CHINA VS CAMEROON: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	CAMEROON		CHINA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	900,591	12	183,342	+ 717,249
HIV/AIDS	2	635,090	34	28,746	+ 606,344
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	541,830	50	8,719	+ 533,111
Malaria	4	513,672	75	0	+ 513,672
Stroke	5	512,127	1	2,043,210	- 1,531,083
Coronary Heart Disease	6	489,064	2	1,771,525	- 1,282,461
Birth Trauma	7	376,940	43	17,644	+ 359,295
Low Birth Weight	8	363,560	40	21,631	+ 341,929
Road Traffic Accidents	9	357,134	8	250,272	+ 106,862
Tuberculosis	10	339,048	32	34,802	+ 304,246
Diabetes Mellitus	11	250,037	14	161,672	+ 88,365
Congenital Anomalies	12	240,442	31	36,613	+ 203,830
Kidney Disease	13	235,056	11	192,302	+ 42,754
Liver Disease	14	207,196	15	145,603	+ 61,593
Meningitis	15	157,349	51	5,704	+ 151,646
Other Injuries	16	150,408	25	54,087	+ 96,321
Maternal Conditions	17	119,577	54	3,596	+ 115,980
Endocrine Disorders	18	113,146	37	25,613	+ 87,533
Suicide	19	106,680	17	116,324	- 9,644
Lung Disease	20	105,639	3	968,607	- 862,968
Pertussis	21	104,610	64	484	+ 104,127
Hypertension	22	93,078	7	301,183	- 208,105
Breast Cancer	23	85,711	19	92,757	- 7,046
Violence	24	76,194	47	11,115	+ 65,080
Asthma	25	74,051	39	23,147	+ 50,903
Cervical Cancer	26	72,355	27	51,650	+ 20,706
Falls	27	56,473	16	138,878	- 82,405
Malnutrition	28	55,711	44	12,995	+ 42,716
Drownings	29	53,877	26	52,807	+ 1,070
Syphilis	30	53,513	58	1,824	+ 51,690
Alzheimers & Dementia	31	52,886	6	304,455	- 251,568
Measles	32	47,001	62	558	+ 46,443
Inflammatory/Heart	33	45,092	33	29,954	+ 15,138
Prostate Cancer	34	42,983	28	51,056	- 8,073
Drug Use	35	42,432	38	24,214	+ 18,218
Fires	36	41,528	48	10,498	+ 31,030
Liver Cancer	37	40,033	13	180,952	- 140,919
Epilepsy	38	39,625	46	11,365	+ 28,260
Oral Cancer	39	38,658	24	54,695	- 16,037
Peptic Ulcer Disease	40	34,487	30	37,723	- 3,236
Poisonings	41	30,446	36	25,762	+ 4,684
War	42	29,416	61	900	+ 28,516
Colon-Rectum Cancers	43	26,028	9	248,388	- 222,360
Lymphomas	44	22,371	23	57,838	- 35,467
Stomach Cancer	45	20,921	5	398,439	- 377,517
Parkinson's Disease	46	20,548	20	70,699	- 50,151
Hepatitis B	47	15,358	56	2,757	+ 12,601
Skin Disease	48	14,813	52	5,222	+ 9,590
Rheumatic Heart Disease	49	14,780	21	65,350	- 50,571
Ovary Cancer	50	13,840	35	28,078	- 14,238
Lung Cancers	51	13,751	4	714,311	- 700,560
Pancreas Cancer	52	13,247	18	111,537	- 98,290
Schistosomiasis	53	13,150	65	400	+ 12,750
Leukemia	54	12,565	22	58,145	- 45,579
Tetanus	55	10,191	63	491	+ 9,699
Skin Cancers	56	9,341	41	19,669	- 10,329
Alcohol	57	9,035	42	19,071	- 10,037
Encephalitis	58	8,531	55	2,796	+ 5,735
Oesophagus Cancer	59	6,183	10	242,891	- 236,708
Uterin Cancer	60	3,423	45	11,751	- 8,329
Appendicitis	61	3,310	60	1,468	+ 1,842
Bladder Cancer	62	2,954	29	37,873	- 34,919
Other Neoplasms	63	2,221	53	4,374	- 2,153
Multiple Sclerosis	64	1,860	59	1,734	+ 125
Ascariasis	65	1,378	68	34	+ 1,344
Hepatitis C	66	1,230	66	86	+ 1,144
Diphtheria	67	1,201	71	11	+ 1,190
Rheumatoid Arthritis	68	1,166	49	10,108	- 8,942
Leishmaniasis	69	920	78	0	+ 920
Upper Respiratory	70	867	57	2,663	- 1,795
Trypanosomiasis	71	436	77	0	+ 436
Chlamydia	72	197	67	55	+ 142
Dengue	73	13	70	12	+ 1
Otitis Media	74	12	69	15	- 3
Leprosy	75	0	72	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	76	0	73	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	77	0	74	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	79	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	76	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	81	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	82	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	80	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	84	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	84	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to CHINA

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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.