JAMAICA VS CAMEROON: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	CAMEROON		JAMAICA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	1,796	15	393	+ 1,403
HIV/AIDS	2	1,266	7	757	+ 509
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	1,080	42	35	+ 1,046
Malaria	4	1,024	72	0	+ 1,024
Stroke	5	1,021	1	2,415	- 1,393
Coronary Heart Disease	6	975	3	1,726	- 751
Birth Trauma	7	752	37	65	+ 687
Low Birth Weight	8	725	18	241	+ 484
Road Traffic Accidents	9	712	12	444	+ 268
Tuberculosis	10	676	54	8	+ 668
Diabetes Mellitus	11	499	2	2,077	- 1,578
Congenital Anomalies	12	479	23	139	+ 341
Kidney Disease	13	469	6	793	- 324
Liver Disease	14	413	21	155	+ 258
Meningitis	15	314	47	16	+ 298
Other Injuries	16	300	31	91	+ 209
Maternal Conditions	17	238	43	35	+ 204
Endocrine Disorders	18	226	20	176	+ 49
Suicide	19	213	35	70	+ 143
Lung Disease	20	211	11	452	- 241
Pertussis	21	209	67	0	+ 209
Hypertension	22	186	8	651	- 465
Breast Cancer	23	171	14	413	- 242
Violence	24	152	4	1,484	- 1,332
Asthma	25	148	36	65	+ 82
Cervical Cancer	26	144	16	358	- 214
Falls	27	113	33	82	+ 31
Malnutrition	28	111	40	48	+ 63
Drownings	29	107	51	10	+ 97
Syphilis	30	107	60	1	+ 106
Alzheimers & Dementia	31	105	9	587	- 482
Measles	32	94	77	0	+ 94
Inflammatory/Heart	33	90	24	133	- 43
Prostate Cancer	34	86	5	883	- 798
Drug Use	35	85	48	13	+ 72
Fires	36	83	46	16	+ 67
Liver Cancer	37	80	29	101	- 21
Epilepsy	38	79	41	46	+ 33
Oral Cancer	39	77	39	59	+ 18
Peptic Ulcer Disease	40	69	32	82	- 14
Poisonings	41	61	57	2	+ 58
War	42	59	61	1	+ 58
Colon-Rectum Cancers	43	52	13	436	- 384
Lymphomas	44	45	17	251	- 206
Stomach Cancer	45	42	19	231	- 189
Parkinson's Disease	46	41	25	132	- 92
Hepatitis B	47	31	59	1	+ 30
Skin Disease	48	30	22	145	- 116
Rheumatic Heart Disease	49	29	44	27	+ 3
Ovary Cancer	50	28	30	97	- 69
Lung Cancers	51	27	10	472	- 445
Pancreas Cancer	52	26	27	119	- 92
Schistosomiasis	53	26	74	0	+ 26
Leukemia	54	25	26	129	- 104
Tetanus	55	20	63	0	+ 20
Skin Cancers	56	19	52	10	+ 9
Alcohol	57	18	55	7	+ 11
Encephalitis	58	17	49	13	+ 4
Oesophagus Cancer	59	12	34	74	- 61
Uterin Cancer	60	7	28	106	- 99
Appendicitis	61	7	53	9	- 2
Bladder Cancer	62	6	38	60	- 54
Other Neoplasms	63	4	45	19	- 14
Multiple Sclerosis	64	4	56	3	+ 0
Ascariasis	65	3	66	0	+ 3
Hepatitis C	66	2	64	0	+ 2
Diphtheria	67	2	68	0	+ 2
Rheumatoid Arthritis	68	2	50	11	- 9
Leishmaniasis	69	2	71	0	+ 2
Upper Respiratory	70	2	65	0	+ 2
Trypanosomiasis	71	1	75	0	+ 1
Chlamydia	72	0	62	0	+ 0
Dengue	73	0	58	1	- 1
Otitis Media	74	0	69	0	+ 0
Leprosy	75	0	70	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	76	0	78	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	77	0	79	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	73	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	81	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	82	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	80	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	84	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	84	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to JAMAICA

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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.