INDIA VS CAMEROON: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	CAMEROON		INDIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	896,193	6	392,425	+ 503,768
HIV/AIDS	2	631,989	31	44,406	+ 587,583
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	539,184	4	670,315	- 131,131
Malaria	4	511,163	57	7,705	+ 503,458
Stroke	5	509,627	3	697,038	- 187,411
Coronary Heart Disease	6	486,676	1	1,520,034	- 1,033,358
Birth Trauma	7	375,099	20	102,819	+ 272,280
Low Birth Weight	8	361,785	9	238,739	+ 123,046
Road Traffic Accidents	9	355,390	12	212,596	+ 142,794
Tuberculosis	10	337,392	5	435,882	- 98,489
Diabetes Mellitus	11	248,816	7	271,495	- 22,679
Congenital Anomalies	12	239,268	23	82,769	+ 156,499
Kidney Disease	13	233,908	11	222,903	+ 11,006
Liver Disease	14	206,185	8	268,580	- 62,395
Meningitis	15	156,581	36	33,337	+ 123,244
Other Injuries	16	149,674	15	149,570	+ 104
Maternal Conditions	17	118,993	41	25,917	+ 93,075
Endocrine Disorders	18	112,593	47	15,264	+ 97,329
Suicide	19	106,159	14	173,347	- 67,188
Lung Disease	20	105,123	2	879,732	- 774,609
Pertussis	21	104,100	54	10,094	+ 94,006
Hypertension	22	92,623	19	108,050	- 15,427
Breast Cancer	23	85,292	22	82,821	+ 2,472
Violence	24	75,822	27	51,767	+ 24,056
Asthma	25	73,689	13	196,051	- 122,362
Cervical Cancer	26	72,002	30	45,319	+ 26,683
Falls	27	56,197	10	225,755	- 169,558
Malnutrition	28	55,439	55	8,626	+ 46,812
Drownings	29	53,614	28	48,774	+ 4,840
Syphilis	30	53,252	64	2,007	+ 51,245
Alzheimers & Dementia	31	52,628	17	126,593	- 73,965
Measles	32	46,771	51	11,923	+ 34,848
Inflammatory/Heart	33	44,871	49	12,651	+ 32,221
Prostate Cancer	34	42,773	38	30,945	+ 11,828
Drug Use	35	42,224	52	11,747	+ 30,477
Fires	36	41,326	42	23,265	+ 18,061
Liver Cancer	37	39,837	39	30,369	+ 9,469
Epilepsy	38	39,431	40	30,307	+ 9,124
Oral Cancer	39	38,470	16	134,187	- 95,717
Peptic Ulcer Disease	40	34,319	26	68,108	- 33,789
Poisonings	41	30,297	61	3,540	+ 26,757
War	42	29,272	67	890	+ 28,382
Colon-Rectum Cancers	43	25,901	25	77,368	- 51,467
Lymphomas	44	22,262	33	40,159	- 17,898
Stomach Cancer	45	20,819	24	81,058	- 60,239
Parkinson's Disease	46	20,448	32	43,398	- 22,950
Hepatitis B	47	15,283	56	8,184	+ 7,099
Skin Disease	48	14,740	45	17,857	- 3,117
Rheumatic Heart Disease	49	14,707	18	126,079	- 111,372
Ovary Cancer	50	13,772	44	21,947	- 8,175
Lung Cancers	51	13,684	21	88,276	- 74,592
Pancreas Cancer	52	13,182	37	32,812	- 19,630
Schistosomiasis	53	13,086	76	0	+ 13,086
Leukemia	54	12,504	35	33,383	- 20,879
Tetanus	55	10,141	58	7,093	+ 3,048
Skin Cancers	56	9,295	60	5,054	+ 4,241
Alcohol	57	8,990	43	23,097	- 14,106
Encephalitis	58	8,490	29	48,080	- 39,591
Oesophagus Cancer	59	6,153	34	38,898	- 32,745
Uterin Cancer	60	3,406	59	6,841	- 3,435
Appendicitis	61	3,293	53	11,245	- 7,952
Bladder Cancer	62	2,940	48	14,081	- 11,141
Other Neoplasms	63	2,210	62	2,968	- 759
Multiple Sclerosis	64	1,851	63	2,328	- 478
Ascariasis	65	1,371	70	126	+ 1,245
Hepatitis C	66	1,224	65	1,364	- 141
Diphtheria	67	1,195	72	65	+ 1,130
Rheumatoid Arthritis	68	1,161	50	11,931	- 10,770
Leishmaniasis	69	916	66	973	- 58
Upper Respiratory	70	863	68	584	+ 279
Trypanosomiasis	71	433	78	0	+ 433
Chlamydia	72	196	69	379	- 182
Dengue	73	13	46	17,546	- 17,533
Otitis Media	74	12	71	68	- 56
Leprosy	75	0	73	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	76	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	77	0	75	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	84	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	83	0	- 0
Anemia	84	0	81	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	80	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	82	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to INDIA

Cameroon

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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.