CAMEROON VS BELGIUM: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BELGIUM		CAMEROON		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	39,505	6	10,695	+ 28,810
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	24,343	31	1,157	+ 23,187
Stroke	3	19,151	5	11,199	+ 7,952
Lung Cancers	4	17,520	51	301	+ 17,220
Lung Disease	5	16,644	20	2,310	+ 14,334
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	14,678	1	19,694	- 5,017
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	8,606	43	569	+ 8,037
Kidney Disease	8	7,631	13	5,140	+ 2,491
Breast Cancer	9	6,688	23	1,874	+ 4,813
Suicide	10	5,458	19	2,333	+ 3,125
Other Injuries	11	5,187	16	3,289	+ 1,898
Other Neoplasms	12	4,725	63	49	+ 4,676
Prostate Cancer	13	4,717	34	940	+ 3,777
Pancreas Cancer	14	4,678	52	290	+ 4,388
Falls	15	4,539	27	1,235	+ 3,304
Lymphomas	16	4,013	44	489	+ 3,524
Liver Disease	17	3,704	14	4,531	- 827
Endocrine Disorders	18	3,701	18	2,474	+ 1,227
Parkinson's Disease	19	3,561	46	449	+ 3,112
Diabetes Mellitus	20	3,282	11	5,468	- 2,186
Leukemia	21	3,101	54	275	+ 2,826
Bladder Cancer	22	2,788	62	65	+ 2,724
Inflammatory/Heart	23	2,742	33	986	+ 1,756
Liver Cancer	24	2,522	37	875	+ 1,647
Oesophagus Cancer	25	2,322	59	135	+ 2,187
Stomach Cancer	26	2,231	45	458	+ 1,774
Hypertension	27	1,912	22	2,035	- 123
Oral Cancer	28	1,744	39	845	+ 899
Road Traffic Accidents	29	1,722	9	7,810	- 6,088
Ovary Cancer	30	1,687	50	303	+ 1,384
Skin Cancers	31	1,350	56	204	+ 1,146
Alcohol	32	1,292	57	198	+ 1,094
Diarrhoeal diseases	33	1,080	3	11,849	- 10,769
Uterin Cancer	34	993	60	75	+ 918
Skin Disease	35	981	48	324	+ 657
Epilepsy	36	899	38	867	+ 33
Rheumatic Heart Disease	37	757	49	323	+ 434
Malnutrition	38	752	28	1,218	- 467
Drug Use	39	743	35	928	- 185
Congenital Anomalies	40	729	12	5,258	- 4,529
Cervical Cancer	41	628	26	1,582	- 955
Peptic Ulcer Disease	42	550	40	754	- 205
Anemia	43	514	84	0	+ 514
Violence	44	386	24	1,666	- 1,280
Multiple Sclerosis	45	380	64	41	+ 339
Asthma	46	330	25	1,619	- 1,289
Drownings	47	203	29	1,178	- 975
Fires	48	194	36	908	- 714
Rheumatoid Arthritis	49	188	68	26	+ 162
Low Birth Weight	50	180	8	7,950	- 7,770
Osteoarthritis	51	151	81	0	+ 151
Hepatitis C	52	137	66	27	+ 110
Birth Trauma	53	121	7	8,243	- 8,122
Tuberculosis	54	118	10	7,414	- 7,296
Poisonings	55	106	41	666	- 559
Schizophrenia	56	102	83	0	+ 102
HIV/AIDS	57	93	2	13,888	- 13,795
Meningitis	58	74	15	3,441	- 3,367
Upper Respiratory	59	57	70	19	+ 38
Prostatic Hypertrophy	60	52	80	0	+ 52
Oral conditions	61	49	82	0	+ 49
Appendicitis	62	43	61	72	- 29
Hepatitis B	63	43	47	336	- 293
Maternal Conditions	64	15	17	2,615	- 2,599
Otitis Media	65	5	74	0	+ 4
Encephalitis	66	3	58	187	- 183
War	67	3	42	643	- 640
Pertussis	68	2	21	2,288	- 2,285
Diphtheria	69	0	67	26	- 26
Syphilis	70	0	30	1,170	- 1,170
Chlamydia	71	0	72	4	- 4
Leprosy	72	0	75	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	73	0	69	20	- 20
Trypanosomiasis	74	0	71	10	- 10
Malaria	75	0	4	11,233	- 11,233
Schistosomiasis	76	0	53	288	- 288
Chagas disease	77	0	79	0	- 0
Tetanus	78	0	55	223	- 223
Measles	79	0	32	1,028	- 1,028
Hookworm Disease	80	0	77	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	81	0	76	0	- 0
Ascariasis	82	0	65	30	- 30
Dengue	83	0	73	0	- 0
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

Belgium

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.