THAILAND VS CAMEROON: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	CAMEROON		THAILAND		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	44,469	3	31,289	+ 13,180
HIV/AIDS	2	31,359	12	13,922	+ 17,437
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	26,754	15	6,863	+ 19,891
Malaria	4	25,364	66	13	+ 25,351
Stroke	5	25,288	2	50,273	- 24,985
Coronary Heart Disease	6	24,149	1	51,305	- 27,157
Birth Trauma	7	18,612	50	533	+ 18,079
Low Birth Weight	8	17,952	40	1,548	+ 16,404
Road Traffic Accidents	9	17,634	7	22,428	- 4,793
Tuberculosis	10	16,741	14	9,551	+ 7,190
Diabetes Mellitus	11	12,346	10	18,776	- 6,430
Congenital Anomalies	12	11,872	35	2,107	+ 9,765
Kidney Disease	13	11,607	4	26,822	- 15,216
Liver Disease	14	10,231	11	17,596	- 7,365
Meningitis	15	7,770	43	931	+ 6,839
Other Injuries	16	7,427	21	4,869	+ 2,558
Maternal Conditions	17	5,904	52	227	+ 5,677
Endocrine Disorders	18	5,587	37	1,888	+ 3,699
Suicide	19	5,268	16	6,147	- 879
Lung Disease	20	5,216	9	19,474	- 14,258
Pertussis	21	5,165	62	77	+ 5,088
Hypertension	22	4,596	34	2,179	+ 2,417
Breast Cancer	23	4,232	17	6,053	- 1,821
Violence	24	3,762	31	2,965	+ 797
Asthma	25	3,656	24	4,182	- 525
Cervical Cancer	26	3,573	19	5,110	- 1,537
Falls	27	2,789	18	5,409	- 2,621
Malnutrition	28	2,751	42	962	+ 1,789
Drownings	29	2,660	25	3,956	- 1,296
Syphilis	30	2,642	64	36	+ 2,606
Alzheimers & Dementia	31	2,611	6	22,851	- 20,240
Measles	32	2,321	63	56	+ 2,265
Inflammatory/Heart	33	2,227	32	2,879	- 652
Prostate Cancer	34	2,122	30	3,013	- 890
Drug Use	35	2,095	45	794	+ 1,301
Fires	36	2,051	48	617	+ 1,433
Liver Cancer	37	1,977	5	23,883	- 21,906
Epilepsy	38	1,957	47	689	+ 1,268
Oral Cancer	39	1,909	20	4,961	- 3,052
Peptic Ulcer Disease	40	1,703	39	1,679	+ 24
Poisonings	41	1,503	57	132	+ 1,371
War	42	1,452	60	87	+ 1,365
Colon-Rectum Cancers	43	1,285	13	9,908	- 8,623
Lymphomas	44	1,105	22	4,539	- 3,434
Stomach Cancer	45	1,033	27	3,451	- 2,418
Parkinson's Disease	46	1,015	23	4,292	- 3,278
Hepatitis B	47	758	56	153	+ 605
Skin Disease	48	731	28	3,375	- 2,644
Rheumatic Heart Disease	49	730	51	436	+ 294
Ovary Cancer	50	683	36	2,003	- 1,320
Lung Cancers	51	679	8	22,296	- 21,617
Pancreas Cancer	52	654	33	2,383	- 1,729
Schistosomiasis	53	649	75	0	+ 649
Leukemia	54	620	26	3,902	- 3,282
Tetanus	55	503	58	116	+ 387
Skin Cancers	56	461	41	1,133	- 671
Alcohol	57	446	49	548	- 102
Encephalitis	58	421	46	722	- 300
Oesophagus Cancer	59	305	29	3,156	- 2,850
Uterin Cancer	60	169	44	864	- 695
Appendicitis	61	163	59	114	+ 49
Bladder Cancer	62	146	38	1,798	- 1,653
Other Neoplasms	63	110	54	192	- 82
Multiple Sclerosis	64	92	61	86	+ 6
Ascariasis	65	68	69	4	+ 64
Hepatitis C	66	61	67	7	+ 53
Diphtheria	67	59	71	1	+ 58
Rheumatoid Arthritis	68	58	53	194	- 137
Leishmaniasis	69	45	72	1	+ 44
Upper Respiratory	70	43	65	18	+ 25
Trypanosomiasis	71	22	74	0	+ 22
Chlamydia	72	10	70	3	+ 6
Dengue	73	1	55	172	- 171
Otitis Media	74	1	68	7	- 6
Leprosy	75	0	79	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	76	0	78	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	77	0	77	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	73	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	81	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	82	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	80	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 THAILAND

Cameroon

Thailand

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.