USA VS CAMEROON: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	CAMEROON		UNITED STATES		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	217,486	11	60,317	+ 157,168
HIV/AIDS	2	153,369	42	5,660	+ 147,709
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	130,848	37	9,955	+ 120,893
Malaria	4	124,048	77	0	+ 124,048
Stroke	5	123,675	4	158,520	- 34,845
Coronary Heart Disease	6	118,105	1	504,904	- 386,799
Birth Trauma	7	91,028	54	1,233	+ 89,795
Low Birth Weight	8	87,797	39	6,924	+ 80,873
Road Traffic Accidents	9	86,245	17	41,694	+ 44,551
Tuberculosis	10	81,877	62	546	+ 81,331
Diabetes Mellitus	11	60,382	10	61,418	- 1,036
Congenital Anomalies	12	58,065	34	11,762	+ 46,303
Kidney Disease	13	56,764	6	85,861	- 29,097
Liver Disease	14	50,036	16	43,402	+ 6,634
Meningitis	15	37,999	60	606	+ 37,393
Other Injuries	16	36,322	25	25,997	+ 10,325
Maternal Conditions	17	28,877	56	779	+ 28,098
Endocrine Disorders	18	27,324	14	46,985	- 19,661
Suicide	19	25,762	12	53,099	- 27,336
Lung Disease	20	25,511	3	195,387	- 169,876
Pertussis	21	25,263	69	16	+ 25,247
Hypertension	22	22,478	8	65,960	- 43,483
Breast Cancer	23	20,699	13	48,671	- 27,972
Violence	24	18,400	27	18,976	- 576
Asthma	25	17,883	46	3,818	+ 14,065
Cervical Cancer	26	17,473	38	6,984	+ 10,489
Falls	27	13,638	18	40,418	- 26,780
Malnutrition	28	13,454	40	6,762	+ 6,692
Drownings	29	13,011	45	4,070	+ 8,941
Syphilis	30	12,923	66	49	+ 12,874
Alzheimers & Dementia	31	12,772	2	287,198	- 274,427
Measles	32	11,350	80	0	+ 11,350
Inflammatory/Heart	33	10,889	22	32,529	- 21,640
Prostate Cancer	34	10,380	20	35,612	- 25,232
Drug Use	35	10,247	7	74,435	- 64,188
Fires	36	10,029	49	3,183	+ 6,846
Liver Cancer	37	9,668	23	27,064	- 17,397
Epilepsy	38	9,569	50	3,162	+ 6,407
Oral Cancer	39	9,336	35	11,555	- 2,219
Peptic Ulcer Disease	40	8,328	48	3,461	+ 4,867
Poisonings	41	7,352	53	1,674	+ 5,678
War	42	7,104	55	1,198	+ 5,906
Colon-Rectum Cancers	43	6,286	9	61,827	- 55,542
Lymphomas	44	5,402	19	40,281	- 34,878
Stomach Cancer	45	5,052	33	13,077	- 8,024
Parkinson's Disease	46	4,962	21	34,491	- 29,529
Hepatitis B	47	3,709	59	608	+ 3,101
Skin Disease	48	3,577	43	5,409	- 1,832
Rheumatic Heart Disease	49	3,569	47	3,646	- 77
Ovary Cancer	50	3,342	31	14,591	- 11,249
Lung Cancers	51	3,321	5	155,533	- 152,212
Pancreas Cancer	52	3,199	15	44,293	- 41,094
Schistosomiasis	53	3,176	72	1	+ 3,174
Leukemia	54	3,034	24	26,966	- 23,931
Tetanus	55	2,461	71	2	+ 2,459
Skin Cancers	56	2,256	32	14,311	- 12,055
Alcohol	57	2,182	30	14,659	- 12,478
Encephalitis	58	2,060	68	25	+ 2,035
Oesophagus Cancer	59	1,493	28	17,829	- 16,336
Uterin Cancer	60	827	36	10,063	- 9,236
Appendicitis	61	799	63	424	+ 375
Bladder Cancer	62	713	26	19,622	- 18,909
Other Neoplasms	63	536	29	17,743	- 17,207
Multiple Sclerosis	64	449	44	5,059	- 4,610
Ascariasis	65	333	82	0	+ 333
Hepatitis C	66	297	41	5,684	- 5,387
Diphtheria	67	290	75	0	+ 290
Rheumatoid Arthritis	68	282	52	2,461	- 2,179
Leishmaniasis	69	222	79	0	+ 222
Upper Respiratory	70	209	65	229	- 20
Trypanosomiasis	71	105	78	0	+ 105
Chlamydia	72	48	84	0	+ 48
Dengue	73	3	76	0	+ 3
Otitis Media	74	3	67	34	- 31
Leprosy	75	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	76	0	83	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	77	0	81	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	73	1	- 1
Chagas disease	79	0	70	4	- 4
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	58	678	- 678
Osteoarthritis	81	0	61	579	- 579
Oral conditions	82	0	64	286	- 286
Schizophrenia	83	0	57	723	- 723
Anemia	84	0	51	3,115	- 3,115
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to USA

Cameroon

United States

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.