FRANCE VS CAMEROON: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	CAMEROON		FRANCE		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	43,486	6	19,771	+ 23,715
HIV/AIDS	2	30,666	54	362	+ 30,304
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	26,163	38	1,807	+ 24,355
Malaria	4	24,803	82	0	+ 24,803
Stroke	5	24,728	3	36,354	- 11,626
Coronary Heart Disease	6	23,615	1	63,181	- 39,566
Birth Trauma	7	18,201	55	309	+ 17,892
Low Birth Weight	8	17,555	47	651	+ 16,904
Road Traffic Accidents	9	17,244	31	3,339	+ 13,905
Tuberculosis	10	16,371	50	435	+ 15,936
Diabetes Mellitus	11	12,073	12	10,912	+ 1,162
Congenital Anomalies	12	11,610	35	2,012	+ 9,598
Kidney Disease	13	11,350	11	11,477	- 127
Liver Disease	14	10,005	22	7,382	+ 2,623
Meningitis	15	7,598	58	163	+ 7,434
Other Injuries	16	7,263	9	15,119	- 7,857
Maternal Conditions	17	5,774	64	52	+ 5,722
Endocrine Disorders	18	5,463	19	8,086	- 2,623
Suicide	19	5,151	16	8,961	- 3,810
Lung Disease	20	5,101	7	18,232	- 13,131
Pertussis	21	5,051	69	3	+ 5,048
Hypertension	22	4,494	23	7,109	- 2,615
Breast Cancer	23	4,139	8	15,536	- 11,397
Violence	24	3,679	49	538	+ 3,142
Asthma	25	3,576	42	1,039	+ 2,537
Cervical Cancer	26	3,494	40	1,574	+ 1,920
Falls	27	2,727	18	8,284	- 5,557
Malnutrition	28	2,690	29	4,212	- 1,521
Drownings	29	2,601	45	868	+ 1,734
Syphilis	30	2,584	68	4	+ 2,580
Alzheimers & Dementia	31	2,554	2	53,157	- 50,604
Measles	32	2,269	77	0	+ 2,269
Inflammatory/Heart	33	2,177	25	6,065	- 3,888
Prostate Cancer	34	2,075	13	10,873	- 8,797
Drug Use	35	2,049	36	1,881	+ 168
Fires	36	2,005	53	403	+ 1,602
Liver Cancer	37	1,933	15	9,573	- 7,640
Epilepsy	38	1,913	37	1,865	+ 48
Oral Cancer	39	1,867	27	4,676	- 2,809
Peptic Ulcer Disease	40	1,665	43	986	+ 679
Poisonings	41	1,470	57	228	+ 1,242
War	42	1,420	67	7	+ 1,414
Colon-Rectum Cancers	43	1,257	5	21,854	- 20,597
Lymphomas	44	1,080	14	10,067	- 8,987
Stomach Cancer	45	1,010	26	5,530	- 4,520
Parkinson's Disease	46	992	20	7,570	- 6,578
Hepatitis B	47	742	59	135	+ 606
Skin Disease	48	715	39	1,598	- 883
Rheumatic Heart Disease	49	714	41	1,384	- 671
Ovary Cancer	50	668	30	3,964	- 3,296
Lung Cancers	51	664	4	35,657	- 34,993
Pancreas Cancer	52	640	10	12,360	- 11,720
Schistosomiasis	53	635	71	1	+ 634
Leukemia	54	607	21	7,457	- 6,850
Tetanus	55	492	70	2	+ 490
Skin Cancers	56	451	32	3,256	- 2,805
Alcohol	57	436	33	3,189	- 2,753
Encephalitis	58	412	66	8	+ 404
Oesophagus Cancer	59	299	28	4,673	- 4,375
Uterin Cancer	60	165	34	2,721	- 2,555
Appendicitis	61	160	61	90	+ 70
Bladder Cancer	62	143	24	6,566	- 6,423
Other Neoplasms	63	107	17	8,771	- 8,663
Multiple Sclerosis	64	90	46	752	- 662
Ascariasis	65	67	79	0	+ 67
Hepatitis C	66	59	52	416	- 357
Diphtheria	67	58	75	1	+ 57
Rheumatoid Arthritis	68	56	51	426	- 370
Leishmaniasis	69	44	73	1	+ 44
Upper Respiratory	70	42	63	54	- 12
Trypanosomiasis	71	21	83	0	+ 21
Chlamydia	72	10	78	0	+ 10
Dengue	73	1	76	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	74	1	65	16	- 15
Leprosy	75	0	72	1	- 1
Trichuriasis	76	0	80	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	77	0	81	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	74	1	- 1
Chagas disease	79	0	84	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	62	75	- 75
Osteoarthritis	81	0	56	245	- 245
Oral conditions	82	0	60	118	- 118
Schizophrenia	83	0	48	647	- 647
Anemia	84	0	44	973	- 973
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to FRANCE

Cameroon

France

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.