	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	55	3	- 3
Schizophrenia	83	0	52	5	- 5
Anemia	84	0	39	33	- 33
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to MAURITIUS

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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.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.