AUSTRALIA VS CAMEROON: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	CAMEROON		AUSTRALIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	17,025	8	4,446	+ 12,578
HIV/AIDS	2	12,006	57	50	+ 11,956
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	10,243	40	296	+ 9,947
Malaria	4	9,710	82	0	+ 9,710
Stroke	5	9,681	3	10,331	- 650
Coronary Heart Disease	6	9,245	1	21,548	- 12,303
Birth Trauma	7	7,126	50	140	+ 6,986
Low Birth Weight	8	6,873	43	248	+ 6,625
Road Traffic Accidents	9	6,751	29	1,245	+ 5,506
Tuberculosis	10	6,409	56	53	+ 6,357
Diabetes Mellitus	11	4,727	7	4,471	+ 255
Congenital Anomalies	12	4,545	33	711	+ 3,835
Kidney Disease	13	4,443	12	3,139	+ 1,304
Liver Disease	14	3,917	26	1,421	+ 2,495
Meningitis	15	2,974	60	37	+ 2,937
Other Injuries	16	2,843	22	1,642	+ 1,201
Maternal Conditions	17	2,260	63	20	+ 2,240
Endocrine Disorders	18	2,139	16	2,328	- 189
Suicide	19	2,017	11	3,150	- 1,133
Lung Disease	20	1,997	5	8,487	- 6,490
Pertussis	21	1,978	69	1	+ 1,976
Hypertension	22	1,760	23	1,631	+ 128
Breast Cancer	23	1,620	10	3,405	- 1,785
Violence	24	1,440	44	243	+ 1,197
Asthma	25	1,400	36	455	+ 944
Cervical Cancer	26	1,368	39	342	+ 1,026
Falls	27	1,068	14	3,116	- 2,048
Malnutrition	28	1,053	51	117	+ 936
Drownings	29	1,018	47	177	+ 841
Syphilis	30	1,012	67	3	+ 1,009
Alzheimers & Dementia	31	1,000	2	15,588	- 14,589
Measles	32	888	78	0	+ 888
Inflammatory/Heart	33	852	24	1,571	- 719
Prostate Cancer	34	813	9	3,766	- 2,954
Drug Use	35	802	21	1,783	- 981
Fires	36	785	55	55	+ 730
Liver Cancer	37	757	20	2,036	- 1,279
Epilepsy	38	749	41	285	+ 464
Oral Cancer	39	731	32	972	- 241
Peptic Ulcer Disease	40	652	42	276	+ 376
Poisonings	41	576	61	35	+ 541
War	42	556	65	8	+ 548
Colon-Rectum Cancers	43	492	6	6,209	- 5,717
Lymphomas	44	423	15	3,039	- 2,616
Stomach Cancer	45	395	27	1,288	- 892
Parkinson's Disease	46	388	19	2,036	- 1,648
Hepatitis B	47	290	58	41	+ 249
Skin Disease	48	280	34	594	- 314
Rheumatic Heart Disease	49	279	38	379	- 99
Ovary Cancer	50	262	31	1,003	- 741
Lung Cancers	51	260	4	8,769	- 8,509
Pancreas Cancer	52	250	13	3,118	- 2,867
Schistosomiasis	53	249	79	0	+ 249
Leukemia	54	238	18	2,126	- 1,889
Tetanus	55	193	70	1	+ 191
Skin Cancers	56	177	17	2,319	- 2,142
Alcohol	57	171	37	380	- 209
Encephalitis	58	161	68	3	+ 159
Oesophagus Cancer	59	117	25	1,494	- 1,377
Uterin Cancer	60	65	35	524	- 459
Appendicitis	61	63	62	26	+ 36
Bladder Cancer	62	56	30	1,187	- 1,131
Other Neoplasms	63	42	28	1,252	- 1,210
Multiple Sclerosis	64	35	46	188	- 153
Ascariasis	65	26	75	0	+ 26
Hepatitis C	66	23	48	173	- 150
Diphtheria	67	23	71	0	+ 22
Rheumatoid Arthritis	68	22	45	229	- 207
Leishmaniasis	69	17	81	0	+ 17
Upper Respiratory	70	16	64	17	- 1
Trypanosomiasis	71	8	83	0	+ 8
Chlamydia	72	4	77	0	+ 4
Dengue	73	0	72	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	74	0	66	6	- 6
Leprosy	75	0	76	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	76	0	73	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	77	0	74	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	84	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	80	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	53	71	- 71
Osteoarthritis	81	0	52	114	- 114
Oral conditions	82	0	59	40	- 40
Schizophrenia	83	0	54	64	- 64
Anemia	84	0	49	157	- 157
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to AUSTRALIA

Cameroon

Australia

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.