DOMINICAN REP. VS CAMEROON: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	CAMEROON		DOMINICAN REP.		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	6,879	6	2,254	+ 4,624
HIV/AIDS	2	4,851	8	1,931	+ 2,920
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	4,139	26	504	+ 3,634
Malaria	4	3,923	65	4	+ 3,919
Stroke	5	3,912	2	7,882	- 3,971
Coronary Heart Disease	6	3,736	1	14,986	- 11,250
Birth Trauma	7	2,879	18	915	+ 1,964
Low Birth Weight	8	2,777	13	1,532	+ 1,245
Road Traffic Accidents	9	2,728	3	6,937	- 4,209
Tuberculosis	10	2,590	38	242	+ 2,348
Diabetes Mellitus	11	1,910	4	2,762	- 852
Congenital Anomalies	12	1,837	17	1,038	+ 798
Kidney Disease	13	1,795	7	2,121	- 325
Liver Disease	14	1,583	5	2,680	- 1,098
Meningitis	15	1,202	45	134	+ 1,068
Other Injuries	16	1,149	19	890	+ 259
Maternal Conditions	17	913	39	202	+ 711
Endocrine Disorders	18	864	22	602	+ 262
Suicide	19	815	25	530	+ 285
Lung Disease	20	807	15	1,360	- 553
Pertussis	21	799	47	121	+ 678
Hypertension	22	711	10	1,894	- 1,183
Breast Cancer	23	655	14	1,460	- 805
Violence	24	582	9	1,917	- 1,335
Asthma	25	566	29	441	+ 125
Cervical Cancer	26	553	23	560	- 8
Falls	27	431	30	435	- 4
Malnutrition	28	426	34	372	+ 54
Drownings	29	412	37	248	+ 164
Syphilis	30	409	51	70	+ 338
Alzheimers & Dementia	31	404	11	1,808	- 1,404
Measles	32	359	79	0	+ 359
Inflammatory/Heart	33	344	35	312	+ 33
Prostate Cancer	34	328	12	1,655	- 1,326
Drug Use	35	324	43	156	+ 168
Fires	36	317	44	139	+ 178
Liver Cancer	37	306	21	664	- 358
Epilepsy	38	303	42	158	+ 144
Oral Cancer	39	295	31	434	- 139
Peptic Ulcer Disease	40	263	36	295	- 32
Poisonings	41	233	55	47	+ 186
War	42	225	67	1	+ 223
Colon-Rectum Cancers	43	199	20	851	- 652
Lymphomas	44	171	33	374	- 203
Stomach Cancer	45	160	24	547	- 388
Parkinson's Disease	46	157	28	446	- 289
Hepatitis B	47	117	63	11	+ 106
Skin Disease	48	113	53	50	+ 63
Rheumatic Heart Disease	49	113	46	123	- 10
Ovary Cancer	50	106	50	89	+ 17
Lung Cancers	51	105	16	1,244	- 1,139
Pancreas Cancer	52	101	27	456	- 355
Schistosomiasis	53	100	59	22	+ 79
Leukemia	54	96	32	409	- 313
Tetanus	55	78	61	17	+ 61
Skin Cancers	56	71	41	172	- 101
Alcohol	57	69	48	120	- 51
Encephalitis	58	65	56	44	+ 21
Oesophagus Cancer	59	47	40	200	- 153
Uterin Cancer	60	26	57	43	- 17
Appendicitis	61	25	52	67	- 41
Bladder Cancer	62	23	49	92	- 70
Other Neoplasms	63	17	58	35	- 18
Multiple Sclerosis	64	14	62	13	+ 1
Ascariasis	65	11	70	1	+ 10
Hepatitis C	66	9	60	17	- 8
Diphtheria	67	9	69	1	+ 8
Rheumatoid Arthritis	68	9	54	48	- 39
Leishmaniasis	69	7	74	0	+ 7
Upper Respiratory	70	7	68	1	+ 6
Trypanosomiasis	71	3	75	0	+ 3
Chlamydia	72	2	66	2	- 0
Dengue	73	0	64	5	- 5
Otitis Media	74	0	71	0	+ 0
Leprosy	75	0	72	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	76	0	77	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	77	0	76	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	73	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	85	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	84	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	83	0	- 0
Anemia	84	0	81	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	80	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to DOMINICAN REP.

Cameroon

Dominican Rep.

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.