PHILIPPINES VS CAMEROON: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	CAMEROON		PHILIPPINES		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	75,223	2	93,807	- 18,584
HIV/AIDS	2	53,047	66	204	+ 52,842
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	45,257	22	6,189	+ 39,068
Malaria	4	42,905	69	94	+ 42,811
Stroke	5	42,776	3	74,167	- 31,390
Coronary Heart Disease	6	40,850	1	129,955	- 89,105
Birth Trauma	7	31,484	18	7,960	+ 23,524
Low Birth Weight	8	30,367	14	10,141	+ 20,226
Road Traffic Accidents	9	29,830	10	13,017	+ 16,813
Tuberculosis	10	28,319	8	27,061	+ 1,259
Diabetes Mellitus	11	20,885	7	32,260	- 11,376
Congenital Anomalies	12	20,083	17	8,051	+ 12,032
Kidney Disease	13	19,633	4	39,380	- 19,747
Liver Disease	14	17,306	20	7,076	+ 10,230
Meningitis	15	13,143	47	1,041	+ 12,102
Other Injuries	16	12,563	31	3,536	+ 9,027
Maternal Conditions	17	9,988	38	2,042	+ 7,946
Endocrine Disorders	18	9,451	12	10,464	- 1,013
Suicide	19	8,911	35	2,325	+ 6,585
Lung Disease	20	8,824	6	32,559	- 23,736
Pertussis	21	8,738	43	1,760	+ 6,978
Hypertension	22	7,774	5	34,500	- 26,725
Breast Cancer	23	7,159	15	9,802	- 2,643
Violence	24	6,364	9	14,835	- 8,470
Asthma	25	6,185	11	11,404	- 5,219
Cervical Cancer	26	6,044	33	3,076	+ 2,968
Falls	27	4,717	28	3,861	+ 856
Malnutrition	28	4,653	24	4,311	+ 342
Drownings	29	4,500	27	3,881	+ 619
Syphilis	30	4,470	44	1,157	+ 3,313
Alzheimers & Dementia	31	4,417	39	2,010	+ 2,407
Measles	32	3,926	48	894	+ 3,032
Inflammatory/Heart	33	3,766	30	3,545	+ 221
Prostate Cancer	34	3,590	26	4,149	- 559
Drug Use	35	3,544	52	695	+ 2,849
Fires	36	3,469	54	600	+ 2,869
Liver Cancer	37	3,344	19	7,663	- 4,320
Epilepsy	38	3,310	45	1,120	+ 2,190
Oral Cancer	39	3,229	34	2,916	+ 313
Peptic Ulcer Disease	40	2,881	21	6,865	- 3,985
Poisonings	41	2,543	65	226	+ 2,317
War	42	2,457	49	817	+ 1,640
Colon-Rectum Cancers	43	2,174	16	8,063	- 5,889
Lymphomas	44	1,869	36	2,279	- 410
Stomach Cancer	45	1,747	41	1,868	- 121
Parkinson's Disease	46	1,716	55	594	+ 1,122
Hepatitis B	47	1,283	56	590	+ 693
Skin Disease	48	1,237	25	4,229	- 2,992
Rheumatic Heart Disease	49	1,234	42	1,807	- 572
Ovary Cancer	50	1,156	40	1,994	- 838
Lung Cancers	51	1,149	13	10,296	- 9,147
Pancreas Cancer	52	1,106	37	2,121	- 1,015
Schistosomiasis	53	1,098	64	233	+ 865
Leukemia	54	1,050	29	3,596	- 2,547
Tetanus	55	851	59	521	+ 330
Skin Cancers	56	780	61	368	+ 412
Alcohol	57	755	60	401	+ 354
Encephalitis	58	713	67	185	+ 528
Oesophagus Cancer	59	516	53	672	- 155
Uterin Cancer	60	286	50	761	- 475
Appendicitis	61	276	63	276	+ 1
Bladder Cancer	62	247	58	569	- 323
Other Neoplasms	63	185	23	5,146	- 4,961
Multiple Sclerosis	64	155	72	31	+ 124
Ascariasis	65	115	76	13	+ 102
Hepatitis C	66	103	81	0	+ 102
Diphtheria	67	100	75	14	+ 86
Rheumatoid Arthritis	68	97	62	323	- 225
Leishmaniasis	69	77	82	0	+ 77
Upper Respiratory	70	72	70	39	+ 34
Trypanosomiasis	71	36	83	0	+ 36
Chlamydia	72	16	78	4	+ 13
Dengue	73	1	46	1,060	- 1,059
Otitis Media	74	1	74	23	- 22
Leprosy	75	0	71	37	- 37
Trichuriasis	76	0	85	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	77	0	84	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	77	4	- 4
Chagas disease	79	0	79	2	- 2
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	51	752	- 752
Osteoarthritis	81	0	57	570	- 570
Oral conditions	82	0	73	28	- 28
Schizophrenia	83	0	68	127	- 127
Anemia	84	0	32	3,435	- 3,435
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	80	2	- 2
Depression	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to PHILIPPINES

Cameroon

Philippines

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.