MALTA VS CAMEROON: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	CAMEROON		MALTA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	299	3	213	+ 86
HIV/AIDS	2	211	41	4	+ 207
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	180	55	1	+ 179
Malaria	4	170	69	0	+ 170
Stroke	5	170	2	291	- 122
Coronary Heart Disease	6	162	1	876	- 714
Birth Trauma	7	125	44	3	+ 122
Low Birth Weight	8	121	35	11	+ 109
Road Traffic Accidents	9	118	31	18	+ 100
Tuberculosis	10	112	52	2	+ 111
Diabetes Mellitus	11	83	6	163	- 80
Congenital Anomalies	12	80	32	17	+ 62
Kidney Disease	13	78	11	79	- 1
Liver Disease	14	69	24	23	+ 46
Meningitis	15	52	56	1	+ 51
Other Injuries	16	50	33	16	+ 34
Maternal Conditions	17	40	64	0	+ 39
Endocrine Disorders	18	38	30	19	+ 18
Suicide	19	35	22	27	+ 9
Lung Disease	20	35	8	127	- 92
Pertussis	21	35	72	0	+ 35
Hypertension	22	31	20	33	- 2
Breast Cancer	23	28	10	85	- 56
Violence	24	25	40	4	+ 21
Asthma	25	25	36	8	+ 16
Cervical Cancer	26	24	39	4	+ 20
Falls	27	19	14	52	- 33
Malnutrition	28	18	60	0	+ 18
Drownings	29	18	48	2	+ 16
Syphilis	30	18	81	0	+ 18
Alzheimers & Dementia	31	18	4	207	- 190
Measles	32	16	73	0	+ 16
Inflammatory/Heart	33	15	27	22	- 7
Prostate Cancer	34	14	13	53	- 39
Drug Use	35	14	38	7	+ 7
Fires	36	14	62	0	+ 13
Liver Cancer	37	13	18	34	- 20
Epilepsy	38	13	43	3	+ 10
Oral Cancer	39	13	23	25	- 12
Peptic Ulcer Disease	40	11	37	7	+ 4
Poisonings	41	10	58	1	+ 10
War	42	10	54	1	+ 9
Colon-Rectum Cancers	43	9	7	147	- 138
Lymphomas	44	7	12	53	- 46
Stomach Cancer	45	7	15	50	- 43
Parkinson's Disease	46	7	16	50	- 43
Hepatitis B	47	5	61	0	+ 5
Skin Disease	48	5	25	23	- 18
Rheumatic Heart Disease	49	5	49	2	+ 3
Ovary Cancer	50	5	17	34	- 29
Lung Cancers	51	5	5	197	- 192
Pancreas Cancer	52	4	9	90	- 86
Schistosomiasis	53	4	70	0	+ 4
Leukemia	54	4	21	28	- 23
Tetanus	55	3	74	0	+ 3
Skin Cancers	56	3	34	14	- 11
Alcohol	57	3	47	3	+ 0
Encephalitis	58	3	65	0	+ 3
Oesophagus Cancer	59	2	29	20	- 18
Uterin Cancer	60	1	28	21	- 20
Appendicitis	61	1	63	0	+ 1
Bladder Cancer	62	1	19	33	- 32
Other Neoplasms	63	1	26	22	- 21
Multiple Sclerosis	64	1	45	3	- 2
Ascariasis	65	0	79	0	+ 0
Hepatitis C	66	0	53	1	- 1
Diphtheria	67	0	75	0	+ 0
Rheumatoid Arthritis	68	0	51	2	- 2
Leishmaniasis	69	0	66	0	+ 0
Upper Respiratory	70	0	59	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	71	0	67	0	+ 0
Chlamydia	72	0	80	0	+ 0
Dengue	73	0	78	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	74	0	82	0	+ 0
Leprosy	75	0	83	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	76	0	76	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	77	0	77	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	71	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	68	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	42	3	- 3
Osteoarthritis	81	0	50	2	- 2
Oral conditions	82	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	57	1	- 1
Anemia	84	0	46	3	- 3
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	84	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to MALTA

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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.