PERU VS CAMEROON: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	CAMEROON		PERU		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	20,733	1	15,326	+ 5,407
HIV/AIDS	2	14,621	31	849	+ 13,772
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	12,474	27	1,108	+ 11,366
Malaria	4	11,826	61	35	+ 11,791
Stroke	5	11,790	3	7,722	+ 4,069
Coronary Heart Disease	6	11,259	2	13,769	- 2,510
Birth Trauma	7	8,678	37	537	+ 8,141
Low Birth Weight	8	8,370	24	1,475	+ 6,895
Road Traffic Accidents	9	8,222	9	4,414	+ 3,808
Tuberculosis	10	7,806	17	2,377	+ 5,428
Diabetes Mellitus	11	5,756	8	4,437	+ 1,320
Congenital Anomalies	12	5,535	19	1,997	+ 3,539
Kidney Disease	13	5,411	4	7,234	- 1,823
Liver Disease	14	4,770	5	6,375	- 1,605
Meningitis	15	3,623	56	118	+ 3,505
Other Injuries	16	3,463	13	2,876	+ 587
Maternal Conditions	17	2,753	43	345	+ 2,408
Endocrine Disorders	18	2,605	40	474	+ 2,131
Suicide	19	2,456	30	903	+ 1,553
Lung Disease	20	2,432	15	2,519	- 87
Pertussis	21	2,408	48	260	+ 2,148
Hypertension	22	2,143	28	1,061	+ 1,082
Breast Cancer	23	1,973	20	1,969	+ 4
Violence	24	1,754	12	3,013	- 1,259
Asthma	25	1,705	50	208	+ 1,497
Cervical Cancer	26	1,666	21	1,924	- 258
Falls	27	1,300	25	1,285	+ 15
Malnutrition	28	1,283	29	1,006	+ 277
Drownings	29	1,240	36	584	+ 656
Syphilis	30	1,232	52	182	+ 1,050
Alzheimers & Dementia	31	1,218	6	5,811	- 4,594
Measles	32	1,082	73	0	+ 1,082
Inflammatory/Heart	33	1,038	39	494	+ 545
Prostate Cancer	34	990	11	3,167	- 2,178
Drug Use	35	977	34	635	+ 341
Fires	36	956	49	239	+ 717
Liver Cancer	37	922	16	2,476	- 1,555
Epilepsy	38	912	47	262	+ 650
Oral Cancer	39	890	38	519	+ 371
Peptic Ulcer Disease	40	794	35	609	+ 185
Poisonings	41	701	55	126	+ 575
War	42	677	67	3	+ 674
Colon-Rectum Cancers	43	599	14	2,642	- 2,043
Lymphomas	44	515	18	2,254	- 1,739
Stomach Cancer	45	482	7	5,072	- 4,590
Parkinson's Disease	46	473	26	1,270	- 797
Hepatitis B	47	354	64	10	+ 344
Skin Disease	48	341	54	156	+ 185
Rheumatic Heart Disease	49	340	51	198	+ 142
Ovary Cancer	50	319	33	713	- 395
Lung Cancers	51	317	10	3,169	- 2,852
Pancreas Cancer	52	305	23	1,607	- 1,302
Schistosomiasis	53	303	77	0	+ 303
Leukemia	54	289	22	1,850	- 1,561
Tetanus	55	235	60	48	+ 187
Skin Cancers	56	215	32	786	- 571
Alcohol	57	208	44	321	- 113
Encephalitis	58	196	46	281	- 84
Oesophagus Cancer	59	142	42	394	- 251
Uterin Cancer	60	79	45	304	- 225
Appendicitis	61	76	53	170	- 94
Bladder Cancer	62	68	41	463	- 395
Other Neoplasms	63	51	58	54	- 3
Multiple Sclerosis	64	43	62	35	+ 8
Ascariasis	65	32	69	2	+ 30
Hepatitis C	66	28	65	4	+ 24
Diphtheria	67	28	70	1	+ 26
Rheumatoid Arthritis	68	27	57	107	- 81
Leishmaniasis	69	21	76	0	+ 21
Upper Respiratory	70	20	63	11	+ 9
Trypanosomiasis	71	10	78	0	+ 10
Chlamydia	72	5	68	3	+ 2
Dengue	73	0	66	4	- 3
Otitis Media	74	0	71	0	+ 0
Leprosy	75	0	72	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	76	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	77	0	75	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	79	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	59	49	- 49
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	84	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	85	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	83	0	- 0
Anemia	84	0	82	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	81	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	80	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to PERU

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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.