NEW ZEALAND VS CAMEROON: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	CAMEROON		NEW ZEALAND		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	3,282	7	920	+ 2,362
HIV/AIDS	2	2,315	57	10	+ 2,304
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	1,975	37	81	+ 1,894
Malaria	4	1,872	78	0	+ 1,872
Stroke	5	1,867	3	2,378	- 512
Coronary Heart Disease	6	1,783	1	5,095	- 3,313
Birth Trauma	7	1,374	54	15	+ 1,359
Low Birth Weight	8	1,325	38	78	+ 1,247
Road Traffic Accidents	9	1,302	16	458	+ 844
Tuberculosis	10	1,236	52	17	+ 1,219
Diabetes Mellitus	11	911	8	769	+ 143
Congenital Anomalies	12	876	30	176	+ 701
Kidney Disease	13	857	17	432	+ 425
Liver Disease	14	755	32	158	+ 598
Meningitis	15	574	59	9	+ 565
Other Injuries	16	548	28	218	+ 330
Maternal Conditions	17	436	63	5	+ 431
Endocrine Disorders	18	412	21	325	+ 88
Suicide	19	389	15	528	- 140
Lung Disease	20	385	5	1,815	- 1,430
Pertussis	21	381	65	1	+ 381
Hypertension	22	339	20	327	+ 12
Breast Cancer	23	312	10	737	- 424
Violence	24	278	42	57	+ 220
Asthma	25	270	36	91	+ 179
Cervical Cancer	26	264	41	61	+ 203
Falls	27	206	11	627	- 421
Malnutrition	28	203	55	14	+ 189
Drownings	29	196	44	54	+ 142
Syphilis	30	195	70	0	+ 195
Alzheimers & Dementia	31	193	2	3,032	- 2,839
Measles	32	171	82	0	+ 171
Inflammatory/Heart	33	164	23	313	- 149
Prostate Cancer	34	157	9	739	- 582
Drug Use	35	155	40	69	+ 86
Fires	36	151	53	17	+ 134
Liver Cancer	37	146	24	288	- 142
Epilepsy	38	144	43	55	+ 89
Oral Cancer	39	141	31	164	- 23
Peptic Ulcer Disease	40	126	39	70	+ 55
Poisonings	41	111	58	9	+ 102
War	42	107	68	1	+ 107
Colon-Rectum Cancers	43	95	6	1,495	- 1,400
Lymphomas	44	82	13	608	- 527
Stomach Cancer	45	76	22	323	- 247
Parkinson's Disease	46	75	19	353	- 278
Hepatitis B	47	56	56	14	+ 42
Skin Disease	48	54	34	118	- 64
Rheumatic Heart Disease	49	54	35	113	- 59
Ovary Cancer	50	50	29	207	- 156
Lung Cancers	51	50	4	1,873	- 1,823
Pancreas Cancer	52	48	14	543	- 495
Schistosomiasis	53	48	77	0	+ 48
Leukemia	54	46	18	391	- 345
Tetanus	55	37	69	0	+ 37
Skin Cancers	56	34	12	612	- 577
Alcohol	57	33	45	51	- 18
Encephalitis	58	31	66	1	+ 30
Oesophagus Cancer	59	23	25	279	- 256
Uterin Cancer	60	12	33	145	- 132
Appendicitis	61	12	62	6	+ 6
Bladder Cancer	62	11	26	267	- 256
Other Neoplasms	63	8	27	245	- 237
Multiple Sclerosis	64	7	47	43	- 37
Ascariasis	65	5	76	0	+ 5
Hepatitis C	66	4	48	30	- 25
Diphtheria	67	4	83	0	+ 4
Rheumatoid Arthritis	68	4	46	47	- 43
Leishmaniasis	69	3	80	0	+ 3
Upper Respiratory	70	3	64	4	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	71	2	81	0	+ 2
Chlamydia	72	1	71	0	+ 1
Dengue	73	0	75	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	74	0	67	1	- 1
Leprosy	75	0	72	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	76	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	77	0	73	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	84	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	79	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	50	22	- 22
Osteoarthritis	81	0	49	24	- 24
Oral conditions	82	0	61	8	- 8
Schizophrenia	83	0	60	8	- 8
Anemia	84	0	51	17	- 17
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to NEW ZEALAND

Cameroon

New Zealand

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.