VENEZUELA VS CAMEROON: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	CAMEROON		VENEZUELA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	19,875	7	7,188	+ 12,687
HIV/AIDS	2	14,016	6	7,490	+ 6,525
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	11,958	22	1,359	+ 10,598
Malaria	4	11,336	42	402	+ 10,934
Stroke	5	11,302	3	12,133	- 831
Coronary Heart Disease	6	10,793	1	26,905	- 16,112
Birth Trauma	7	8,319	24	1,087	+ 7,232
Low Birth Weight	8	8,023	12	3,088	+ 4,935
Road Traffic Accidents	9	7,881	5	11,127	- 3,246
Tuberculosis	10	7,482	31	748	+ 6,735
Diabetes Mellitus	11	5,518	4	11,176	- 5,658
Congenital Anomalies	12	5,306	14	2,846	+ 2,461
Kidney Disease	13	5,187	8	5,932	- 744
Liver Disease	14	4,573	16	2,340	+ 2,232
Meningitis	15	3,472	49	251	+ 3,222
Other Injuries	16	3,319	21	1,693	+ 1,626
Maternal Conditions	17	2,639	39	422	+ 2,217
Endocrine Disorders	18	2,497	30	760	+ 1,737
Suicide	19	2,354	34	585	+ 1,769
Lung Disease	20	2,331	10	5,150	- 2,818
Pertussis	21	2,309	64	26	+ 2,283
Hypertension	22	2,054	9	5,195	- 3,141
Breast Cancer	23	1,892	15	2,563	- 672
Violence	24	1,682	2	18,132	- 16,450
Asthma	25	1,634	46	311	+ 1,323
Cervical Cancer	26	1,597	20	1,986	- 390
Falls	27	1,246	28	865	+ 381
Malnutrition	28	1,229	32	629	+ 600
Drownings	29	1,189	43	388	+ 801
Syphilis	30	1,181	67	15	+ 1,166
Alzheimers & Dementia	31	1,167	35	572	+ 595
Measles	32	1,037	79	0	+ 1,037
Inflammatory/Heart	33	995	33	599	+ 396
Prostate Cancer	34	949	13	2,848	- 1,900
Drug Use	35	936	50	225	+ 711
Fires	36	916	54	144	+ 772
Liver Cancer	37	883	26	1,029	- 146
Epilepsy	38	874	41	411	+ 464
Oral Cancer	39	853	38	544	+ 309
Peptic Ulcer Disease	40	761	40	418	+ 344
Poisonings	41	672	58	68	+ 604
War	42	649	51	185	+ 464
Colon-Rectum Cancers	43	574	19	2,037	- 1,463
Lymphomas	44	494	23	1,248	- 754
Stomach Cancer	45	462	17	2,175	- 1,713
Parkinson's Disease	46	453	48	252	+ 202
Hepatitis B	47	339	63	30	+ 309
Skin Disease	48	327	66	18	+ 309
Rheumatic Heart Disease	49	326	57	80	+ 246
Ovary Cancer	50	305	36	563	- 257
Lung Cancers	51	303	11	3,900	- 3,596
Pancreas Cancer	52	292	25	1,082	- 790
Schistosomiasis	53	290	76	1	+ 289
Leukemia	54	277	27	1,007	- 730
Tetanus	55	225	68	8	+ 217
Skin Cancers	56	206	37	553	- 347
Alcohol	57	199	62	34	+ 165
Encephalitis	58	188	61	37	+ 151
Oesophagus Cancer	59	136	44	370	- 233
Uterin Cancer	60	76	47	309	- 234
Appendicitis	61	73	56	98	- 25
Bladder Cancer	62	65	45	365	- 299
Other Neoplasms	63	49	18	2,167	- 2,118
Multiple Sclerosis	64	41	60	51	- 10
Ascariasis	65	30	70	5	+ 26
Hepatitis C	66	27	65	21	+ 6
Diphtheria	67	27	78	0	+ 26
Rheumatoid Arthritis	68	26	52	180	- 154
Leishmaniasis	69	20	73	3	+ 18
Upper Respiratory	70	19	74	1	+ 18
Trypanosomiasis	71	10	83	0	+ 10
Chlamydia	72	4	82	0	+ 4
Dengue	73	0	59	65	- 65
Otitis Media	74	0	75	1	- 1
Leprosy	75	0	71	4	- 4
Trichuriasis	76	0	81	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	77	0	80	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	29	826	- 826
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	53	151	- 151
Osteoarthritis	81	0	72	3	- 3
Oral conditions	82	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	69	6	- 6
Anemia	84	0	55	126	- 126
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	84	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to VENEZUELA

Cameroon

Venezuela

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.