MALAYSIA VS CAMEROON: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	CAMEROON		MALAYSIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	21,983	2	23,477	- 1,494
HIV/AIDS	2	15,502	13	2,679	+ 12,823
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	13,226	20	1,773	+ 11,453
Malaria	4	12,538	76	0	+ 12,538
Stroke	5	12,501	3	21,592	- 9,091
Coronary Heart Disease	6	11,938	1	36,729	- 24,791
Birth Trauma	7	9,201	42	359	+ 8,842
Low Birth Weight	8	8,874	29	1,020	+ 7,854
Road Traffic Accidents	9	8,717	4	7,181	+ 1,536
Tuberculosis	10	8,276	26	1,227	+ 7,049
Diabetes Mellitus	11	6,103	9	4,107	+ 1,996
Congenital Anomalies	12	5,869	24	1,403	+ 4,466
Kidney Disease	13	5,738	6	6,629	- 892
Liver Disease	14	5,058	7	5,125	- 68
Meningitis	15	3,841	46	301	+ 3,540
Other Injuries	16	3,671	14	2,222	+ 1,449
Maternal Conditions	17	2,919	56	167	+ 2,752
Endocrine Disorders	18	2,762	37	809	+ 1,952
Suicide	19	2,604	19	1,823	+ 781
Lung Disease	20	2,579	5	6,633	- 4,054
Pertussis	21	2,553	57	80	+ 2,474
Hypertension	22	2,272	38	649	+ 1,623
Breast Cancer	23	2,092	12	3,071	- 979
Violence	24	1,860	34	869	+ 991
Asthma	25	1,808	30	1,013	+ 794
Cervical Cancer	26	1,766	31	1,010	+ 756
Falls	27	1,378	18	1,855	- 477
Malnutrition	28	1,360	49	249	+ 1,111
Drownings	29	1,315	36	820	+ 495
Syphilis	30	1,306	62	19	+ 1,287
Alzheimers & Dementia	31	1,291	10	3,996	- 2,705
Measles	32	1,147	70	0	+ 1,147
Inflammatory/Heart	33	1,101	27	1,214	- 113
Prostate Cancer	34	1,049	33	903	+ 146
Drug Use	35	1,036	45	322	+ 714
Fires	36	1,014	44	336	+ 678
Liver Cancer	37	977	16	1,984	- 1,007
Epilepsy	38	967	52	226	+ 742
Oral Cancer	39	944	17	1,865	- 921
Peptic Ulcer Disease	40	842	22	1,424	- 582
Poisonings	41	743	53	211	+ 532
War	42	718	63	11	+ 707
Colon-Rectum Cancers	43	635	11	3,832	- 3,197
Lymphomas	44	546	25	1,321	- 775
Stomach Cancer	45	511	21	1,441	- 931
Parkinson's Disease	46	502	28	1,106	- 604
Hepatitis B	47	375	54	206	+ 169
Skin Disease	48	362	15	2,066	- 1,704
Rheumatic Heart Disease	49	361	51	246	+ 115
Ovary Cancer	50	338	35	827	- 490
Lung Cancers	51	336	8	4,319	- 3,983
Pancreas Cancer	52	323	32	994	- 671
Schistosomiasis	53	321	75	0	+ 321
Leukemia	54	307	23	1,412	- 1,105
Tetanus	55	249	61	21	+ 227
Skin Cancers	56	228	50	247	- 19
Alcohol	57	221	55	181	+ 40
Encephalitis	58	208	40	452	- 244
Oesophagus Cancer	59	151	41	435	- 284
Uterin Cancer	60	84	43	352	- 269
Appendicitis	61	81	58	71	+ 9
Bladder Cancer	62	72	39	467	- 395
Other Neoplasms	63	54	48	265	- 210
Multiple Sclerosis	64	45	59	30	+ 15
Ascariasis	65	34	67	2	+ 32
Hepatitis C	66	30	64	6	+ 24
Diphtheria	67	29	69	0	+ 29
Rheumatoid Arthritis	68	28	60	27	+ 1
Leishmaniasis	69	22	77	0	+ 22
Upper Respiratory	70	21	65	5	+ 16
Trypanosomiasis	71	11	79	0	+ 11
Chlamydia	72	5	68	2	+ 3
Dengue	73	0	47	280	- 280
Otitis Media	74	0	66	3	- 3
Leprosy	75	0	71	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	76	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	77	0	73	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	72	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	78	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	81	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	80	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	82	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	83	0	- 0
Anemia	84	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	84	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to MALAYSIA

Cameroon

Malaysia

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.