CAMEROON VS AUSTRALIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	AUSTRALIA		CAMEROON		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	24,927	6	10,695	+ 14,232
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	18,033	31	1,157	+ 16,876
Stroke	3	11,951	5	11,199	+ 752
Lung Cancers	4	10,144	51	301	+ 9,843
Lung Disease	5	9,818	20	2,310	+ 7,508
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	7,182	43	569	+ 6,613
Diabetes Mellitus	7	5,172	11	5,468	- 296
Influenza and Pneumonia	8	5,143	1	19,694	- 14,551
Prostate Cancer	9	4,357	34	940	+ 3,417
Breast Cancer	10	3,939	23	1,874	+ 2,065
Suicide	11	3,644	19	2,333	+ 1,311
Kidney Disease	12	3,631	13	5,140	- 1,509
Pancreas Cancer	13	3,606	52	290	+ 3,317
Falls	14	3,604	27	1,235	+ 2,369
Lymphomas	15	3,515	44	489	+ 3,026
Endocrine Disorders	16	2,693	18	2,474	+ 219
Skin Cancers	17	2,682	56	204	+ 2,478
Leukemia	18	2,459	54	275	+ 2,185
Parkinson's Disease	19	2,355	46	449	+ 1,906
Liver Cancer	20	2,355	37	875	+ 1,480
Drug Use	21	2,062	35	928	+ 1,134
Other Injuries	22	1,900	16	3,289	- 1,389
Hypertension	23	1,887	22	2,035	- 148
Inflammatory/Heart	24	1,817	33	986	+ 831
Oesophagus Cancer	25	1,728	59	135	+ 1,593
Liver Disease	26	1,644	14	4,531	- 2,887
Stomach Cancer	27	1,490	45	458	+ 1,032
Other Neoplasms	28	1,449	63	49	+ 1,400
Road Traffic Accidents	29	1,440	9	7,810	- 6,370
Bladder Cancer	30	1,374	62	65	+ 1,309
Ovary Cancer	31	1,160	50	303	+ 857
Oral Cancer	32	1,125	39	845	+ 279
Congenital Anomalies	33	822	12	5,258	- 4,436
Skin Disease	34	687	48	324	+ 364
Uterin Cancer	35	606	60	75	+ 531
Asthma	36	527	25	1,619	- 1,093
Alcohol	37	439	57	198	+ 242
Rheumatic Heart Disease	38	438	49	323	+ 115
Cervical Cancer	39	395	26	1,582	- 1,187
Diarrhoeal diseases	40	342	3	11,849	- 11,507
Epilepsy	41	329	38	867	- 537
Peptic Ulcer Disease	42	319	40	754	- 435
Low Birth Weight	43	287	8	7,950	- 7,663
Violence	44	282	24	1,666	- 1,385
Rheumatoid Arthritis	45	265	68	26	+ 239
Multiple Sclerosis	46	217	64	41	+ 177
Drownings	47	205	29	1,178	- 973
Hepatitis C	48	200	66	27	+ 173
Anemia	49	182	84	0	+ 182
Birth Trauma	50	162	7	8,243	- 8,081
Malnutrition	51	135	28	1,218	- 1,083
Osteoarthritis	52	132	81	0	+ 132
Prostatic Hypertrophy	53	82	80	0	+ 82
Schizophrenia	54	74	83	0	+ 74
Fires	55	63	36	908	- 845
Tuberculosis	56	61	10	7,414	- 7,353
HIV/AIDS	57	58	2	13,888	- 13,830
Hepatitis B	58	48	47	336	- 288
Oral conditions	59	46	82	0	+ 46
Meningitis	60	43	15	3,441	- 3,398
Poisonings	61	40	41	666	- 626
Appendicitis	62	31	61	72	- 42
Maternal Conditions	63	23	17	2,615	- 2,591
Upper Respiratory	64	20	70	19	+ 1
War	65	9	42	643	- 634
Otitis Media	66	7	74	0	+ 7
Syphilis	67	3	30	1,170	- 1,167
Encephalitis	68	3	58	187	- 183
Pertussis	69	2	21	2,288	- 2,286
Tetanus	70	2	55	223	- 221
Diphtheria	71	0	67	26	- 26
Dengue	72	0	73	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	73	0	76	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	77	0	- 0
Ascariasis	75	0	65	30	- 30
Leprosy	76	0	75	0	- 0
Chlamydia	77	0	72	4	- 4
Measles	78	0	32	1,028	- 1,028
Schistosomiasis	79	0	53	288	- 288
Chagas disease	80	0	79	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	81	0	69	20	- 20
Malaria	82	0	4	11,233	- 11,233
Trypanosomiasis	83	0	71	10	- 10
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	78	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to CAMEROON

Australia

Cameroon

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.