SPAIN VS CAMEROON: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	CAMEROON		SPAIN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	30,070	7	13,717	+ 16,353
HIV/AIDS	2	21,205	43	538	+ 20,667
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	18,091	36	1,064	+ 17,028
Malaria	4	17,151	83	0	+ 17,151
Stroke	5	17,099	3	29,004	- 11,904
Coronary Heart Disease	6	16,329	1	51,684	- 35,355
Birth Trauma	7	12,586	60	113	+ 12,473
Low Birth Weight	8	12,139	52	253	+ 11,886
Road Traffic Accidents	9	11,924	31	1,829	+ 10,095
Tuberculosis	10	11,321	50	270	+ 11,050
Diabetes Mellitus	11	8,349	10	7,773	+ 575
Congenital Anomalies	12	8,028	38	863	+ 7,165
Kidney Disease	13	7,848	8	9,725	- 1,876
Liver Disease	14	6,918	23	4,231	+ 2,687
Meningitis	15	5,254	59	129	+ 5,125
Other Injuries	16	5,022	15	5,536	- 514
Maternal Conditions	17	3,993	64	14	+ 3,979
Endocrine Disorders	18	3,778	21	4,863	- 1,085
Suicide	19	3,562	25	3,609	- 48
Lung Disease	20	3,527	5	18,926	- 15,399
Pertussis	21	3,493	73	2	+ 3,491
Hypertension	22	3,108	9	9,115	- 6,007
Breast Cancer	23	2,862	11	7,067	- 4,206
Violence	24	2,544	51	262	+ 2,282
Asthma	25	2,472	35	1,133	+ 1,339
Cervical Cancer	26	2,416	39	855	+ 1,561
Falls	27	1,886	26	3,246	- 1,361
Malnutrition	28	1,860	47	302	+ 1,558
Drownings	29	1,799	45	446	+ 1,353
Syphilis	30	1,787	67	9	+ 1,778
Alzheimers & Dementia	31	1,766	2	42,339	- 40,573
Measles	32	1,569	81	0	+ 1,569
Inflammatory/Heart	33	1,506	19	4,984	- 3,478
Prostate Cancer	34	1,435	13	6,420	- 4,984
Drug Use	35	1,417	41	776	+ 640
Fires	36	1,387	55	185	+ 1,202
Liver Cancer	37	1,337	18	5,098	- 3,762
Epilepsy	38	1,323	40	824	+ 499
Oral Cancer	39	1,291	27	2,583	- 1,292
Peptic Ulcer Disease	40	1,151	44	475	+ 676
Poisonings	41	1,017	57	170	+ 846
War	42	982	68	6	+ 977
Colon-Rectum Cancers	43	869	6	16,957	- 16,088
Lymphomas	44	747	16	5,335	- 4,588
Stomach Cancer	45	699	14	5,796	- 5,098
Parkinson's Disease	46	686	20	4,943	- 4,257
Hepatitis B	47	513	58	162	+ 351
Skin Disease	48	495	30	1,840	- 1,346
Rheumatic Heart Disease	49	493	33	1,612	- 1,119
Ovary Cancer	50	462	28	2,026	- 1,564
Lung Cancers	51	459	4	22,131	- 21,671
Pancreas Cancer	52	442	12	6,752	- 6,310
Schistosomiasis	53	439	74	0	+ 439
Leukemia	54	420	24	3,772	- 3,353
Tetanus	55	340	72	2	+ 339
Skin Cancers	56	312	32	1,803	- 1,491
Alcohol	57	302	46	333	- 32
Encephalitis	58	285	70	4	+ 281
Oesophagus Cancer	59	206	29	2,011	- 1,805
Uterin Cancer	60	114	34	1,612	- 1,498
Appendicitis	61	111	61	79	+ 31
Bladder Cancer	62	99	17	5,222	- 5,124
Other Neoplasms	63	74	22	4,748	- 4,674
Multiple Sclerosis	64	62	49	287	- 225
Ascariasis	65	46	78	0	+ 46
Hepatitis C	66	41	42	652	- 611
Diphtheria	67	40	76	0	+ 40
Rheumatoid Arthritis	68	39	48	294	- 255
Leishmaniasis	69	31	65	11	+ 20
Upper Respiratory	70	29	62	47	- 18
Trypanosomiasis	71	15	84	0	+ 15
Chlamydia	72	7	82	0	+ 7
Dengue	73	0	77	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	74	0	66	9	- 9
Leprosy	75	0	75	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	76	0	80	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	77	0	79	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	69	4	- 4
Chagas disease	79	0	71	3	- 3
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	54	204	- 204
Osteoarthritis	81	0	53	212	- 212
Oral conditions	82	0	63	44	- 44
Schizophrenia	83	0	56	181	- 181
Anemia	84	0	37	914	- 914
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SPAIN

Cameroon

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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.