PORTUGAL VS CAMEROON: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	CAMEROON		PORTUGAL		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	6,492	4	6,851	- 360
HIV/AIDS	2	4,578	35	320	+ 4,258
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	3,906	36	231	+ 3,675
Malaria	4	3,703	78	0	+ 3,703
Stroke	5	3,692	2	12,339	- 8,648
Coronary Heart Disease	6	3,525	1	12,878	- 9,353
Birth Trauma	7	2,717	60	24	+ 2,693
Low Birth Weight	8	2,621	52	79	+ 2,542
Road Traffic Accidents	9	2,574	27	838	+ 1,736
Tuberculosis	10	2,444	38	213	+ 2,231
Diabetes Mellitus	11	1,802	8	3,601	- 1,799
Congenital Anomalies	12	1,733	40	196	+ 1,537
Kidney Disease	13	1,694	9	2,803	- 1,109
Liver Disease	14	1,494	22	1,126	+ 368
Meningitis	15	1,134	56	43	+ 1,092
Other Injuries	16	1,084	13	1,937	- 853
Maternal Conditions	17	862	63	7	+ 855
Endocrine Disorders	18	816	17	1,547	- 731
Suicide	19	769	19	1,172	- 403
Lung Disease	20	761	7	4,286	- 3,525
Pertussis	21	754	72	0	+ 754
Hypertension	22	671	14	1,880	- 1,209
Breast Cancer	23	618	12	1,997	- 1,379
Violence	24	549	48	96	+ 453
Asthma	25	534	43	146	+ 387
Cervical Cancer	26	522	34	329	+ 193
Falls	27	407	23	1,033	- 626
Malnutrition	28	402	53	79	+ 323
Drownings	29	388	51	79	+ 309
Syphilis	30	386	64	3	+ 383
Alzheimers & Dementia	31	381	3	7,191	- 6,810
Measles	32	339	71	0	+ 339
Inflammatory/Heart	33	325	26	909	- 584
Prostate Cancer	34	310	11	2,124	- 1,814
Drug Use	35	306	44	128	+ 177
Fires	36	299	46	108	+ 191
Liver Cancer	37	289	18	1,270	- 982
Epilepsy	38	286	31	415	- 129
Oral Cancer	39	279	25	912	- 633
Peptic Ulcer Disease	40	249	37	229	+ 20
Poisonings	41	219	57	29	+ 190
War	42	212	69	1	+ 211
Colon-Rectum Cancers	43	188	6	4,389	- 4,202
Lymphomas	44	161	16	1,608	- 1,446
Stomach Cancer	45	151	10	2,532	- 2,381
Parkinson's Disease	46	148	21	1,139	- 991
Hepatitis B	47	111	59	26	+ 85
Skin Disease	48	107	39	202	- 96
Rheumatic Heart Disease	49	107	41	169	- 62
Ovary Cancer	50	100	33	397	- 298
Lung Cancers	51	99	5	4,406	- 4,307
Pancreas Cancer	52	95	15	1,669	- 1,574
Schistosomiasis	53	95	77	0	+ 95
Leukemia	54	91	24	1,015	- 925
Tetanus	55	73	73	0	+ 73
Skin Cancers	56	67	30	523	- 456
Alcohol	57	65	45	111	- 46
Encephalitis	58	61	67	1	+ 60
Oesophagus Cancer	59	45	29	623	- 578
Uterin Cancer	60	25	32	406	- 381
Appendicitis	61	24	61	21	+ 3
Bladder Cancer	62	21	20	1,171	- 1,149
Other Neoplasms	63	16	28	652	- 636
Multiple Sclerosis	64	13	54	56	- 43
Ascariasis	65	10	83	0	+ 10
Hepatitis C	66	9	49	87	- 78
Diphtheria	67	9	74	0	+ 9
Rheumatoid Arthritis	68	8	47	99	- 91
Leishmaniasis	69	7	68	1	+ 5
Upper Respiratory	70	6	62	15	- 8
Trypanosomiasis	71	3	80	0	+ 3
Chlamydia	72	1	76	0	+ 1
Dengue	73	0	84	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	74	0	66	2	- 2
Leprosy	75	0	70	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	76	0	81	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	77	0	82	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	75	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	79	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	50	82	- 82
Osteoarthritis	81	0	58	29	- 29
Oral conditions	82	0	65	3	- 3
Schizophrenia	83	0	55	49	- 49
Anemia	84	0	42	151	- 151
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to PORTUGAL

Cameroon

Portugal

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.