GREECE VS CAMEROON: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	CAMEROON		GREECE		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	6,653	3	8,282	- 1,629
HIV/AIDS	2	4,692	50	47	+ 4,645
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	4,003	44	95	+ 3,908
Malaria	4	3,795	78	0	+ 3,795
Stroke	5	3,783	2	14,077	- 10,294
Coronary Heart Disease	6	3,613	1	21,124	- 17,511
Birth Trauma	7	2,785	57	17	+ 2,768
Low Birth Weight	8	2,686	41	127	+ 2,559
Road Traffic Accidents	9	2,638	22	870	+ 1,768
Tuberculosis	10	2,505	46	66	+ 2,438
Diabetes Mellitus	11	1,847	20	1,266	+ 582
Congenital Anomalies	12	1,776	38	174	+ 1,602
Kidney Disease	13	1,736	6	4,759	- 3,022
Liver Disease	14	1,531	23	809	+ 721
Meningitis	15	1,162	53	33	+ 1,129
Other Injuries	16	1,111	17	1,453	- 342
Maternal Conditions	17	883	61	2	+ 881
Endocrine Disorders	18	836	29	526	+ 310
Suicide	19	788	28	533	+ 255
Lung Disease	20	780	5	5,526	- 4,746
Pertussis	21	773	69	0	+ 773
Hypertension	22	688	9	2,922	- 2,235
Breast Cancer	23	633	11	2,520	- 1,887
Violence	24	563	42	104	+ 459
Asthma	25	547	55	27	+ 520
Cervical Cancer	26	535	36	243	+ 291
Falls	27	417	21	1,245	- 828
Malnutrition	28	412	66	1	+ 411
Drownings	29	398	32	435	- 37
Syphilis	30	395	65	1	+ 394
Alzheimers & Dementia	31	391	7	3,940	- 3,549
Measles	32	347	68	0	+ 347
Inflammatory/Heart	33	333	24	725	- 392
Prostate Cancer	34	318	12	2,023	- 1,706
Drug Use	35	313	37	193	+ 120
Fires	36	307	39	146	+ 160
Liver Cancer	37	296	14	1,566	- 1,270
Epilepsy	38	293	34	249	+ 44
Oral Cancer	39	286	30	440	- 155
Peptic Ulcer Disease	40	255	26	611	- 356
Poisonings	41	225	56	19	+ 206
War	42	217	64	1	+ 216
Colon-Rectum Cancers	43	192	8	3,264	- 3,071
Lymphomas	44	165	19	1,268	- 1,103
Stomach Cancer	45	155	16	1,535	- 1,381
Parkinson's Disease	46	152	10	2,646	- 2,494
Hepatitis B	47	113	48	56	+ 58
Skin Disease	48	109	47	56	+ 53
Rheumatic Heart Disease	49	109	43	100	+ 9
Ovary Cancer	50	102	27	557	- 455
Lung Cancers	51	102	4	7,355	- 7,254
Pancreas Cancer	52	98	13	1,904	- 1,806
Schistosomiasis	53	97	75	0	+ 97
Leukemia	54	93	18	1,354	- 1,261
Tetanus	55	75	62	2	+ 74
Skin Cancers	56	69	31	438	- 369
Alcohol	57	67	49	50	+ 16
Encephalitis	58	63	67	1	+ 62
Oesophagus Cancer	59	46	35	246	- 200
Uterin Cancer	60	25	33	373	- 347
Appendicitis	61	24	58	9	+ 15
Bladder Cancer	62	22	15	1,551	- 1,529
Other Neoplasms	63	16	25	679	- 662
Multiple Sclerosis	64	14	40	135	- 121
Ascariasis	65	10	73	0	+ 10
Hepatitis C	66	9	52	38	- 29
Diphtheria	67	9	70	0	+ 9
Rheumatoid Arthritis	68	9	45	67	- 58
Leishmaniasis	69	7	60	4	+ 3
Upper Respiratory	70	6	59	8	- 2
Trypanosomiasis	71	3	76	0	+ 3
Chlamydia	72	1	80	0	+ 1
Dengue	73	0	71	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	74	0	82	0	+ 0
Leprosy	75	0	81	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	76	0	72	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	77	0	74	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	79	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	77	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	86	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	85	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	63	2	- 2
Schizophrenia	83	0	54	27	- 27
Anemia	84	0	51	47	- 47
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	84	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to GREECE

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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.