MEXICO VS CAMEROON: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	CAMEROON		MEXICO		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	83,149	8	24,816	+ 58,334
HIV/AIDS	2	58,636	28	4,128	+ 54,509
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	50,026	29	3,476	+ 46,550
Malaria	4	47,426	84	0	+ 47,426
Stroke	5	47,284	4	39,790	+ 7,494
Coronary Heart Disease	6	45,154	1	116,238	- 71,084
Birth Trauma	7	34,802	36	2,552	+ 32,250
Low Birth Weight	8	33,567	18	7,163	+ 26,404
Road Traffic Accidents	9	32,973	10	16,303	+ 16,670
Tuberculosis	10	31,304	38	1,943	+ 29,361
Diabetes Mellitus	11	23,085	2	86,110	- 63,024
Congenital Anomalies	12	22,199	13	10,457	+ 11,743
Kidney Disease	13	21,702	3	44,622	- 22,920
Liver Disease	14	19,130	6	29,838	- 10,708
Meningitis	15	14,528	58	357	+ 14,170
Other Injuries	16	13,887	11	12,175	+ 1,712
Maternal Conditions	17	11,040	54	750	+ 10,291
Endocrine Disorders	18	10,446	12	11,310	- 864
Suicide	19	9,850	22	6,772	+ 3,078
Lung Disease	20	9,753	7	29,123	- 19,370
Pertussis	21	9,658	70	21	+ 9,637
Hypertension	22	8,594	9	17,806	- 9,213
Breast Cancer	23	7,913	16	7,380	+ 534
Violence	24	7,035	5	32,450	- 25,415
Asthma	25	6,837	47	1,342	+ 5,495
Cervical Cancer	26	6,680	26	4,787	+ 1,893
Falls	27	5,214	35	2,628	+ 2,586
Malnutrition	28	5,144	14	7,552	- 2,408
Drownings	29	4,974	42	1,799	+ 3,176
Syphilis	30	4,941	73	5	+ 4,936
Alzheimers & Dementia	31	4,883	30	3,447	+ 1,436
Measles	32	4,339	80	0	+ 4,339
Inflammatory/Heart	33	4,163	41	1,866	+ 2,297
Prostate Cancer	34	3,969	15	7,494	- 3,526
Drug Use	35	3,918	44	1,470	+ 2,448
Fires	36	3,834	56	604	+ 3,230
Liver Cancer	37	3,696	21	6,817	- 3,121
Epilepsy	38	3,658	39	1,912	+ 1,747
Oral Cancer	39	3,569	46	1,355	+ 2,214
Peptic Ulcer Disease	40	3,184	33	2,734	+ 450
Poisonings	41	2,811	57	531	+ 2,280
War	42	2,716	66	112	+ 2,604
Colon-Rectum Cancers	43	2,403	20	6,871	- 4,468
Lymphomas	44	2,065	24	4,961	- 2,896
Stomach Cancer	45	1,932	19	6,939	- 5,007
Parkinson's Disease	46	1,897	43	1,567	+ 330
Hepatitis B	47	1,418	61	210	+ 1,208
Skin Disease	48	1,368	31	3,029	- 1,661
Rheumatic Heart Disease	49	1,365	52	859	+ 505
Ovary Cancer	50	1,278	34	2,649	- 1,371
Lung Cancers	51	1,270	17	7,349	- 6,080
Pancreas Cancer	52	1,223	27	4,510	- 3,287
Schistosomiasis	53	1,214	83	0	+ 1,214
Leukemia	54	1,160	25	4,830	- 3,670
Tetanus	55	941	71	10	+ 931
Skin Cancers	56	862	40	1,909	- 1,046
Alcohol	57	834	32	2,945	- 2,111
Encephalitis	58	788	62	140	+ 647
Oesophagus Cancer	59	571	49	1,252	- 681
Uterin Cancer	60	316	50	902	- 586
Appendicitis	61	306	53	774	- 469
Bladder Cancer	62	273	48	1,272	- 1,000
Other Neoplasms	63	205	23	6,204	- 5,999
Multiple Sclerosis	64	172	60	295	- 124
Ascariasis	65	127	72	5	+ 122
Hepatitis C	66	114	55	625	- 512
Diphtheria	67	111	79	0	+ 111
Rheumatoid Arthritis	68	108	45	1,415	- 1,308
Leishmaniasis	69	85	76	1	+ 84
Upper Respiratory	70	80	64	127	- 46
Trypanosomiasis	71	40	82	0	+ 40
Chlamydia	72	18	77	0	+ 18
Dengue	73	1	67	30	- 29
Otitis Media	74	1	68	29	- 28
Leprosy	75	0	75	1	- 1
Trichuriasis	76	0	81	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	77	0	78	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	74	2	- 2
Chagas disease	79	0	69	24	- 24
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	51	894	- 894
Osteoarthritis	81	0	59	305	- 305
Oral conditions	82	0	65	125	- 125
Schizophrenia	83	0	63	127	- 127
Anemia	84	0	37	2,182	- 2,182
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to MEXICO

Cameroon

Mexico

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.