SWEDEN VS CAMEROON: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	CAMEROON		SWEDEN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	6,735	7	2,659	+ 4,076
HIV/AIDS	2	4,749	61	13	+ 4,737
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	4,052	36	289	+ 3,763
Malaria	4	3,841	74	0	+ 3,841
Stroke	5	3,830	3	6,035	- 2,205
Coronary Heart Disease	6	3,657	1	15,136	- 11,478
Birth Trauma	7	2,819	55	34	+ 2,785
Low Birth Weight	8	2,719	51	50	+ 2,669
Road Traffic Accidents	9	2,671	34	315	+ 2,356
Tuberculosis	10	2,536	56	24	+ 2,512
Diabetes Mellitus	11	1,870	11	1,834	+ 36
Congenital Anomalies	12	1,798	35	308	+ 1,490
Kidney Disease	13	1,758	12	1,629	+ 129
Liver Disease	14	1,550	23	723	+ 826
Meningitis	15	1,177	54	35	+ 1,142
Other Injuries	16	1,125	15	1,374	- 249
Maternal Conditions	17	894	64	5	+ 889
Endocrine Disorders	18	846	24	702	+ 144
Suicide	19	798	14	1,479	- 682
Lung Disease	20	790	4	4,344	- 3,554
Pertussis	21	782	67	0	+ 782
Hypertension	22	696	10	1,838	- 1,142
Breast Cancer	23	641	13	1,582	- 941
Violence	24	570	47	113	+ 457
Asthma	25	554	42	158	+ 395
Cervical Cancer	26	541	38	228	+ 314
Falls	27	422	17	1,109	- 687
Malnutrition	28	417	45	117	+ 300
Drownings	29	403	46	114	+ 288
Syphilis	30	400	72	0	+ 400
Alzheimers & Dementia	31	396	2	10,917	- 10,521
Measles	32	351	83	0	+ 351
Inflammatory/Heart	33	337	28	547	- 210
Prostate Cancer	34	321	8	2,622	- 2,301
Drug Use	35	317	30	423	- 106
Fires	36	311	49	65	+ 246
Liver Cancer	37	299	22	752	- 452
Epilepsy	38	296	44	121	+ 176
Oral Cancer	39	289	31	379	- 90
Peptic Ulcer Disease	40	258	37	277	- 19
Poisonings	41	228	60	18	+ 210
War	42	220	65	2	+ 218
Colon-Rectum Cancers	43	195	6	3,049	- 2,855
Lymphomas	44	167	16	1,357	- 1,189
Stomach Cancer	45	156	26	612	- 456
Parkinson's Disease	46	154	19	943	- 789
Hepatitis B	47	115	62	9	+ 105
Skin Disease	48	111	39	220	- 109
Rheumatic Heart Disease	49	111	48	110	+ 0
Ovary Cancer	50	103	27	553	- 449
Lung Cancers	51	103	5	3,722	- 3,619
Pancreas Cancer	52	99	9	1,849	- 1,750
Schistosomiasis	53	98	69	0	+ 98
Leukemia	54	94	20	825	- 732
Tetanus	55	76	68	0	+ 76
Skin Cancers	56	70	25	650	- 580
Alcohol	57	68	32	359	- 291
Encephalitis	58	64	71	0	+ 64
Oesophagus Cancer	59	46	29	538	- 492
Uterin Cancer	60	26	33	345	- 319
Appendicitis	61	25	59	18	+ 7
Bladder Cancer	62	22	21	760	- 738
Other Neoplasms	63	17	18	1,036	- 1,019
Multiple Sclerosis	64	14	41	170	- 156
Ascariasis	65	10	81	0	+ 10
Hepatitis C	66	9	53	44	- 35
Diphtheria	67	9	70	0	+ 9
Rheumatoid Arthritis	68	9	43	129	- 120
Leishmaniasis	69	7	75	0	+ 7
Upper Respiratory	70	6	58	20	- 13
Trypanosomiasis	71	3	76	0	+ 3
Chlamydia	72	1	73	0	+ 1
Dengue	73	0	80	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	74	0	66	1	- 1
Leprosy	75	0	84	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	76	0	78	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	77	0	79	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	82	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	77	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	52	46	- 46
Osteoarthritis	81	0	57	24	- 24
Oral conditions	82	0	63	8	- 8
Schizophrenia	83	0	50	63	- 63
Anemia	84	0	40	175	- 175
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SWEDEN

Cameroon

Sweden

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.