SWITZERLAND VS CAMEROON: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	CAMEROON		SWITZERLAND		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	5,635	8	1,949	+ 3,686
HIV/AIDS	2	3,974	54	29	+ 3,945
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	3,390	35	186	+ 3,205
Malaria	4	3,214	77	0	+ 3,214
Stroke	5	3,205	3	3,918	- 713
Coronary Heart Disease	6	3,060	1	10,713	- 7,653
Birth Trauma	7	2,359	52	32	+ 2,327
Low Birth Weight	8	2,275	43	105	+ 2,170
Road Traffic Accidents	9	2,235	34	193	+ 2,042
Tuberculosis	10	2,122	56	21	+ 2,100
Diabetes Mellitus	11	1,565	17	1,022	+ 543
Congenital Anomalies	12	1,505	31	305	+ 1,199
Kidney Disease	13	1,471	13	1,261	+ 210
Liver Disease	14	1,296	21	677	+ 619
Meningitis	15	985	57	20	+ 965
Other Injuries	16	941	30	410	+ 532
Maternal Conditions	17	748	64	4	+ 744
Endocrine Disorders	18	708	25	593	+ 115
Suicide	19	668	14	1,249	- 582
Lung Disease	20	661	5	2,902	- 2,241
Pertussis	21	655	73	0	+ 655
Hypertension	22	582	6	2,471	- 1,889
Breast Cancer	23	536	11	1,577	- 1,041
Violence	24	477	51	42	+ 434
Asthma	25	463	46	95	+ 369
Cervical Cancer	26	453	42	105	+ 348
Falls	27	353	9	1,919	- 1,566
Malnutrition	28	349	47	84	+ 264
Drownings	29	337	50	49	+ 288
Syphilis	30	335	65	2	+ 333
Alzheimers & Dementia	31	331	2	7,192	- 6,861
Measles	32	294	75	0	+ 294
Inflammatory/Heart	33	282	16	1,027	- 745
Prostate Cancer	34	269	10	1,579	- 1,310
Drug Use	35	266	36	176	+ 89
Fires	36	260	55	21	+ 239
Liver Cancer	37	250	19	805	- 554
Epilepsy	38	248	39	159	+ 89
Oral Cancer	39	242	26	500	- 259
Peptic Ulcer Disease	40	216	41	122	+ 94
Poisonings	41	191	60	13	+ 178
War	42	184	67	1	+ 183
Colon-Rectum Cancers	43	163	7	1,995	- 1,832
Lymphomas	44	140	15	1,131	- 991
Stomach Cancer	45	131	24	614	- 483
Parkinson's Disease	46	129	18	857	- 729
Hepatitis B	47	96	63	5	+ 92
Skin Disease	48	93	40	129	- 37
Rheumatic Heart Disease	49	92	48	78	+ 15
Ovary Cancer	50	87	29	457	- 371
Lung Cancers	51	86	4	3,520	- 3,433
Pancreas Cancer	52	83	12	1,486	- 1,403
Schistosomiasis	53	82	72	0	+ 82
Leukemia	54	79	22	671	- 593
Tetanus	55	64	70	0	+ 63
Skin Cancers	56	58	27	493	- 435
Alcohol	57	57	32	229	- 172
Encephalitis	58	53	68	1	+ 53
Oesophagus Cancer	59	39	28	491	- 452
Uterin Cancer	60	21	33	224	- 202
Appendicitis	61	21	59	15	+ 6
Bladder Cancer	62	18	23	669	- 651
Other Neoplasms	63	14	20	681	- 667
Multiple Sclerosis	64	12	38	160	- 148
Ascariasis	65	9	82	0	+ 9
Hepatitis C	66	8	58	15	- 7
Diphtheria	67	8	74	0	+ 8
Rheumatoid Arthritis	68	7	49	68	- 60
Leishmaniasis	69	6	71	0	+ 5
Upper Respiratory	70	5	61	11	- 5
Trypanosomiasis	71	3	78	0	+ 3
Chlamydia	72	1	79	0	+ 1
Dengue	73	0	81	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	74	0	69	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	80	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	76	0	84	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	77	0	83	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	66	1	- 1
Chagas disease	79	0	76	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	53	32	- 32
Osteoarthritis	81	0	37	170	- 170
Oral conditions	82	0	62	8	- 8
Schizophrenia	83	0	45	96	- 96
Anemia	84	0	44	102	- 102
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SWITZERLAND

Cameroon

Switzerland

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.