FINLAND VS CAMEROON: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	CAMEROON		FINLAND		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	3,578	21	436	+ 3,142
HIV/AIDS	2	2,523	59	6	+ 2,518
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	2,153	52	15	+ 2,138
Malaria	4	2,041	74	0	+ 2,041
Stroke	5	2,035	3	4,115	- 2,080
Coronary Heart Disease	6	1,943	2	9,831	- 7,888
Birth Trauma	7	1,498	56	8	+ 1,490
Low Birth Weight	8	1,445	48	26	+ 1,418
Road Traffic Accidents	9	1,419	33	215	+ 1,204
Tuberculosis	10	1,347	46	32	+ 1,315
Diabetes Mellitus	11	993	22	418	+ 576
Congenital Anomalies	12	955	35	192	+ 763
Kidney Disease	13	934	26	342	+ 592
Liver Disease	14	823	10	1,068	- 245
Meningitis	15	625	55	9	+ 616
Other Injuries	16	598	20	437	+ 161
Maternal Conditions	17	475	64	2	+ 474
Endocrine Disorders	18	450	31	257	+ 193
Suicide	19	424	15	846	- 422
Lung Disease	20	420	8	1,289	- 870
Pertussis	21	416	69	0	+ 416
Hypertension	22	370	5	2,030	- 1,660
Breast Cancer	23	341	12	948	- 608
Violence	24	303	43	64	+ 238
Asthma	25	294	40	85	+ 210
Cervical Cancer	26	287	44	62	+ 225
Falls	27	224	7	1,325	- 1,101
Malnutrition	28	221	57	7	+ 215
Drownings	29	214	37	106	+ 108
Syphilis	30	213	67	0	+ 212
Alzheimers & Dementia	31	210	1	11,120	- 10,910
Measles	32	187	72	0	+ 187
Inflammatory/Heart	33	179	17	518	- 339
Prostate Cancer	34	171	11	970	- 799
Drug Use	35	169	30	269	- 101
Fires	36	165	45	62	+ 103
Liver Cancer	37	159	16	545	- 386
Epilepsy	38	157	38	104	+ 53
Oral Cancer	39	154	34	207	- 54
Peptic Ulcer Disease	40	137	36	151	- 14
Poisonings	41	121	49	25	+ 96
War	42	117	65	1	+ 116
Colon-Rectum Cancers	43	103	6	1,433	- 1,330
Lymphomas	44	89	14	851	- 762
Stomach Cancer	45	83	19	447	- 364
Parkinson's Disease	46	82	13	853	- 771
Hepatitis B	47	61	63	2	+ 59
Skin Disease	48	59	47	27	+ 32
Rheumatic Heart Disease	49	59	50	19	+ 40
Ovary Cancer	50	55	25	344	- 289
Lung Cancers	51	55	4	2,312	- 2,257
Pancreas Cancer	52	53	9	1,247	- 1,194
Schistosomiasis	53	52	77	0	+ 52
Leukemia	54	50	24	371	- 321
Tetanus	55	40	70	0	+ 40
Skin Cancers	56	37	29	297	- 260
Alcohol	57	36	18	464	- 428
Encephalitis	58	34	66	0	+ 33
Oesophagus Cancer	59	25	27	320	- 295
Uterin Cancer	60	14	32	225	- 211
Appendicitis	61	13	54	10	+ 4
Bladder Cancer	62	12	28	308	- 297
Other Neoplasms	63	9	23	377	- 368
Multiple Sclerosis	64	7	42	80	- 73
Ascariasis	65	5	81	0	+ 5
Hepatitis C	66	5	60	5	+ 0
Diphtheria	67	5	71	0	+ 5
Rheumatoid Arthritis	68	5	41	83	- 78
Leishmaniasis	69	4	75	0	+ 4
Upper Respiratory	70	3	62	2	+ 1
Trypanosomiasis	71	2	78	0	+ 2
Chlamydia	72	1	84	0	+ 1
Dengue	73	0	82	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	74	0	68	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	83	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	76	0	79	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	77	0	80	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	73	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	76	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	53	11	- 11
Osteoarthritis	81	0	51	17	- 17
Oral conditions	82	0	61	4	- 4
Schizophrenia	83	0	39	93	- 93
Anemia	84	0	58	6	- 6
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to FINLAND

Cameroon

Finland

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.