POLAND VS CAMEROON: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	CAMEROON		POLAND		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	24,642	4	19,998	+ 4,644
HIV/AIDS	2	17,378	54	115	+ 17,263
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	14,826	37	839	+ 13,987
Malaria	4	14,055	78	0	+ 14,055
Stroke	5	14,013	2	32,693	- 18,680
Coronary Heart Disease	6	13,382	1	117,700	- 104,318
Birth Trauma	7	10,314	57	52	+ 10,262
Low Birth Weight	8	9,948	42	579	+ 9,369
Road Traffic Accidents	9	9,772	22	3,555	+ 6,217
Tuberculosis	10	9,277	41	597	+ 8,681
Diabetes Mellitus	11	6,842	8	8,947	- 2,106
Congenital Anomalies	12	6,579	36	916	+ 5,663
Kidney Disease	13	6,432	20	4,065	+ 2,367
Liver Disease	14	5,669	10	7,912	- 2,243
Meningitis	15	4,305	53	171	+ 4,135
Other Injuries	16	4,116	28	2,527	+ 1,589
Maternal Conditions	17	3,272	63	10	+ 3,262
Endocrine Disorders	18	3,096	38	831	+ 2,265
Suicide	19	2,919	18	4,282	- 1,363
Lung Disease	20	2,891	6	13,677	- 10,786
Pertussis	21	2,862	71	0	+ 2,862
Hypertension	22	2,547	15	4,937	- 2,390
Breast Cancer	23	2,345	9	7,967	- 5,621
Violence	24	2,085	49	294	+ 1,791
Asthma	25	2,026	43	540	+ 1,486
Cervical Cancer	26	1,980	32	1,907	+ 73
Falls	27	1,545	16	4,712	- 3,166
Malnutrition	28	1,524	50	291	+ 1,234
Drownings	29	1,474	39	636	+ 838
Syphilis	30	1,464	69	0	+ 1,464
Alzheimers & Dementia	31	1,447	21	3,701	- 2,254
Measles	32	1,286	72	0	+ 1,286
Inflammatory/Heart	33	1,234	23	3,495	- 2,261
Prostate Cancer	34	1,176	11	6,489	- 5,313
Drug Use	35	1,161	48	321	+ 840
Fires	36	1,136	45	474	+ 662
Liver Cancer	37	1,095	29	2,290	- 1,195
Epilepsy	38	1,084	35	1,145	- 61
Oral Cancer	39	1,058	25	3,377	- 2,319
Peptic Ulcer Disease	40	944	26	3,091	- 2,147
Poisonings	41	833	51	205	+ 628
War	42	805	66	4	+ 801
Colon-Rectum Cancers	43	712	5	14,610	- 13,898
Lymphomas	44	612	19	4,141	- 3,529
Stomach Cancer	45	572	12	5,910	- 5,338
Parkinson's Disease	46	562	34	1,500	- 938
Hepatitis B	47	420	56	52	+ 368
Skin Disease	48	405	46	469	- 64
Rheumatic Heart Disease	49	404	40	612	- 207
Ovary Cancer	50	379	27	2,929	- 2,550
Lung Cancers	51	376	3	25,781	- 25,404
Pancreas Cancer	52	362	13	5,430	- 5,067
Schistosomiasis	53	360	76	0	+ 360
Leukemia	54	344	24	3,456	- 3,112
Tetanus	55	279	67	2	+ 277
Skin Cancers	56	256	31	2,155	- 1,899
Alcohol	57	247	14	5,238	- 4,991
Encephalitis	58	233	64	6	+ 227
Oesophagus Cancer	59	169	33	1,803	- 1,634
Uterin Cancer	60	94	30	2,163	- 2,069
Appendicitis	61	91	55	69	+ 22
Bladder Cancer	62	81	17	4,700	- 4,620
Other Neoplasms	63	61	7	9,256	- 9,196
Multiple Sclerosis	64	51	44	502	- 452
Ascariasis	65	38	82	0	+ 38
Hepatitis C	66	34	52	188	- 155
Diphtheria	67	33	70	0	+ 32
Rheumatoid Arthritis	68	32	47	369	- 337
Leishmaniasis	69	25	75	0	+ 25
Upper Respiratory	70	24	60	19	+ 5
Trypanosomiasis	71	12	74	0	+ 12
Chlamydia	72	5	73	0	+ 5
Dengue	73	0	84	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	74	0	68	1	- 1
Leprosy	75	0	79	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	76	0	83	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	77	0	81	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	80	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	77	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	59	29	- 29
Osteoarthritis	81	0	61	18	- 18
Oral conditions	82	0	65	4	- 4
Schizophrenia	83	0	58	30	- 30
Anemia	84	0	62	12	- 12
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to POLAND

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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.