CAMEROON VS FIJI: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	FIJI		CAMEROON		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Diabetes Mellitus	1	52,979	11	5,468	+ 47,511
Coronary Heart Disease	2	48,200	6	10,695	+ 37,506
Stroke	3	18,961	5	11,199	+ 7,761
Kidney Disease	4	9,011	13	5,140	+ 3,871
Influenza and Pneumonia	5	7,434	1	19,694	- 12,260
Asthma	6	7,349	25	1,619	+ 5,730
Hypertension	7	5,533	22	2,035	+ 3,498
Breast Cancer	8	5,286	23	1,874	+ 3,412
Lung Disease	9	4,577	20	2,310	+ 2,267
Congenital Anomalies	10	4,211	12	5,258	- 1,047
Road Traffic Accidents	11	3,914	9	7,810	- 3,896
Diarrhoeal diseases	12	3,135	3	11,849	- 8,713
Cervical Cancer	13	2,810	26	1,582	+ 1,228
Low Birth Weight	14	2,796	8	7,950	- 5,154
Liver Disease	15	2,659	14	4,531	- 1,872
Suicide	16	2,595	19	2,333	+ 262
Other Injuries	17	2,500	16	3,289	- 790
Liver Cancer	18	2,216	37	875	+ 1,340
Alzheimers & Dementia	19	2,046	31	1,157	+ 890
Rheumatic Heart Disease	20	2,017	49	323	+ 1,694
Drownings	21	1,937	29	1,178	+ 759
Lung Cancers	22	1,555	51	301	+ 1,254
Inflammatory/Heart	23	1,473	33	986	+ 487
Colon-Rectum Cancers	24	1,471	43	569	+ 902
Prostate Cancer	25	1,318	34	940	+ 379
Parkinson's Disease	26	1,312	46	449	+ 862
Tuberculosis	27	1,274	10	7,414	- 6,140
Birth Trauma	28	1,184	7	8,243	- 7,059
Peptic Ulcer Disease	29	1,096	40	754	+ 342
Leukemia	30	1,007	54	275	+ 732
HIV/AIDS	31	976	2	13,888	- 12,912
Ovary Cancer	32	945	50	303	+ 643
Fires	33	901	36	908	- 7
Endocrine Disorders	34	898	18	2,474	- 1,577
Lymphomas	35	887	44	489	+ 398
Falls	36	870	27	1,235	- 365
Stomach Cancer	37	760	45	458	+ 303
Pancreas Cancer	38	677	52	290	+ 388
Uterin Cancer	39	650	60	75	+ 575
Violence	40	633	24	1,666	- 1,033
Skin Disease	41	622	48	324	+ 298
Oesophagus Cancer	42	578	59	135	+ 443
Meningitis	43	558	15	3,441	- 2,882
Epilepsy	44	531	38	867	- 335
Malnutrition	45	467	28	1,218	- 752
Oral Cancer	46	407	39	845	- 438
Syphilis	47	360	30	1,170	- 810
Pertussis	48	320	21	2,288	- 1,968
Maternal Conditions	49	280	17	2,615	- 2,335
Bladder Cancer	50	265	62	65	+ 201
Encephalitis	51	238	58	187	+ 52
Drug Use	52	126	35	928	- 801
Other Neoplasms	53	107	63	49	+ 59
Appendicitis	54	91	61	72	+ 18
Dengue	55	86	73	0	+ 85
Poisonings	56	73	41	666	- 593
Alcohol	57	56	57	198	- 141
Tetanus	58	45	55	223	- 178
Hepatitis B	59	34	47	336	- 301
Multiple Sclerosis	60	26	64	41	- 15
Skin Cancers	61	21	56	204	- 183
Rheumatoid Arthritis	62	11	68	26	- 14
Measles	63	8	32	1,028	- 1,020
Chlamydia	64	6	72	4	+ 2
Hepatitis C	65	4	66	27	- 23
War	66	3	42	643	- 640
Ascariasis	67	3	65	30	- 28
Diphtheria	68	1	67	26	- 25
Upper Respiratory	69	0	70	19	- 19
Otitis Media	70	0	74	0	- 0
Leprosy	71	0	75	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	72	0	71	10	- 10
Leishmaniasis	73	0	69	20	- 20
Schistosomiasis	74	0	53	288	- 288
Malaria	75	0	4	11,233	- 11,233
Chagas disease	76	0	79	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	78	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	78	0	77	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	79	0	76	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	83	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	84	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	85	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	80	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	81	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	82	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to CAMEROON

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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.