JAPAN VS CAMEROON: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	CAMEROON		JAPAN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	78,355	3	107,899	- 29,543
HIV/AIDS	2	55,256	63	48	+ 55,208
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	47,142	37	2,731	+ 44,410
Malaria	4	44,692	79	0	+ 44,692
Stroke	5	44,557	2	121,823	- 77,265
Coronary Heart Disease	6	42,551	1	163,905	- 121,354
Birth Trauma	7	32,795	61	104	+ 32,691
Low Birth Weight	8	31,631	55	202	+ 31,429
Road Traffic Accidents	9	31,072	31	4,566	+ 26,506
Tuberculosis	10	29,499	34	3,459	+ 26,040
Diabetes Mellitus	11	21,754	29	5,433	+ 16,322
Congenital Anomalies	12	20,920	40	2,473	+ 18,447
Kidney Disease	13	20,451	9	44,779	- 24,328
Liver Disease	14	18,027	17	14,195	+ 3,832
Meningitis	15	13,690	52	308	+ 13,382
Other Injuries	16	13,086	12	22,068	- 8,982
Maternal Conditions	17	10,404	64	39	+ 10,365
Endocrine Disorders	18	9,844	21	11,486	- 1,642
Suicide	19	9,282	13	19,466	- 10,184
Lung Disease	20	9,191	5	78,169	- 68,978
Pertussis	21	9,102	71	1	+ 9,100
Hypertension	22	8,098	28	6,673	+ 1,425
Breast Cancer	23	7,457	15	15,805	- 8,348
Violence	24	6,629	53	266	+ 6,363
Asthma	25	6,443	42	1,922	+ 4,520
Cervical Cancer	26	6,295	32	3,799	+ 2,496
Falls	27	4,913	23	9,736	- 4,822
Malnutrition	28	4,847	43	1,910	+ 2,937
Drownings	29	4,688	25	8,409	- 3,721
Syphilis	30	4,656	65	16	+ 4,640
Alzheimers & Dementia	31	4,601	7	56,937	- 52,336
Measles	32	4,089	75	0	+ 4,089
Inflammatory/Heart	33	3,923	27	8,232	- 4,309
Prostate Cancer	34	3,740	19	13,515	- 9,776
Drug Use	35	3,692	50	732	+ 2,960
Fires	36	3,613	48	1,007	+ 2,606
Liver Cancer	37	3,483	11	29,384	- 25,901
Epilepsy	38	3,448	45	1,558	+ 1,889
Oral Cancer	39	3,363	26	8,333	- 4,970
Peptic Ulcer Disease	40	3,001	35	2,922	+ 79
Poisonings	41	2,649	54	255	+ 2,394
War	42	2,559	66	15	+ 2,545
Colon-Rectum Cancers	43	2,265	6	57,340	- 55,076
Lymphomas	44	1,946	14	19,273	- 17,327
Stomach Cancer	45	1,820	8	50,433	- 48,613
Parkinson's Disease	46	1,788	18	14,007	- 12,220
Hepatitis B	47	1,336	46	1,423	- 87
Skin Disease	48	1,289	36	2,806	- 1,517
Rheumatic Heart Disease	49	1,286	39	2,555	- 1,269
Ovary Cancer	50	1,204	30	5,061	- 3,857
Lung Cancers	51	1,196	4	79,688	- 78,492
Pancreas Cancer	52	1,153	10	37,027	- 35,875
Schistosomiasis	53	1,144	72	0	+ 1,144
Leukemia	54	1,093	24	9,607	- 8,514
Tetanus	55	887	67	9	+ 877
Skin Cancers	56	813	44	1,843	- 1,030
Alcohol	57	786	51	576	+ 210
Encephalitis	58	742	69	5	+ 738
Oesophagus Cancer	59	538	20	12,316	- 11,778
Uterin Cancer	60	298	33	3,461	- 3,163
Appendicitis	61	288	58	126	+ 162
Bladder Cancer	62	257	22	9,936	- 9,679
Other Neoplasms	63	193	16	15,120	- 14,926
Multiple Sclerosis	64	162	59	108	+ 54
Ascariasis	65	120	82	0	+ 120
Hepatitis C	66	107	41	2,220	- 2,113
Diphtheria	67	104	74	0	+ 104
Rheumatoid Arthritis	68	101	38	2,618	- 2,516
Leishmaniasis	69	80	77	0	+ 80
Upper Respiratory	70	75	57	159	- 84
Trypanosomiasis	71	38	76	0	+ 38
Chlamydia	72	17	80	0	+ 17
Dengue	73	1	83	0	+ 1
Otitis Media	74	1	68	8	- 7
Leprosy	75	0	73	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	76	0	84	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	77	0	81	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	70	2	- 2
Chagas disease	79	0	78	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	56	172	- 172
Osteoarthritis	81	0	62	86	- 86
Oral conditions	82	0	60	106	- 106
Schizophrenia	83	0	47	1,052	- 1,052
Anemia	84	0	49	875	- 875
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to JAPAN

Cameroon

Japan

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.