CAMEROON VS MAURITIUS: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MAURITIUS		CAMEROON		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Diabetes Mellitus	1	44,263	11	5,468	+ 38,795
Coronary Heart Disease	2	42,646	6	10,695	+ 31,951
Stroke	3	23,274	5	11,199	+ 12,075
Kidney Disease	4	17,113	13	5,140	+ 11,973
Lung Disease	5	15,274	20	2,310	+ 12,964
Hypertension	6	13,981	22	2,035	+ 11,945
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	8,177	1	19,694	- 11,517
Breast Cancer	8	5,488	23	1,874	+ 3,613
Lung Cancers	9	4,308	51	301	+ 4,007
Colon-Rectum Cancers	10	4,305	43	569	+ 3,736
Road Traffic Accidents	11	3,669	9	7,810	- 4,141
Liver Disease	12	3,436	14	4,531	- 1,095
HIV/AIDS	13	3,330	2	13,888	- 10,558
Suicide	14	2,840	19	2,333	+ 507
Prostate Cancer	15	2,719	34	940	+ 1,779
Inflammatory/Heart	16	2,555	33	986	+ 1,568
Asthma	17	2,527	25	1,619	+ 908
Stomach Cancer	18	2,468	45	458	+ 2,010
Endocrine Disorders	19	2,382	18	2,474	- 92
Other Neoplasms	20	1,815	63	49	+ 1,766
Other Injuries	21	1,553	16	3,289	- 1,737
Skin Disease	22	1,523	48	324	+ 1,200
Oral Cancer	23	1,496	39	845	+ 651
Lymphomas	24	1,342	44	489	+ 853
Congenital Anomalies	25	1,341	12	5,258	- 3,917
Falls	26	1,341	27	1,235	+ 106
Liver Cancer	27	1,328	37	875	+ 452
Pancreas Cancer	28	1,290	52	290	+ 1,000
Alcohol	29	1,259	57	198	+ 1,062
Cervical Cancer	30	1,161	26	1,582	- 421
Leukemia	31	1,143	54	275	+ 868
Ovary Cancer	32	1,080	50	303	+ 777
Drownings	33	1,018	29	1,178	- 160
Alzheimers & Dementia	34	988	31	1,157	- 169
Low Birth Weight	35	870	8	7,950	- 7,081
Birth Trauma	36	863	7	8,243	- 7,380
Oesophagus Cancer	37	838	59	135	+ 703
Epilepsy	38	824	38	867	- 42
Anemia	39	790	84	0	+ 790
Uterin Cancer	40	751	60	75	+ 676
Violence	41	702	24	1,666	- 965
Diarrhoeal diseases	42	533	3	11,849	- 11,315
Peptic Ulcer Disease	43	528	40	754	- 226
Bladder Cancer	44	492	62	65	+ 427
Tuberculosis	45	411	10	7,414	- 7,003
Drug Use	46	380	35	928	- 548
Parkinson's Disease	47	278	46	449	- 171
Maternal Conditions	48	254	17	2,615	- 2,361
Poisonings	49	249	41	666	- 417
Fires	50	245	36	908	- 663
Hepatitis C	51	209	66	27	+ 182
Schizophrenia	52	118	83	0	+ 118
Skin Cancers	53	107	56	204	- 97
Malnutrition	54	91	28	1,218	- 1,127
Oral conditions	55	79	82	0	+ 79
Rheumatic Heart Disease	56	72	49	323	- 251
Meningitis	57	55	15	3,441	- 3,386
Prostatic Hypertrophy	58	53	80	0	+ 53
Appendicitis	59	26	61	72	- 46
Rheumatoid Arthritis	60	22	68	26	- 3
Encephalitis	61	20	58	187	- 167
War	62	3	42	643	- 640
Upper Respiratory	63	0	70	19	- 19
Ascariasis	64	0	65	30	- 30
Hepatitis B	65	0	47	336	- 336
Pertussis	66	0	21	2,288	- 2,287
Syphilis	67	0	30	1,170	- 1,170
Dengue	68	0	73	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	69	0	53	288	- 288
Malaria	70	0	4	11,233	- 11,233
Chagas disease	71	0	79	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	72	0	69	20	- 20
Trypanosomiasis	73	0	71	10	- 10
Chlamydia	74	0	72	4	- 4
Diphtheria	75	0	67	26	- 26
Tetanus	76	0	55	223	- 223
Measles	77	0	32	1,028	- 1,028
Trichuriasis	78	0	76	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	77	0	- 0
Otitis Media	80	0	74	0	- 0
Leprosy	81	0	75	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	82	0	78	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	83	0	81	0	- 0
Multiple Sclerosis	84	0	64	41	- 41
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	86	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.