BELGIUM VS CAMEROON: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	CAMEROON		BELGIUM		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	7,618	6	5,677	+ 1,940
HIV/AIDS	2	5,372	57	36	+ 5,336
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	4,583	33	418	+ 4,165
Malaria	4	4,345	75	0	+ 4,345
Stroke	5	4,332	3	7,408	- 3,076
Coronary Heart Disease	6	4,137	1	15,281	- 11,144
Birth Trauma	7	3,188	53	47	+ 3,141
Low Birth Weight	8	3,075	50	70	+ 3,006
Road Traffic Accidents	9	3,021	29	666	+ 2,355
Tuberculosis	10	2,868	54	46	+ 2,822
Diabetes Mellitus	11	2,115	20	1,269	+ 846
Congenital Anomalies	12	2,034	40	282	+ 1,752
Kidney Disease	13	1,988	8	2,952	- 964
Liver Disease	14	1,753	17	1,433	+ 320
Meningitis	15	1,331	58	28	+ 1,302
Other Injuries	16	1,272	11	2,006	- 734
Maternal Conditions	17	1,011	64	6	+ 1,005
Endocrine Disorders	18	957	18	1,432	- 475
Suicide	19	902	10	2,111	- 1,209
Lung Disease	20	894	5	6,438	- 5,544
Pertussis	21	885	68	1	+ 884
Hypertension	22	787	27	740	+ 48
Breast Cancer	23	725	9	2,587	- 1,862
Violence	24	644	44	149	+ 495
Asthma	25	626	46	128	+ 499
Cervical Cancer	26	612	41	243	+ 369
Falls	27	478	15	1,756	- 1,278
Malnutrition	28	471	38	291	+ 181
Drownings	29	456	47	79	+ 377
Syphilis	30	453	70	0	+ 453
Alzheimers & Dementia	31	447	2	9,416	- 8,969
Measles	32	398	79	0	+ 398
Inflammatory/Heart	33	381	23	1,060	- 679
Prostate Cancer	34	364	13	1,824	- 1,461
Drug Use	35	359	39	287	+ 71
Fires	36	351	48	75	+ 276
Liver Cancer	37	339	24	976	- 637
Epilepsy	38	335	36	348	- 13
Oral Cancer	39	327	28	675	- 348
Peptic Ulcer Disease	40	292	42	213	+ 79
Poisonings	41	258	55	41	+ 216
War	42	249	67	1	+ 248
Colon-Rectum Cancers	43	220	7	3,329	- 3,109
Lymphomas	44	189	16	1,552	- 1,363
Stomach Cancer	45	177	26	863	- 686
Parkinson's Disease	46	174	19	1,378	- 1,204
Hepatitis B	47	130	63	17	+ 113
Skin Disease	48	125	35	380	- 254
Rheumatic Heart Disease	49	125	37	293	- 168
Ovary Cancer	50	117	30	653	- 535
Lung Cancers	51	116	4	6,777	- 6,661
Pancreas Cancer	52	112	14	1,809	- 1,697
Schistosomiasis	53	111	76	0	+ 111
Leukemia	54	106	21	1,199	- 1,093
Tetanus	55	86	78	0	+ 86
Skin Cancers	56	79	31	522	- 443
Alcohol	57	76	32	500	- 423
Encephalitis	58	72	66	1	+ 71
Oesophagus Cancer	59	52	25	898	- 846
Uterin Cancer	60	29	34	384	- 355
Appendicitis	61	28	62	17	+ 11
Bladder Cancer	62	25	22	1,078	- 1,053
Other Neoplasms	63	19	12	1,828	- 1,809
Multiple Sclerosis	64	16	45	147	- 131
Ascariasis	65	12	82	0	+ 12
Hepatitis C	66	10	52	53	- 43
Diphtheria	67	10	69	0	+ 10
Rheumatoid Arthritis	68	10	49	73	- 63
Leishmaniasis	69	8	73	0	+ 8
Upper Respiratory	70	7	59	22	- 15
Trypanosomiasis	71	4	74	0	+ 4
Chlamydia	72	2	71	0	+ 2
Dengue	73	0	83	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	74	0	65	2	- 2
Leprosy	75	0	72	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	76	0	81	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	77	0	80	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	84	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	77	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	60	20	- 20
Osteoarthritis	81	0	51	59	- 59
Oral conditions	82	0	61	19	- 19
Schizophrenia	83	0	56	40	- 40
Anemia	84	0	43	199	- 199
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to BELGIUM

Cameroon

Belgium

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.