GERMANY VS CAMEROON: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	CAMEROON		GERMANY		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	53,499	9	20,712	+ 32,787
HIV/AIDS	2	37,727	54	345	+ 37,382
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	32,187	32	3,830	+ 28,357
Malaria	4	30,514	79	0	+ 30,514
Stroke	5	30,423	3	49,794	- 19,371
Coronary Heart Disease	6	29,053	1	147,055	- 118,002
Birth Trauma	7	22,392	57	239	+ 22,153
Low Birth Weight	8	21,597	45	770	+ 20,827
Road Traffic Accidents	9	21,215	34	3,160	+ 18,055
Tuberculosis	10	20,141	56	281	+ 19,860
Diabetes Mellitus	11	14,853	13	15,560	- 707
Congenital Anomalies	12	14,283	36	2,291	+ 11,992
Kidney Disease	13	13,963	8	22,770	- 8,807
Liver Disease	14	12,308	15	15,194	- 2,886
Meningitis	15	9,347	60	168	+ 9,180
Other Injuries	16	8,935	23	8,248	+ 686
Maternal Conditions	17	7,103	64	38	+ 7,065
Endocrine Disorders	18	6,721	18	10,677	- 3,956
Suicide	19	6,337	19	10,284	- 3,947
Lung Disease	20	6,275	5	42,797	- 36,522
Pertussis	21	6,214	69	2	+ 6,212
Hypertension	22	5,529	6	26,796	- 21,266
Breast Cancer	23	5,092	10	18,842	- 13,750
Violence	24	4,526	46	769	+ 3,758
Asthma	25	4,399	44	924	+ 3,475
Cervical Cancer	26	4,298	39	2,131	+ 2,167
Falls	27	3,355	14	15,325	- 11,970
Malnutrition	28	3,309	50	450	+ 2,859
Drownings	29	3,201	49	459	+ 2,742
Syphilis	30	3,179	68	6	+ 3,173
Alzheimers & Dementia	31	3,142	2	51,168	- 48,026
Measles	32	2,792	70	2	+ 2,790
Inflammatory/Heart	33	2,679	21	8,891	- 6,213
Prostate Cancer	34	2,553	12	16,487	- 13,934
Drug Use	35	2,521	40	1,930	+ 590
Fires	36	2,467	53	359	+ 2,108
Liver Cancer	37	2,378	25	8,057	- 5,679
Epilepsy	38	2,354	35	3,091	- 737
Oral Cancer	39	2,296	29	6,023	- 3,727
Peptic Ulcer Disease	40	2,049	38	2,166	- 117
Poisonings	41	1,809	58	216	+ 1,592
War	42	1,747	66	10	+ 1,737
Colon-Rectum Cancers	43	1,546	7	26,026	- 24,480
Lymphomas	44	1,329	17	12,249	- 10,920
Stomach Cancer	45	1,243	20	9,658	- 8,415
Parkinson's Disease	46	1,221	16	12,594	- 11,373
Hepatitis B	47	912	59	182	+ 731
Skin Disease	48	880	42	1,543	- 663
Rheumatic Heart Disease	49	878	33	3,615	- 2,738
Ovary Cancer	50	822	30	5,192	- 4,370
Lung Cancers	51	817	4	46,560	- 45,743
Pancreas Cancer	52	787	11	17,971	- 17,184
Schistosomiasis	53	781	73	1	+ 780
Leukemia	54	746	22	8,737	- 7,991
Tetanus	55	605	75	1	+ 605
Skin Cancers	56	555	31	4,055	- 3,501
Alcohol	57	537	26	6,257	- 5,721
Encephalitis	58	507	67	8	+ 499
Oesophagus Cancer	59	367	27	6,212	- 5,845
Uterin Cancer	60	203	37	2,231	- 2,027
Appendicitis	61	197	62	129	+ 68
Bladder Cancer	62	175	28	6,193	- 6,017
Other Neoplasms	63	132	24	8,161	- 8,029
Multiple Sclerosis	64	110	41	1,571	- 1,460
Ascariasis	65	82	81	0	+ 82
Hepatitis C	66	73	48	507	- 434
Diphtheria	67	71	77	0	+ 71
Rheumatoid Arthritis	68	69	47	543	- 473
Leishmaniasis	69	55	72	1	+ 54
Upper Respiratory	70	52	61	138	- 87
Trypanosomiasis	71	26	78	0	+ 26
Chlamydia	72	12	85	0	+ 12
Dengue	73	1	83	0	+ 1
Otitis Media	74	1	65	16	- 15
Leprosy	75	0	84	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	76	0	82	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	77	0	80	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	71	2	- 2
Chagas disease	79	0	74	1	- 1
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	55	292	- 292
Osteoarthritis	81	0	52	364	- 364
Oral conditions	82	0	63	62	- 62
Schizophrenia	83	0	51	391	- 391
Anemia	84	0	43	994	- 994
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	76	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to GERMANY

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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.