COLOMBIA VS CAMEROON: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	CAMEROON		COLOMBIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	31,538	5	10,773	+ 20,764
HIV/AIDS	2	22,240	17	2,683	+ 19,557
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	18,974	38	747	+ 18,227
Malaria	4	17,988	67	26	+ 17,962
Stroke	5	17,934	3	16,573	+ 1,362
Coronary Heart Disease	6	17,127	1	43,066	- 25,940
Birth Trauma	7	13,200	41	648	+ 12,552
Low Birth Weight	8	12,732	23	2,095	+ 10,636
Road Traffic Accidents	9	12,506	6	7,765	+ 4,742
Tuberculosis	10	11,873	32	1,272	+ 10,601
Diabetes Mellitus	11	8,756	11	5,028	+ 3,728
Congenital Anomalies	12	8,420	16	2,963	+ 5,457
Kidney Disease	13	8,231	7	6,834	+ 1,398
Liver Disease	14	7,256	19	2,426	+ 4,830
Meningitis	15	5,510	50	244	+ 5,266
Other Injuries	16	5,267	28	1,592	+ 3,675
Maternal Conditions	17	4,187	46	394	+ 3,794
Endocrine Disorders	18	3,962	30	1,367	+ 2,595
Suicide	19	3,736	26	1,965	+ 1,771
Lung Disease	20	3,699	4	15,928	- 12,229
Pertussis	21	3,663	69	18	+ 3,645
Hypertension	22	3,259	8	6,400	- 3,140
Breast Cancer	23	3,002	13	3,669	- 668
Violence	24	2,668	2	19,268	- 16,600
Asthma	25	2,593	54	191	+ 2,402
Cervical Cancer	26	2,534	20	2,266	+ 268
Falls	27	1,978	29	1,518	+ 460
Malnutrition	28	1,951	27	1,878	+ 73
Drownings	29	1,887	40	689	+ 1,198
Syphilis	30	1,874	65	30	+ 1,844
Alzheimers & Dementia	31	1,852	22	2,157	- 305
Measles	32	1,646	78	0	+ 1,646
Inflammatory/Heart	33	1,579	31	1,329	+ 250
Prostate Cancer	34	1,505	14	3,584	- 2,079
Drug Use	35	1,486	44	492	+ 994
Fires	36	1,454	56	127	+ 1,328
Liver Cancer	37	1,402	24	2,065	- 663
Epilepsy	38	1,388	43	597	+ 790
Oral Cancer	39	1,354	37	807	+ 547
Peptic Ulcer Disease	40	1,208	39	698	+ 509
Poisonings	41	1,066	61	61	+ 1,005
War	42	1,030	49	260	+ 770
Colon-Rectum Cancers	43	911	12	4,371	- 3,460
Lymphomas	44	783	18	2,603	- 1,819
Stomach Cancer	45	733	9	6,112	- 5,379
Parkinson's Disease	46	720	47	383	+ 337
Hepatitis B	47	538	62	50	+ 487
Skin Disease	48	519	34	1,102	- 583
Rheumatic Heart Disease	49	518	63	38	+ 480
Ovary Cancer	50	485	33	1,122	- 638
Lung Cancers	51	482	10	5,250	- 4,769
Pancreas Cancer	52	464	25	2,022	- 1,558
Schistosomiasis	53	460	77	1	+ 460
Leukemia	54	440	21	2,208	- 1,768
Tetanus	55	357	71	14	+ 343
Skin Cancers	56	327	35	1,028	- 701
Alcohol	57	316	68	23	+ 294
Encephalitis	58	299	64	38	+ 261
Oesophagus Cancer	59	217	36	835	- 619
Uterin Cancer	60	120	45	423	- 303
Appendicitis	61	116	52	213	- 97
Bladder Cancer	62	103	42	609	- 505
Other Neoplasms	63	78	15	3,205	- 3,127
Multiple Sclerosis	64	65	60	62	+ 3
Ascariasis	65	48	76	5	+ 44
Hepatitis C	66	43	59	65	- 22
Diphtheria	67	42	80	0	+ 42
Rheumatoid Arthritis	68	41	51	242	- 201
Leishmaniasis	69	32	74	7	+ 25
Upper Respiratory	70	30	66	27	+ 4
Trypanosomiasis	71	15	84	0	+ 15
Chlamydia	72	7	81	0	+ 7
Dengue	73	0	55	133	- 133
Otitis Media	74	0	73	7	- 7
Leprosy	75	0	72	8	- 8
Trichuriasis	76	0	83	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	77	0	79	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	82	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	53	203	- 203
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	48	333	- 333
Osteoarthritis	81	0	58	67	- 67
Oral conditions	82	0	75	7	- 7
Schizophrenia	83	0	70	18	- 18
Anemia	84	0	57	101	- 101
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to COLOMBIA

Cameroon

Colombia

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.