SINGAPORE VS CAMEROON: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	CAMEROON		SINGAPORE		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	3,834	2	5,189	- 1,355
HIV/AIDS	2	2,704	45	18	+ 2,686
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	2,307	39	28	+ 2,279
Malaria	4	2,187	75	0	+ 2,187
Stroke	5	2,180	3	1,559	+ 622
Coronary Heart Disease	6	2,082	1	5,292	- 3,210
Birth Trauma	7	1,605	55	3	+ 1,602
Low Birth Weight	8	1,548	41	25	+ 1,522
Road Traffic Accidents	9	1,520	26	121	+ 1,399
Tuberculosis	10	1,443	40	26	+ 1,418
Diabetes Mellitus	11	1,064	28	108	+ 957
Congenital Anomalies	12	1,024	31	80	+ 944
Kidney Disease	13	1,001	6	1,028	- 28
Liver Disease	14	882	20	209	+ 673
Meningitis	15	670	48	8	+ 662
Other Injuries	16	640	32	79	+ 561
Maternal Conditions	17	509	53	3	+ 506
Endocrine Disorders	18	482	37	30	+ 451
Suicide	19	454	9	650	- 196
Lung Disease	20	450	14	383	+ 67
Pertussis	21	445	62	0	+ 445
Hypertension	22	396	8	732	- 336
Breast Cancer	23	365	10	605	- 240
Violence	24	324	46	15	+ 310
Asthma	25	315	35	37	+ 278
Cervical Cancer	26	308	30	85	+ 223
Falls	27	240	18	218	+ 23
Malnutrition	28	237	63	0	+ 237
Drownings	29	229	38	29	+ 200
Syphilis	30	228	65	0	+ 228
Alzheimers & Dementia	31	225	36	32	+ 193
Measles	32	200	72	0	+ 200
Inflammatory/Heart	33	192	19	215	- 23
Prostate Cancer	34	183	16	303	- 120
Drug Use	35	181	44	19	+ 162
Fires	36	177	49	7	+ 170
Liver Cancer	37	170	7	746	- 575
Epilepsy	38	169	42	25	+ 144
Oral Cancer	39	165	15	317	- 152
Peptic Ulcer Disease	40	147	33	69	+ 78
Poisonings	41	130	60	1	+ 129
War	42	125	59	2	+ 123
Colon-Rectum Cancers	43	111	5	1,203	- 1,092
Lymphomas	44	95	13	397	- 302
Stomach Cancer	45	89	12	405	- 316
Parkinson's Disease	46	87	29	90	- 2
Hepatitis B	47	65	52	4	+ 61
Skin Disease	48	63	25	136	- 73
Rheumatic Heart Disease	49	63	43	22	+ 41
Ovary Cancer	50	59	21	204	- 145
Lung Cancers	51	59	4	1,540	- 1,482
Pancreas Cancer	52	56	11	537	- 481
Schistosomiasis	53	56	78	0	+ 56
Leukemia	54	53	17	249	- 196
Tetanus	55	43	73	0	+ 43
Skin Cancers	56	40	34	56	- 16
Alcohol	57	38	47	10	+ 28
Encephalitis	58	36	61	0	+ 36
Oesophagus Cancer	59	26	24	137	- 111
Uterin Cancer	60	15	23	147	- 133
Appendicitis	61	14	50	6	+ 8
Bladder Cancer	62	13	27	120	- 108
Other Neoplasms	63	9	22	195	- 186
Multiple Sclerosis	64	8	57	3	+ 5
Ascariasis	65	6	67	0	+ 6
Hepatitis C	66	5	56	3	+ 2
Diphtheria	67	5	64	0	+ 5
Rheumatoid Arthritis	68	5	58	2	+ 3
Leishmaniasis	69	4	76	0	+ 4
Upper Respiratory	70	4	54	3	+ 0
Trypanosomiasis	71	2	77	0	+ 2
Chlamydia	72	1	70	0	+ 1
Dengue	73	0	66	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	74	0	79	0	+ 0
Leprosy	75	0	80	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	76	0	69	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	77	0	68	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	71	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	74	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	51	6	- 6
Osteoarthritis	81	0	82	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	81	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	84	0	- 0
Anemia	84	0	85	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SINGAPORE

Cameroon

Singapore

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.