SOUTH KOREA VS CAMEROON: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	CAMEROON		SOUTH KOREA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	33,124	2	26,650	+ 6,474
HIV/AIDS	2	23,358	55	84	+ 23,274
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	19,928	35	929	+ 19,000
Malaria	4	18,893	71	1	+ 18,892
Stroke	5	18,836	3	25,596	- 6,760
Coronary Heart Disease	6	17,988	1	28,043	- 10,055
Birth Trauma	7	13,864	54	88	+ 13,776
Low Birth Weight	8	13,372	45	370	+ 13,001
Road Traffic Accidents	9	13,135	15	4,399	+ 8,736
Tuberculosis	10	12,470	24	1,950	+ 10,520
Diabetes Mellitus	11	9,196	13	6,812	+ 2,385
Congenital Anomalies	12	8,843	41	518	+ 8,325
Kidney Disease	13	8,645	9	10,107	- 1,462
Liver Disease	14	7,621	14	6,348	+ 1,272
Meningitis	15	5,787	58	51	+ 5,737
Other Injuries	16	5,532	18	3,634	+ 1,898
Maternal Conditions	17	4,398	61	34	+ 4,364
Endocrine Disorders	18	4,161	25	1,891	+ 2,271
Suicide	19	3,924	5	14,636	- 10,712
Lung Disease	20	3,885	11	8,526	- 4,641
Pertussis	21	3,848	67	6	+ 3,842
Hypertension	22	3,423	17	3,711	- 287
Breast Cancer	23	3,152	21	2,880	+ 272
Violence	24	2,802	44	386	+ 2,416
Asthma	25	2,724	32	1,150	+ 1,573
Cervical Cancer	26	2,661	34	1,065	+ 1,596
Falls	27	2,077	20	2,934	- 857
Malnutrition	28	2,049	53	88	+ 1,961
Drownings	29	1,982	42	501	+ 1,481
Syphilis	30	1,968	62	27	+ 1,942
Alzheimers & Dementia	31	1,945	6	12,145	- 10,200
Measles	32	1,729	83	0	+ 1,729
Inflammatory/Heart	33	1,658	31	1,325	+ 333
Prostate Cancer	34	1,581	22	2,316	- 735
Drug Use	35	1,561	50	154	+ 1,406
Fires	36	1,527	47	263	+ 1,264
Liver Cancer	37	1,472	7	11,589	- 10,117
Epilepsy	38	1,457	40	524	+ 933
Oral Cancer	39	1,422	29	1,457	- 35
Peptic Ulcer Disease	40	1,268	38	540	+ 729
Poisonings	41	1,120	52	115	+ 1,005
War	42	1,082	68	5	+ 1,077
Colon-Rectum Cancers	43	957	8	10,180	- 9,223
Lymphomas	44	823	19	3,477	- 2,654
Stomach Cancer	45	769	10	8,625	- 7,855
Parkinson's Disease	46	756	16	3,951	- 3,195
Hepatitis B	47	565	39	526	+ 39
Skin Disease	48	545	36	704	- 159
Rheumatic Heart Disease	49	544	48	224	+ 319
Ovary Cancer	50	509	30	1,330	- 821
Lung Cancers	51	506	4	20,293	- 19,787
Pancreas Cancer	52	487	12	6,994	- 6,506
Schistosomiasis	53	484	72	1	+ 483
Leukemia	54	462	23	2,140	- 1,678
Tetanus	55	375	69	5	+ 370
Skin Cancers	56	344	37	585	- 241
Alcohol	57	332	33	1,081	- 748
Encephalitis	58	314	65	19	+ 295
Oesophagus Cancer	59	227	28	1,733	- 1,505
Uterin Cancer	60	126	43	420	- 294
Appendicitis	61	122	57	54	+ 68
Bladder Cancer	62	109	27	1,768	- 1,659
Other Neoplasms	63	82	26	1,807	- 1,725
Multiple Sclerosis	64	68	66	11	+ 58
Ascariasis	65	51	74	0	+ 51
Hepatitis C	66	45	49	168	- 122
Diphtheria	67	44	73	0	+ 44
Rheumatoid Arthritis	68	43	51	150	- 107
Leishmaniasis	69	34	79	0	+ 34
Upper Respiratory	70	32	63	26	+ 6
Trypanosomiasis	71	16	78	0	+ 16
Chlamydia	72	7	84	0	+ 7
Dengue	73	0	77	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	74	0	70	5	- 4
Leprosy	75	0	82	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	76	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	77	0	76	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	81	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	80	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	59	49	- 49
Osteoarthritis	81	0	60	41	- 41
Oral conditions	82	0	64	21	- 21
Schizophrenia	83	0	56	77	- 77
Anemia	84	0	46	329	- 329
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SOUTH KOREA

Cameroon

South Korea

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.