CAMEROON VS BHUTAN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BHUTAN		CAMEROON		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	24,591	6	10,695	+ 13,896
Lung Disease	2	18,359	20	2,310	+ 16,049
Stroke	3	12,612	5	11,199	+ 1,412
Influenza and Pneumonia	4	6,199	1	19,694	- 13,495
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	5,929	3	11,849	- 5,920
Liver Disease	6	5,795	14	4,531	+ 1,265
Diabetes Mellitus	7	5,739	11	5,468	+ 271
Kidney Disease	8	5,203	13	5,140	+ 63
Tuberculosis	9	4,823	10	7,414	- 2,592
Road Traffic Accidents	10	4,322	9	7,810	- 3,487
Stomach Cancer	11	4,135	45	458	+ 3,678
Falls	12	3,883	27	1,235	+ 2,648
Alzheimers & Dementia	13	3,659	31	1,157	+ 2,503
Low Birth Weight	14	2,774	8	7,950	- 5,177
Asthma	15	2,722	25	1,619	+ 1,103
Hypertension	16	2,679	22	2,035	+ 644
Rheumatic Heart Disease	17	2,366	49	323	+ 2,043
HIV/AIDS	18	2,030	2	13,888	- 11,858
Birth Trauma	19	1,795	7	8,243	- 6,448
Congenital Anomalies	20	1,760	12	5,258	- 3,498
Lung Cancers	21	1,542	51	301	+ 1,241
Oesophagus Cancer	22	1,532	59	135	+ 1,397
Oral Cancer	23	1,507	39	845	+ 661
Other Injuries	24	1,492	16	3,289	- 1,797
Peptic Ulcer Disease	25	1,352	40	754	+ 598
Suicide	26	1,230	19	2,333	- 1,103
Liver Cancer	27	1,223	37	875	+ 347
Parkinson's Disease	28	1,100	46	449	+ 650
Cervical Cancer	29	1,067	26	1,582	- 515
Encephalitis	30	981	58	187	+ 794
Colon-Rectum Cancers	31	846	43	569	+ 277
Drownings	32	711	29	1,178	- 467
Pancreas Cancer	33	698	52	290	+ 409
Leukemia	34	650	54	275	+ 375
Violence	35	641	24	1,666	- 1,025
Meningitis	36	603	15	3,441	- 2,838
Ovary Cancer	37	499	50	303	+ 196
Epilepsy	38	483	38	867	- 383
Endocrine Disorders	39	384	18	2,474	- 2,090
Syphilis	40	372	30	1,170	- 798
Skin Cancers	41	323	56	204	+ 119
Maternal Conditions	42	320	17	2,615	- 2,295
Breast Cancer	43	277	23	1,874	- 1,597
Fires	44	275	36	908	- 633
Inflammatory/Heart	45	268	33	986	- 718
Skin Disease	46	255	48	324	- 69
Drug Use	47	240	35	928	- 688
Bladder Cancer	48	227	62	65	+ 163
Alcohol	49	209	57	198	+ 12
Rheumatoid Arthritis	50	186	68	26	+ 161
Appendicitis	51	176	61	72	+ 104
Lymphomas	52	169	44	489	- 320
Hepatitis B	53	142	47	336	- 194
Malnutrition	54	121	28	1,218	- 1,097
Prostate Cancer	55	119	34	940	- 821
Dengue	56	116	73	0	+ 116
Other Neoplasms	57	75	63	49	+ 27
Measles	58	72	32	1,028	- 956
Poisonings	59	67	41	666	- 599
Tetanus	60	48	55	223	- 174
Upper Respiratory	61	36	70	19	+ 17
Multiple Sclerosis	62	35	64	41	- 6
Pertussis	63	33	21	2,288	- 2,254
Hepatitis C	64	32	66	27	+ 5
Leishmaniasis	65	32	69	20	+ 12
Ascariasis	66	6	65	30	- 24
Chlamydia	67	3	72	4	- 1
War	68	3	42	643	- 640
Otitis Media	69	2	74	0	+ 1
Diphtheria	70	1	67	26	- 26
Uterin Cancer	71	0	60	75	- 75
Anemia	72	0	84	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	73	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	74	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	75	0	83	0	- 0
Oral conditions	76	0	82	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	77	0	80	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	78	0	81	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	79	0	76	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	80	0	77	0	- 0
Malaria	81	0	4	11,233	- 11,233
Schistosomiasis	82	0	53	288	- 288
Chagas disease	83	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	84	0	71	10	- 10
Leprosy	85	0	75	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	86	0	78	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.