BHUTAN VS CAMEROON: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	CAMEROON		BHUTAN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	563	4	177	+ 385
HIV/AIDS	2	397	18	58	+ 339
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	338	5	169	+ 169
Malaria	4	321	81	0	+ 321
Stroke	5	320	3	360	- 40
Coronary Heart Disease	6	305	1	702	- 397
Birth Trauma	7	235	19	51	+ 184
Low Birth Weight	8	227	14	79	+ 148
Road Traffic Accidents	9	223	10	123	+ 100
Tuberculosis	10	212	9	138	+ 74
Diabetes Mellitus	11	156	7	164	- 8
Congenital Anomalies	12	150	20	50	+ 100
Kidney Disease	13	147	8	149	- 2
Liver Disease	14	129	6	166	- 36
Meningitis	15	98	36	17	+ 81
Other Injuries	16	94	24	43	+ 51
Maternal Conditions	17	75	42	9	+ 66
Endocrine Disorders	18	71	39	11	+ 60
Suicide	19	67	26	35	+ 32
Lung Disease	20	66	2	524	- 458
Pertussis	21	65	63	1	+ 64
Hypertension	22	58	16	77	- 18
Breast Cancer	23	54	43	8	+ 46
Violence	24	48	35	18	+ 29
Asthma	25	46	15	78	- 31
Cervical Cancer	26	45	29	30	+ 15
Falls	27	35	12	111	- 76
Malnutrition	28	35	54	3	+ 31
Drownings	29	34	32	20	+ 13
Syphilis	30	33	40	11	+ 23
Alzheimers & Dementia	31	33	13	105	- 71
Measles	32	29	58	2	+ 27
Inflammatory/Heart	33	28	45	8	+ 21
Prostate Cancer	34	27	55	3	+ 23
Drug Use	35	27	47	7	+ 20
Fires	36	26	44	8	+ 18
Liver Cancer	37	25	27	35	- 10
Epilepsy	38	25	38	14	+ 11
Oral Cancer	39	24	23	43	- 19
Peptic Ulcer Disease	40	22	25	39	- 17
Poisonings	41	19	59	2	+ 17
War	42	18	68	0	+ 18
Colon-Rectum Cancers	43	16	31	24	- 8
Lymphomas	44	14	52	5	+ 9
Stomach Cancer	45	13	11	118	- 105
Parkinson's Disease	46	13	28	31	- 19
Hepatitis B	47	10	53	4	+ 6
Skin Disease	48	9	46	7	+ 2
Rheumatic Heart Disease	49	9	17	68	- 58
Ovary Cancer	50	9	37	14	- 6
Lung Cancers	51	9	21	44	- 35
Pancreas Cancer	52	8	33	20	- 12
Schistosomiasis	53	8	82	0	+ 8
Leukemia	54	8	34	19	- 11
Tetanus	55	6	60	1	+ 5
Skin Cancers	56	6	41	9	- 3
Alcohol	57	6	49	6	- 0
Encephalitis	58	5	30	28	- 23
Oesophagus Cancer	59	4	22	44	- 40
Uterin Cancer	60	2	71	0	+ 2
Appendicitis	61	2	51	5	- 3
Bladder Cancer	62	2	48	6	- 5
Other Neoplasms	63	1	57	2	- 1
Multiple Sclerosis	64	1	62	1	+ 0
Ascariasis	65	1	66	0	+ 1
Hepatitis C	66	1	64	1	- 0
Diphtheria	67	1	70	0	+ 1
Rheumatoid Arthritis	68	1	50	5	- 5
Leishmaniasis	69	1	65	1	- 0
Upper Respiratory	70	1	61	1	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	71	0	84	0	+ 0
Chlamydia	72	0	67	0	+ 0
Dengue	73	0	56	3	- 3
Otitis Media	74	0	69	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	85	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	76	0	79	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	77	0	80	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	86	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	83	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	77	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	78	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	76	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	75	0	- 0
Anemia	84	0	72	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	73	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	74	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to BHUTAN

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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.