NORWAY VS CAMEROON: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	CAMEROON		NORWAY		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	3,504	6	1,797	+ 1,708
HIV/AIDS	2	2,471	61	10	+ 2,461
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	2,108	37	128	+ 1,980
Malaria	4	1,999	84	0	+ 1,999
Stroke	5	1,993	4	2,475	- 483
Coronary Heart Disease	6	1,903	1	5,321	- 3,418
Birth Trauma	7	1,467	54	17	+ 1,449
Low Birth Weight	8	1,415	52	23	+ 1,391
Road Traffic Accidents	9	1,390	42	114	+ 1,275
Tuberculosis	10	1,319	56	15	+ 1,304
Diabetes Mellitus	11	973	16	560	+ 413
Congenital Anomalies	12	936	34	136	+ 799
Kidney Disease	13	915	14	611	+ 304
Liver Disease	14	806	30	214	+ 593
Meningitis	15	612	58	14	+ 599
Other Injuries	16	585	15	583	+ 2
Maternal Conditions	17	465	66	1	+ 464
Endocrine Disorders	18	440	19	359	+ 81
Suicide	19	415	13	633	- 218
Lung Disease	20	411	3	2,723	- 2,312
Pertussis	21	407	64	1	+ 406
Hypertension	22	362	28	230	+ 132
Breast Cancer	23	333	11	698	- 365
Violence	24	296	50	32	+ 265
Asthma	25	288	43	85	+ 204
Cervical Cancer	26	282	39	125	+ 157
Falls	27	220	9	777	- 558
Malnutrition	28	217	35	135	+ 82
Drownings	29	210	45	65	+ 145
Syphilis	30	208	67	1	+ 207
Alzheimers & Dementia	31	206	2	4,464	- 4,258
Measles	32	183	72	0	+ 183
Inflammatory/Heart	33	175	29	221	- 46
Prostate Cancer	34	167	8	1,172	- 1,005
Drug Use	35	165	25	264	- 98
Fires	36	162	48	45	+ 117
Liver Cancer	37	156	26	259	- 103
Epilepsy	38	154	40	119	+ 35
Oral Cancer	39	150	32	168	- 17
Peptic Ulcer Disease	40	134	33	160	- 25
Poisonings	41	118	57	14	+ 104
War	42	114	68	1	+ 114
Colon-Rectum Cancers	43	101	7	1,787	- 1,685
Lymphomas	44	87	12	646	- 559
Stomach Cancer	45	81	22	343	- 262
Parkinson's Disease	46	80	17	554	- 474
Hepatitis B	47	60	63	3	+ 56
Skin Disease	48	58	38	128	- 70
Rheumatic Heart Disease	49	58	46	61	- 4
Ovary Cancer	50	54	24	309	- 255
Lung Cancers	51	54	5	2,320	- 2,266
Pancreas Cancer	52	52	10	770	- 719
Schistosomiasis	53	51	83	0	+ 51
Leukemia	54	49	21	354	- 305
Tetanus	55	40	69	0	+ 39
Skin Cancers	56	36	18	407	- 371
Alcohol	57	35	31	205	- 169
Encephalitis	58	33	70	0	+ 33
Oesophagus Cancer	59	24	27	248	- 224
Uterin Cancer	60	13	36	134	- 121
Appendicitis	61	13	59	12	+ 1
Bladder Cancer	62	11	20	356	- 345
Other Neoplasms	63	9	23	324	- 316
Multiple Sclerosis	64	7	41	119	- 112
Ascariasis	65	5	76	0	+ 5
Hepatitis C	66	5	55	17	- 12
Diphtheria	67	5	71	0	+ 5
Rheumatoid Arthritis	68	5	47	60	- 56
Leishmaniasis	69	4	81	0	+ 4
Upper Respiratory	70	3	60	12	- 8
Trypanosomiasis	71	2	82	0	+ 2
Chlamydia	72	1	77	0	+ 1
Dengue	73	0	75	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	74	0	65	1	- 1
Leprosy	75	0	78	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	76	0	73	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	77	0	74	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	79	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	80	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	49	32	- 32
Osteoarthritis	81	0	51	27	- 27
Oral conditions	82	0	62	9	- 9
Schizophrenia	83	0	53	23	- 23
Anemia	84	0	44	75	- 75
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to NORWAY

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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.