ITALY VS CAMEROON: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	CAMEROON		ITALY		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	38,773	9	16,339	+ 22,435
HIV/AIDS	2	27,343	46	520	+ 26,823
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	23,327	36	1,622	+ 21,705
Malaria	4	22,115	79	0	+ 22,115
Stroke	5	22,049	2	62,633	- 40,585
Coronary Heart Disease	6	21,056	1	97,116	- 76,060
Birth Trauma	7	16,228	59	140	+ 16,088
Low Birth Weight	8	15,652	51	357	+ 15,295
Road Traffic Accidents	9	15,376	30	3,221	+ 12,155
Tuberculosis	10	14,597	53	336	+ 14,261
Diabetes Mellitus	11	10,765	8	19,836	- 9,071
Congenital Anomalies	12	10,352	37	1,443	+ 8,909
Kidney Disease	13	10,120	11	12,726	- 2,606
Liver Disease	14	8,920	23	5,559	+ 3,361
Meningitis	15	6,774	60	128	+ 6,647
Other Injuries	16	6,476	12	12,112	- 5,637
Maternal Conditions	17	5,148	67	6	+ 5,142
Endocrine Disorders	18	4,871	18	8,431	- 3,560
Suicide	19	4,593	26	4,042	+ 551
Lung Disease	20	4,548	5	32,382	- 27,834
Pertussis	21	4,504	73	1	+ 4,503
Hypertension	22	4,007	6	29,931	- 25,924
Breast Cancer	23	3,690	10	13,868	- 10,178
Violence	24	3,280	50	409	+ 2,872
Asthma	25	3,188	47	494	+ 2,695
Cervical Cancer	26	3,115	40	1,154	+ 1,961
Falls	27	2,431	25	4,222	- 1,791
Malnutrition	28	2,399	41	775	+ 1,623
Drownings	29	2,320	52	344	+ 1,976
Syphilis	30	2,304	69	4	+ 2,300
Alzheimers & Dementia	31	2,277	3	41,445	- 39,168
Measles	32	2,024	71	1	+ 2,022
Inflammatory/Heart	33	1,941	24	5,531	- 3,590
Prostate Cancer	34	1,851	20	8,409	- 6,559
Drug Use	35	1,827	45	654	+ 1,173
Fires	36	1,788	56	271	+ 1,517
Liver Cancer	37	1,724	17	9,620	- 7,897
Epilepsy	38	1,706	39	1,337	+ 369
Oral Cancer	39	1,664	27	3,343	- 1,679
Peptic Ulcer Disease	40	1,485	43	690	+ 795
Poisonings	41	1,311	58	154	+ 1,157
War	42	1,266	66	6	+ 1,260
Colon-Rectum Cancers	43	1,121	7	21,254	- 20,133
Lymphomas	44	963	16	9,670	- 8,707
Stomach Cancer	45	901	14	10,252	- 9,352
Parkinson's Disease	46	885	19	8,428	- 7,543
Hepatitis B	47	661	54	334	+ 327
Skin Disease	48	638	38	1,440	- 802
Rheumatic Heart Disease	49	636	32	2,216	- 1,579
Ovary Cancer	50	596	28	3,282	- 2,686
Lung Cancers	51	592	4	34,152	- 33,560
Pancreas Cancer	52	570	13	12,095	- 11,524
Schistosomiasis	53	566	78	0	+ 566
Leukemia	54	541	21	6,728	- 6,187
Tetanus	55	439	63	22	+ 417
Skin Cancers	56	402	29	3,239	- 2,837
Alcohol	57	389	55	277	+ 112
Encephalitis	58	367	68	5	+ 363
Oesophagus Cancer	59	266	34	2,045	- 1,779
Uterin Cancer	60	147	33	2,198	- 2,050
Appendicitis	61	142	61	49	+ 94
Bladder Cancer	62	127	22	6,711	- 6,583
Other Neoplasms	63	96	15	9,984	- 9,889
Multiple Sclerosis	64	80	44	677	- 597
Ascariasis	65	59	80	0	+ 59
Hepatitis C	66	53	31	2,451	- 2,398
Diphtheria	67	52	76	0	+ 52
Rheumatoid Arthritis	68	50	42	701	- 651
Leishmaniasis	69	40	70	3	+ 36
Upper Respiratory	70	37	64	20	+ 17
Trypanosomiasis	71	19	77	0	+ 19
Chlamydia	72	8	84	0	+ 8
Dengue	73	1	81	0	+ 1
Otitis Media	74	1	65	16	- 15
Leprosy	75	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	76	0	82	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	77	0	83	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	75	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	72	1	- 1
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	57	241	- 241
Osteoarthritis	81	0	48	481	- 481
Oral conditions	82	0	62	47	- 47
Schizophrenia	83	0	49	424	- 424
Anemia	84	0	35	1,672	- 1,672
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to ITALY

Cameroon

Italy

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.