BRAZIL VS CAMEROON: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	CAMEROON		BRAZIL		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	139,951	3	94,705	+ 45,246
HIV/AIDS	2	98,692	22	12,558	+ 86,134
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	84,200	35	5,659	+ 78,540
Malaria	4	79,824	74	44	+ 79,780
Stroke	5	79,584	2	123,207	- 43,623
Coronary Heart Disease	6	76,000	1	165,788	- 89,788
Birth Trauma	7	58,576	45	3,777	+ 54,799
Low Birth Weight	8	56,497	33	6,881	+ 49,616
Road Traffic Accidents	9	55,498	8	33,871	+ 21,627
Tuberculosis	10	52,688	40	4,895	+ 47,792
Diabetes Mellitus	11	38,855	5	59,608	- 20,752
Congenital Anomalies	12	37,364	23	12,317	+ 25,048
Kidney Disease	13	36,527	7	37,690	- 1,163
Liver Disease	14	32,198	13	21,422	+ 10,776
Meningitis	15	24,452	54	1,359	+ 23,093
Other Injuries	16	23,373	21	13,807	+ 9,567
Maternal Conditions	17	18,582	53	1,507	+ 17,075
Endocrine Disorders	18	17,583	19	16,927	+ 656
Suicide	19	16,578	20	14,540	+ 2,038
Lung Disease	20	16,416	6	59,373	- 42,957
Pertussis	21	16,256	75	30	+ 16,226
Hypertension	22	14,464	11	28,822	- 14,358
Breast Cancer	23	13,319	14	20,759	- 7,440
Violence	24	11,841	4	68,779	- 56,939
Asthma	25	11,507	48	2,595	+ 8,913
Cervical Cancer	26	11,244	29	9,511	+ 1,733
Falls	27	8,776	16	18,847	- 10,071
Malnutrition	28	8,657	34	6,695	+ 1,962
Drownings	29	8,372	39	4,937	+ 3,435
Syphilis	30	8,316	68	223	+ 8,093
Alzheimers & Dementia	31	8,218	10	30,717	- 22,498
Measles	32	7,304	81	4	+ 7,300
Inflammatory/Heart	33	7,007	18	17,508	- 10,501
Prostate Cancer	34	6,680	15	19,001	- 12,321
Drug Use	35	6,594	49	2,467	+ 4,127
Fires	36	6,453	58	1,028	+ 5,426
Liver Cancer	37	6,221	25	11,514	- 5,293
Epilepsy	38	6,158	46	3,263	+ 2,895
Oral Cancer	39	6,007	28	9,951	- 3,944
Peptic Ulcer Disease	40	5,359	44	4,258	+ 1,101
Poisonings	41	4,731	66	317	+ 4,415
War	42	4,571	56	1,090	+ 3,481
Colon-Rectum Cancers	43	4,045	12	23,161	- 19,117
Lymphomas	44	3,476	27	10,376	- 6,899
Stomach Cancer	45	3,251	17	17,992	- 14,741
Parkinson's Disease	46	3,193	41	4,770	- 1,577
Hepatitis B	47	2,387	59	775	+ 1,612
Skin Disease	48	2,302	31	7,179	- 4,877
Rheumatic Heart Disease	49	2,297	51	2,193	+ 104
Ovary Cancer	50	2,151	43	4,355	- 2,205
Lung Cancers	51	2,137	9	31,659	- 29,522
Pancreas Cancer	52	2,059	24	11,999	- 9,940
Schistosomiasis	53	2,043	62	593	+ 1,450
Leukemia	54	1,953	30	8,531	- 6,578
Tetanus	55	1,584	71	88	+ 1,496
Skin Cancers	56	1,452	38	5,032	- 3,580
Alcohol	57	1,404	32	7,121	- 5,717
Encephalitis	58	1,326	72	65	+ 1,261
Oesophagus Cancer	59	961	26	10,466	- 9,505
Uterin Cancer	60	532	47	2,780	- 2,248
Appendicitis	61	514	57	1,067	- 553
Bladder Cancer	62	459	36	5,306	- 4,847
Other Neoplasms	63	345	42	4,665	- 4,320
Multiple Sclerosis	64	289	64	356	- 67
Ascariasis	65	214	78	7	+ 207
Hepatitis C	66	191	52	1,955	- 1,764
Diphtheria	67	187	79	7	+ 180
Rheumatoid Arthritis	68	181	61	596	- 415
Leishmaniasis	69	143	63	432	- 289
Upper Respiratory	70	135	67	260	- 125
Trypanosomiasis	71	68	83	1	+ 67
Chlamydia	72	31	80	5	+ 25
Dengue	73	2	76	14	- 12
Otitis Media	74	2	70	94	- 92
Leprosy	75	0	69	173	- 173
Trichuriasis	76	0	84	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	77	0	85	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	77	10	- 10
Chagas disease	79	0	37	5,045	- 5,045
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	55	1,097	- 1,097
Osteoarthritis	81	0	65	330	- 330
Oral conditions	82	0	73	62	- 62
Schizophrenia	83	0	60	661	- 661
Anemia	84	0	50	2,417	- 2,417
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	82	1	- 1
Depression	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to BRAZIL

Cameroon

Brazil

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.