UNITED KINGDOM VS CAMEROON: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	CAMEROON		UNITED KINGDOM		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	43,539	3	40,540	+ 2,999
HIV/AIDS	2	30,704	55	188	+ 30,516
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	26,195	38	1,599	+ 24,596
Malaria	4	24,834	76	0	+ 24,834
Stroke	5	24,759	4	37,626	- 12,867
Coronary Heart Disease	6	23,644	2	71,728	- 48,084
Birth Trauma	7	18,223	54	190	+ 18,034
Low Birth Weight	8	17,576	40	1,313	+ 16,263
Road Traffic Accidents	9	17,266	33	2,169	+ 15,097
Tuberculosis	10	16,391	47	351	+ 16,040
Diabetes Mellitus	11	12,088	17	5,842	+ 6,246
Congenital Anomalies	12	11,624	35	2,127	+ 9,498
Kidney Disease	13	11,364	18	5,471	+ 5,893
Liver Disease	14	10,017	14	7,666	+ 2,351
Meningitis	15	7,607	52	232	+ 7,375
Other Injuries	16	7,272	19	5,464	+ 1,808
Maternal Conditions	17	5,781	64	47	+ 5,734
Endocrine Disorders	18	5,470	28	3,297	+ 2,173
Suicide	19	5,157	20	5,325	- 168
Lung Disease	20	5,107	6	32,896	- 27,789
Pertussis	21	5,057	69	3	+ 5,055
Hypertension	22	4,500	23	5,208	- 708
Breast Cancer	23	4,144	9	12,718	- 8,575
Violence	24	3,684	46	868	+ 2,816
Asthma	25	3,580	41	1,302	+ 2,278
Cervical Cancer	26	3,498	43	1,099	+ 2,399
Falls	27	2,730	15	7,618	- 4,888
Malnutrition	28	2,693	58	116	+ 2,578
Drownings	29	2,605	49	301	+ 2,304
Syphilis	30	2,587	62	49	+ 2,538
Alzheimers & Dementia	31	2,557	1	98,135	- 95,578
Measles	32	2,272	75	0	+ 2,272
Inflammatory/Heart	33	2,180	29	3,126	- 946
Prostate Cancer	34	2,078	8	13,289	- 11,211
Drug Use	35	2,051	31	2,824	- 773
Fires	36	2,008	48	334	+ 1,673
Liver Cancer	37	1,935	21	5,237	- 3,301
Epilepsy	38	1,916	42	1,193	+ 722
Oral Cancer	39	1,869	30	3,109	- 1,240
Peptic Ulcer Disease	40	1,667	36	2,090	- 423
Poisonings	41	1,472	53	221	+ 1,251
War	42	1,422	67	10	+ 1,412
Colon-Rectum Cancers	43	1,258	7	18,446	- 17,188
Lymphomas	44	1,082	10	9,350	- 8,269
Stomach Cancer	45	1,011	24	4,999	- 3,988
Parkinson's Disease	46	993	13	8,573	- 7,579
Hepatitis B	47	743	65	40	+ 703
Skin Disease	48	716	34	2,134	- 1,418
Rheumatic Heart Disease	49	715	45	876	- 161
Ovary Cancer	50	669	25	4,019	- 3,350
Lung Cancers	51	665	5	35,715	- 35,050
Pancreas Cancer	52	640	11	8,995	- 8,355
Schistosomiasis	53	636	78	0	+ 636
Leukemia	54	607	22	5,211	- 4,604
Tetanus	55	493	72	0	+ 492
Skin Cancers	56	452	27	3,727	- 3,276
Alcohol	57	437	39	1,555	- 1,118
Encephalitis	58	412	68	6	+ 407
Oesophagus Cancer	59	299	12	8,727	- 8,428
Uterin Cancer	60	165	32	2,346	- 2,181
Appendicitis	61	160	59	105	+ 55
Bladder Cancer	62	143	16	6,133	- 5,991
Other Neoplasms	63	107	26	3,986	- 3,879
Multiple Sclerosis	64	90	37	1,856	- 1,766
Ascariasis	65	67	80	0	+ 67
Hepatitis C	66	59	51	267	- 208
Diphtheria	67	58	74	0	+ 58
Rheumatoid Arthritis	68	56	44	1,014	- 957
Leishmaniasis	69	44	70	0	+ 44
Upper Respiratory	70	42	63	48	- 6
Trypanosomiasis	71	21	77	0	+ 21
Chlamydia	72	10	79	0	+ 10
Dengue	73	1	73	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	74	1	66	16	- 15
Leprosy	75	0	83	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	76	0	82	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	77	0	81	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	84	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	71	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	56	184	- 184
Osteoarthritis	81	0	57	167	- 167
Oral conditions	82	0	61	54	- 54
Schizophrenia	83	0	60	101	- 101
Anemia	84	0	50	277	- 277
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to UNITED KINGDOM

Cameroon

United Kingdom

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.