CANADA VS CAMEROON: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	CAMEROON		CANADA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	24,673	7	7,431	+ 17,242
HIV/AIDS	2	17,399	53	163	+ 17,236
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	14,844	36	840	+ 14,004
Malaria	4	14,073	76	0	+ 14,073
Stroke	5	14,031	5	14,159	- 128
Coronary Heart Disease	6	13,399	1	40,063	- 26,665
Birth Trauma	7	10,327	50	193	+ 10,134
Low Birth Weight	8	9,960	42	553	+ 9,407
Road Traffic Accidents	9	9,784	28	1,998	+ 7,787
Tuberculosis	10	9,289	58	97	+ 9,191
Diabetes Mellitus	11	6,850	9	5,718	+ 1,132
Congenital Anomalies	12	6,587	35	1,081	+ 5,506
Kidney Disease	13	6,440	14	4,578	+ 1,862
Liver Disease	14	5,676	17	3,624	+ 2,053
Meningitis	15	4,311	59	68	+ 4,242
Other Injuries	16	4,121	24	2,392	+ 1,728
Maternal Conditions	17	3,276	64	45	+ 3,231
Endocrine Disorders	18	3,100	19	3,233	- 133
Suicide	19	2,923	15	4,417	- 1,494
Lung Disease	20	2,894	4	14,212	- 11,318
Pertussis	21	2,866	69	1	+ 2,865
Hypertension	22	2,550	22	2,563	- 13
Breast Cancer	23	2,348	8	5,910	- 3,562
Violence	24	2,087	40	605	+ 1,482
Asthma	25	2,029	49	262	+ 1,767
Cervical Cancer	26	1,982	41	578	+ 1,404
Falls	27	1,547	12	4,829	- 3,282
Malnutrition	28	1,526	51	192	+ 1,334
Drownings	29	1,476	48	283	+ 1,193
Syphilis	30	1,466	67	5	+ 1,461
Alzheimers & Dementia	31	1,449	2	30,970	- 29,521
Measles	32	1,288	74	0	+ 1,288
Inflammatory/Heart	33	1,235	27	2,060	- 824
Prostate Cancer	34	1,178	13	4,711	- 3,533
Drug Use	35	1,162	16	3,686	- 2,524
Fires	36	1,138	52	192	+ 945
Liver Cancer	37	1,097	20	3,113	- 2,016
Epilepsy	38	1,086	44	384	+ 702
Oral Cancer	39	1,059	32	1,592	- 533
Peptic Ulcer Disease	40	945	43	442	+ 503
Poisonings	41	834	56	121	+ 713
War	42	806	65	21	+ 785
Colon-Rectum Cancers	43	713	6	9,651	- 8,938
Lymphomas	44	613	10	5,146	- 4,533
Stomach Cancer	45	573	26	2,177	- 1,604
Parkinson's Disease	46	563	18	3,359	- 2,796
Hepatitis B	47	421	60	66	+ 355
Skin Disease	48	406	38	679	- 273
Rheumatic Heart Disease	49	405	39	636	- 231
Ovary Cancer	50	379	29	1,902	- 1,523
Lung Cancers	51	377	3	20,937	- 20,560
Pancreas Cancer	52	363	11	5,057	- 4,695
Schistosomiasis	53	360	78	0	+ 360
Leukemia	54	344	21	3,098	- 2,754
Tetanus	55	279	71	0	+ 279
Skin Cancers	56	256	30	1,756	- 1,500
Alcohol	57	248	33	1,491	- 1,243
Encephalitis	58	234	68	3	+ 231
Oesophagus Cancer	59	169	25	2,230	- 2,060
Uterin Cancer	60	94	34	1,183	- 1,089
Appendicitis	61	91	62	49	+ 41
Bladder Cancer	62	81	23	2,521	- 2,440
Other Neoplasms	63	61	31	1,679	- 1,618
Multiple Sclerosis	64	51	37	692	- 641
Ascariasis	65	38	82	0	+ 38
Hepatitis C	66	34	45	363	- 329
Diphtheria	67	33	73	0	+ 33
Rheumatoid Arthritis	68	32	47	322	- 290
Leishmaniasis	69	25	77	0	+ 25
Upper Respiratory	70	24	63	47	- 23
Trypanosomiasis	71	12	75	0	+ 12
Chlamydia	72	5	83	0	+ 5
Dengue	73	0	72	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	74	0	66	8	- 7
Leprosy	75	0	79	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	76	0	80	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	77	0	81	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	84	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	70	1	- 1
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	54	143	- 143
Osteoarthritis	81	0	55	139	- 139
Oral conditions	82	0	61	51	- 51
Schizophrenia	83	0	57	118	- 118
Anemia	84	0	46	343	- 343
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to CANADA

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.