CAMEROON VS BRAZIL: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BRAZIL		CAMEROON		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	23,330	6	10,695	+ 12,635
Stroke	2	17,338	5	11,199	+ 6,139
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	13,327	1	19,694	- 6,367
Violence	4	9,679	24	1,666	+ 8,013
Diabetes Mellitus	5	8,388	11	5,468	+ 2,920
Lung Disease	6	8,355	20	2,310	+ 6,045
Kidney Disease	7	5,304	13	5,140	+ 164
Road Traffic Accidents	8	4,766	9	7,810	- 3,043
Lung Cancers	9	4,455	51	301	+ 4,154
Alzheimers & Dementia	10	4,322	31	1,157	+ 3,166
Hypertension	11	4,056	22	2,035	+ 2,021
Colon-Rectum Cancers	12	3,259	43	569	+ 2,690
Liver Disease	13	3,015	14	4,531	- 1,516
Breast Cancer	14	2,921	23	1,874	+ 1,047
Prostate Cancer	15	2,674	34	940	+ 1,734
Falls	16	2,652	27	1,235	+ 1,417
Stomach Cancer	17	2,532	45	458	+ 2,074
Inflammatory/Heart	18	2,464	33	986	+ 1,478
Endocrine Disorders	19	2,382	18	2,474	- 92
Suicide	20	2,046	19	2,333	- 287
Other Injuries	21	1,943	16	3,289	- 1,346
HIV/AIDS	22	1,767	2	13,888	- 12,121
Congenital Anomalies	23	1,733	12	5,258	- 3,525
Pancreas Cancer	24	1,689	52	290	+ 1,399
Liver Cancer	25	1,620	37	875	+ 745
Oesophagus Cancer	26	1,473	59	135	+ 1,338
Lymphomas	27	1,460	44	489	+ 971
Oral Cancer	28	1,400	39	845	+ 555
Cervical Cancer	29	1,338	26	1,582	- 244
Leukemia	30	1,201	54	275	+ 926
Skin Disease	31	1,010	48	324	+ 686
Alcohol	32	1,002	57	198	+ 804
Low Birth Weight	33	968	8	7,950	- 6,982
Malnutrition	34	942	28	1,218	- 276
Diarrhoeal diseases	35	796	3	11,849	- 11,052
Bladder Cancer	36	747	62	65	+ 682
Chagas disease	37	710	79	0	+ 710
Skin Cancers	38	708	56	204	+ 504
Drownings	39	695	29	1,178	- 483
Tuberculosis	40	689	10	7,414	- 6,725
Parkinson's Disease	41	671	46	449	+ 222
Other Neoplasms	42	656	63	49	+ 608
Ovary Cancer	43	613	50	303	+ 310
Peptic Ulcer Disease	44	599	40	754	- 155
Birth Trauma	45	531	7	8,243	- 7,711
Epilepsy	46	459	38	867	- 407
Uterin Cancer	47	391	60	75	+ 316
Asthma	48	365	25	1,619	- 1,254
Drug Use	49	347	35	928	- 581
Anemia	50	340	84	0	+ 340
Rheumatic Heart Disease	51	309	49	323	- 15
Hepatitis C	52	275	66	27	+ 248
Maternal Conditions	53	212	17	2,615	- 2,403
Meningitis	54	191	15	3,441	- 3,250
Prostatic Hypertrophy	55	154	80	0	+ 154
War	56	153	42	643	- 490
Appendicitis	57	150	61	72	+ 78
Fires	58	145	36	908	- 764
Hepatitis B	59	109	47	336	- 227
Schizophrenia	60	93	83	0	+ 93
Rheumatoid Arthritis	61	84	68	26	+ 58
Schistosomiasis	62	83	53	288	- 204
Leishmaniasis	63	61	69	20	+ 41
Multiple Sclerosis	64	50	64	41	+ 9
Osteoarthritis	65	46	81	0	+ 46
Poisonings	66	45	41	666	- 621
Upper Respiratory	67	37	70	19	+ 18
Syphilis	68	31	30	1,170	- 1,139
Leprosy	69	24	75	0	+ 24
Otitis Media	70	13	74	0	+ 13
Tetanus	71	12	55	223	- 211
Encephalitis	72	9	58	187	- 177
Oral conditions	73	9	82	0	+ 9
Malaria	74	6	4	11,233	- 11,227
Pertussis	75	4	21	2,288	- 2,283
Dengue	76	2	73	0	+ 2
Iodine Deficiency	77	1	78	0	+ 1
Ascariasis	78	1	65	30	- 29
Diphtheria	79	1	67	26	- 25
Chlamydia	80	1	72	4	- 4
Measles	81	1	32	1,028	- 1,027
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	85	0	+ 0
Trypanosomiasis	83	0	71	10	- 9
Trichuriasis	84	0	76	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	85	0	77	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.