CAMEROON VS TONGA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	TONGA		CAMEROON		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	25,868	6	10,695	+ 15,174
Diabetes Mellitus	2	22,054	11	5,468	+ 16,586
Stroke	3	14,729	5	11,199	+ 3,529
Road Traffic Accidents	4	10,165	9	7,810	+ 2,355
Influenza and Pneumonia	5	9,107	1	19,694	- 10,587
Kidney Disease	6	8,561	13	5,140	+ 3,421
Lung Disease	7	7,828	20	2,310	+ 5,518
Lung Cancers	8	6,515	51	301	+ 6,215
Liver Cancer	9	5,762	37	875	+ 4,886
Liver Disease	10	5,013	14	4,531	+ 482
Breast Cancer	11	3,951	23	1,874	+ 2,077
Alzheimers & Dementia	12	3,926	31	1,157	+ 2,770
Congenital Anomalies	13	3,298	12	5,258	- 1,960
Stomach Cancer	14	2,989	45	458	+ 2,531
Prostate Cancer	15	2,976	34	940	+ 2,036
Low Birth Weight	16	2,646	8	7,950	- 5,304
Asthma	17	2,271	25	1,619	+ 651
Cervical Cancer	18	2,108	26	1,582	+ 526
Peptic Ulcer Disease	19	1,762	40	754	+ 1,007
Other Injuries	20	1,684	16	3,289	- 1,605
Hypertension	21	1,526	22	2,035	- 509
Lymphomas	22	1,485	44	489	+ 996
Colon-Rectum Cancers	23	1,447	43	569	+ 878
Parkinson's Disease	24	1,359	46	449	+ 910
Drownings	25	1,260	29	1,178	+ 82
Diarrhoeal diseases	26	1,183	3	11,849	- 10,665
Suicide	27	1,179	19	2,333	- 1,154
Violence	28	1,059	24	1,666	- 608
Meningitis	29	1,036	15	3,441	- 2,405
Pancreas Cancer	30	991	52	290	+ 701
Endocrine Disorders	31	862	18	2,474	- 1,613
Falls	32	823	27	1,235	- 412
Birth Trauma	33	799	7	8,243	- 7,444
Leukemia	34	744	54	275	+ 469
Dengue	35	735	73	0	+ 735
Fires	36	719	36	908	- 189
Malnutrition	37	676	28	1,218	- 543
Inflammatory/Heart	38	672	33	986	- 314
Oral Cancer	39	642	39	845	- 204
Rheumatic Heart Disease	40	631	49	323	+ 308
Hepatitis B	41	609	47	336	+ 273
Skin Cancers	42	590	56	204	+ 386
Skin Disease	43	569	48	324	+ 245
Ovary Cancer	44	507	50	303	+ 204
Maternal Conditions	45	502	17	2,615	- 2,113
Oesophagus Cancer	46	479	59	135	+ 344
Uterin Cancer	47	434	60	75	+ 359
Bladder Cancer	48	368	62	65	+ 303
Poisonings	49	339	41	666	- 327
Pertussis	50	306	21	2,288	- 1,981
Tuberculosis	51	279	10	7,414	- 7,135
Alcohol	52	229	57	198	+ 32
Epilepsy	53	222	38	867	- 645
Syphilis	54	213	30	1,170	- 957
Drug Use	55	125	35	928	- 803
Encephalitis	56	99	58	187	- 88
Other Neoplasms	57	97	63	49	+ 48
Appendicitis	58	77	61	72	+ 4
Hepatitis C	59	62	66	27	+ 35
Rheumatoid Arthritis	60	35	68	26	+ 9
Multiple Sclerosis	61	24	64	41	- 17
War	62	3	42	643	- 640
Tetanus	63	3	55	223	- 220
Diphtheria	64	2	67	26	- 24
Measles	65	2	32	1,028	- 1,026
Upper Respiratory	66	1	70	19	- 17
Ascariasis	67	1	65	30	- 29
Chlamydia	68	1	72	4	- 3
Otitis Media	69	0	74	0	+ 0
Leprosy	70	0	75	0	- 0
HIV/AIDS	71	0	2	13,888	- 13,888
Schistosomiasis	72	0	53	288	- 288
Leishmaniasis	73	0	69	20	- 20
Malaria	74	0	4	11,233	- 11,233
Chagas disease	75	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	71	10	- 10
Trichuriasis	77	0	76	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	78	0	77	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	78	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
Osteoarthritis	84	0	81	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	80	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.