TURKEY VS CAMEROON: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	CAMEROON		TURKEY		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	53,499	9	12,845	+ 40,654
HIV/AIDS	2	37,727	53	204	+ 37,523
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	32,187	40	741	+ 31,446
Malaria	4	30,514	75	0	+ 30,514
Stroke	5	30,423	2	44,006	- 13,583
Coronary Heart Disease	6	29,053	1	85,905	- 56,852
Birth Trauma	7	22,392	41	720	+ 21,672
Low Birth Weight	8	21,597	24	3,478	+ 18,119
Road Traffic Accidents	9	21,215	16	5,573	+ 15,642
Tuberculosis	10	20,141	50	303	+ 19,838
Diabetes Mellitus	11	14,853	5	17,900	- 3,046
Congenital Anomalies	12	14,283	17	4,966	+ 9,317
Kidney Disease	13	13,963	7	17,021	- 3,057
Liver Disease	14	12,308	13	6,340	+ 5,968
Meningitis	15	9,347	51	274	+ 9,073
Other Injuries	16	8,935	30	1,678	+ 7,257
Maternal Conditions	17	7,103	57	109	+ 6,994
Endocrine Disorders	18	6,721	26	2,612	+ 4,109
Suicide	19	6,337	29	2,003	+ 4,334
Lung Disease	20	6,275	4	25,088	- 18,813
Pertussis	21	6,214	58	103	+ 6,112
Hypertension	22	5,529	8	14,763	- 9,234
Breast Cancer	23	5,092	14	5,643	- 551
Violence	24	4,526	23	4,010	+ 516
Asthma	25	4,399	27	2,434	+ 1,965
Cervical Cancer	26	4,298	34	1,311	+ 2,987
Falls	27	3,355	22	4,373	- 1,018
Malnutrition	28	3,309	43	588	+ 2,721
Drownings	29	3,201	44	549	+ 2,652
Syphilis	30	3,179	61	50	+ 3,129
Alzheimers & Dementia	31	3,142	6	17,308	- 14,166
Measles	32	2,792	65	6	+ 2,786
Inflammatory/Heart	33	2,679	31	1,632	+ 1,046
Prostate Cancer	34	2,553	15	5,608	- 3,055
Drug Use	35	2,521	38	972	+ 1,548
Fires	36	2,467	47	343	+ 2,124
Liver Cancer	37	2,378	20	4,542	- 2,164
Epilepsy	38	2,354	36	1,147	+ 1,207
Oral Cancer	39	2,296	35	1,305	+ 991
Peptic Ulcer Disease	40	2,049	39	789	+ 1,259
Poisonings	41	1,809	46	369	+ 1,440
War	42	1,747	49	318	+ 1,429
Colon-Rectum Cancers	43	1,546	10	10,606	- 9,060
Lymphomas	44	1,329	19	4,849	- 3,520
Stomach Cancer	45	1,243	11	10,333	- 9,090
Parkinson's Disease	46	1,221	25	3,439	- 2,219
Hepatitis B	47	912	60	72	+ 840
Skin Disease	48	880	48	324	+ 556
Rheumatic Heart Disease	49	878	45	452	+ 426
Ovary Cancer	50	822	28	2,287	- 1,465
Lung Cancers	51	817	3	35,070	- 34,253
Pancreas Cancer	52	787	12	6,882	- 6,095
Schistosomiasis	53	781	62	33	+ 748
Leukemia	54	746	18	4,870	- 4,124
Tetanus	55	605	64	12	+ 594
Skin Cancers	56	555	32	1,548	- 993
Alcohol	57	537	55	182	+ 354
Encephalitis	58	507	54	184	+ 322
Oesophagus Cancer	59	367	33	1,321	- 954
Uterin Cancer	60	203	37	1,090	- 887
Appendicitis	61	197	59	93	+ 103
Bladder Cancer	62	175	21	4,485	- 4,310
Other Neoplasms	63	132	42	646	- 514
Multiple Sclerosis	64	110	56	169	- 58
Ascariasis	65	82	70	1	+ 81
Hepatitis C	66	73	63	19	+ 54
Diphtheria	67	71	71	1	+ 71
Rheumatoid Arthritis	68	69	52	237	- 168
Leishmaniasis	69	55	68	2	+ 52
Upper Respiratory	70	52	66	5	+ 46
Trypanosomiasis	71	26	77	0	+ 26
Chlamydia	72	12	69	2	+ 10
Dengue	73	1	73	0	+ 1
Otitis Media	74	1	67	3	- 2
Leprosy	75	0	79	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	76	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	77	0	72	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	76	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	85	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	84	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	80	0	- 0
Anemia	84	0	81	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to TURKEY

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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.