DENMARK VS CAMEROON: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	CAMEROON		DENMARK		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	3,799	6	2,244	+ 1,555
HIV/AIDS	2	2,679	55	23	+ 2,656
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	2,286	38	145	+ 2,141
Malaria	4	2,167	79	0	+ 2,167
Stroke	5	2,160	5	3,662	- 1,502
Coronary Heart Disease	6	2,063	1	5,341	- 3,278
Birth Trauma	7	1,590	56	21	+ 1,569
Low Birth Weight	8	1,534	41	116	+ 1,417
Road Traffic Accidents	9	1,506	33	213	+ 1,293
Tuberculosis	10	1,430	57	16	+ 1,415
Diabetes Mellitus	11	1,055	10	1,284	- 229
Congenital Anomalies	12	1,014	36	153	+ 861
Kidney Disease	13	992	12	911	+ 81
Liver Disease	14	874	14	692	+ 182
Meningitis	15	664	52	25	+ 639
Other Injuries	16	634	30	347	+ 287
Maternal Conditions	17	504	64	2	+ 502
Endocrine Disorders	18	477	19	575	- 97
Suicide	19	450	16	617	- 167
Lung Disease	20	446	3	4,387	- 3,941
Pertussis	21	441	72	0	+ 441
Hypertension	22	393	15	642	- 250
Breast Cancer	23	362	9	1,299	- 937
Violence	24	321	47	63	+ 258
Asthma	25	312	44	82	+ 230
Cervical Cancer	26	305	37	153	+ 152
Falls	27	238	22	541	- 302
Malnutrition	28	235	59	14	+ 221
Drownings	29	227	50	37	+ 190
Syphilis	30	226	70	0	+ 225
Alzheimers & Dementia	31	223	2	5,218	- 4,994
Measles	32	198	71	0	+ 198
Inflammatory/Heart	33	190	31	284	- 94
Prostate Cancer	34	181	8	1,480	- 1,299
Drug Use	35	179	34	197	- 18
Fires	36	175	49	53	+ 122
Liver Cancer	37	169	25	464	- 296
Epilepsy	38	167	40	125	+ 42
Oral Cancer	39	163	28	371	- 208
Peptic Ulcer Disease	40	145	32	216	- 71
Poisonings	41	128	62	6	+ 123
War	42	124	66	1	+ 123
Colon-Rectum Cancers	43	110	7	2,147	- 2,037
Lymphomas	44	94	13	730	- 635
Stomach Cancer	45	88	23	484	- 396
Parkinson's Disease	46	87	17	600	- 513
Hepatitis B	47	65	61	6	+ 59
Skin Disease	48	62	45	79	- 16
Rheumatic Heart Disease	49	62	42	96	- 34
Ovary Cancer	50	58	29	367	- 309
Lung Cancers	51	58	4	3,721	- 3,663
Pancreas Cancer	52	56	11	1,096	- 1,040
Schistosomiasis	53	55	75	0	+ 55
Leukemia	54	53	20	558	- 505
Tetanus	55	43	68	0	+ 43
Skin Cancers	56	39	26	388	- 349
Alcohol	57	38	18	598	- 560
Encephalitis	58	36	67	1	+ 35
Oesophagus Cancer	59	26	24	477	- 450
Uterin Cancer	60	14	35	156	- 141
Appendicitis	61	14	54	23	- 9
Bladder Cancer	62	12	21	545	- 533
Other Neoplasms	63	9	27	378	- 369
Multiple Sclerosis	64	8	39	132	- 124
Ascariasis	65	6	81	0	+ 6
Hepatitis C	66	5	60	9	- 3
Diphtheria	67	5	73	0	+ 5
Rheumatoid Arthritis	68	5	43	84	- 80
Leishmaniasis	69	4	78	0	+ 4
Upper Respiratory	70	4	58	15	- 12
Trypanosomiasis	71	2	76	0	+ 2
Chlamydia	72	1	69	0	+ 0
Dengue	73	0	83	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	74	0	65	2	- 2
Leprosy	75	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	76	0	80	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	77	0	82	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	84	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	77	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	53	25	- 25
Osteoarthritis	81	0	51	25	- 25
Oral conditions	82	0	63	4	- 4
Schizophrenia	83	0	48	57	- 57
Anemia	84	0	46	73	- 73
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to DENMARK

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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.