PANAMA VS CAMEROON: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	CAMEROON		PANAMA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	2,843	7	697	+ 2,146
HIV/AIDS	2	2,005	8	653	+ 1,352
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	1,710	28	163	+ 1,547
Malaria	4	1,622	81	0	+ 1,622
Stroke	5	1,617	2	2,006	- 389
Coronary Heart Disease	6	1,544	1	2,624	- 1,080
Birth Trauma	7	1,190	36	94	+ 1,096
Low Birth Weight	8	1,148	22	238	+ 910
Road Traffic Accidents	9	1,127	9	591	+ 536
Tuberculosis	10	1,070	23	223	+ 847
Diabetes Mellitus	11	789	4	1,070	- 281
Congenital Anomalies	12	759	13	378	+ 381
Kidney Disease	13	742	3	1,106	- 364
Liver Disease	14	654	15	325	+ 329
Meningitis	15	497	52	27	+ 470
Other Injuries	16	475	35	100	+ 375
Maternal Conditions	17	377	48	32	+ 345
Endocrine Disorders	18	357	18	279	+ 78
Suicide	19	337	32	121	+ 215
Lung Disease	20	333	5	815	- 482
Pertussis	21	330	74	0	+ 330
Hypertension	22	294	10	510	- 216
Breast Cancer	23	271	19	279	- 8
Violence	24	241	6	730	- 489
Asthma	25	234	43	56	+ 178
Cervical Cancer	26	228	26	185	+ 44
Falls	27	178	37	92	+ 86
Malnutrition	28	176	31	122	+ 54
Drownings	29	170	34	103	+ 67
Syphilis	30	169	65	1	+ 168
Alzheimers & Dementia	31	167	17	296	- 129
Measles	32	148	79	0	+ 148
Inflammatory/Heart	33	142	20	270	- 128
Prostate Cancer	34	136	12	390	- 254
Drug Use	35	134	47	33	+ 101
Fires	36	131	57	11	+ 120
Liver Cancer	37	126	27	182	- 55
Epilepsy	38	125	39	66	+ 59
Oral Cancer	39	122	38	78	+ 44
Peptic Ulcer Disease	40	109	50	30	+ 79
Poisonings	41	96	61	4	+ 92
War	42	93	67	0	+ 92
Colon-Rectum Cancers	43	82	14	352	- 270
Lymphomas	44	71	24	205	- 134
Stomach Cancer	45	66	11	397	- 331
Parkinson's Disease	46	65	33	115	- 50
Hepatitis B	47	48	59	7	+ 41
Skin Disease	48	47	30	127	- 81
Rheumatic Heart Disease	49	47	53	25	+ 22
Ovary Cancer	50	44	41	64	- 20
Lung Cancers	51	43	16	303	- 259
Pancreas Cancer	52	42	29	135	- 93
Schistosomiasis	53	42	80	0	+ 42
Leukemia	54	40	25	189	- 149
Tetanus	55	32	69	0	+ 32
Skin Cancers	56	29	44	56	- 26
Alcohol	57	29	49	30	- 2
Encephalitis	58	27	63	3	+ 24
Oesophagus Cancer	59	20	45	52	- 32
Uterin Cancer	60	11	40	66	- 55
Appendicitis	61	10	56	11	- 1
Bladder Cancer	62	9	46	33	- 24
Other Neoplasms	63	7	21	256	- 249
Multiple Sclerosis	64	6	62	3	+ 3
Ascariasis	65	4	75	0	+ 4
Hepatitis C	66	4	66	1	+ 3
Diphtheria	67	4	78	0	+ 4
Rheumatoid Arthritis	68	4	55	14	- 10
Leishmaniasis	69	3	70	0	+ 3
Upper Respiratory	70	3	54	14	- 11
Trypanosomiasis	71	1	82	0	+ 1
Chlamydia	72	1	84	0	+ 1
Dengue	73	0	64	2	- 2
Otitis Media	74	0	68	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	73	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	51	28	- 28
Osteoarthritis	81	0	60	4	- 4
Oral conditions	82	0	72	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	58	10	- 10
Anemia	84	0	42	63	- 63
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to PANAMA

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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.